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Forest Hills Central High School

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School Information

Central High School
5901 Hall Street SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49546

Office Hours:
7:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., Mon-Fri

Please call the main office number for all general inquiries, or email us.

School Office: (616) 493-8700
Fax: (616) 493-8714
Attendance Line: (616) 493-8712
Counseling Office: (616) 493-8711

Principal: Stephen Passinault
Assistant Principal: John DeStefano
Assistant Principal: Whitley Morse
Athletic Director: Clark Udell

Head Secretary: Tara Kacher
Secretary: Wendy Ellis
Registrar: Keyla Acevedo-Hargis
Attendance Secretary: Marleen Boersen

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Latest News

Three Students Receive Perfect Score on ACT

Posted: May 24, 2018 in Central High News, FHPS District News

Caitlin Benitez, Grace Clinger, and Daniel Richardson, juniors at Central High School, achieved a perfect score of 36 on their ACT exam. Only 0.136 percent of students achieve a perfect score. According to their website, act.org, the ACT is a standardized test used for college admission in the United States and tests skills and proficiency […]

2018 FHC Graduate Wins Top Honors in Gerald R. Ford Essay Contest

Posted: May 23, 2018 in Central High News, FHPS District News

Story by School News Network: This year, the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation annual essay challenge invited high school students to submit an essay focused on courage — a quality many say Ford exhibited when he succeeded the disgraced Richard Nixon as president and granted him a pardon. For her first prize-winning essay, worth a […]

FHC Junior Places Second in Nation in Statistics Poster Competition

Posted: May 23, 2018 in Central High News, FHPS District News

Forest Hills Central High School junior, Dorris Dagama, won second place in the American Statistical Association’s National Data Visualization Poster Competition. Her poster, “Is this year’s flu season deadlier than last year?” won first place in the Michigan Statistics Poster Competition and was forwarded to the national competition. Dagama and her poster will be featured […]

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Upcoming Events

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School Day Schedule

Zero hour starts at 6:40 a.m.
7:40 a.m. Start of School Day
2:45 p.m. End of School Day

Central High School Bell Schedule

Note: School is dismissed at 10:55 a.m. on exam days for all students

See our school calendar for which school days are half days

Attendance Procedures

Please call the attendance office at 616-493-8712 prior to school or send a note with your student to the main office by 9:00 am if:

  • Your student will be missing school due to an illness or another reason
  • Your student needs to leave early for an appointment. Please call the attendance office or send a note with your student to the attendance office for an early dismissal pass. Your student should pick up the pass before school.
  • Your student will be missing school for more than 3 days. Your student is required to complete a pre-arranged absence form, filled out by his/her teachers, and returned to the office prior to departure.

Without a phone call or note from parents, all absences are unexcused.

Useful Links

The Central Trend – The official student news site of Forest Hills Central High School!

FXFHC TV Broadcasts – FHC news, sports and entertainment from the students of FHC for the students at FHC

FHC Theatre Department website

Learn more about the National Honor Society

Global Leaders Club – This group works to promote the sharing of our rich cultures at FHC.  They discuss ways to celebrate each student regardless of race, gender, heritage, or physical limitations.  Club meets monthly.

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