FHPS District News
FHPS Bus Driver Team Takes 1st Place In Bus Road-eo
Congratulations to our FHPS bus drivers! Our FHPS team won first place in Kent County’s School Bus Driving Championship (a.k.a. Bus Road-eo). Congrats to the eight bus drivers who competed and won: Jack Langholz, Dan Smolek, Mike Putney, Margaret Krey, Angela Yerian, Mikal Bos, Brad Meier, and Missy Prill. Two drivers, Jack Langholz and Dan […]
FHPS Bus Driver Job Fair: Thursday, June 25 from 8 a.m.-2 p.m.
We love our bus drivers! Every day, our FHPS bus drivers are some of the first smiling faces students see and the last caring adults they see before heading home. They safely transport hundreds of students, build meaningful relationships, and play an important role in helping students start and end their school day on the […]
First-graders Stay Connected to Classmate in South Korea
In FHPS, learning transcends classroom walls. Friendship has no boundaries. This year at Ada Elementary School, Philip Choo had an incredible experience in his first-grade classroom. When he and his family returned to South Korea in December, he was unable to return to a classroom he loved, to his friends he connected with, and to […]
All Eight FHPS Odyssey of the Mind Teams Participating in Worlds Place in the Top 20
Eight Forest Hills Public Schools Odyssey of the Mind Teams traveled to Iowa State University to compete in the Odyssey of the Mind World Finals. All eight teams placed in the top 20! No other school district had as many teams advance to World Finals as FHPS, and six of our eight teams were the highest-ranking […]
2nd-Graders and High Schoolers Become Pen Pals for the School Year
What happens when second graders and high schoolers become pen pals for an entire school year? Pure magic. Mrs. Mast’s Orchard View second graders and Dr. Keller’s CHS Honors Pre-AP English 1 students spent the year exchanging letters, sharing their worlds, and building real friendships across the district. The second graders wrote about their monarch […]
4th Grade Belonging Event Builds Kinship, Connection Among Peers, Staff
About 740 fourth-graders gathered recently on the Forest Hills Northern High School football field with the goal of getting to know one another and building a sense of belonging. Many of the district’s fourth-graders will move to new buildings where three elementary schools converge, so the event gave students an opportunity to meet others in […]
