Welcome to Forest Hills Public Schools!
We invite you to explore our new site and learn more about the district and what makes Forest Hills Public Schools so unique.
The new site offers many exciting facts, figures, features and new functionality: A new Interactive Google Calendar for both the District and our school, thus enabling you to add either calendar to your other calendars; School Directories are now imbedded Google Docs making it easy for you to access information; Search functionality; new Google Maps enable you to get walking, biking and driving directions to school with real-time traffic updates; Local Weather Forecasts; District-wide and school specific news updates; many news updates made in real time by members of our teaching staff; compatibility with all browsers-iPads, iPhones, and most Smart Phone devices; and a Twitter News Alert System which will enable you to receive school closing and delay news to your favorite mobile device.
We hope you find this website to be a useful resource for information – whether you are a prospective family, parent, student, or a community stakeholder.
Latest NewsForest Hills District News
Tuesday-Feb. 7, 2012 - See below.
Thursday, February 7, 2013 – All after school and evening activities are canceled.
FHPS Students' Art Displayed at Kent ISD
Art created by high school students from Forest Hills Public Schools is now on view at Kent ISD. The colorful and expressive two-dimensional art can be viewed in the lobby at 2930 Knapp NE during business hours through February 28.
The student artists, taught by Forest Hills Public Schools art teachers Neven Allan, Sarah Bouwkamp, Betsy Ernst, Laura Madison, and Jennifer Swift have studied a variety of art mediums. The artwork on display ranges from paintings and drawings, to photography, to felted needlework and pieces created using bleach.
February 2, 2013 events running as scheduled.
All events for Saturday, February 2, 2013 are running as scheduled.
Evening of Jazz with Guest Artist Vincent Gardner
Evening of Jazz with Guest Artist Vincent Gardner, Lead Trombonist for the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. Mr. Gardner will be performing with the FH Central Jazz Bands and the new FH Jazz Ensemble.
Monday, February 25, 2013 at 7:00 p.m.
Forest Hills Fine Arts Center
General Admission: $5 College Student Admission (with I.D.): $3 Read more
Media Center Website News
We’re happy to introduce our new district-wide media center website! You can reach the main site at media.fhps.net. It will serve as your springboard to many valuable district resources, including Follett Destiny, Gale, PowerSchool, Discovery Ed, and Naviance.
To access each school’s own unique media center webpage, use the drop-down menu at the bottom center of the home page. Besides the static links, the site will also feature a dynamic blog that will include book reviews, media center related news, information literacy tips, videos, reference resources, and more.
Finally, you’ll find several social media icons on the upper right side of the page. These will be used to keep our patrons current with what’s going on in the media center. If you have one of these social media accounts, we’d love to have you follow us.
When you get the opportunity, please take a minute to stop by and look around. If you like what you see, bookmark the site, or perhaps make it your homepage. And then let us know what you think!
He's BACK! Mark Wood Returns to the FAC for One Night Only!
On February 28, Mark Wood, along with his award winning wife and singer, Laura Kaye, drummer-son, Elijah Wood, and three members of his band from his Trans-Siberian Orchestra days will rock the Fine Arts Center once again with the FHN Chorale, Wind Ensemble, and Symphony Orchestra. Mark and his band will be in residence at FHN for two days conducting workshops with 171 FHN musicians in these three groups and then will perform a “trans-siberian” type event for our community. Mark Wood is an original member of the TSO, an international recording artist and Emmy winning composer. He has worked with Billy Joel, Celine Dion, and many others and has been seen on NBC’s Today show, CBS, and CNN and more showcasing his Electrify your Strings program for schools throughout the U.S.
Prior to the concert we will be raffling off a Mark Wood Stingray SV-5 Electric Violin, worth $1200! After the concert, Mark Wood and his band will be available for a meet and greet with all of his fans to sign autographs and take photographs. This is a family, friendly concert for children of all ages. Tickets are available from Kelly at olives5@comcast.net or from the FH Fine Arts Center Box Office starting February 4. All seats are $15 general admission, with doors opening at 6:00 p.m. All ticket sales are cash or check only, and FH FAC purchases must be made in person (no phone orders). Tickets also will be sold at the door. This concert sold out in 2011, so don’t delay, get your tickets today, and prepare to be amazed!
