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  • Bond Campaign Overview (Spanish)

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  • Two Forest Hills graduates who own a local axe-throwing business

    Where are they now: Balancing love and business

    Middle school rivals, high school sweethearts, married, and now local business owners. Riley Hovick Gogatz, a 2016 Forest Hills High School graduate, and Anthony Gogatz, a 2014 graduate, had different ambitions after high school. She planned to attend college, and he was eager to begin working.

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  •  FH student visits with and gives gifts to a WBEC student.

    FHHS students celebrate the holidays with WBEC students

    Walter Bickett Education Center staff were just amazed at the outpouring of support that the Forest Hills High School students continue to provide to their students. This has been a very longstanding partnership over a decade strong. Last year, in the midst of the pandemic, they were still able to support the students virtually by recording individual book readings for every child while providing copies of the books and clothing.

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  •  Gisselle Gutierrez

    FHHS student nominated as CTE Presidential Scholar

    Senior Gisselle Gutierrez was selected by Career and Technical Education teachers for her demonstrated ability and initiative in Career and Technical Education. Gisselle was nominated by Consumer Science teacher Anna Warren who said Gisselle “is already on my level, and she’s only 17!”

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  •  Families watch presentation at Latino College Night.

    Latino College Night a Success

    On Tuesday, September 21, 2021 Forest Hills High School hosted a Hispanic College Night. Spanish-speaking students and families heard from Dr. JuanEs Ramirez, the College Foundation of North Carolina (CFNC) State Representative for Spanish Services, about preparing, applying, and paying for college.

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  •  Anna Warren

    Counseling and Mental Health Interview with Anna Warren

    Forest Hills High School teacher, Anna Warren, was recently interviewed by Spectrum News about the new UCPS Career and Technical Education course-Counseling & Mental Health.

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  • Two additional FHHS students earn a Platinum ACT WorkKeys score

    Two Forest Hills High School Seniors, Christian Kirby and Ivan Melchor-Garcia, earned a Platinum score for their National ACT Workkeys Exam! Less than 1% nationwide of high school seniors taking the exam achieves Platinum.

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  • Tulsa Welding School, Largest Welding School in U.S. presents to Forest Hills Students

    “We teach you a trade that will get you paid!” exclaimed Dave Williams, the High School Admissions Representative for Tulsa Welding School. Williams was a recently featured guest speaker for Forest Hills Agriculture teacher Jonathan Deese.

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  • FHHS Student Earns Platinum Score on ACT WorkKeys Assessment

    Forest Hills High School Senior, William Lilly, earned a Platinum score for his National ACT Workkeys Exam! Less than 1% nationwide of high school seniors taking the exam achieves Platinum.

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  • Keeping U Safe: UCPS Reopening Plan for 2020-2021 school year

    UCPS announces reopening plan for 2020-2021 school year

    Superintendent Dr. Houlihan and district leaders discussed plans for reopening schools at the July 14 special called Board of Education meeting.

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  •  Forest Hills High School Student Council group photo

    Forest Hills High School Student Council earns national recognition

    For its exemplary record of leadership, service, and activities that serve to improve the school and community, the Forest Hills High School student council has been recognized as a 2020 National Gold Council of Excellence by National Student Council (NatStuCo).

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  •  Forest Hills Principal Kevin Plue now does his morning announcements over YouTube.

    Forest Hills: Still doing whatever it takes

    When principal Kevin Plue chose “Whatever It Takes” as the theme for his staff and students at Forest Hills High School this year, he didn’t know exactly what that might mean, and he definitely couldn’t foresee all that’s come along, but it doesn’t change the idea or the expectation.

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  • Group picture of Forest Hills' TTA class wo have begun their school based enterprise Jackets Java

    Jackets' Java Up and Running

    The Forest Hills TTA class has been working diligently on their school-based enterprise, Jackets Java, their mobile coffee and hot chocolate business. Mrs. Jordan, the classroom teacher, won a grant from the Union County Education Foundation that provided funding for the start-up business kit for what the class calls Jackets Java, an affiliate of Bitty & Beau's Coffee Shop.

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  • Mrs. Michelle Jordan accepts LIFT Grant check from Union County Education Foundation

    Jordan awarded LIFT grant for Jackets' Java

    Congratulations to Mrs. Michelle Jordan for winning a $1500 LIFT Grant from the Union County Education Foundation. The money will help her class create a new school-based enterprise known as Jackets' Java. This mobile coffee business will benefit both her students who will run it and the staff members who will get the caffeine boost!

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  •  Cast of War at Home, play performed at NCTC Festival, 2019

    Forest Hills High School honored at the 2019 NCTC High School Play Festival

    The Theatre Department at Forest Hills High is celebrating after being honored at the 2019 NCTC High School Play Festival, held at Spirit Square on Nov. 8 and 9. The theatre program, led by Mrs. Shelby Pressley, presented War at Home at the Festival, and brought home the award for sets and props.

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  •  Student Council members and their advisers near the water in Sulphur, Louisiana.

    FHHS STUCO wins regional community service project award

    FHHS Student Council was honored to win the 2019 Southern Association of Student Councils Award in Outstanding Projects for Community Service Outreach. Student Council members ChaDa Love, Angel Richardson, Alexis Hargrove, Tia Green, Emma Deason, Payton Whitley, and advisers Mr. Bryan Rudolph and Ms. Sarah Dabbs participated in the Southern Association of Student Councils Conference in Sulphur, Louisiana.

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  •  Forest Hills' High School Heisman Winner, Audrey Nance.

    Audrey Nance is High School Heisman School Winner

    Audrey Nance was named as Forest Hills' High School Heisman winner. Each school can select only one student to represent it in the Wendy's High School Heisman Scholarship Contest. Students must demonstrate high academic successes, athletic performance, community service, and leadership. Audrey was a natural choice.

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  •  FHHS head soccer coach, Michael Gee

    Gee, FHHS Soccer Team making their mark

    Michael Gee, Head Coach of the Men’s Soccer Team at Forest Hills High School, said that he had high expectations of his team this season, but he admits, they’re doing even better than he expected.

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  •  Brianne Davis explains an assignment to a student.

    Brianne Davis named FHHS Teacher of the Year

    Brianne Davis always knew she was cut out to be a teacher, but it wasn’t until her senior year of high school that she realized that teaching was truly her calling. Now, in her 12th year of teaching English at Forest Hills High School, her alma mater, Davis has been named Teacher of the Year.

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