Homewood-Flossmoor High School Your VOICE Matters Survey: As Homewood-Flossmoor High School charts a course for the future through a strategic planning process, it is asking the community to share their thoughts on what is going well and what areas the school may want to rethink. The entire HF community is invited to take the Your VOICE Matters Survey. Results will be analyzed by the Strategic Planning Team.
The survey closes on Friday, October 20, so please respond today!
Click the link below to take the survey: https://www.hfhighschool.org/district_info/strategic_plan
We hope you can come visit the Scholastic Book Fair this week, sponsored by the HH PTO! Visit the gym from 3:00-6:00 pm for the rest of the week to find some great reads. Remember to bring cash or sign up for an eWallet!
We hope you can join us for the upcoming District 161 Parent University session on October 3, 2023. Christina Jontra, Educator and CEO of the Neptune Navigate Digital Citizenship Organization, will share Digital Citizenship information for parents. The session will take place at Parker Junior High School [2810 School Street / Flossmoor] from 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. Aurelio’s Pizza will be served from 6:30-7:00 p.m. Please RSVP using this link: https://shorturl.at/ekmY1
If you have any questions regarding this event, please contact Karen French at 708-647-7017.
District 161's Board of Education meeting has been cancelled for Tuesday, September 26, 2023. The next District 161 Board of Education will take place on Tuesday, October 10, 2023, at 6:00 p.m.
We had so many wonderful staff and community volunteers supporting Flossmoor's Hidden Gem Half Marathon yesterday! Thank you to all that came out, encouraged, and provided refreshments. We love our community! #gohornets161
We're looking forward to seeing 1st-5th grade families at Open House this week! Please note the time is 7:00-8:30 pm!
Thank you to the HH PTO for all their hard work and support! Hosting the annual (and always fun) Back to School Bash, supporting Kindergarten and new student families, and welcoming all students makes us proud to partner together! #goHornets161
We've had an amazing first few days back to school! Students are learning to become teammates, practicing school expectations, and creating social contracts to build community. #d161learns #gohornets161
We hope to see you at the annual Back to School party tomorrow [August 18] at Flossmoor Park. The event will begin at 6:00 p.m. with fun family activities followed by the showing of "The Super Mario Bros." moving.
I am truly the luckiest principal!!! Thank you to the HH team for all the hard work it took to get ready for students and families today. Thank you to the PTO for all their support and dedication. Here's to a great first day and phenomenal 23-24 school year! #gohornets161
Students and Dr. Smith joined in the fun of Chalk the Walk, too! Positive messages for the first day of school lift everyone up! #gohornets161
We had such a fantastic Chalk the Walk experience! We can't wait to see students' faces when they see all the love and support from our community. We are so very grateful! #gohornets161
Please join us in writing encouraging messages to students and staff before the first day of school! We'll see you for Chalk the Walk!
We're so excited to meet our Kindergarteners and new students on Tuesday! The PTO will also be hosting a Boo Hoo Breakfast for Kindergarten families on Thursday, 8/17, at 9:00 am on the primary playground side!
Class assignment pick-up is next week! We're so excited to see families! A friendly reminder that only students that are registered (K-5) and have proven residency (Kindergarten and 3rd grade) will be able to receive packets. Check out "Student Registration" at www.sd161.org!
National Night Out in Flossmoor was a hit! We are so grateful to our community partners for keeping us safe. The best part was getting to meet and spend time with some Hornets. We love our community! #d161learns #gohornets161
We are so excited for the finishing touches on our amazing new playground. We're one step closer to welcoming students back on August 17th!
Skyward will not be accessible on Monday, July 24, 2023, due to system maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. We anticipate that Skyward will be accessible again beginning on Tuesday, July 25, 2023.
There is a vacancy on the Flossmoor School District 161 Board of Education due to the recent resignation of Misha Blackman. In keeping with the legal requirements that the Board appoint a successor within a 60-day period of the resignation, the Board is seeking applicants who are interested in being appointed to the Board of Education and to serve until the next consolidated general election which will occur on April 1, 2025. The pending appointment is for the remaining balance of the term for Misha Blackman. The seat will be up for election in 2025.
Residents interested in applying to become a member of the Flossmoor School District 161 Board of Education should submit a one-page letter of interest, along with a resume, to be received by the close of business [3:30 p.m.] on Monday, July 31, 2023. Submissions can be made by email, regular mail, fax, or hand delivery to Christina Vlietstra, Secretary to the Board of Education. Each submission will be acknowledged to verify receipt.
The one-page letter of interest should address the following:
Why are you interested in becoming a member of the Board of Education?
What could you offer District 161?
What prior experience/involvement have you had with the school district?
All applicants need to meet the legal requirements to be a member of a Board of Education. A Board of Education member must be, on the date of appointment, a United States citizen of at least 18 years of age, a registered voter, and a resident of Illinois and District 161 for at least one year immediately preceding the appointment. Reasons making an individual ineligible for Board membership include holding an incompatible office and certain types of State or federal employment. A child sex offender, as defined in State law, is ineligible for Board of Education membership.
Once letters of interest have been received, it is the Board’s intent to interview candidates on the evening of August 21, 2023. The goal of the Board of Education is to appoint the new member on August 28, 2023. Please direct all questions on this matter to Dr. Dana Smith, Superintendent of Schools.
Submissions should be made to:
Christina Vlietstra, Secretary to the Board of Education
Normandy Villa School
41 East Elmwood Drive
Chicago Heights, IL 60411
Email: cvlietstra@sd161.org
Fax: (708) 754-2153
Phone: (708) 647-7030
Flossmoor School District 161's Community Engagement survey is open until June 23. Please take a few moments to fill out the survey and provide your input to help improve our practices and student outcomes. Surveys are available for current District 161 families as well as community members without children enrolled in the District. Please follow the links below:
Community Engagement Survey: Current District 161 Families: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/3YW5XSF
Community Engagement Survey: District 161 Community Members [without children currently enrolled in District 161]: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/RKJLLTN
