Forest Hills Local Schools

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District News

08/30/2010
Subscribe to District ENewsletter
In an effort to improve communications from the District to the community, Forest Hills is introducing a new electronic newsletter. If you would like to subscribe please send your name and email address to sheila.vilvens@foresthills.edu.

08/20/2010
Forest Hills Achieves Decade of Excellence
Forest Hills is celebrating a decade of excellence. The Ohio Department of Education report card, which will be released publicly Aug. 27, rates Forest Hills School District as Excellent with Distinction for 2010. With this rating the district achieves a major milestone of being rated excellent or higher for 10 consecutive years.

08/27/2010
New Beginnings
During the annual Opening Day assembly for members of the Forest Hills School District faculty and staff, new Superintendent Dr. Dallas Jackson shares a little background about himself, talks about new beginnings, the importance of reaching out to help each and every child, and about the district’s future and efforts to maintain excellence.

08/27/2010
Nagel 101
The first day of classes for seventh-graders at Nagel Middle School comes complete with a lesson on where to go and when at the school. As team 7-4 teacher Meredith Havlin escorts her students through the building, she pauses in the lobby to talk about its uses.

08/27/2010
Getting to Know You
To help the students in her classroom get to know one another, on the first day of school Summit Elementary School first grade teacher Karen Werking has a special exercise.

08/20/2010
Memorial Gazebo Dedicated at THS
U.S. Congresswoman Jean Schmidt, members of the military, family, friends and contributors all joined Turpin High School student Alexander Bachman on Aug. 19 for a special dedication ceremony of the Capt. Warren A. Frank Memorial Gazebo.

08/17/2010
New Web Page for Health Guidelines/Updates
In compliance with House Bill 1, which directs all Ohio school districts to put in place a policy safeguarding students from peanut or other food related health allergies and medically related conditions, the Forest Hills School District has adopted guidelines related to the management of food items in each of its buildings. This information will be provided to parents and school personnel prior to the start of the 2010-2011 school year and is also available for viewing on our website under Health Guidelines/Updates 2010-2011.

This page will be accessible from the Student Services Department page and from a link in the fly-out menu under Directors found across the top navigation bar of our website.

08/04/2010
Mr. Flanagan Joins Mercer Team
Mercer Elementary School welcomes Christopher Flanagan as the new assistant principal.

08/06/2010
Seventh Grade Pilot Program Attracts Interest
The Forest Hills School District’s “Partnership for Powerful Learning” is currently featured in “The Journal – Transforming Education Through Technology.” Partnership for Powerful Learning is a pilot project that will allow all 7th grade students to bring in their personally owned laptop or other similar device to school beginning sometime early in 2011. To read the full article, Click Here. For updates on they pilot program visit http://fhsdppl.wetpaint.com.

08/04/2010
Stacey Named New Wilson Assistant Principal
Wilson Elementary School welcomes Megan Stacey as its new assistant principal.

08/02/2010
Anderson Days Artwork Now Online
Thank you to everyone who visited our booth during Anderson Days. A special note of thanks is expressed to those who took time to illustrate (via pictures or words) why they love Forest Hills. To see the pictures and statements, please visit our Photo Gallery.