About Us

James Hart Junior High School was founded in 1957 to serve the students and community of Homewood, Illinois, and has been proud to offer instruction in band for its entire existence. Today the James Hart and Churchill Bands include over 190 students in grades 5-8 that participate in one of three curricular wind bands and two extracurricular jazz bands. The 2019-2020 District 153 Band program is under the direction of Matthew D. Johnson and Heather Hoefle.

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Announcements and highlights

This year, most assignments and many class handouts and assignments will be posted to the Homewood 153 account of Charms Office. Students and parents can access this by visiting www.charmsoffice.com. For more information regarding events and concerts, see the calendar page.