Ferndale High School

The Ferndale secondary schools campus offers the small community feel and personalized attention for which Ferndale Schools is famous. Students have access to integrated STEM electives and our top-ranked IMPI Robotics team. We offer over 20 AP courses, award-winning music, drama and art classes, and more opportunities for enrichment at the Center for the Advanced Studies and the Arts (CASA). Students enjoy 17 FREE varsity sports! And now, through our Early College programs, students can graduate high school with a FREE associate’s degree.

Career Pathways

Our curricular pathways empower students to self-direct their learning by making course choices to fit their areas of interest and career goals. Each pathway is designed around a broad area of focus:

Performing and Visual Arts
STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics)
Humanities
Entrepreneurship

(Pathways have been designed based on student survey data over the past decade regarding students’ interests and career aspirations.)

Electives are designed to support career-readiness and teach specific skills needed. Juniors and Seniors benefit from individualized offerings like internships, virtual mentors or online classes.

Discover Career Pathways in our Course Catalog »

Students are asked to select a pathway by the end of their freshman year, but anyone can change pathways as interests change.The pathways are designed to make sure that students are getting their required credits for graduation no matter which pathway they choose. They appeal to many different types of students, and we have created new classes specifically for these pathways that strengthen their relationship to the themes.

Community Support

In addition to the pathways, Ferndale High School has entered into new relationships and strengthened existing relationships with outside organizations that provide area high school students with non-traditional courses of study, including the Oakland Technical Campus and Oakland Community College, expanding our facilities and teaching resources for every student.

Academics

National Merit Semi-Finalist
Student accepted to Johns Hopkins University
Student accepted to MIT
IMPI Robotics Team Ranked in the Top 20 in the world
Six DECA State Finalists, two DECA National Finalists
38 Students Named to National Honor Society
FHS Writers Sweep Marygrove University Writing Awards

Athletics

Fall	Winter	Spring
Boys Soccer	Boys Basketball	Baseball
Cross Country	Girls Basketball	Golf
Football	Boys Swimming	Girls Soccer
Girls Swimming	Wrestling	Softball
Volleyball	Bowling*	Girls Tennis
Boys Tennis		Track

* Club sport

Awards & Recognition

FOOTBALL

9 League Championships
5 Playoff Appearances
1 State Championship

BASKETBALL

Boys

24 League Championships
18 District Championships
2 State Championship

Girls

8 League Championships
1 District Championship

BASEBALL

3 League Championships
6 District Championships

SOCCER

5 2014 All-District Players
3 2014 All-League Players

SOFTBALL

5 League Championships
1 District Championship

SWIMMING

2015 Two-Time All-State Athlete

TENNIS

2014 District Champion

TRACK & FIELD

8 League Championships

VOLLEYBALL

6 League Championships
3 District Championships (Including 2015)

WRESTLING

17 Oakland County Champions
33 All State Wrestlers
17 years of having at least one State Qualifier
4 League Championships
3 District Championships

Recent Team Honors

Girls Soccer League Champions
Wrestling Undefeated League Champions
District Champion Varsity Girls Volleyball Team

RECENT INDIVIDUAL HONORS

Four Boys Soccer Players named All-District
FHS Swimmer earns All-State Honors and Wayne State Scholarship
Scholar athlete award finalist
District Champion Tennis Player
FHS Football Player awarded athletic scholarship to Findlay University
FHS Wrestler named All-State
Boys and Girls Cross Country State Qualifiers

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Arts & Humanities

Marching Band Finished in 1st place at MCBA Finals
FHS Student Selected for Oakland University Honors Band
11 FHS Students selected for Oakland University Honors Orchestra
FHS students earned more than $100,000 in scholarships from Michigan Thespian Festival
Student scored perfect 100 at state level solo festival qualifying for Michigan youth arts festival
Every choir, band and orchestra received straight 1s at district festival
3 Ferndale High School students have been invited to perform in the Michigan Youth Arts Festival Orchestra

Scholarships

Over $2,000,000 in scholarships were awarded to the class of 2014.
Over $100,000 in scholarships were earned by FHS students from the Michigan Thespian Festival.
Over $48,278 came from our local clubs, organizations and generous community and school benefactors.

Recognitions

North Central Accreditation 2013-2018
2012 Michigan Reward School
Official Michigan Emerald School-Michigan Green Schools

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FHS News

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January 10, 2020

Ferndale High BBall Defeats the Undefeated

52-48 comeback win over North Farmington

Story and images from MLive:

Despite turnover issues, missing a lot of shots in the paint and trailing by as much as 11 points in the first half, Ferndale was able to claw its way back in the second half on its home court for a 52-48 win over previously unbeaten North Farmington on Tuesday night.

6-foot-6 senior Colin Golson was in the paint, scoring 10 of his game-high 23 points in the fourth quarter. Scoring his points in the paint -- an area where both teams struggled to convert throughout large portions the game -- Golson made Ferndale's biggest buckets down the stretch.

"It started off pretty rough," Golson admitted. "… I don't know, it just started clicking."

Principal's Corner: Lisa Williams

Greetings Ferndale Families and Friends,

Welcome to the opening of what promises to be a wonderful school year! This is a time of great anticipation of what is to come, and I am excited to re-introduce myself as the new principal of Ferndale High School. My name is Lisa Williams. I most recently served as the principal of Lincoln Middle School in the Van Dyke Public School District. Before that, I served as an Educational Improvement Consultant with Wayne RESA. I worked specifically with Priority Schools in Wayne County where I provided professional development and consulting services in the area of school improvement. Prior to that, I worked in the Ferndale Public School District for eight years. The first five years I served as the Assistant Principal of Ferndale High School and Principal during my last three. I also taught English Language Arts for eight years at the high school level. I am truly honored to have the opportunity to come back home and be part of the wonderful Ferndale School community and Ferndale High School family.

Lisa Williams
Principal
Ferndale High School

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