Student Success

Elke Doom, Eastpointe's new city manager, attended HFC three times, earning two degrees. Two of her daughters followed suit.

HFC alum/ex-State trooper talks about his time at HFC, being a cop, and playing in a local band during retirement.

HFC student veteran Sandra Wilkins served in the U.S. Navy from 1999-2003. She is a culinary arts student who hosts WHFR’s “Feast of Folk” radio show as D.J. Quicksand.

HFC basketball player Leon Ayers achieves his dream of playing Division I basketball.

Owned by husband-and-wife alumni of HFC, Green Brain Comics has been named Best Comic Book Store.

Abbie Begley, shortstop for the HFC softball team, will transfer to Concordia University in Ann Arbor to continue her softball career, effective the 2020-21 season.

First-year wrestler Donte Rivera-Garcia shows leadership on and off the mat.

HFC golfer Matt Kosiba excels on the golf course and in the classroom.

Nursing student's involvement with the Black Male & QUEENS Focus Group and Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson makes her one of HFC's best and brightest.

“Reverse” was filmed partially on the HFC campus. It will premiere Nov. 15 in Detroit.

HFC Biotechnology alumnus gives back to his alma mater by donating to the academic program that set him up for career success.

The Arab Student Union and Yemeni Student Association thrive under new student leadership.

Former HFC baseball player John Schreiber becomes the first Michigan-born player to pitch for the Detroit Tigers, notching a 2-0 record pitching in his first season.

HFC musicians join forces with singer Karen Newman for the third year to perform “Karen Newman’s Christmas Spectacular” on Friday, Dec. 13.

Sasha Johnson credits HFC and Black and Brown Theatre in Detroit for jumpstarting her acting career.

EMU alumna M.J. LaDuke enrolls in HFC's Interior Design program to become NKBA-certified. Only two southeast-Michigan colleges offer the credential.

HFC Interior Design alumna Allison Jones wins a $2,500 scholarship and a trip to Las Vegas as part of her national second-place finish.

Former radio personality Tom Kopeck, who got his start at HFC, was inducted into the Michigan State Polka Music Hall of Fame Oct. 6.

USAF vet calls HFC her "home away from home."

Noah Saleh followed a lifelong dream and opened the first barbecue restaurant in Dearborn.

HFC student Tiffanie Osley, a single mother of six, found a home and a path to her future at HFC. Her parents are also HFC alumni.

Second-generation Hawk Luke Goins will play shortstop for HFC during the 2019-20 season.

Amani Hamadi plans to become a math teacher, thanks to the inspiration she gained from faculty at HFC.

At 85, swimmer Joel Lockwood still blows the competition out of the water, breaking records in the process.