FRIENDS OF HIGH SCHOOL PARK
Events & News
Kid’s Workshop on Bees!
Come join us as we welcome Briar Bush Nature Center to High School Park for a workshop on Bees! Sunday, October 1st from 11am - 12noon Explore and learn the value of bees and the vital role they play in nature. You will be able to observe these fascinating creatures...
Observe the Moon!
Join the Elkins Park Library, the Friends of High School Park and the Bucks-Mont Astronomical Society for the International Observe the Moon Night on Saturday, October 21, 2023. A "family friendly" event. 6:00-7:00pm "The Nearest Star", a Talk by Bucks-Mont...
FHSP Book Club
Join us for our new discussions this Fall! Wednesday, September 27th at 7pm Sprout Lands: Tending the Endless Gift of Trees, by William Bryant Logan Saturday, November 18th at 1pm How to Catch A Mole: Wisdom from a Life Lived in Nature, by Marc Hamer Wednesday,...
High School Park Workday Weekends 2023
Come and be part of taking care of High School Park right in the center of Elkins Park, PA! We will be doing the usual pulling & cutting the invasives, caring for the gardens, picking up trash and tending the nursery on the weekends… But this year we are also...
Past Events
Summer Series Artist: Rebecca Schultz
FHSP Summer Outdoor Art Installation Series 2023.
Artist Workshop- Thursday, August 3, 2023, 5:30 – 7:30 pm
Culminating Celebration- Thursday, August 24, 5:30 – 7:30 pm
Mapping Our Watershed is a participatory art and community science project, produced in collaboration with the Cheltenham Center for the Arts and the Tookany-Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership.
Summer Series Artist: Megan Raab Greenholt
FHSP Summer Outdoor Art Installation Series 2023.
Artist Talk- Thursday, July 13, 2023, 5:30 – 6:30 pm
To give and receive reciprocally is the intention of BackwardForwardForwardBackward, an installation using native and naturalized plant species currently growing on-site at HSP.
Tent Time Storytime
In Partnership with Let's Go Outdoors, Friends of High School Park presents Tent Story Time! Sunday, July 16th (CANCELLED DUE TO RAIN) and Saturday, July 29th 10am-12noon at High School Park! Drop by anytime between 10am and 12 noon to enjoy the outdoors with the...
Summer Series Artist: Rhonda Hershey Ike
FHSP Summer Outdoor Art Installation Series 2023.
Artist Talk- RAIN DATE: JULY 6TH, 2023, 5:30 – 7:30 PM
Created from the natural debris found in the park, Nesting is a comforting space that welcomes visitors to enter, retreat from daily life, and connect to the earth.
Summer Artist Series Returns
This summer there will be 3 artists working within the park each offering workshops, culminating in a final installation and presentation of their work. Rhonda Hershey Ike- Nesting @earthartyoga (IG) Artist "Walk & Talk" Event: June 22nd, 5:30-7:30 pm Megan Raab...
Plant Sale
Sunday, June 4th from 11am - 3pm Join us for a lovely Sunday in the Park and purchase a variety of Native Plants grown in our Nursery! (In addition, there will be herbs and other perennials), Come chat with us at the "Ask the Experts" table! We will have information...
Great Backyard Bird Count!
Join local birders in High School Park on Sunday, February 19th from 9:00am - 10:30am. No experience necessary! Just come walk around the Park with us and help us observe the avian life of the Park. Bring binoculars, if you have them, and dress for the weather!
Welcome New Board Members!
The board of Friends of High School Park is delighted to welcome new members Michael Landis, Tammra Banner, Keith Snodgrass, and Ava Adames. We are grateful to community members who volunteer to help shepherd our organization from year to year. We also want to thank...
MLK Day of Service Sunday, January 15th 1-3pm
Volunteering starts early this year with the MLK Day of Service on Sunday, January 11th from 1-3pm. Bring your favorite clippers and gloves and let's get started with clearing the invasive weeds in preparation for our new renovation project on the side of the meadow!...
2023 Winter Warm-Up Online Auction
Our Winter Fundraiser "Winter Warm-Up On-Line Silent Auction" will go live Sunday, January 29th at 5pm through Saturday, February 11th at 10pm. Join in and help us reach our fundraising goal and bid on all kinds of items...vacation rentals, theater tickets, artwork,...