FHPS has gone GREEN to minimize fliers sent home in students backpacks.
Nonprofit community organizations, groups, and clubs can have links to their event(s) page from this page. By linking to your organization, community nonprofits can save money by eliminating costs associated with printing and copying. FHPS will no longer put PDFs on this page, but will only place a link to other sites.
Here’s what you need to do if you’d like this webpage to link to your nonprofit organization’s webpage with your activity you are promoting:
- Please email the link along with your organization’s updated tax ID number to contact@fhps.net. We are no longer putting organization’s PDFs on our website, just links to other sites.
- Forest Hills Public Schools will not promote an event, club, or activity which interferes or conflicts with an existing program offered by FHPS Community Services. For a copy of ongoing Community Services programs, visit their website: www.enjoylearning.com.
- If the nonprofit organization’s event or activity is approved, the link will be posted on this website page within a week.
- Please allow a week to 10 days for your organization’s link to be approved and go “live” on our web page.
- The school district does not sponsor/endorse or otherwise take a position on these non-profit entities that exist separately from FHPS. We simply provide this service to our community in an effort to inform them of events/activities that may be of interest to school-aged children.
Click here for All Forest Hills Public Schools Programs with Community Services
Athletics/Sports/Physical Fitness
- FHC Youth Wrestling (K-8): Practices begin Dec. 4, 2018.
- FHE Wrestling K-8 students (K-8): Nov. 13-March 15. For more information, visit, FHEWC.com.
- FHC Varsity Pom/Dance Team Clinic for Grades K-6
- Forest Hills Youth Football League: Registration is now open for the 2018 season. FHYFL offers both flag and tackle options for student athletes. Flag football runs from kindergarten through sixth grade. Tackle football runs from third grade through eighth grade. Practice will begin the week of August 13, 2018. Register online by clicking here.
- FHE Dance Team Clinic: to register and for more information: melissa_williams915@yahoo.com.
- Midwest United FC
- Forest Hills Girls’ Lacrosse Club Grades K-2, 3-4, and 5-8.
- FHE Hawks Youth Boys’ Lacrosse
- Thornapple Valley Baseball League For more, visit www.tvbl.net. For additional information, email: tvblbaseball@gmail.com.
- FHN Husky Youth Boys’ Lacrosse for grades 1-8. Please email huskyyouthlax@gmail.com for more information.
- Equest Center for Therapeutic Riding: Upcoming events and camps.
- FHC Youth Wrestling: Registration begins Oct. 1 through Nov. 10, and the first practice is Dec. 4. Youth wrestling is for students in K-8 grade. For more information, go to fhcyouthwrestling.com.
- Forest Hills 2018 sideline cheer for girls in grades 3-8.
- Girls’ Forest Hills Softball League now forming, for grades 6-7, if you’re interested in participating in the spring of 2018, please email Melisa Longo: mlongo2@yahoo.com.
- West Michigan Archery Centers
Arts/Music/Theater/Dance
- Grand Rapids Symphony has numerous ticket options and programs for families. Take a look at the following ticket programs:
- Student Ticket Program: Experience orchestral performances for only $5. For more info., visit the Student Ticket page with the Grand Rapids Symphony.
- Free for Families Program: With the Free for Families program, students ages 7-18 are able to attend select GR Symphony concerts for free with the purchase of an adult ticket. For more info., visit the Free for Families ticket page with the Grand Rapids Symphony.
- Symphony Scorecard Program: Members of our community receiving financial assistance from the State of Michigan and active, reserve or guard military households can receive up to four free tickets for selected Grand Rapids Symphony performances. For more info., visit the Symphony Scorecard Program page with the Grand Rapids Symphony.
- Girls Choral Academy
Educational/Enrichment/Continuous Learning
- Ada Historical Society
- Ada Township Parks and Recreation
- Boy Scouts of America, Michigan Crossroads Council: Local troops in the Grand Rapids area.
- Bright Beginnings (program for children birth through kdg.)
- Creative Youth Center
- Girl Scouts of Michigan (Daisies: K-1st Grade; and Brownies; Juniors; Cadettes; Seniors; Ambassadors)
- Great Start Readiness Program for 4-year-olds
- Howard Christensen Nature Center
- Math Circle Program for Middle-Schoolers by Calvin College: The Calvin College Math Circle is an opportunity for 6th-8th-grade students (typically 11-13 years old) to engage with exciting problems and topics in mathematics. Meetings are led by a professor in the Calvin math department and typically begin with a warmup activity or game that leads into the day’s problem or topic. The Math Circle seeks to generate enthusiasm for problem-solving in mathematics. Students also discover applications of mathematics and participate in a community that nurtures critical thinking, communication, and abstraction. We meet Mondays at Calvin College, 4-5:15 p.m., from September 24 to November 12. For more information, visit Calvin’s website.
- Northeast Grand Rapids Young Life
- Quota Grand Rapids: Quota serves people who are hard of hearing or deaf. They work with the community to remove communication barriers and believe that a meaningful life is one that opens opportunities for all.
Other Local Non-Profit Organizations
- Bethematch.org and Michigan Blood
- Equest Center for Therapeutic Riding
- Down Syndrome Assoc. of West Michigan
Additional Educational Resources and Child Information
- Kent County Bright Beginnings: promotes the early development, learning and health of young children by supporting and engaging their parents and caregivers. Bright Beginnings serves families in Kent County with children prenatal to kindergarten entry.
- Great Start Readiness Program for 4-year-olds
- MI Child Healthy Kids
- A Guide to Michigan Medicaid Health Plans
- Medicaid Outreach
