In 2020, H&M, a popular fast-fashion brand, launched Conscious. H&M’s motive for Conscious was to be “clean” and “repurposed.” The clothing from the line was made from “100% organic...

Product: EcoBands Instagram handle: @ecobands.fhc Group members and their roles: Kyle Webb (management/leadership), Gabe Huber (finance), Adam Hop (sales), Aidan Lampley (supply chain), and Sydney...

This week, FHC and the Student Council are working together with the Family Promise to raise money for the homelessness in our community, and Executive Board Vice President, senior Maurielle Hayes, has...

On TikTok this past summer, PinkPantheress’ singles were all over the For You Page. Her song “Just For Me” was, at one point, one of the most used sounds for lifestyle videos and background music...

The student section at high school football games is the craziest section in the stands. They show support for their team while covered head-to-toe in outfits influenced by the themes, and they lose their...

In celebration of the 30th anniversary of Metallica’s Metallica, known as The Black Album, over sixty artists came together to produce The Metallica Blacklist: a project of unity and commemoration.  Since...

As adventurous as sophomore Nicolás “Nico” Gandarias Sáez is, he thinks one of the best things about being in a new country surrounded by foreign sights is the Thornapple River.  Nico is passionate...

Back in my third-grade math class, when we were learning about comparison symbols, my teacher said the open end faces the bigger number because we always want more of whatever we have. In her demonstration,...

What was your reaction to hearing your name called? "I was very surprised and honored to hear all the claps and support from my classmates–[it was] a very special moment." Why do you think you were...

Past the promised 7:33 p.m. on September 18, 2021, senior Zach Guikema was alone in the choir room. While he stayed behind, the rest of the Improv team shared a moment, theorizing over Zach's whereabouts,...

What made you decide to join improv? "What made me join the Improv team was my mom, at the end of my sophomore year, telling me to go give it a shot. It was the best decision I've ever made." What...

Seniors Katie Hoffman and Ben Ruffer and freshman Zachary Ruffer don’t conform to the stereotypical “band kid” title. In fact, their band, Revival, takes on many different angles that stray away...

The twisting beauty of seeing the world in black and white for so long is an unsolicited mind-bend that permeates our thoughts. As humans, we’re wired to do as we’re told to help the bloody, brutal...

After three Apple Music live listening events, 401 days, and thousands of angry fans, Donda, Kanye West’s tenth studio album, has been officially released to the public.  Apple Music held three listening...

There’s more to me than my long brown, matted waves that hold their curl for a generous day and a half, and there’s more to me than my hooded aquamarine eyes shielded by black-framed glasses.  Vibrations...

She’s on the go with no road home–no end destination, afraid she’ll turn to stone.  I want to grow up, not grow old. I want to mature and be less childish, not pay taxes or complain about back...

Speaker: Ava Redmond How do you feel about your TED Talk being picked for FHC Inspires? "It felt really good that something I worked so hard on was justified and deemed "well done." It's something...

My rapid-growing adoration with the dark-academia aesthetic stemmed off of my Harry Potter obsession. Not the death and confliction part of the films, but rather the part with the magical spells and wild...

Speaker: Daniel Wang How do you feel about your TED Talk being picked for FHC Inspires? "Honored, but nervous–I mostly slid my way into this program with my friends, so I feel great." What is...

Speaker: Jordyn Reens How do you feel about your TED Talk being picked for FHC Inspires? "I feel excited about the experience, but also nervous since the show is going to be in front of a lot of...

Speaker: Paige Fron How do you feel about your TED Talk being picked for FHC Inspires? "I feel deeply honored and surprised that out of all the students that applied, my Ted Talk was one of the [ones]...

Speaker: Annie Douma How do you feel about your TED Talk being picked for FHC Inspires? "I am honored and excited that I have been given the opportunity to share my TED Talk at FHC Inspires." What...

The 2021 FHC Inspires show consists of eighteen intelligent, star student speakers with a variety of fascinating and insightful TED Talks. Get to know these eighteen participants as they are asked perceptive...

We sat there on the grass. I was there, watching the rain droplets tumble down their cheeks, resembling a jewel in a princess’ crown–it looked like tears, but they weren’t theirs. They were the sky’s,...

Listening to girl in red reminds me of the wholesomeness of the summer of 2019. The air that summer seemed crisper and more pristine, even though it’s the air we breathe every day. I heard the birds...

This school year, junior Israell King was a proud cast member of the musical, High School Musical Jr. Even though this year’s musical took the form of a movie rather than a live, on-stage performance,...

As time continues to progress, we have this frozen moment to cherish. No matter how much time passes, this picture in our little corner will forever stay the same.

A typical night in the springtime, for me, doesn’t involve friends. I’m not the type to spend every waking hour with people or venture down new paths. That doesn’t suit me. We don’t suit each other....

Film title: Perception Genre: Suspense Interviewee: Ian Stewart Group members: Adam Hop, Alex Hurt, Ian Stewart, and Kyle James-Heer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOuT2VP8rnk   Can...

Film Title: Showtime  Genre: Suspense/drama Interviewee: Bella Beckering Group Members: Brooklyn Conner Can you give a five-minute elevator pitch for your film? "Showtime is about a teenage...

Check out the Q&As below with the participants of the 2021 Film Fest. We interviewed a member of each team to learn more about their movie. Along with interviewing a member from each of the teams,...

Film title: Breakthrough Genre: Coming of age Interviewee: Daci Funaro-Richards Group members: Anna Moody, Sam Schwarze, and Desiree Tuohy Can you give a five-minute elevator pitch for your...

Film Title: A Helping Hand Genre: Adventure Interviewee: Allie Mairn Group members: Ashley Bowen, Isabella Debano, and Katie Hurbanis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOqeqgMYjlo   Can...

I still imagine Demi Lovato playing Mitchie Torres on Camp Rock. For a while, Camp Rock was my all-time favorite movie. I loved how fun the music was and imagined that I would, one day, go to a summer...

When junior Brooklyn Conner was in middle school, she decided to join FHC's girl's volleyball team, not expecting anything major to come of it. But when a Michigan Volleyball Academy (MVA) coach noticed...

We did it. I did it. It’s over for now, at least.  “The Grudge” has faded. It’s venomous bite left a mark too big to fully recover from and the sting has subdued. Previously, I wrote about...

I am the epitome of “super fangirl” when any Taylor Swift song happens to be playing. At one point, I owned CDs of all her albums and would play them religiously. When Taylor announced plans to release...

Take me where the water is the loudest voice in the town.  I long to feel each grain of sand get lost in the lines and crevices of my hand. I long to feel Lake Huron’s glacial pierce against my ankles...

Coming from the same band who blessed the public with the banger “Tongue Tied” comes a new emotional rollercoaster titled This Is This.  This Is This was released exactly one year after their 2020...

Sophomore Allison Kelly has described her newfound hobby, gymnastics, as simple as the definition can get: an activity that one loves to do.  Just like a lot of girls when they were little, young Allison...

It’s our last week together before our bonds fade to gray. The end of a season might just be the “end of the season” for some, but my attachment settles in quickly. When we lose our sanity this...

I’ve never walked into a restaurant and thought it was magical until a few weeks ago.  Located next to Tractor Supply Co. in Lowell, Michigan, the little restaurant at the end of the strip mall holds...

Some babies acquired a blanket when they were born. As those babies grew, they and the blanket were inseparable; although the blanket became merely shreds of fabric. For me, it was a little pink poodle,...

The time, the days, and the months ran away from me. It slipped out of my grasp months ago, and I can’t seem to catch up. Its head-start created an unfair advantage over me–my short legs can only carry...

My music taste is very versatile. I am always in the mood to branch out and listen to lesser-known artists or crazy songs that only a small percentage of people enjoy.  I’ve been following the singer...

It seemed to have started as a joke but has progressed into a social media trend that cannot be ended.  Cancel culture: a modern internet phenomenon where a person is ejected from influence or fame...

The angelic tones and vocals that emanate from WIDOWSPEAK’s newest EP are something I’ve been longing for but were executed so poorly.   WIDOWSPEAK is an alternative rock duo based in New York...

For as long as she could remember, junior Bella Long has always wanted a dog. She could not coerce her mom into buying one, so they made a compromise that Bella doesn’t regret three years later.  “When...

I’ve been here before.  The cold weather is stabbing my face violently. Little dainty snowflakes lay across my long caramel hair while my eyes start to water. My hair’s dampened waves are stuck...

When it comes down to my music preference, it is all over the place. From the nostalgic early 2000s, to Britney Spears, to Frank Sinatra, to modern-day rap, there is at least one song that falls under...

Ambitiously, freshman Ammon “Mickey” Mehney has found a way to block out the monstrosities in the world around him and focus purely on making progress in skiing.  “I want to be the best,” Mickey...

As a kid, I never had a favorite Disney princess. If anybody asked, I would reply with Tinkerbell the fairy.  Tinkerbell, to me, was the most “magical” compared to the princesses. She was surrounded...

Junior Kevin McPoland is one for competition.  “Me and [a teammate] were really close with how fast we are with rowing,” Kevin said. “[I like to think] I’m better than everybody including him,...

Both the performance and the memories were the epitome of the word blur.  Clear vision or not, nothing was going to stop FHMS (Forest Hills Middle School) from getting last. The end of the season was...

My heart was beating faster than it had for any film I’ve seen in a while.  As somebody who gets easily bored during tv shows and films, I did not expect Escape from Pretoria to be this suspenseful....

Hannah Thompson, a teacher aide for the Health class, looks back fondly upon the fun times she had in the fourth-grade. These memories fuel her interest in creating similar memories for other students.  Instead...

Zackary Race - for simply being Zack The past fourteen years have been wild solely because of you. And for that, I’m eternally grateful. Even though I’ll be forever bitter about you killing my Minecraft...

Strength and perseverance are qualities junior Brian Travis continues to embrace as times get harder--specifically with his involvement in Science Olympiad. A member of the team since middle school, now...

You are my sunshine. What is it about the sign that rests above my closet frame?  It’s hideous, truly. It’s fake, multi-colored gems and ugly, cobalt blue clashes with my loud teal walls. The...

Fear, rebellion, and all the feels in between, Pale Honey’s newest album made me feel nothing far from just that.  Pale Honey is an indie-rock trio from Sweden. Their newest album, Some Time, Alone,...