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One-a-day books connect students to deeper themes

Forest Hills Carol Lautenbach

Just like a vitamin a day can benefit physical health, a book-a-day can benefit thinking, empathy, and joy to build a healthy community of readers...

Is the American Dream alive or dead?

Forest Hills Carol Lautenbach

Historical figures and celebrity witnesses played by Northern High students share their version of the American experience, and leave it to the jury to decide if the dream is alive or dead...

‘I am here for them through it all’

Forest Hills Carol Lautenbach

Fix helps students feel known, valued, and accountable by checking in, a lesson she learned when she was a middle school student...

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Robotics students provide smooth bike rides for refugees and youth in need

Forest Hills Brett Atwood

Robotics students from Forest Hills high schools team up with Upcycle Bikes to provide refurbished bicycles to refugees and others in need of wheels...

Psychology students honor, learn from veterans

Forest Hills Carol Lautenbach

Northern High School students explore through veterans’ stories the concepts they are studying in psychology class...

Voters in three districts approve tax requests

Multi Districts Allison Poosawtsee

Voters in Rockford, Lowell and Forest Hills on Tuesday, Nov. 8 approved millage requests for school operating funds and community recreation...

Baton twirler, flautist wants to make students’ days

Forest Hills Carol Lautenbach

The new Central High assistant principal says teachers helped challenge her, helped her find her voice...

Community recreation millage on Forest Hills’ November 8 ballot

Forest Hills Carol Lautenbach

If passed, funds will support a wide variety of recreation programs for all ages...

Medical detectives diagnose one patient actor at a time

Forest Hills Carol Lautenbach

Central Middle School students played medical detectives as part of Project Lead the Way, a national P-12 experiential learning program...

Students bring joy to new principal at Forest Hills Northern High School

Forest Hills Carol Lautenbach

Relationships are at the heart of Principal Amena Moiz’s Husky Pride...

Creating a seat at the table for everyone

Forest Hills Carol Lautenbach

Growing a culture of kindness and belonging drives the vision of new Forest Hills Eastern Middle School principal...

Golden coin in; Spanish-language book out

Forest Hills Carol Lautenbach

PTO-supplied machine vends only Spanish-language books, to fill a need for at-home reading materials for immersion students...

He let the dogs out; now he’ll bring out best in students

Forest Hills Carol Lautenbach

The new assistant principal at Northern High says educators shaped his character and productivity...

Coming clean with chemistry

Forest Hills Morgan Jarema

STEM Academy students are on their way to cleaning up as they make, market and sell soap...

Sing it loud: school’s out for summer!

Forest Hills School News Network

In the last three Kent County school districts to close for the summer, students celebrated with songs, flag-lowering, a parade and tugs-of-war...

Empathy, flexibility, routine as both plus and minus

School 2.0 Morgan Jarema

Educators from Northview and Forest Hills districts weigh in on what they’ve learned...

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