HF FYI

School will be dismissed and offices closed at 11:30 a.m. this Friday, March 8 to allow our Viking community the opportunity to support our Boys' Basketball in the quest for a state championship! Students will follow a modified Viking Day schedule (no lunch period):

Period 1: 7:30-8:24 a.m.

Period 2: 8:35-8:55 a.m.

Period 3: 9:06-9:26 a.m.

Period 4: 9:37-9:57 a.m.

Period 5: 10:08-10:28 a.m.

Period 6: 10:39-10:59 a.m.

Period 7: 11:10-11:30 a.m.

HF's Varsity Boys' Basketball is headed down to Champaign to compete in the 4A Semi-Finals! The Vikings defeated Curie High School on Monday 60-58, and will take on New Trier High School at 3:45 p.m. Friday.

photo credit: Cameron Williams, Class of 2025

Tickets for the general public are available here (code: Teal4A) If you're not cheering them on in-person, tune in to WCIU/TheU to watch! (Check your local listings.)

Stay tuned in as the Vikings aim to advance to Saturday's Championship: This could be the first state title in Viking Basketball history!

The Viking school spirit showed out last Thursday! Our Special Olympics Unified Basketball Team played its Red & White game as part of Respect Week. Students and staff packed the stands to cheer them on.

Each year, schools across Illinois celebrate Respect Week. This celebration is derived from the Spread the Word Campaign that originally worked to promote the end of using derogatory terms to describe people with disabilities. This campaign now focuses on inclusion for people with disabilities. In Illinois, we celebrate Respect for All--no matter the disability, gender, race, etc.--each year to promote respect.

The Vikings' Special Olympics Basketball Team is also headed to State competition this weekend. The team will compete on Friday at 11:45 a.m. and Saturday at 10:15 a.m. at Illinois State University in the Horton Fieldhouse. Go Vikings!

Congrats are in order to HF's Varsity Scholastic Bowl: The team took home the IHSA Regional title here at home on Monday! Defeating TF North, TF South and Marist, all ten players answered toss-ups through the victories.

The team competes for the IHSA Sectional title at Lincoln-Way East on Saturday against Lincoln-Way East, Lincoln-Way Central, and Sandburg.

Congrats to HF Speech and Debate! The Vikings combined to compete at the National Speech and Debate Association District Qualifying Tournament last weekend at Downers Grove South. After over 11 hours of competition, HF has qualified six students to the NSDA National Tournament!

Seniors Nehemiah Holmes & Natilee Benson-Public Forum Debate

Senior Kevin Gibek in Lincoln-Douglas Debate

Sophomore Max Benitez in Lincoln-Douglas Debate

Junior Stella Hoyt in Dramatic Interpretation and Senior Emma Steiner in International Extemporaneous Speaking

"I see myself as a leader and someone who can be a good role model to other people around the building (being a Senior). I think I can take initiative and show people, kind of a guide or a path, in order to find success in different ways."

"I think we learn more from our mistakes and spaces in our lives where we need growth than we do from our successes," she says.

Mark your calendars to grab some pizza while supporting HF Girls' Water Polo at MOD Pizza Homewood (17631 Halsted St). Visit MOD on Tuesday, March 12 and next month on Monday, April 8 and the team gets 25% of all sales when the below flyer is presented (either on your phone or hard copy). This is good ALL day from 10:30 a.m.-10 p.m. You can also use code: MODGIVES25 when ordering on the app or website. Thank you in advance for supporting our Vikings!

Donate today through April 12 to support HF Softball! Your support helps offer a higher quality experience for all participants. Raising dollars for extra curricular activities can be very difficult to do but is vital for the program's success. Your Vikings appreciate your generosity!

Homewood-Flossmoor High School and Honest Game have partnered to provide students and families with an easy-to-use College Athletic Pathway software and additional educational resources. We know that accessing scholarships and college athletics requires not only a commitment to athletic training and competition but also a commitment to academic success.

Honest Game’s online platform provides students and families with individualized tracking across FIVE college athletic opportunities, including NCAA DI, DII, DII, NAIA, and Junior College pathways. Learn more and get started by clicking the link below.

Tuesday, March 12

• Mount Saint Mary's University (3rd Period, 9:52 a.m.)
• Calvin University (4th Period, 1:55 p.m.)

Tuesday, March 19

• Quincy University (4th Period, 1:55 p.m.)

The Guidance Office is hosting college reps visiting with our students during the spring semester! Please have your child log onto SchooLinks to register. Once logged in (they log in with their HF Gmail account), they will simply click on "School Events", where they will see the list of colleges signed up. They can click on the college that they are interested in visiting. After that, click on "register for this event", and that's it!

Please have your child make sure that they discuss this with their teacher whose class they're missing and ask for a pass for the day they will be meeting with the college rep. Please know that visiting with college reps is a privilege, not a right, and your teacher has the discrepancy to say no. If that's the case, have your child reach out to Mr. Kain (bkain@hf233.org) or Mr. Coy (kcoy@hf233.org) and they can get them some information and send it their way. Any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out to Mr. Kain or Mr. Coy.

Our Guidance Department has been working to inform Seniors and their families about issues regarding financial aid award letters from colleges. Please see this letter below for more information and if you have any questions, feel free to reach out to our Post-Secondary Counselors Mr. Kain at bkain@hf233.org or Mr. Coy at kcoy@hf233.org.

HF is offering Driver Education this summer:

• Behind-the-Wheel: For students who have completed the classroom requirement.
• Classroom & Behind-the-Wheel: For students who will be 16 years of age before November 1, 2024, and have sophomore status.

Pre-registration begins Monday, March 18--the Google Form will go live at 7:30 a.m. Learn more here.

Summer School registration is taking place online through April 26, 2024 (or until classes are full). Complete the Course Request Google Form here. Note: Submission of the form alone does not guarantee registration for the course. Once the form is submitted, fees will be put on your student's account. Once payment is received, the student will be registered for the class. Learn more by visiting the Summer School page of our website here.

HF School Counseling Department held a webinar for families of rising 9-12th graders about the course selection process for next school year. A recording of the session has been uploaded to the HF website, and you can re-watch it here. Check out the 2024-25 Course Offerings here.

As the Class of 2028 prepares to begin their Viking Voyage, this guidebook provides all the information families and students need to get started. You can also re-watch the Course Selection Informational Meeting here. Please share this with any eighth graders and their families that will be Vikings next school year.

As you prepare to become a Viking, you may be interested in ways HF's Special Education Department can best serve a student's individual needs. Click here to watch the informational presentation by our Director of Special Education David Dore.

HF is hosting an Educators Job Fair on this Saturday, March 9 from noon-3 p.m. in our North Fieldhouse. There will be over 30 schools hiring! We hope to see you there. Visit sshraschools.org for more information.

The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District is a hosting a job fair at the Racquet Fitness Center (2920 183rd St.) on Saturday, March 16 from 9-11 a.m. There will be plenty of great part-time and seasonal opportunities for high school students (16 and older).

The Homewood-Flossmoor Parents Association invites you to their Family Ice Skating Fundraiser on Sunday, March 17 at 1-4 p.m. at the HF Ice Arena (777 Kedzie Ave.) Registration is $15 per person (over age 6) and all proceeds support scholarships awarded to selected graduating seniors. Grab your skates, bring the kids, and have some fun! Register here.

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