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VIKING VOICE
HOMEWOOD-FLOSSMOOR
COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION
999 KEDZIE, FLOSSMOOR IL U.S. POSTAGE PAID
ECR WSS
60422
FLOSSMOOR, IL NOV./DEC. 2021
PERMIT NO. 5
____________________ H-F COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL
Visit hfhighschool.org for more news & events!
999 KEDZIE, FLOSSMOOR • 708-799-3000 • HFHIGHSCHOOL.ORG • @HFHS59
HOMEWOOD-FLOSSMOOR
Virtual Parent-Teachers Conferences: Nov. 4 H-F Theatre
Children's
Play:
The Lion
King, Jr.
Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held online this year on Thursday, Nov. 4, from 11 Nov. 17-19
a.m.-3 p.m. and from 5-8 p.m. Parent/guardians were sent an emailed invitation to set 7 p.m.
up an individual Google Meet with each of their student's teachers. Each meeting will
Mall Auditorium
be for approximately 5 minutes, and it is recommended that your student also be at $10/adult
the session. There will be no classes for students held on that day. Conferences will be $5/student/ senior
scheduled on a first-come, first-served basis. If you are unsuccessful at scheduling a
DIRECTED BY J.R. WILLARD-ROSE
time with a teacher or you need additional time, it may be necessary to contact the
Simba — Jadon Smith
teacher directly to set up a Google Meet on an alternate day. Please note: Due the Nala — Jazmin Rhodes
Young Simba — Gabriel McKinney
number of parents wishing to meet with teachers, individual conferences will be
Young Nala — Stella Hoyt
limited to 5 minutes. Although conference times are scheduled in 10-minute blocks, Rafiki — Charisma Boler
Scar — Ronald Gerring
the remaining 5 minutes will be used as transition time for teachers to enter their
Shenzi — Emma Leak
next meeting. Here are some questions to consider asking your teachers: Banzai — Harmoni McKinney
Ed — Tessa O'Keefe
Mufasa — Cayden Spreerbrecker
What can I do at home to help my student succeed in your class? Zazu — Madison Vitolka
Timon — Sullivan Matthys
What is the best way to communicate with you?
Pumbaa — Bryce Stewart
Are there any major assignments, projects or exams coming up that I should be Sarabi — Amy Ward
Sarafina — Elle Jenkins
aware of?
What are two things my student should work on to find success in your class? Ensemble: Araceli Adames, Ashira Blakey, Langston Fantroy, Sean
Haggerty, Tanya Harvey, Savannah Howard, Faith Kenshol, Flannery Marak,
Rylee Miller, Benjamin Peden, Jordyn Richardson, Casey Siengo, Blessing
Questions? Please call Interim Principal Dr. James Mitchem at 708-335-5541. Simon-Ohia, Karani Tabor, Kayla Young & Khyla Young
2 999 KEDZIE, FLOSSMOOR • 708-799-3000 HFHIGHSCHOOL.ORG • @HFHS59 11
HOMEWOOD-FLOSSMOOR COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL
Winter Sports Season 1st Quarter Highlights
Tryouts begin soon for the following sports! Please remember to turn in your physical
exam form to the Athletic Office and register online at HF.8to18.com prior to your
tryout date. Questions? Please contact the Athletic Office at 708-335-5004,
mlyke1@hf233.org.
GIRLS'
GYMNASTICS
NOV. 8 &9
ALL LEVELS SIX VIKINGS HONORED BY NATIONAL MERIT CORPORATION
3:30 p.m. Congratulations to the following H-F seniors, who are being honored by the National
GIRLS'
Gymnastics Merit Corp. this year: (l. to rt.) David Gibek (Semi-Finalist); Carter Langston (Semi-Finalist);
Room SAT
BASKETBALL
Lucas Bouchie (Commended Student); William Goldberg (Commended Student); Samuel
NOV. 8 &9
VARSITY Starkenburg (Commended Student); and Keisha Toguem (Commended Student).
3:30 p.m. Read more at: https://www.hfhighschool.org/national-merit-semi-finalists-2021/
South Gym
SOPH. H-F RECEIVES GRANT FROM THE ILLINOIS
3:30 p.m. PRESS FOUNDATION
BOYS' BASKETBALL
North Gym NOV. 8 &9 On Sept. 28, Jeff Rogers, director of the Illinois
FRESH. VARSITY Press Foundation, visited H-F to deliver a
3:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. South Gym $1,200 IPF Mini Grant to our Voyager
Fieldhouse SOPH. Journalism students. Accepting on behalf of
6-8 p.m. South Gym
the student newspaper were Co-Editors-in-
FRESH.
Chief Isaiah Adeleke & Andrew Hale. The grant
3:30 p.m. Fieldhouse
money will be used to purchase new cameras
for our student-journalists.
YOUTH NIGHT HELD OCT. 1
At this annual event, designed to
inspire future Vikings (and the
greater H-F community), the H-F
Marching Vikings were joined on the
field by student-musicians from
James Hart School and Parker Junior
High. Together they performed two
WRESTLING: NOV. 8 &9 BOYS' SWIMMING & DIVING: NOV. 22 & 23
ALL LEVELS ALL LEVELS pop songs, along with The Star
3:30 p.m. Wrestling Room 3:30 p.m. Natatorium Pool Spangled Banner and The Viking
Fight Song.
10 999 KEDZIE, FLOSSMOOR • 708-799-3000 HFHIGHSCHOOL.ORG • @HFHS59 3
COVID-19 SAFETY D233 COVID Dashboard
Visit the website below for current cases &
quarantine numbers for H-F High School:
As the first quarter of the school year
https://www.hfhighschool.org/
closes, we would like to thank you for
district-info/covid-dashboard/
your continued support and
cooperation in keeping campus as safe
as possible for our students and staff.
For questions about COVID safety at H-F,
By using the District 233 COVID please call Interim Principal Dr. James
Reporting Form, keeping students Mitchem at
home when they are feeling unwell, 708-335-5540 or email jmitchem@hf233.org.
and by getting household members vaccinated when possible, you have been
doing your part in keeping our school year on track.
WED THURS FRI SAT
WHAT'S NEW
Our H-F Student COVID Flow Chart (see page 9) has been updated slightly.
Updates include a change to reflect a new recommended from IDPH for fully
vaccinated students who have been in close contact with a positive case. These
students may now return to H-F after a 7-14 day quarantine (instead of a 10-14 day
quarantine) with permission from the district.
SHIELD Illinois testing began at H-F in late October. If you are interested in
signing your student(s) up for this free weekly screening, please contact School
Nurse Lottie Parker at 708-335-5536 or lparker@hf233.org.
Two additional contact tracers have been added to the H-F staff. You may be
receiving a call from these new staff members after completing the D233 COVID-
19 Reporting Form.
Please remember to continue:
Monitoring your student(s) for COVID-19 symptoms.
Getting your student(s) tested if they are having symptoms.
Contacting H-F early in the process if your student is having symptoms, has
been a close contact to a positive case, or tests positive.
Thank you for doing your part to keep our school & community safe!
4 999 KEDZIE, FLOSSMOOR • 708-799-3000 9
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cooperation in keeping campus as safe
as possible for our students and staff.
For questions about COVID safety at H-F,
By using the District 233 COVID please call Interim Principal Dr. James
Reporting Form, keeping students Mitchem at
home when they are feeling unwell, 708-335-5540 or email jmitchem@hf233.org.
and by getting household members vaccinated when possible, you have been
doing your part in keeping our school year on track.
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WHAT'S NEW
Our H-F Student COVID Flow Chart (see page 9) has been updated slightly.
Updates include a change to reflect a new recommended from IDPH for fully
vaccinated students who have been in close contact with a positive case. These
students may now return to H-F after a 7-14 day quarantine (instead of a 10-14 day
quarantine) with permission from the district.
SHIELD Illinois testing began at H-F in late October. If you are interested in
signing your student(s) up for this free weekly screening, please contact School
Nurse Lottie Parker at 708-335-5536 or lparker@hf233.org.
Two additional contact tracers have been added to the H-F staff. You may be
receiving a call from these new staff members after completing the D233 COVID-
19 Reporting Form.
Please remember to continue:
Monitoring your student(s) for COVID-19 symptoms.
Getting your student(s) tested if they are having symptoms.
Contacting H-F early in the process if your student is having symptoms, has
been a close contact to a positive case, or tests positive.
Thank you for doing your part to keep our school & community safe!
4 999 KEDZIE, FLOSSMOOR • 708-799-3000 9
NOVEMBER
HOMEWOOD-FLOSSMOOR COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL
C a l e n d a r
Senior VIP Portraits Senior VIP Portraits
8 a.m.-5 p.m., South G6 8 a.m.-5 p.m., South G6
Tryouts Begin:
Boys' Basketball,
Girls' Basketball,
Girls' Gymnastics &
Wrestling
T e a r - O u t
Home Opener! Children's Play: Children's Play: Children's Play:
Girls' Basketball vs. Phillips D233 Board Meeting Lion King, Jr. Lion King, Jr. Lion King, Jr.
6:30 p.m., South Gym 7:30 p.m., South Building 7 p.m., Mall Auditorium 7 p.m., Mall Auditorium 7 p.m., Mall Auditorium
Tryouts Begin:
Boys' Swimming
& Diving
Yearbook Pictures:
Clubs & Activities
3-6 p.m., South Gym
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DECEMBER
HOMEWOOD-FLOSSMOOR COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL
Audition Meeting: GI
C a l e n d a r
3:15 p.m., PAC Audition Meeting:
Home Opener! New Faces Theatre
Wrestling vs. Stagg 3:15 p.m., PAC
5 p.m., Fieldhouse
Period 1 Final Exams
7:30-8:20 a.m. Girls' Gymnastics
Auditions: GI Invitational
6-8 p.m., PAC Noon, North Gym
Home Opener! Home Opener!
Home Opener! Auditions:
Boys' Swim vs. Riverside Girls' Gymnastics vs. LWE New Faces Theatre Boys' Basketball vs. LWW
5 p.m., Natatorium 6:30 p.m., PAC 6:30 p.m., South Gym
T e a r - O u t
5 :30 p.m., North Gym
Period 1 Final Exams Period 2: 8:33-9:54 a.m. Period 4: 8:33-9:54 a.m. Period 6: 8:33-9:54 a.m.
7:30-8:50 a.m. Period 3: 10:09-11:30 a.m. Period 5: 10:09-11:30 a.m. Period 7: 10:09-11:30 a.m.
11:30 a.m. Dismissal 11:30 a.m. Dismissal 11:30 a.m. Dismissal
D233 Board Meeting
7:30 p.m., South Building
Office Hours: Office Hours: Office Hours: Office Hours: Offices Closed
8 a.m.-3 p.m. 8 a.m.-3 p.m. 8 a.m.-3 p.m. 8 a.m.-3 p.m.
Office Hours: Office Hours: Office Hours: Office Hours:
Offices Closed
8 a.m.-3 p.m. 8 a.m.-3 p.m. 8 a.m.-3 p.m. 8 a.m.-3 p.m.
&
& & &
HOMEWOOD-FLOSSMOOR COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL
Winter Sports Season 1st Quarter Highlights
Tryouts begin soon for the following sports! Please remember to turn in your physical
exam form to the Athletic Office and register online at HF.8to18.com prior to your
tryout date. Questions? Please contact the Athletic Office at 708-335-5004,
mlyke1@hf233.org.
GIRLS'
GYMNASTICS
NOV. 8 &9
ALL LEVELS SIX VIKINGS HONORED BY NATIONAL MERIT CORPORATION
3:30 p.m. Congratulations to the following H-F seniors, who are being honored by the National
GIRLS'
Gymnastics Merit Corp. this year: (l. to rt.) David Gibek (Semi-Finalist); Carter Langston (Semi-Finalist);
SAT
Room
BASKETBALL
Lucas Bouchie (Commended Student); William Goldberg (Commended Student); Samuel
NOV. 8 &9
VARSITY Starkenburg (Commended Student); and Keisha Toguem (Commended Student).
3:30 p.m. Read more at: https://www.hfhighschool.org/national-merit-semi-finalists-2021/
South Gym
SOPH. H-F RECEIVES GRANT FROM THE ILLINOIS
3:30 p.m. PRESS FOUNDATION
BOYS' BASKETBALL
North Gym NOV. 8 &9 On Sept. 28, Jeff Rogers, director of the Illinois
FRESH. VARSITY Press Foundation, visited H-F to deliver a
3:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. South Gym $1,200 IPF Mini Grant to our Voyager
Fieldhouse SOPH. Journalism students. Accepting on behalf of
6-8 p.m. South Gym
the student newspaper were Co-Editors-in-
FRESH.
Chief Isaiah Adeleke & Andrew Hale. The grant
3:30 p.m. Fieldhouse
money will be used to purchase new cameras
for our student-journalists.
YOUTH NIGHT HELD OCT. 1
At this annual event, designed to
inspire future Vikings (and the
greater H-F community), the H-F
Marching Vikings were joined on the
field by student-musicians from
James Hart School and Parker Junior
High. Together they performed two
WRESTLING: NOV. 8 &9 BOYS' SWIMMING & DIVING: NOV. 22 & 23
ALL LEVELS ALL LEVELS pop songs, along with The Star
3:30 p.m. Wrestling Room 3:30 p.m. Natatorium Pool Spangled Banner and The Viking
Fight Song.
10 999 KEDZIE, FLOSSMOOR • 708-799-3000 HFHIGHSCHOOL.ORG • @HFHS59 3
HOMEWOOD-FLOSSMOOR
Virtual Parent-Teachers Conferences: Nov. 4 H-F Theatre
Children's
Play:
The Lion
King, Jr.
Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held online this year on Thursday, Nov. 4, from 11 Nov. 17-19
a.m.-3 p.m. and from 5-8 p.m. Parent/guardians were sent an emailed invitation to set 7 p.m.
up an individual Google Meet with each of their student's teachers. Each meeting will
Mall Auditorium
be for approximately 5 minutes, and it is recommended that your student also be at $10/adult
the session. There will be no classes for students held on that day. Conferences will be $5/student/ senior
scheduled on a first-come, first-served basis. If you are unsuccessful at scheduling a
DIRECTED BY J.R. WILLARD-ROSE
time with a teacher or you need additional time, it may be necessary to contact the
Simba — Jadon Smith
teacher directly to set up a Google Meet on an alternate day. Please note: Due the Nala — Jazmin Rhodes
Young Simba — Gabriel McKinney
number of parents wishing to meet with teachers, individual conferences will be
Young Nala — Stella Hoyt
limited to 5 minutes. Although conference times are scheduled in 10-minute blocks, Rafiki — Charisma Boler
Scar — Ronald Gerring
the remaining 5 minutes will be used as transition time for teachers to enter their
Shenzi — Emma Leak
next meeting. Here are some questions to consider asking your teachers: Banzai — Harmoni McKinney
Ed — Tessa O'Keefe
Mufasa — Cayden Spreerbrecker
What can I do at home to help my student succeed in your class? Zazu — Madison Vitolka
Timon — Sullivan Matthys
What is the best way to communicate with you?
Pumbaa — Bryce Stewart
Are there any major assignments, projects or exams coming up that I should be Sarabi — Amy Ward
Sarafina — Elle Jenkins
aware of?
What are two things my student should work on to find success in your class? Ensemble: Araceli Adames, Ashira Blakey, Langston Fantroy, Sean
Haggerty, Tanya Harvey, Savannah Howard, Faith Kenshol, Flannery Marak,
Rylee Miller, Benjamin Peden, Jordyn Richardson, Casey Siengo, Blessing
Questions? Please call Interim Principal Dr. James Mitchem at 708-335-5541. Simon-Ohia, Karani Tabor, Kayla Young & Khyla Young
2 999 KEDZIE, FLOSSMOOR • 708-799-3000 HFHIGHSCHOOL.ORG • @HFHS59 11
_______________
VIKING VOICE
HOMEWOOD-FLOSSMOOR
COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION
999 KEDZIE, FLOSSMOOR IL U.S. POSTAGE PAID
ECR WSS
60422
FLOSSMOOR, IL NOV./DEC. 2021
PERMIT NO. 5
____________________ H-F COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL
Visit hfhighschool.org for more news & events!
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