General Information
A letter will be mailed in early March to all 4th grade families in the Forest Hills Public Schools. This letter will explain the nomination/selection process and will include an online parent/guardian nomination form to submit if your student is interested.
Selection Information:
If you would like to nominate your student, complete the online Parent Nomination/Evaluation Form (available from March 5, 2018 to March 23, 2018).
Forms must be submitted online or to GES c/o Mary Suing @ Eastern Middle School, 2200 Pettis, Ada, MI, 49301, by Friday, March 23, 2018.
- GES Parent Process Letter
- Parent Nomination/Evaluation Form
STUDENT/PARENT GES TOUR: Friday, April 27
Students, who were nominated for GES, will be excused from their elementary school for the morning. We will begin with a group meeting at 9:30 a.m. to discuss the format for the visit. Once the brief meeting is finished, GES students will be trail guiding your child on the nature trails at the school. Parents will also enjoy this experience along with their child, so be sure to dress for an outdoor walk. We will board the busses to return to CW and NT at approximately 11:30 a.m.
GES STUDENT INTERVIEW SCHEDULE
SPRING 2018
Monday, May 7
Thornapple Elementary 9:00 am
Ada Vista Elementary 10:00 am
Ada Elementary 1:00 pm
Tuesday, May 8
Pine Ridge Elementary 9:00 am
Meadow Brook Elementary 11:00 am
Orchard View Elementary 1:00 pm
Wednesday, May 9
Knapp Forest Elementary 9:00 am
Collins Elementary 1:00 pm
Goodwillie Selection Results Letter:
The selection results letter will be mailed to families approximately June 8th.
Admission Requirements
According to FHPS Board Policy, to be eligible for admission, students must be enrolled and maintain enrollment in Forest Hills Public Schools by September of fourth grade. The exception to this rule is a student that becomes a Forest Hills Public Schools resident and enrolls in Forest Hills Public Schools between September 1 and January 31 of their fourth grade year.
As GES is a district-wide magnet school, at the end of the two-year program, students will return to the middle school that corresponds with the current elementary school they are attending.
