“Service-learning gives students a whole different kind of educational experience," said Pine Ridge Elementary School second-grade teacher, Kristin Messner. "It allows them to think of someone other [...]
FHPS District News
Unity is Always Important, and Good Intentions are not Enough; We Must Do
Article by School News Network--Sharing about his Hindu faith with his peers and others is important to this high school freshman, who has plenty more going on. Vishnu Mano, a freshman at Forest Hills [...]
Art in the Sky: Connecting Art with Constellations at Orchard View Elementary
Art in the sky? You bet! The lesson, created by Orchard View teacher Melissa Ennis, focused on outline drawing using a photo of an animal, placing stars at key points of the outline, and learning how [...]
Cross-Subject Collaboration at FHN Helps Students Understand the Reconstruction Era
Article by School News Network--Unpacking the Reconstruction era can be a heavy lift. So, too, government programs that came out of the period of U.S. history from 1863 to 1877 that followed the Civil [...]
Removing the “Gray” Area: More Students, Staff, Parents Weigh in on the District’s Cell Phone Ban
Article by School News Network--At the beginning of this school year, Forest Hills Public Schools instituted a ban on cell phone use during the school day. Not in classrooms, even as a classroom tool. [...]
Maranda Visits with High School Students to Get Their Take on the No Cell Phone Policy
As many know, this year, Forest Hills Public Schools established a cell phone ban during the instructional day. Maranda, from WOTV4, visited Forest Hills Public Schools to find out more. She sat down [...]
