Forest Hills Northern High School

Forest Hills Northern High School is one of the three high schools in the Forest Hills Public Schools in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The district's two other high schools include Forest Hills Central High School and Forest Hills Eastern High School.

Forest Hills Northern High School
Address
3801 Leonard NE

Grand Rapids
,
Michigan
49525

United States
Coordinates42°59′07″N 85°34′35″W
Information
TypePublic
Established1972
School districtForest Hills Public Schools
PrincipalJon Gregory[1]
Teaching staff60.03 (on a FTE basis)[2]
Grades9-12[2]
Enrollment1,165 (2018-19)[2]
Student to teacher ratio19.41[2]
Color(s)Columbia blue, black and white[1]    
Athletics conferenceOttawa-Kent Conference[1]
NicknameHuskies[1]
Websitewww.fhps.net/northernhs

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 1,165 students enrolled in 2018-19 was:

  • Male - 51.1%
  • Female - 48.9%
  • Native American/Alaskan - 0.1%
  • Asian - 10.3%
  • Black - 5.8%
  • Hispanic - 5.5%
  • Native Hawaiian/Pacific islanders - 0.1%
  • White - 73.6%
  • Multiracial - 4.6%

14.7% of the students were eligible for free or reduced-cost lunch.[2]

Athletics

In athletics, the school competes as a member of the Ottawa-Kent Conference. Forest Hills Northern offers the following varsity Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) sports:[1]

  • Baseball (boys)
  • Basketball (girls and boys)
  • Bowling (girls and boys)
  • Cross country (girls and boys)
  • Football (boys)
  • Golf (girls and boys)
  • Gymnastics (girls)
  • Ice Hockey (boys)
  • Lacrosse (girls and boys)
  • Skiing (girls and boys)
  • Soccer (girls and boys)
  • Softball (girls)
  • Swimming and diving (girls and boys)
  • Tennis (girls and boys)
  • Track and field (girls and boys)
  • Volleyball (girls)
  • Wrestling (boys)

Notable alumni

A Smile as Big as the Moon

Forest Hills Northern High School is prominently featured in the Hallmark Hall of Fame television movie A Smile as Big as the Moon.[8] The movie is based on the 2002 memoir of the same name, which was written by a special-education teacher and football coach at Forest Hills Northern, Mike Kersjes.[9] Both the memoir and the movie recount Kersjes's experiences as he works to take his special-education class to Space Camp.

References
  1. "MHSAA > Schools". www.mhsaa.com. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
  2. "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Northern High School". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  3. "About Chris - Chris Afendoulis CPA for State Representative". web.archive.org. 2016-06-24. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
  4. "Chris Afendoulis, District 73 - Michigan House Republicans". web.archive.org. 2018-08-06. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
  5. "Retired NFL lineman Jared Veldheer back in Grand Rapids to host youth camp". mlive. 2019-07-11. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
  6. "Mitch Lyons Past Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards - databaseFootball.com". web.archive.org. 2011-05-28. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
  7. Gr, Steve Vedder | The; Press, Rapids (2011-03-24). "Ex-local stars Steve Scheffler, David Kool to speak at Fellowship of Christian Athletes breakfast". mlive. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
  8. "'A Smile as Big as the Moon' starring John Corbett airs at 9 tonight on ABC (video)". mlive. 2012-01-29. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
  9. "One giant step for disabled children". Christian Science Monitor. 2002-04-16. ISSN 0882-7729. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
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