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4th Grade Belonging Event Builds Kinship, Connection Among Peers, Staff

Posted: May 26, 2026
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About 740 fourth-graders gathered recently on the Forest Hills Northern High School football field with the goal of getting to know one another and building a sense of belonging. Many of the district’s fourth-graders will move to new buildings where three elementary schools converge, so the event gave students an opportunity to meet others in […]

Bus Driver Turns Storytime Into Best-Selling Adventure

Posted: May 26, 2026
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Jered Zank recalled opening the door of Bus No. 28 when two students boarded and immediately asked him to autograph the books they were clutching. “They came and said, ‘Guess what we got for Easter?’” Zank said. “And I was like, ‘Candy?’ They said, ‘No,’ and then showed me the books,” he added with a […]

FHN Drive Wins Big at Square One Innovative Vehicle Design Competition

Posted: May 20, 2026
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Students from Forest Hills Northern High School’s FHN Drive program recently earned major recognition at the Square One Innovative Vehicle Design Competition held on Friday, May 8, bringing home multiple top awards for their student-built electric vehicle. Led by AP Physics 2 teacher Elbert Yeh, the team competed against other schools in engineering and performance […]

Commencement Recordings Now Available

Posted: May 18, 2026

We celebrated the Class of 2026 with three commencement ceremonies for our three high schools. Even though the event was live-streamed, we always like to share with our community the recordings of the commencement ceremonies as well. The recordings are listed and linked below. Congratulations to our Huskies, Hawks, and Rangers on your graduation. Please […]

FHN Senior is 1 of 17 Michigan Seniors Winning Thousands of Dollars in Merit Scholarship Competition

Posted: May 4, 2026
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Congratulations to Sara Gupta, senior at Forest Hills Northern, for receiving a National Merit Scholarship backed by the Eaton Charitable Fund. According to the Mlive article by Jackie Smith, Seventeen high-school seniors across Michigan have been named in the first group of winners in this year’s National Merit Scholarship Program. According to a news release, […]

Bond Construction Updates: Northern Athletics and the FHPS Aquatic Center

Posted: April 22, 2026

Exciting progress continues across multiple major improvement projects for Forest Hills Public Schools, as work advances at Northern Athletics and the new Forest Hills Aquatic Center. Both sites are moving forward, with teams making steady progress through early spring construction phases. Learn more about how supporting the 2023 bond proposal is taking shape in the […]

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