in every kid since 1968.
Imagine a school wholeheartedly dedicated to creating a learning experience around the unique needs and passions of each student. That’s Greenhills. In intensely smart classes, our teachers push students to know the depth of what they’re truly capable of — from Jazz and 2D Design to Conceptual Physics.
On March 13, 2024 I received a text message from Gabe Seir, who graduated from Greenhills in 2020 and is a current senior at Stanford studying biomedical engineering. He said he recently received some exciting news from Stanford and hoped to share it with me. It was the middle of the school day, so we set a time to connect later that afternoon. I wasn’t sure what news he had to share, but I was very curious to hear more. What he shared with me was that he was in the top one percent of his graduating class in engineering and, as a result, was the recipient of the Frederick Emmons Terman Engineering Scholastic Award. I was delighted to hear this news and so pleased he wanted to share this with me. What caught me totally off guard was that the award includes a ceremony to which each recipient is asked to invite “the most influential secondary or pre-college teacher who guided them during the formative stages of their academic career,” and Gabe had chosen me. To say I was honored to be invited is a total understatement!
Forty-four Greenhills upper school students traveled to Kellogg Community College in Battle Creek on May 3 and 4 to compete at the 2024 Michigan Interscholastic Forensic Association State Finals. Eight returned as state champions, 24 as state finalists, and nine as semi finalists. Overall, the team captured second place in the Class B category—a class level higher than the team has competed in in the past.
Heading into the final contests of its season, the Greenhills varsity lacrosse team looks to build on the incremental successes achieved this season.
Greenhills baseball is midway through one of its most challenging schedules in recent history. The team has already competed in three games against two of last year’s state finalists. It has faced teams with strong baseball programs, like University Liggett, Plymouth Christian, and Father Gabriel Richard. And it has done so with some key players on the bench because of injuries. Despite all the odds stacked against them, the Gryphons have battled to a four and eight record—including five losses by two or fewer runs—and they’re playing well enough to compete for conference- and district-championships.
Going into the season, first-year girls basketball head coach Taylor Parker knew that, although the team might not be bound for the state championship, the players had a strong foundation and desire to be better.
And we do our very best to draw it out daily. On average, any two people have 99.9% identical DNA. That means what makes you you is what comes from that remaining 0.1%. At Greenhills, we've crafted our entire 6th- through 12th-grade experience (and our approach to teaching) to unleash the full power of that 0.1%. So you can go out into the world — uniquely and confidently you. A one-of-a-kind work of art with the ability to do anything you set your very distinctive brain to.