HF FYI

Our Vikings are continuing to be model students for our school community. Congratulations to our February Students of the Month:

Trust Willis, Za'nyah Johnson, Malcolm Rush, Charles Wachtel, Rei Mackowiak, Kalilah Cook-Hill, Juan Ledesma (Not Pictured: Ramon Brown, Olivia Cooksey and Mariana Sivels).

Students, be sure to join the daily activities for Bring Change 2 Mind Week next week! You may see posters around campus with QR Codes to sign up for various events. Be sure to invite a friend or someone you don't know--remember, you are not alone.

Yay, HF Speech! The Vikings closed out their season at State last weekend in Peoria, finishing in 8th Place out of 73 teams!

Senior Stella Hoyt is now a back-to-back State Champ! She completes her four-year state-qualifying IHSA career with another win in Dramatic Interpretation.

That's not all--the Vikings had multiple events place:

Malcolm Rush: 14th in Extemporaneous Speaking

Robert Wakefield II: 4th in Humorous Interpretation

Malcolm Rush: 13th in Impromptu Speaking

Laila Dyer: 6th in Informative Speaking

Stella Hoyt: 3rd in Prose Reading

Laila Dyer: 6th in Special Occasion Speaking

We are so proud of our students and coaches for their dedication to making their Viking community proud all season long. Let's do it again next year!

Congrats to HF's Mathletes! The team had a number of State Qualifiers at the ICTM Regionals held at Crete-Monee on Saturday.

Finishing in 1st Place in the Regional:

Senior Everett Van Til in the Precalculus Competition
Everett and Junior Greg Mitchell in the Junior-Senior 2-Person Team Competition
Junior Alex Wettstein in the Algebra 2 Competition

They will compete at the ICTM State Competition at Illinois State University in April!

HF's Viking Law competed at the Maine South Mock Trial Invitational with the Junior Varsity Team placing 3rd.

Team Captain and Senior Kendall Pace won Most Outstanding Attorney...in fact, he set the record for the most nominations!

Congratulations to HF's Scholastic Bowl members who received individual awards for their performance this year! Shout out to:

All-Conference: Senior Everett Van Til & Junior Luke de Bruin

All-Sectional: Senior Everett Van Til, Junior Luke de Bruin, and Sophomore Eliot Wheat

It’s chilly outside, but the summer heat is just around the corner. You can cool off at HF and sign up for Summer School 2025!

Students interested in attending Summer School will enter their choice in Schoolinks where their counselor will approve it. Students can start meeting now with their counselors to complete this process. Learn about summer school course offerings, registration and more in the 2025 Summer School Brochure.

Interested in taking Driver's Ed at HF? We're excited to offer Classroom Instruction and Behind-the-Wheel (for students turning 16 on or before November 1, and sophomore status) again this summer. Pre-Registration began on Monday, February 3.

Learn more about Driver's Ed offerings in our 2025 Summer School Brochure as well. And as always, drive safely HF!

2nd Semester is here, and that means it's already time to start preparing for next school year's classes. Check out this webinar hosted by IB Coordinator Ms. Day and Guidance Department Lead Dr. Olowe for all you need to know about Course Selections for the 2025-26 school year. Watch the webinar here.

HF is proud to again partner with Jostens to provide the official HF Class Rings. A symbol of belonging and pride, a custom class ring will honor the VIKING experience for a lifetime! Your custom Class Ring can be designed and ordered directly on jostens.com. Class Ring packets and ring sizers are available in the Activities Office (South Building near the South Gym).

Order your custom HF Class Ring through Friday, March 7 and get up to $75 OFF and a FREE Class of 2026 or 2027 hoodie with all orders placed by the deadline. Use CODE: GWPMETALPLUS at checkout. All class rings will be delivered this Spring!

Our Jostens reps are happy to help at any time with questions. Please contact them at 708-620-8634 or by emailing cranley.office@jostens.com.

From yard signs to cut-outs and more, don't forget to shop our online store with Crossmark to show off your support of the Viking in your life! Shop the store today.

The PLAN2LEAD Teen Summit is a transformative one-day conference designed to equip high school students with essential skills for personal, academic, and professional success. The summit encourages students to Participate, Learn, take Action, and Network, ensuring they leave with practical tools and a clearer vision for their future. The summit is Saturday, March 1, 2025 from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. at the University of Illinois-Chicago. You can register and find full details here.

The Homewood Public Library, in partnership with Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., is having a "Prom/Dress Essentials Giveaway" on Friday, March 7th and Saturday, March 8th. They have been gathering donations of prom dresses, jewelry, shoes, purses and men's tuxedos throughout the month of February and will be handing these items out to any teen interested. This event is open and FREE to any student regardless of need.

Shop Local, Shop Indoors! Join the Village of Homewood’s Indoor Farmers Market, the last Saturday of every month (Jan–Apr), from 8 a.m. to noon! Fresh food, unique finds, & homemade treasures await—don’t miss out!

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