FHPS District News
Congratulations Class of 2017: Commencement May 22-24 and Parking Info.
This year’s commencement exercises for the Class of 2017 will take place on the campus of Calvin College at the Spoelhof Fieldhouse Complex in the Van Noord Arena. Here’s some additional information about commencement dates and important parking information. Please allow extra time for parking and walking to the arena. The following commencements will occur: Eastern High […]
Alumni News: FHC Alumni Noorain Khan Makes a Difference at the Ford Foundation
Forest Hills Central High School alumni, Class of 2002, Noorain Kahn, recently was featured in an online article in “ELLE” for her work at the Ford Foundation. According to the article, written by Leah Melby Clinton, Kahn earned degrees from Yale Law School, Rice, and Oxford and was a Rhodes Scholar. Although she landed a […]
Collins Elementary Students Help Ada Parks and Recreation
Students from Collins Elementary School rolled up their sleeves, got their hands dirty, and took part in Stewardship Day by helping Ada Parks and Recreation. According to a photo story on mLive, the students took time to help pull garlic mustard–an invasive species–from Ada Park. They spent the afternoon learning about native plants and invasive […]
Deadline Approaching for Nominations for Ben Emdin Guiding Principles in Action Award: Friday, May 19
Nominations are due by Friday, May 19, 2017, for the Ben Emdin Guiding Principles in Action Award. The award recognizes individuals who have had a long-term commitment to Forest Hills Public Schools, have started a project of long-term benefit, and/or have consistently demonstrated the district’s guiding principles of respect, caring, collaboration, diversity, learning, trust, open […]
Peering Into Owl Pellets: You Might Find Something Interesting
It was the day Knapp Forest Elementary first-graders knew was coming: the day teacher Lana Tran would have them put on their scientist caps — in this case, in the homemade form of birds — and dissect owl pellets. “That’s a ball that an owl throws up that has bones and feathers and all the […]
Alumni News: 2000 FHC Alum Named Lead Trumpet in Jazz Orchestra in Florida
Keaton Akins, a 2000 Forest Hills Central High School alumni, has been named lead trumpet in the Dr. Phillips Center Jazz Orchestra in Orlando, Fla. According to broadwayworld.com/orlando, a group of eighteen professional musicians were selected for the group. Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts is a nonprofit organization operating the state-of-the-art performing arts center […]
