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We invite you to visit our school for a tour. Please contact the office at 503-359-4853 to make an appointment. For additional information about our school, please follow this link: FHLS or feel free to call or email our Development Director: Sharlayne Buuck.

News and Notes

• Mr. Joel Wahlers, of Napa, California has been called to serve as principal of Forest Hills Lutheran School.  Mr.Joel Wahlers Wahlers is a graduate of Concordia University, Seward, Nebraska, and holds a M.A. degree from the U of Northern Texas.  He is currently principal of St. John's Lutheran School, Napa.  He and his wife Dawn will be visiting Forest Hills prior to the L.E.S.T. weekend.

It's re-enrollment time for parents of Forest Hills students of grades K-7.  Forms were recently sent home with students.  New students are invited to apply at any time.  Acceptance for the coming school year will happen following the re-enrollment period.

•  The "Grandpas Club" is a group of volunteers who come to Forest HillsGrandpas each Wednesday to perform various maintenance tasks.  Recently they replaced a mailbox, fixed an electrical problem, repaired a roof leak and helped with a woodworking project.  They also take time for a coffee break and lunch.  Just before Christmas, they repainted the hallway floor in the Main Building.  To show appreciation, Forest Hills students sent them thank you notes and welcomed them to their classrooms.  More volunteers are welcome to join the group.

Jennifer Bockelmann• Jennifer Bockelmann, daughter of Forest Hills teacher, Merv Munster, was a recent artist-in-residence at Forest Hills.  She came here from Seward, Nebraska, where she is a member of the Concordia University faculty and teacher in the art department.  All of the FH classes did a clay project under her guidance. 

Falcon Facts is the name of a new student publication, introduced last month.  For more, go to the 6th grade page and download a copy.

Parents - This page is for you.  There are some great resources available for parents on these websites and they are just a click away.

•  Forest Hills is serious about teaching a foreign language.  Spanish is being taught to five classes of students this year.  French is offered as an elective for grades 6-8.  For more, click here.

•  SCRIP is an easy way to support our school.  Shop where you normally shop and buy what you normally buy.  But use SCRIP money as your method of payment and Forest Hills benefits.  To learn more and download a SCRIP order form, click here.