Forest Hill Community High School
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Forest Hill Community High School | |
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Address | |
6901 Parker Avenue | |
Information | |
Type | Public (magnet) secondary |
Established | 1958 |
School district | Palm Beach County School District |
Superintendent | Donald Fennoy |
Principal | Mary Stratos[1] |
Grades | 9–12 |
Enrollment | 2,457 (2020-21)[2] |
Color(s) | Red, white, black & blue |
Mascot | Falcon |
Nickname | The Hill |
Newspaper | The Talon |
Yearbook | Gauntlet |
Website | https://fhhs.palmbeachschools.org/ |
Forest Hill Community High School (FHCHS) also known as Forest Hill or The Hill, is a
History
The school opened as Forest Hill High School in 1959;
Academics
The school's attendance boundaries encompass a culturally diverse area with a high percentage of non-native speakers of English.
The school also offers
Athletics
- Football: Varsity & Junior Varsity Runner up 1986 & 1987
- Football Cheerleading: Varsity & Junior Varsity
- Basketball Cheerleading: Varsity & Junior Varsity
- Swimming: Boys & Girls
- Boys Volleyball: Varsity & Junior Varsity
- Girls Volleyball: Varsity & Junior Varsity
- Bowling: Boys & Girls
- Tennis: Boys & Girls
- Baseball: Varsity & Junior Varsity
- Cross Country: Boys & Girls
- Track: Boys & Girls
- Softball
- Flag football
- Boys Soccer: Varsity & Junior Varsity
- Girls Soccer: Varsity & Junior Varsity
- Boys Basketball: Varsity & Junior Varsity
- Girls Basketball: Varsity & Junior Varsity
- Boys Wrestling: Varsity & Junior Varsity
- Girls Wrestling: Varsity & Junior Varsity
The school ended their 37-game football losing streak on October 23, 2009. The Varsity Falcons beat Spanish River 12-7. They had the longest losing streak in the state with 43 games from 1999-2003. The win was only fifth in the decade for Forest Hill. The game was won on Forest Hill's Senior night, the last home football game for the 2009-2010 season, except for the homecoming game, which was held on November 6, 2009.
School rating
Year | School Grade |
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1999 | C |
2000 | D |
2001 | D |
2002 | F |
2003 | C |
2004 | C |
2005 | B |
2006 | C |
2007 | C |
2008 | C |
2009 | C |
2010 | C |
2011 | C |
2012 | C |
2013 | C |
2014 | C |
2015 | C |
2016 | C |
2017 | C |
2018 | C |
2019 | C |
2020 | C |
2021 | C |
Notable alumni
- Stephanie Abrams, meteorologist who joined at The Weather Channel in 2003
- 1991 Super Bowl(Class of 1975)
- Jeff Fischer, former Major League Baseball player (Montreal Expos, Los Angeles Dodgers) (Class of 1981)
- Eddie Gaillard, Major League Baseball player (Class of 1988)
- Jarrod Jablonski, technical diver and record-setting cave diver[8] (Class of 1987)
- Jorge Labarga, Justice of the Florida Supreme Court
- Aaron Neubert, Los Angeles based architect and educator; founding principal of ANX and Fellow of the American Institute of Architects (Class of 1989)
- Blues Music Award in the 'Contemporary Blues Male Artist' category.[9]
- Ken Stone, National Football League player (Class of 1968)
- Robby Thompson, Major League Baseball player (Class of 1980)
- Harry Winkler, University of Florida basketball player 1965-67, 1972 and 1976 US Olympic Handball player (Class of 1963)
- Mike Wood, former Major League Baseball player (Oakland Athletics, Kansas City Royals, Texas Rangers) (Class of 1998)
References
- ^ "Welcome from Principal Stratos". Fhhs.palmbeachschools.org. April 4, 2018. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
- ^ "Forest Hill Community High School". Usnews.com. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
- ^ "School Information - Forest Hill High School". Pbcs-fhhs.ss14.sharpschool.com. Retrieved 2018-09-15.
- ^ a b "Forest Hill Community High School". Archived from the original on 2012-10-23. Retrieved 2010-09-14.
- ^ [1] [dead link]
- ^ "SchoolGrades". Fldoe.org.
- ^ Sutton, Scott (2018-06-28). "Florida's 2018 school grades released". WPTV. Retrieved 2018-09-15.
- ^ Kernagis, Dawn N; McKinlay, Casey; Kincaid, Todd R (2008). "Dive Logistics of the Turner to Wakulla Cave Traverse". In Brueggeman P; Pollock NW (eds.). Diving for Science 2008: Proceedings of the American Academy of Underwater Sciences 27th Symposium. Dauphin Island, AL: American Academy of Underwater Sciences. Archived from the original on December 28, 2012. Retrieved 2011-12-30.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ McKay, Robin. "BLUES MUSIC AWARDS". Blues.org. Retrieved March 1, 2021.