During the time of the COVID-19 pandemic, The Central Trend urges its viewers to be cautious when visiting stores and to limit the number of highly sought after times they are buying. This is a time not...

Abby -  I always looked at the plaques lining the walls of George’s room—the ones with all the editors proudly displayed in forest green font—and wondered if maybe, just maybe, I could be up...

Name: Aaron Jachim Grade: 12 Character: Clopin 1. Do you have a ritual for before rehearsals or shows? "For sure! Before shows, I usually like to calm myself and settle my brain the best I can....

In a green grass field, along a dull blue river, she picked a bouquet of flowers.   First, she took a little white daisy in her grasp, plucking it from its flimsy stem. Then, some soft purple...

A golden orb rises into the soft coral sky, spilling out over the lightening purple mountains and filling the little sliver of the world with warmth. You can almost see the boats bobbing in the bay as...

From a very young age, I was taught to stand tall. A chin turned up means confidence. Shoulders pulled back means determination. A straight back means that not even the weight of the world can hold...

A little brown basket  is the home  to a cacophonic group of misfits.   One is little and blue, with a parade of colorful llamas, not unlike the ones at the zoo.   One...

Although the human population was, in the mid-twentieth century, divided into five main groups, there exists in our world thousands of different ethnic groups, religions, and cultures. No two people are...

Alec Benjamin is a storyteller. It’s always been the number one reason I listen to his music. His voice is melodic. His tunes are catchy. His composition is incomparable.  But it’s his stories—his...

For three years now, a little broken green typewriter has sat on the table in the middle of The Central Trend room.  The top half of the case is missing.  A few of the keys are cracked. A layer...

Once upon a time, there was a little girl who loved to create.   She would sit and wait for an idea to come. And then her little hands would turn her big chunk of clay into...

Freshman Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83oGH15BgCs&feature=youtu.be Sophomore Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMWJVPE5MsQ&feature=youtu.be Junior Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFfRr22n5Ok&feature=youtu.be Senior...

If this sofa could speak, it would tell you of a group of girls, and a guy or two, who has shared its room. It would spin for you fantastical stories of heartbreak and loss, friendship and family. This...

When Celia Kaechele signed up for Mr. McClees Model UN class as a high schooler, she had no idea it would lead her to Croatia.  Celia traveled to Croatia during the summer of 2017 to spend a month...

I tilt my head, sway my hips, lengthen my stride: Look at me.   I am secret seduction wrapped in a bantam bow. I am seen, not heard. Posed for you to look at. Look at...

Name: Maddie Weaver Grade: 10 1. What is your act?  "I am dancing a ballet variation from Sleeping Beauty."  2. How did you prepare? "I rehearse my dance several times a week." 3. What...

Plump and portly, the weathered old chair was a favorite of ours. As children, rough and rowdy, we’d climb that chair like it was Mount Everest. All the way to the top—until we reached the stars.   Gigantic...

a decadent drop of golden liquid sun slid restlessly down the flickering surface, past drops of translucence, more than one.   fighting a battle; yet to be won. the drop, with light...

Ever since I was a young child, worlds have materialized—unbidden—around me. In the early hours of the morning, in the folds of dense fog, in the crook of a tree, or the scent of freshly chopped...

Commercialized Christmas has never been a big deal in my house. For my family, Christmas wasn’t Santa and reindeer, it was Jesus and the wise men.  We had Christmas traditions just like every...

A young Ashley Kooistra sat in nervous excitement among her fellow fifth graders. It was a day almost every fifth grader looks forward too, the day the music teachers from the high school come to Central...

When environmentalists talk about climate change and our increasing impact on the environment, the conversation consistently surrounds topics such as greenhouse gasses, CO2 emissions, and our carbon footprint....

the wild place never sleeps the place of god’s mountains, the angel’s caverns, the sun’s fields, and the moon’s rivers the place of the single-celled — and the complex the place where...

Aspen Strauss - for waiting We’ve known each other for a while. I’m so upset this is the first year I’ve really realized how insanely amazing you are. As I spent the first part of the year so...

Reduce. Reuse. Recycle. Our society is really talented at teaching these three words to our elementary-aged kids. We’re not so good at following these principles as adults with the power to make a...

When seniors Ella Guikema and Susan Toppen walk the halls of FHC, waves, greetings, and smiles are far from uncommon. Both girls are heavily involved at FHC and, as such, are familiar faces to many.  Both...

Name: Andrew Weiskopf Grade: 9 Role: Willard 1. How are you like or unlike your character? "My character is a drunk and does not like his life very much while I am [a] fun and happy person." 2....

“Will we have enough usable water?”  The question that titles chapter 13 of the AP Environmental Science textbook seems like it has an obvious answer. Of course. Of course, we will have enough...

Name: Israell King Grade: 10 Role: Tituba 1. What part of being in the play makes you the most nervous? "I feel the most nervous from being around such talented actors that seem to always...

Here’s the thing. It’s going to sound really cliche. When it comes to helping the environment, you can make a difference.  Cliche, right? Let me make it worse. Every little bit helps. When...

Do you have a lot of students that cheat?  “I say that I trust everyone until I have reason not to. I am sure I have students who, under the cloak of darkness perhaps, cheat. Maybe they don’t think...

Do you have students that cheat in Online? “I’m going to say probably. The trouble for me is that there is no easy way for me to catch them. With online courses, the only way I am going to catch...

Do you know a lot of people who cheat? “No.” What do you think is the most common form of cheating? “Online, definitely.” How would you define academic cheating? “I guess, plagiarizing...

A young Gabriela Saldivia sits in the passenger's seat of her father's car. Soccer practice has finished for the night, and the two of them are driving home in the coming twilight. Playing over the radio...

The Forest Hills Central Marching Band would like to invite all the families at Central High School to their Bandtasia 2019: Ranger Rock performance at the Forest Hills Fine Arts Center on Tuesday,...

Kevin and Jodi Dean met me at the front doors of the Cascade Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses. Behind them, wearing their Sunday best, stood two young children.  When I first contacted members at...

Every year, millions of young adults walk out of their high schools gripping a slip of paper that informs the everyone that they are now ready to succeed in the “real world.” That paper announces...

1. What bug are you? "Beetle. I don't know why. I wasn't there for the bug discussion, and when I asked what bug I was, the unexplained response was 'beetle.'" 2. What is your favorite improv game? "Favorite...

To know what you want to spend your life doing at a young age is a gift. To have a childhood—a schooling—which fosters that passion and that calling is a miracle. To find yourself fresh out of college...

As I walked past the glintering glass-studded towers of the Basilica of Saint Adalbert, I felt my soul bow in respect to the ancient tradition which radiated from the complex puzzle of glass and stone....

Two out of the three Editor in Chiefs had the privilege and pleasure of meeting Governor--and FHC alumni--Gretchen Whitmer on Wednesday. They, along with Hawk Herald editors and various news anchors, gathered...

Q - What is the Veteran's Wall of Honor? A - “[The Veteran's Wall of Honor] is designed to honor Forest Hills Central graduates that go on to serve in the armed forces. It is a collaboration between...

The first week of the year has come to a close at Forest Hills Public Schools and the question everyone is asking is “did the phone policy work?” Well, it seems that all depends on who you ask. The...