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My culture, told through pictures

Forest Hills Morgan Jarema

Program participants are invited to send 'visual letters' to children their own ages in China...

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Students become sign-language teachers to senior learners

Forest Hills Morgan Jarema

Their teacher says having students be the ones people ask for help aids in confidence, self image and job opportunities...

Building career skills, block by block

Forest Hills Morgan Jarema

Sessions with Ability Employment Services aim to help students hone interview skills, get jobs and thrive in them...

To Australia with love

Multi Districts Morgan Jarema

Area students are spearheading fundraisers to support those affected by bushfires in Australia that have been burning for months...

‘Life in the Middle’ is on the air in 3… 2…

Forest Hills Morgan Jarema

Equipment for the podcast was purchased out of the school’s budget, and a grant from the Forest Hills Public Schools Foundation helped expand the effort...

Picture-perfect graphing equations

Forest Hills Morgan Jarema

Graphing equations became an artistic endeavor recently for eighth graders in Stephanie Balaskas’ Challenge Algebra class at Eastern Middle...

Next project: energy savings

Forest Hills James Harger

The project that would pay for itself in less than four years, they say...

The day the crayons were in so many storybooks

Forest Hills Morgan Jarema

Seventh graders worked in groups to write, edit and illustrate original work for students in lower grades...

How one district banned cell phones — and how everyone is adjusting

Forest Hills Morgan Jarema

While Forest Hills has banned cell phone use in schools, other districts have varying policies, but essentially phones have become a distraction for many...

How one district banned cell phones — and how everyone is adjusting

Forest Hills Morgan Jarema

While Forest Hills has banned cell phone use in schools, other districts have varying policies, but essentially phones have become a distraction for many...

‘I want to learn more’

Forest Hills Morgan Jarema

It is part of a wider effort to encourage cross-curricular collaboration among teachers and students...

Like a bunny in the sky

Forest Hills Morgan Jarema

Fourth graders at Orchard View Elementary recently got the chance to be rising stars in art class...

‘Unity is always important’

Meet the Future Morgan Jarema

Sharing about his Hindu faith with his peers and others is important to this high school freshman, who has plenty more going on...

Blowing the woof off design thinking

Forest Hills Morgan Jarema

Fifth graders were challenged to develop works of art that could be printed on a product and sold at the Raise the Woof event on Nov. 22 to benefit Hearts of Hope dog rescue...

Asia Society visits Chinese immersion students

Forest Hills Morgan Jarema

Meadow Brook Elementary’s Chinese immersion program is a partner with the Asia Society, an international group that supports schools with professional development and grant funding...

Learning under the trees

Forest Hills Phil de Haan

Local teachers who are mentoring the next generation of environmental stewards are benefiting from Groundswell's monthly programming...

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Annual State of the Student event highlights student voice

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