HF is one of the best high schools in the nation. We have sent two kids through there. It is a…read morestrong college prep high school, and probably the best reason to live in Homewood-Flossmoor. If you can't afford to live in the McMansion suburbs, and want to send your kid to a national class high school in the Chicago area, HF is a very good way to go.

Both my children attended here, albeit 13 years apart. It's a wonderful place to educate young…read morepeople. There are so many programs available, too. Then, the sprawling campus allows for the students to get a semi-collegiate feel. I loved the school, the faculty, and staff. When I moved to the area 34 years ago, I checked to make sure we were in HF's school zone.

As a former student, There are good and bad things about…read morethe school and parish. Pros: School and parish have lots of fun activities, examples being: carnival, sports, theater, Vacation Bible Camp, fish fry There are devout Catholics, with school Masses prayed each week and many more Catholic devotions. Most of the teachers will want to inspire your student to be a better version of themselves. The teachers usually listen to parent complaints and try to stop bullies, The teachers usually get along with the students, except for the ones who act up. Mostly accessible. The church has a ramp going in and out of its doors and they also have an elevator. Most people will help others. Cons Some of the students aren't the nicest, but that should be expected of any school. Not all pros and cons listed, just the ones I thought of off the top of my head

I'm writing this for both the school and the church because they really are a single institution…read more The school is K through 8. The staff is good overall but I know they have a difficult time finding and keeping talented teachers. Most of the really good teachers gravitate to public schools with higher pay. The biggest problem is that some of the math teachers are terrible. It will be interesting to see if any changes are made to personnel in the future. The school has a high enrollment. With this high enrollment comes problems though. The school has some cliques. I know this is a problem at many schools also. There are some families that have taken over all of the parent groups. Whether its the Family Board, the School Board, the Athlete Board, Carnival Board, Facilities Board, the same people are holding power and doing favors for each other. It's nauseating. I suppose if you are in the right clique then everything will be fine. If you are not in the right clique then your children will be treated as second class citizens. I've seen alumni of the school get blackballed because they did not play nice with the power families. Maybe I'm getting carried away but it can be unnerving. The church is nice. It's not the fanciest church in the area but it is clean and inviting. The pastor is always asking for more money but name me a church that isn't asking for money. You can get married, baptized, and have funerals here. There is a big parking lot and they installed a playground which looks really nice. So here are your choices: Send your kids to public school, St Catherine, St Linus, St Gerald, and St Germaine. The good thing is that there are many choices in the Oak Lawn area for elementary education. You will do good with any of them.

Our son is in his second year of pre k here. The change in how much he's learned since starting is…read moreamazing to see. The teachers are wonderful, caring, supportive, and genuinely invested in his growth. It gives us so much peace of mind knowing he's in such a positive, nurturing environment. We couldn't be happier with our experience.

Mission presentation at St Symphorosa church for Our Lady of the Broken. Inspiring address by radio…read morepersonality Kevin Matthews about his renewal of faith and rediscovery of redemption. Interesting, informative, and entertaining, with plenty of encouragement to practice the faith.

My son is a senior at Brother Rice. He began freshman year was put in all honors classes and played…read morefootball. He became a member of many clubs and received a great education.

Typical good ole boys environment--I was thinking of enrolling my son but I was alarmed at the lack…read moreof diversity. I felt they were just interested my son because of his athletic ability. They seemed phony and out of touch.

Best school EVER they have classical nice staff and really good/high quality hot lunches super bigread more

We love Sor Juana Classical and Steam School! We were immediately impressed by Principal Kehr whose…read moreenthusiasm and excitement assured us we made the right choice for our son. From Principal Kehr, who personally greets each student every day and goes above and beyond to help our son, to the teachers who are phenomenal, the state-of-the-art technology/STEAM lab, and the small class sizes for individualized learning - We could not dream of finding a more amazing school! Our son is now in the 100th percentile for math and 99th for reading and writing. He is reading at a sixth-grade level and has developed tremendously over a short period of time.

I've only been here one time for an event, it was for my great niece. Her cheer team had won a…read moretrophy so they were doing their routines and so were a couple other different age groups did their cheers. It was located in the gym. We sat on the bleachers. Everyone was very pleasant.

I am a happy and successful graduate of Reavis High. It offers more than just a place to fulfill…read moreyour pre-college requirements. It may not be the ideal place of higher educational accomplishments on your list of credits for those seeking some pencil pushing no talent work environment. But for those who know what they want, and are aware of the real world and it's requirements, it offers more than any Ivy League, high brow institution can even begin to. Personally I consider myself beyond successful with accomplishments acquired only through being taught what the real world is like and how to survive in it. I'm not knocking the brainy ones who have worked hard academically to achieve their respective degrees in their desired form of work, who may have also claimed Reavis as their Alma-mater. But I am here to defend the place where I got to realize, and learn, what I am capable of in order to survive in American society. From first grade on I never "fit in" to the accepted curriculum, and was "tolerated" at best, by the teaching community. Until I got into the halls of Reavis where the world opened up for me and I was not only with people of the real world, both student and teacher, but had choices no one knew were lurking in my little brain. I was opened to being able to express and expand the genius concealed inside what the academics said to my parents "Al does not belong here." It was taken as "this kid has a problem" not "He's too smart for this type school." Until I got to Reavis I struggled with fitting into the meaningless and unfruitful forms of education that was offered to the general community. At Reavis my life exploded into the word "opportunity". Yes I had to take what the educated of society told my parents I had to take as classes, but getting that out of the way as quickly and easily as I could I looked forward daily to attending first the basic industrial arts classes and then on to the real shop hands-on classes where I excelled. Where I learned from great men like Caroll Repasey and Bob Moser and others I can't remember at the moment, who could have made twice the money out in the real world. They had a desire and quest to teach those who were willing to learn what they needed to excel in the real world. Money was not the object for these men, as mentioned, they taught me "how to learn" not "what to learn". I can tell you from a lifelong experience with men who have accomplished the "how to learn" that conquering the physical world through "hands-on talent" and being confident in this sort of self knowing has a lot more to offer than book smarts alone. I admire and praise those with doctor's degrees and diplomas that proclaim their dedication to their chosen form of work, but Reavis High School claims more successful and self satisfied individuals because of it's dedication to the education of young adults than can ever be counted or tallied up. I hope and pray, for the sake of society, that Reavis has not changed it's curriculum.

CANNOT BELIEVE THIS PLACE CLOSED DOWN. I had the BEST memories here. Yes, it was a small school but…read morethat is what made it great. I am still BEST friends with the girls I became friends with in first grade. This place needs to come back.

Never went to school here, but I attend church here while I was living with my grandmother in the…read moreearly 1950s. There are lots of great memories here, but I haven't gone to the school because because they did not have Special Education School for the mentally retarded. I DO NOT like Archbishop Cupich, because he is a weird asshole, of closing down every single catholic church in Chicago! He is one big ass DUMMY who think he is Dick Biondi, by his Get Rich Scheme, and wants to be the richest archbishop throughout in the whole entire Chicagoland area.

I am currently a senior and I love going to Kennedy. Yes, there may be fights here and there, but…read morethose fights quickly come to an end. The food is excellent. Kennedy has welcome new teachers and staff members over the last 2 years.

If I could give this school zero stars I would. I know have my third child going to this school…read more It's been six years since I first step foot into this school and I am becoming more and more unhappy at all the bad situations that happen at this school. I wish that my daughter hadn't decided to go here, she had the opportunity to go somewhere else. She was registered and classes all set up for her to start school but had a falling out with a friend and said she wanted to switch to Kennendy. If you Google this school you will find a few stories of these terrible situations but they aren't all there in the news and I'm not talking about FB news feed. Almost every single time I am at the school there is a fight. And no that isn't normal. There is a huge bullying problem too! My daughter that graduated last year was a victim and even though it was reported and the police were in the room at the time when they told the student to stop or else they would step in it still went on. I'm not posting this to "cry/whine" about the school but to help other parents.