Parent interest spurred Forest Hills Public Schools to add a junior kindergarten program to its 2025-26 school year, said Superintendent Ben Kirby.
That interest was underscored when about 80 people ventured out during a Jan. 22 snowstorm to attend an informational meeting on the new program.
“There were a lot of stories of parents who wanted a program like this but had to go to other educational institutions to get that program,” Kirby said.
“It’s a matter of us trying to educate all of our Hawks, Huskies and Rangers as best as possible,” Kirby said. “So by adding that program, it allows us to get all of our students, or more of our students within our attendance areas, into our programs, and provide the education and the foundation that’s necessary for their success.”
