Incoming freshmen all received a T-shirt on Freshman Day Wednesday at Shepard High School in Palos Heights.
Choir director Joshua Hammann talks with students during the activities fair on Freshman Day held Wednesday at Richards High School in Oak Lawn. At Oak Lawn Community High School, its teaching positions are filled and contract negotiations are a few years away. “It’s not ideal, but sometimes it just happens that way,” Hill said. “Ideally, it’s resolved before the school year starts.”While area districts are staffed, officials said there is a notable drop in the number of applicants.
Barron said District 218 high schools will offer a class to introduce students to the teaching profession. He hopes this will lead to more students considering teaching and one day joining the staff at their alma mater. Six of this year’s 20 hires are District 218 alumni.