Homewood-Flossmoor High School
Homewood-Flossmoor High School (H-F) is a comprehensive public high school in Flossmoor, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. The district encompasses nearly 11.5 square miles (30 km2) drawing students from Homewood, Flossmoor, Chicago Heights, Glenwood, Hazel Crest, and Olympia Fields. A three-time U.S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon Award Winner (1983, 1996, 2002), Homewood-Flossmoor continues to be ranked nationally, including as one of America’s Best High Schools by U.S. News & World Report in 2020.
| Homewood-Flossmoor High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
999 Kedzie Avenue , 60422 United States | |
| Coordinates | 41.545748°N 87.692558°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public Secondary |
| Motto | Dedicated to Excellence |
| Opened | 1959 |
| School district | Homewood-Flossmoor Community HS 233 |
| Superintendent | Scott Wakeley |
| Principal | Clinton Alexander |
| Staff | 301 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Gender | Coed |
| Enrollment | 2,798 (2022-2023) |
| • Grade 9 | 708 students |
| • Grade 10 | 658 students |
| • Grade 11 | 706 students |
| • Grade 12 | 726 students |
| Average class size | 23 |
| Area | South Suburbs |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Red White |
| Fight song | Fight On, You Vikings, Fight! |
| Athletics conference | Southwest Suburban Conference |
| Mascot | Victor Viking |
| Team name | Vikings (males) / Lady Vikings (females) |
| Accreditation | Illinois State Board of Education |
| Newspaper | The Voyager |
| Communities served | Homewood, Flossmoor, Chicago Heights, Glenwood, Hazel Crest and Olympia Fields |
| Radio | WHFH (88.5 FM) |
| Website | http://www.hfhighschool.org/ |
As of the 2021-2022 school year, the makeup of the student body was 71.5% African American, 14.6% White, 8.4% Hispanic, 0.7% Asian, and 4.8% from two or more races. H-F has a 94% Graduation Rate.
H-F has a robust Advanced Placement program (25 AP courses in 2017–18); a five-course Project Lead the Way STEM program; and a Media, Visual & Performing Arts Academy (MVP). In 2012–13, it became the first public high school in Chicago's suburbs to earn the International Baccalaureate World School status.
The campus consists of a North* and South Building. The South Building contains a number of sub-buildings each assigned a letter, and includes the school's radio station (WHFH) 88.5 FM Flossmoor, television station VTV, science labs, a swimming pool, a music building, gymnasium and an auditorium. An ice rink is also located on the campus, owned by the local park district.
In 2014, H-F took part in a multimillion-dollar ($26,070,000 contract) renovation of the North Building on campus. The renovations included a new 200-meter track containing four full-sized basketball, volleyball, and badminton courts in the center of the track. The 9,000-sq. ft. facility also contains cardio and training equipment. Additionally, a 50-yard indoor turf has expanded the playing and practice season for a variety of field sports and activities, including football, soccer, field hockey, baseball and marching band. The project was finished in late spring 2014. In 2015, H-F was awarded a Gold LEED Award for outstanding environmental practices in the construction of this addition. In 2019, the school began the first phase of its Fine Arts Expansion Project, which created a new music wing and black box theater, in addition to renovated visual arts classrooms. The project was completed in October 2020.