Forest Hills Public Schools
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(FHPS) Forest Hills School District, Ada Township, Cascade Township, Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids Township, Kentwood, Michigan, Kent County
The Forest Hills School District, located in suburban Grand Rapids, was founded in 1956 when residents in 13 neighboring, one-room schools consolidated into one district to build a high school for their children. The district has grown to serve over 9,800 students and annually gains 200-300 new students. Recently the brand new Eastern High school has been opened.
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[edit] District schools
Elementary Schools (Kindergarten - 4th grade)
- Ada Elementary School
- Ada Vista Elementary School
- Collins Elementary School
- Knapp Forest Elementary Schoolwebsite
- Meadow Brook Elementary School
- Orchard View Elementary School
- Pine Ridge Elementary School
- Thornapple Elementary School
5th/6th Grade Schools
- Central Woodlands 5/6 School
- Northern Trails 5/6 School
- Goodwillie Environmental School (one of the best "green schools" in the country)
Middle Schools (7th - 8th grade)
- Central Middle School
- Eastern Middle School
- Northern Hills Middle School
High Schools (9th - 12th grade)
- Forest Hills Central High School
- Forest Hills Northern High School
- Alternative Pathways High School
- Forest Hills Eastern High School
The District also maintains an administrative office, an aquatic center, and a fine arts center.
[edit] Awards
- Grand Rapids Magazine ranks Forest Hills Public Schools #1.
- In 2003, Forest Hills Central High School was named one of the best high schools in the nation according to Newsweek, ranking #726 out of the top 1,000. Forest Hills Northern High School was also ranked, at #937. There are over 27,000 high schools in the United States, putting both Central High School and Northern High School among the top 4%.
[edit] Notable Alumni
- Don Tolly, Teacher
- Kim Zimmer, Actress
- Kyle Visser, current NCAA college basketball scholarship athlete (Wake Forest University)
- Dick DeVos, Former CEO of Amway and former Michigan gubernatorial candidate
- Kevin Murphy, former NCAA college football scholarship athlete at the (University of Michigan)
- Luke Perl, former NCAA college football athlete at the (University of Michigan)
- Sara Klotz, former NCAA Rower and Runner (University of Michigan)
- Justin Clark, 1995, former NCAA college hockey athlete at the (University of Michigan)
- James Cotner, 1998, US National Presidential Scholar
- Jacob Bourjaily, 2005 Marshall Scholarship winner
- Noorain Khan, 2006 Rhodes Scholarship winner
- Matt Metzger, 2000, NCCA college baseball athlete (Northwood University)
- Dean Zarafonetis, 2001, NCAA college football athlete (Central Michigan University)
- Daane Griffeth, 2001, NCAA college basketball athlete (Hope College)
- Clint Atkinson, 2002, Professional a cappella singer ([The Voice Males])
- Kyle Carhart, 2002, NCAA college basketball athlete (Grand Valley State University)
- Dustin T Schmuldt, 2002, Avid Beach Volleyball player (Hermosa Beach, CA)
- Alex Amodeo, 2002, NCAA college track athlete (Auburn University)
- Steven Friend, 2003, NCAA college football athlete (Central Michigan University)
- Jake Stacy, 2005, 2005 Mr. Soccer, NCAA Division 1 Soccer Player (University of Michigan)
- Cam White, 2006, NCAA college track athlete (Central Michigan University)
- Meredith Klipa, 2004 NCAA Division 1 Water Polo Player (Villanova University)
- Ryan Devlin, Actor
- Brendan Siereveld, 2006, NFL Football Star now locked away in prison for dog fighting (Virginia Tech University)
- Rachael Foe, 2006, NCAA college swimmer
- Jordyn Boles, 2004, NCAA Basketball Player (Hope College)
- Chris Hendricks, 2003, 2003 Burger King "Big Whopper" Scholarship Recipient(Grand Rapids Community College)
- Philip Hamp, 1971, noted Chicago architect
- Rob Wissink, 2006, NCAA college football athlete (University of Michigan)
