Congratulations to Chris Reeves, the 215 lb wrestling champion for Division 2!
The Ferndale Schools are offering full-day Kindergarten, along with our half-day option, for the 2008-09 school year. Call the enrollment office for more information: 248/586-8686.
The Ferndale High School Wind Ensemble performed at the Michigan Music Conference January 2008 in Grand Rapids! This event is an annual collaborative conference for all music educators in the State. (see www.michiganmusicconference.org). See the FHS Photo Galleries for pictures and a sound clip.
UPDATE: The Truth about the Ferndale Schools’ Graduation Rate & the Johns Hopkins University Study: “Locating the Dropout Crisis” - Click here to see the latest response from Johns Hopkins to Ferndale Schools Superintendent's letter demanding our name be removed from the list.
Congratulations to the Marching Band 
- on a 4th State Championship- IN A ROW! The Golden Eagles extended their winning streak at the November 3 State Championships, held at Ford Field.
Congratulations Class of 2007! This successful class earned a combined total of $1,670,476 in scholarships! The class included 230 graduates, of whom 83% will attend college, 4% will enter a trade/technical school, 4% will enlist in the armed forces, 3% will enter the work world, and 6% are undecided.
The FHS Boys Track & Field Team finished 5th at the Division II State Championships. This is the highest Eagle finish since 1972. Jarrod Hamilton is the State Champion in the 400 meter with a metric school record of 49.11 seconds! Earnest Cleary placed 5th in the 100m with a time of 11.05 seconds. Ian Reeves is the first FHS athlete to earn All-State Honors in 3 sports: Football, Wrestling & Track. The 4X100m relay team (Ian Reeves, Steven Heard, Jarrod Hamilton & Earnest Cleary) finished 3rd in the State with a school record of 43.49 seconds. The 4X200m relay team (Dirk Beard, Steven Heard, Jarrod Hamilton & Earnest Cleary) finished 4th.
Roosevelt Primary School is a Winner of the 2007 Education Excellence Award presented by the Michigan Association of School Boards (MASB) & a 2007 National Schools of Character Promising Practices Award!
Congratulations to University High School teacher Leonard Meraw and five of his students who received a U.S. Patent for their design of a vehicle center console that incorporates an iPod® docking station.
