Our teachers, coaches, and parent volunteers take extracurricular activities seriously because they help students explore career interests, develop new talents and skills, and make friends. Students who represent Forest Home Avenue School out in the community also get a taste of leadership experience and develop stronger school pride!

Contact our parent coordinators or your child’s teacher to learn more about extracurricular activities.

Email Parent Coordinator Ms. Maria Hernandez at hernanmg@milwaukee.k12.wi.us.

Athletics

• Basketball
• Volleyball
• Soccer

Arts & Entertainment

• Annual Talent Show
• Book Club – New in 2023, this club brings booklovers together for shared reading experiences.
• Collaging Club – Researching influential Hispanic and Latino artists and creating personal art projects are club priorities.
• Cultural Dance Club
• Pom Poms

Environmental Enrichment

• Gardening Club – Students get their hands dirty tending Forest Home Avenue School gardens of all styles and sizes – horizontal, vertical, raised bed – and learning where our food comes from.

Leadership & Service

• BLMA Buddies – Milwaukee Public School’s Department of Black & Latino Male Achievement designed this program to promote Black and Latino male mentorship and leadership for our male students of color in fourth and fifth grade. Forest Home teachers and students team up with their BLMA Buddies at nearby South Division High School.
• Girl Scouts – Girl Scouts of Wisconsin Southeast is home base for Forest Home Avenue School’s new troops (K5 through grade two, grades three through five). Through enriching experiences like extraordinary field trips, sports skill-building clinics, community service projects, cultural exchanges, and environmental stewardships, girls grow courageous and strong.
• Honor Roll – The Forest Home Avenue School Honor Roll recognizes K3 to fifth-grade students for academic and behavioral accomplishments. Teachers select Honor Roll students monthly.
• Student Council – Team building, problem-solving, and volunteering in school service projects are the work of fourth- and fifth-grade student council members. Students lead school tours and serve as lunchroom and hallway monitors, in addition to other responsibilities.