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...

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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: Madie 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...

I have loved Ali Wong since the day my brother first introduced me to her Netflix special Baby Cobra — a stand-up comedy. Two years later, I fell in love with her all over again in her second Netflix...

Name: Annika Santos Grade: Sophomore Running for: Treasurer 1. Why are you running? "I love being able to represent my classmates and being a part of the creation of school spirit activities....

Name: Benji Zorn Grade: Freshman Running for: President 1. Why are you running? "[I am] running to be a leader of my class. [I want] to continue to grow my class." 2. How do you believe you...

Name: Thomas Hendricks Grade: Junior Running for: President 1. Why are you running? "I am running because I've been on Student Council for the past few years. Our class has been successful...

We all know #metoo. We have seen first-hand the power of the hashtag. Once known as the number sign, the hashtag has morphed into a form of expression and communication. We use it to headline movements,...

FHC Alumna Reagan Cool sat aboard the Washington D.C.’s Metro system as it zipped her from her internship, where she just spent the last seven hours, to the Hillsdale Campus on Capitol Hill for her night...

Soon to be graduate Payton Field stands on stage at St. Roberts, hands shaking. As she looks out into the crowd she sees the class of 2019, the people who have taken the journey of high school with...

I have always harbored the strong belief that truly good music is not the kind that urges you to get up and dance until you’re dizzy. Truly good music stops you completely; you can’t do anything but...

Yesterday, I met three beautiful girls. They were strong and confident—unwavering in who they were. They were a little bit crazy, a little bit scary, but so obviously full of a whole lot of love. Somehow,...

Science teachers Kristi Butler and Patti Richardson and a group of their students travel by bus through the roads of the Galapagos. At the head of their bus is a local Education First Tours travel...

“Change takes courage.” ~ Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez hangs her head and takes a deep breath as she sits on a small white cement bench outside of the United States Capitol...

Film: Obsession Producers: Sarah Buchanan and Molli Czarnecki Interviewee: Sarah Buchanan 1. What’s your film about? "My film is about a girl named Grace whose family has workers painting their...

Driving through Lowell late last night, my friend cranked up the radio to battle the sound of the rain pelting the windshield. The song: “Worst of You” by Macie Peters. At first, I simply let myself...

For FHC alumni John Pynnonen, college has been a time of growth and adventure. Like many others who have stepped out of FHC’s halls and into the real world, he has a desire to make the world a better...

Everything in media has a message. Television shows, music, news, and movies all have a theme and a purpose. Sometimes it’s to make us laugh or smile or become impassioned for a good cause. No matter...

“My favorite memory [of my first year doing theater crew] is probably being with Josh behind the stairs during Act Two. We had to army crawl out to unplug and replug in the lights. And when the actors...

Three years ago, Jordan George walked off the basketball court as a player for the last time wearing green and white. That night, Jordan thought his time with Ranger Basketball was over. But he had hope. That...

Ding! The bell above the door chimes as I walk in. A breath of slightly musty air, rich with the sent of books, hits me. I wander up and down the rows and rows of books letting my finger's trail along...

Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tends to her garden plot on Capitol Hill. National Resource and Defense Council member John Kerry speaks about the Green New Deal proposal and climate leadership...

Warning: The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina season one spoilers below. It’s been quite some time since Sabrina’s dark baptism, yet her story is far from over. With her dark powers stronger than...

FHC alumna Emily Jenkins stands on the cliffs of California’s Highway 1 overlooking a beach of elephant seals and smiles gleefully into a camera. Since moving to California for schooling at Point Loma...

“Aquí todos estamos bajo el mismo sol.” Here we are all under the same sun.    “El Mismo Sol” - Alvaro Soler And under this one sun lives endless cultures and languages and songs. The...

"[Trying out for musical] was an interesting experience because I never was part of musical or plays at my old school; this is the first time [I've done anything like this]. This school is very flexible...

“You have gorgeous eyes and such a kind heart.” “I love your hair and just how nice you are.” “Wow, you are so pretty and so smart!” “You’re beautiful.” “You can’t say...

It was a friend's recommendation that sent me clicking through Spotify to find "100 Bad Days" by AJR; it was AJR’s catchy and constantly changing flow that got me to click on the next song when "100...

“So, if you don't like the way I look, well, I just don't give a damn!” - "Can’t Stop the Beat" I’m an advocate for equal rights. I, however, am not an advocate of teaching young girls that...

This week I watched Netflix’s new show: The Umbrella Academy. And I would have quit after the first episode if it wasn’t for the fact that I was planning to write this review. The show has a slow...

"It was always fun to see all the set changes and everything that [theatre crew] did. So I went to Mrs. Demester and said, 'This looks really cool, and I want to do it.' My parents took me to plays a few...

“Individuality is more important than nationality.” -Sui Sin Far A black and white claim to an increasingly colorful issue. What is more important? Being who you are as an individual, or being...

Students clamor around a table set in the middle of history teacher Brad Anderson’s classroom. The cause of the commotion? The conversation heating up between the four students seated at the middle table....

I was sitting on a mattress on the floor in a room the size of a large closet when I first heard about up-and-coming singer-songwriter Alec Benjamin. I typed his name into Spotify, pressed shuffle, and...

“My favorite memory from marching band is probably back at band camp when [senior] Dillon Lee, also known as 'The Bear,' started freestyle rapping while we were all walking to lunch and back to rehearsal....

"For the rest of the [swim] season, I'm really looking forward to tapering. Tapering is when we do an easy two weeks of practice before conference so that we're all ready for conference. It makes us have...

Two years ago, Americans decided our country needed a change, a new direction. A direction which led us to Donald Trump. The first president in U.S. history to have absolutely zero experience in military...

FHC graduate Erica Fischer likes school. So much so that after twelve years in the lower level school system, she moved right on to an undergraduate program and then to a graduate program. While her...

A political podcast for people not yet ready to give up or go insane. That’s how Pod Save America by Crooked Media advertises itself. It’s most certainly not clickbait or false advertising for...

“We were playing Catholic Central, and we scored in the beginning which was cool. And then, they scored two, and we were like, 'Oh crap.' And then we scored another one. I think it was Hayden Sarjeant...

I’ve never been a pessimistic person. I’ve been lucky enough to spend many of my formative years in an environment that cultivated positivity. Romance novels. Disney movies. My world had warm and motherly...

The schedule of any school district is a tricky puzzle and even more so for a district the size of Forest Hills. With eighteen buildings among four different levels of schooling, the puzzle pieces are...

Last week, as I sat getting ready to join everyone in celebrating the fact that the planet went all the way around the sun, again, a resounding boom sounded through my house, sending me flying off my feet....

Charlie Pynnonen is a prime example that the risk is worth the reward when it comes to pursuing what you want in life. This past summer, after a year of working in a job that didn’t line up with what...

"One of my favorite things to do over the holidays is me and my sister always watch A Year Without a Santa Claus together. One of the songs [in the movie] is the Miser Brothers' song, and we do a little...

“We do volunteering every year. We adopt a family, and we buy different Christmas gifts for them. Sometimes, we do it through our church, but other times, we do it through organizations that my dad finds...

A witches cackle replaces “ho ho ho” in The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Christmas Special: A Midwinter's Tale. Unlike many of the other Christmas specials coming out this holiday season, The...

When the sun sets, the monster comes out to play. The children crawl into their beds with a kiss on the cheek and a pat on the head. With a creak, the door closes to the world, and night begins. The...

Intro to Business is one of the many classes provided here at FHC that equips students with valuable life skills. Responsibility, teamwork, marketing, business skills, and communication skills are all...