Athletics Events calendar
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for changes to scheduled athletic events)

Aug. 3
  No Summer School Classes

July 24
  Last day of Summer School

Aug. 5-11
  Returning student registration

Aug. 12
  Freshman Orientation

Aug. 17
  Teacher Workday

Aug. 18
  Teacher Institute

Aug. 19
  Classes begin

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Announcements

Get Free and Reduced Lunch Information. (12/31)

There will be NO Summer Classes on Friday, July 3rd. (7/4)

Registration for Semester Two Summer School classes can be completed by going to the Campus Store in the South Building Cafeteria. (7/6)

Read the important registration information for returning students. New students must call 335-5594 to make an appointment to enroll. (9/8)

For a list of all 2009 Summer Camps, please click here. (7/31)

H-F's 50th Anniversary Celebration plans are underway. Please go to the H-F 50th Anniversary webpage for information on upcoming events, alumni, etc!

The indoor track is now closed for the season. We will reopen in the fall. Please come and enjoy our new outdoor track. Hours for public use are 6am to dusk, 7 days a week. No dogs are allowed in this facility. Please, no food, gum or sunflower seeds on the track.

The 2008 School Report Card is now available.

If you are an H-F student in need of tutoring, please check the schedule of times and subjects tutoring is available. We are here to help!

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Learn more about our high school's H-F Reads program.    

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Recent Highlights

    Congratulations to Dr. Karen Olson for receiving third place from the Society of American Travel Writers in the 2009 Central States Writing Contest for her book titled Frommer's Croatia: 2nd Edition. Dr. Olson will begin work on her next book after traveling to Croatia for more research this summer.

    H-F is ranked in the newly created Newsweek list of the best schools in the nation! We stand at 1093 of 1500; among the top 6%! Read more in the June 12 Southtown Star article and at www.newsweek.com.

    Sophomore Kelly Lewers was named as the Chicago Fire/Southtown Star Girls Soccer Player of the Year! Lewers and two other H-F girls soccer players were also named to the Chicago Fire/Southtown Star Girls All-Area Soccer Team. Melanie Coderre, junior and Emily Johnson, sophomore, were the two selected. Congratulations to all three girls!

    Congratulations to the new National Honors Society (NHS) inductees! Sixty-six sophomores, 56 juniors and four seniors were honored Wed. May 13 at the induction ceremony. H-F is proud of the 126 students who received this distinction. Great job!

    H-Fs “Motivate Achieve Push/Pull to Success” (MAPPS) teachers, Sahar Kayyal, English; Paul Fasse, Math; Stephen Banasiak, Science; and Carl Coates, Social Science were honored Wed. May 13 by the South Suburban Illinois Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (SSIASCD) with a Shared Leadership Fostering School Improvement Team Award. Well deserving of this honor, the MAPPS 2009 teacher team has collaboratively worked with a cadre of students over the past four years, challenging them along the way to successfully complete honors and Advanced Placement courses, while assisting them in meeting H-F’s rigorous graduation requirements.

    Congratulations to the World Language students who attained national recognition for excellent performance on the 2009 National Spanish Examinations. Matthew Barry, Marlenne Reynoso and Maredith Russo received a silver medal. Hanna Grasse and Timothy Weber received the bronze. Jennifer Worman, Calvin Howard, Aderoju Oshodi, Raven Fisher, Thomas Weingartner, Rachel Mahler and Kaitlyn Raich all received honorable mentions.

    Congratulations to the Thespians for a banner year with special congratulations to the following 32 students who will be inducted into The International Thespian Society on Fri. May 29: Kaci Antikiewicz, Tess Adamonis, Kehinde Akintola, Jennifer Arnold, Ianthe Belilse –Dempsey, Victoria Blocker, Evi Courter, Andrea Curry, Jordan Daley, Sean Dolan, Ciobhan Dunn, Courtney Green, Samantha Ho, Andrew Holmgren, Eric Johnson, Zak Kerkhoven, Marva Moody, Kanoa Mulling, Miho Nakamura, Rachel Newman, Josie Nordman, Ian O'Learey, Gloria Petrelli, Emre Pruitt, Mobola Rotibi, Ben Rycraft, Omar Shamma, Clarise Tayui, John Van Ort, Rachael Weed, Christine Williams, Renee Albrecht, Dionte Robinson and Taylor Wisham.

    This past weekend, H-F art students participated in the 35th Annual Tri-County Junior/Senior High School Art Exhibition sponsored by the Southshore Arts Association. H-F won the following awards: Anna Collins - Honorable Mention, Emily Schranz - Outstanding Award, Jessie Buckley- First in Media. In addition, Senior AP Studio Art student Christian Lorenzo walked away with the prestigious Donald H. Berwanger Scholarship for his outstanding portfolio. Christian is the eighth H-F student to win this award over the last 12 years.

    Congratulations to teacher Tony Svozil for being selected to participate in the Department of Energy’s Creating Teacher Scientists at Fermilab’s Teacher as Researcher program. The program is tailored for high school physics teachers who will spend eight weeks for the next three summers and will work to establish a long-term relationship with a mentor scientist. It is the hope of the program to create a learning experience that will last beyond the training series.

    H-F's 50th Anniversary celebration officially began with the Founder's Day event held on May 6th in the south gym. The entire community, along with staff and students were invited to attend this event commemorating the founding of the high school.  Superintendent Mansfield, serving as Master of Ceremonies, recognized distinguished guests in attendance including former superintendent Laura Murray, current and former board members, as well as former teachers and alumni.  Highlighting the event were speeches given by Board President Jody Scariano, Homewood's Mayor Rich Hofeld and Flossmoor's Mayor-Elect Paul Braun. Sharing memories were guest speakers Dr. James McClanahan, Class President of 1959,Alimyon Allen, current Class President, and Mrs. Susie Goldberg, Class of 1961. H-F’s Symphonic Strings and choir provided entertainment during the event. Stephen Banasiak, representing the 50th Anniversary Steering Committee, unveiled a time capsule which will be permanently displayed in the school’s library. Cake and refreshments were served at the end of the event as alumni reconnected.
                   
                  

    During the last week in April at the International DECA Competition in Anaheim, California, senior members of H-F's DECA Quiz Bowl Team and Illinois representatives Dan Applebaum, Andy Dreyfuss, Dan Sloan, and Scott Spencer, were crowned as the International DECA Champions. They defeated teams from all over, including Ontario, Canada. Not only was this the first time that Illinois has ever won an International Championship in Quiz Bowl, but H-F was the only Illinois Chapter to place in the Top 3 in an event. Additionally, first year DECA member and Senior, Maggie Whited was a International Finalist, a Top 20 Finisher in Quick Serve Restaurant Management, and Senior Elise Smith received certificates of competency in Marketing Management. Congratulations to all 10 competitors on a very successful International competition.

For more information about these pages,
contact Mr. David Thieman, Director of Human Resources: dthieman@hfhighschool.org