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School updates: Signs of change at Jackson-Reed High include changing the signs

June 28, 2022 by FHC 1 Comment

School’s out! So let’s read about school. And specifically, about the former Wilson High School. In their reporting for The Beacon, Jackson-Reed High School’s excellent student journalists have been covering issues such as their school’s name change, which happened during the 2021-22 school year. The most recent update on that change was about the old […]

Filed Under: Featured, Kids & Pets, Kids Write, News, Schools

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The only school offering free pre-K3 in Ward 3 is expanding (Sponsored)

May 23, 2022 by FHC Leave a Comment

(This post is sponsored by CommuniKids.) If you have a small child, this headline probably got your attention. Parents who have participated in the DC Public Schools pre-K lottery know space is limited in Ward 3, and prior to 2017, none of the DCPS schools in Ward 3 offered pre-K3. That changed in August 2017, […]

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Neighborhood in the News: Arrest in Days Inn shooting; “Grandfather of Black basketball” honored; Whittle School buildings set for foreclosure auction

February 25, 2022 by FHC 1 Comment

An arrest in the Days Inn shooting case: Last Friday, MPD announced that there was a warrant out for the arrest of a suspect in the January 27th Days Inn shootings that left one person dead and four wounded. On Saturday, the police announced they had arrested that suspect, 18-year-old Gerald Thomas. The Washington Post, […]

Filed Under: Featured, Neighborhood in the News, News, Schools, UDC

Schools update: DCPS budgets and proposed fixes; A Covid testing success, and where it still needs work

February 2, 2022 by FHC 1 Comment

Ruth Wattenberg represents Ward 3 on the DC State Board of Education (SBOE). This update is excerpted and adapted from her October 31st newsletter, which includes DC’s Covid-19 vaccination sites for 5- to 11-year-olds, the last calls for input on Wilson High School’s new name, and a survey on DC’s STAR school rating system. Subscribe […]

Filed Under: Coronavirus, Featured, News, Schools

School updates: New ‘test to return’ requirement; Essential student journalism; UDC’s record gift

December 30, 2021 by FHC Leave a Comment

“Test to return” to DC Public Schools: On December 20th, DCPS extended the school system’s winter break by two days “to ensure appropriate time for testing.” Instead of holding classes, schools would be open on Monday, January 3rd and Tuesday, January 4th for the distribution of rapid antigen tests to students and staff. But covid […]

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Meet Your Neighbors: An advocate for children and the homeless takes a neighborhood leadership role

November 12, 2021 by FHC 1 Comment

When we introduced you in May to ANC 3F’s Schools and Universities Committee, its chair was James Tandaric. The leadership has changed. Tandaric is now an ANC 3F commissioner and Tvonne Donovan, a founding member of the committee, is now the committee’s chair. Like her predecessor, Donovan is interested in engaging and advocating for the […]

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Schools update: Covid shots for 5- to 11-year-olds; Last chance to weigh in on Wilson High’s new name

November 1, 2021 by FHC Leave a Comment

Ruth Wattenberg represents Ward 3 on the DC State Board of Education (SBOE). This update is adapted from her October 31st newsletter, which includes DC’s Covid-19 vaccination sites for 5- to 11-year-olds, the last calls for input on Wilson High School’s new name, and a survey on DC’s STAR school rating system. Subscribe by contacting […]

Filed Under: Kids & Pets, News, Schools

School updates: The results of Cheh’s Ward 3 school-readiness checks; the problem with the “Summer Blitz”

August 31, 2021 by FHC Leave a Comment

Ruth Wattenberg represents Ward 3 on the DC State Board of Education. This is adapted from her August 29th newsletter. Subscribe by contacting her at ruth4schools@yahoo.com. Welcome back to everyone! Plus a special welcome to new families and new staff – and especially to our students. Some of our students are returning to schools they have […]

Filed Under: Kids & Pets, News, Schools

To be neighborly to the sight-impaired, keep dogs leashed and distanced from guide dogs. And be mindful of sidewalk obstructions.

August 23, 2021 by FHC 5 Comments

by Ken Sands Forest Hills is a beautiful, walkable neighborhood. During the pandemic, it’s been ideal for socially distant walking. More people also adopted pets as walking companions, so you’re more likely to encounter dogs on our streets and sidewalks. As it became evident that Covid-19 is not often spread outdoors, and as most of […]

Filed Under: Around the Neighborhood, Featured, News, Our Furry Kids

A century ago, the neighborhood playground was… the neighborhood

July 22, 2021 by FHC 2 Comments

In 2019, we published a series of recollections by Fred Rhodes (1913-2001), a federal worker whose long and varied resumé included the Manhattan Project and the Nixon administration. But a century ago, he was just a kid in Forest Hills, and the Soapstone Valley was his playground. His memoir Four Seasons in the Soapstone Valley, shared […]

Filed Under: Forest Hills, History, Kids & Pets, News

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