The world needs one-of-a-kind
THINKERS, DOERS, AND DREAMERS.
That’s where Greenhills School comes in.
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.
A school
AS UNIQUE AS
YOUR CHILD
(well, almost).
TRACK REGIONALS SUCCESSFUL DESPITE DELAY
May 26th, 2022
Written by Eliot Ahn ’25, for The Alcove student newspaper. Greenhills track team competed in a regional meet at Whiteford Middle and High School on May 21, where they faced off against 11 schools, including Adrian Madison, Gabriel Richard, Blissfield and Dearborn Advanced technology, Dearborn Heights Robichaud, Detroit Voyageur, Erie Mason, IDA, Monroe St Mary, Ottawa Lake-Whiteford, Sand Creek and Taylor Preparatory. During the meet, a combination of weather and equipment issues prolonged the day for the athletes to 10 hours, but the track team was able to perform. A thunderstorm prevented the start of the event for more than an hour. Despite the brief nature of the storm it had a downstream effect that led to more delays in the meet.
“We thought we were going to be combating the weather mostly throughout the day,” said Head Coach Mackenzie Hess. “There was a 98 percent chance of thunderstorms so we really thought that was going to be our biggest challenge.”Along with the rain causing delays in the start of the events and forcing people inside, it also damaged one of the cameras that was used to time athletes. While organizers replaced the camera, there were problems calibrating the replacement camera and athletes were stuck waiting on the track under the sun. The problem with calibrating the new camera also led to some events being repeated, which led to longer delays between events “The timing issues were pretty substantial,” said Hess. “Especially for our sprinters who at many points in both prelims and in finals were just standing out in the heat after having warmed but not able to run yet because of the timing issues.” Many of the athletes found these timing and camera issues even more frustrating because the events were already delayed due to the weather. The camera and timer issues affected the sprint events the most and, combined with the rain, caused some events to be delayed for up to two hours. The delays, however, did not stop members on the track team from putting in good performances. Several athletes performed very well in their events and many set their personal records. One athlete who did particularly well was Anika Bery ’24. She was the only person on the track team to qualify for the State Championship meet. With her performance in the girls one mile and two mile, she finished in first place in the girls varsity two mile and finished fourth in the girls varsity one mile “I think it went really well,” said Bery. “In the one mile, I did okay but I'm not worried about that because I did really well in the two mile because I won.” Another notable performance from the regional was Lincoln Cha ’24 who finished in fourth in the boys two mile and sixth in the two mile.
“I PR’d in both my events and I ran my first sub-five mile which has been something I’ve wanted to do for a while,” said Cha.Despite all of the difficulty that was placed on the athletes on the track team there were many good performances that many of the athletes were proud of. “It was pretty frustrating,” said Hess. “It's one of the challenges we might expect to see. I think the athletes handled it remarkably well. I think the performance speaks to that and people still had amazing performances. We had a lot of people place in the top eight and I think it goes to show you the really strong resilience in the team and the ability to adapt to those challenges.”
Greenhills Girls Tennis Clinches the Regional Title, Now Looking Ahead to State Tournament
May 23rd, 2022
By Pranay Shah, for The Alcove student newspaper. Greenhills girls varsity tennis team brought home the Regional Championship title on May 19. Eight teams met at their home courts early Thursday morning to compete in the tournament that determines if a team’s season will continue. If a team wins enough points, it is eligible to play in the culminating tournament of the season: the State Championship. Greenhills earned 22 points—14 more than the four teams that tied for second place—and will advance to the finals, taking place on June 3 and 4.
Soccer Team Drops Close Game to Rival, Keeps it Close Despite Multiple Injuries
May 18th, 2022
Written by Mustafa Zipapury, for The Alcove student newspaper. The girls soccer team took on University of Liggett on Thursday, May 12. This was the second time the rival teams would play each other this season, and Greenhills earned a big victory for the team in its first meetup. However, hamstrung by several injuries, the team couldn’t pull off the repeat win, and fell 2-3.
Senior Ryan Wang Named One of 161 US Presidential Scholars
May 18th, 2022
More than 3.7 million students will graduate high school in 2022. Of this group, only about 5,000 students are selected as candidates for the United States Presidential Scholars Program. And of that elite group, only 161 students are named US Presidential Scholars — one of the highest honors a high school student can receive. This year, that includes Greenhills senior Ryan Wang.
Running Into the Night: Races outrun the scorching sun, as the track meet extends more than ten hours
May 17th, 2022
Written by Caleb Lee ‘23, for The Alcove student newspaper. With the full rays of the sun beating down on the tracks of Whitmore Lake High School, the Greenhills varsity track and field team joined 23 other schools at the Whitmore Lake Invitational on April 23.
GREENHILLS BY THE NUMBERS
≈ 556
students in
grades 6-12
students in
grades 6-12
≈ 53%
self-identified
students of color
self-identified
students of color
≈ 18%
receive
financial aid
receive
financial aid
78
faculty
members
faculty
members
70%
of faculty hold
advanced degrees
of faculty hold
advanced degrees
14
students average
class size
students average
class size
31
average
act score
average
act score
>4
totally student-run
service learning clubs
totally student-run
service learning clubs
$2,250
every three years for
continuing education for each
faculty member
every three years for
continuing education for each
faculty member
We see the 0.1%
that makes you, well,
YOU.
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.
