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2nd Annual FHS March-A-Thon scheduled for August 17; free concert planned
The Forney High School band scheduled their 2nd Annual March-A-Thon for August 17, 2013. The March-A-Thon will follow the same route as last year but will end at the Spellman Amphitheater with a free 15-minute concert.
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North Forney FFA achieves Gold chapter rating; students recognized
In only four years of existence, the North Forney High School Future Farmers of America (FFA) Organization received the Golden Horizon Chapter Award at the 85th Annual Texas FFA Convention at the Dallas Convention Center on July 10, 2013.
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FHS Wind Ensemble places first in area Honor Band Competition; advances to state
On June 26, 2013, The Forney High School Wind Ensemble achieved the single highest honor the FHS concert group has ever earned by being awarded first place at the Area C Texas Music Educators Association honor band session at Highland Park High School. By so doing, the ensemble became one of only 14 bands in Texas to advance to compete at the State Honor Band level held in San Antonio on June 30, 2013.
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School Board members sworn in and Board officers elected
On June 24, 2013, the Forney Independent School District swore in the three members who won the May 2013 election to the FISD Board of Trustees during their monthly meeting.
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Forney and North Forney High Schools celebrate graduating class of 2013
On Wednesday, June 5, 2013, Forney High School and North Forney High School graduates crossed the stage in back-to-back ceremonies held at the Curtis Culwell Center in Garland, Texas. The class of 2013 is the first class to attend North Forney High School for all four years since its construction.
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Forney ISD Board of Trustees raise more than $8,000 for scholarships with golf tournament
FORNEY, Texas – The Forney Independent School District Board of Trustees raised more than $8,000 for scholarships at the inaugural Forney ISD Board of Trustees Sunset Scramble Scholarship Golf Tournament which was held on Thursday, May 9, 2013 at Creekview Golf Course in Crandall, Texas. The money raised from the tournament will go towards scholarships for a senior from Forney High School and North Forney High School from this year’s graduating classes.
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Forney High School students presented grant from Verizon for winning national mobile app competition
FORNEY, Texas – The Verizon Foundation recently presented a $10,000 grant to a team of engineering students at Forney High School for winning the Verizon National Innovative Mobile App Competition. The grant was awarded to the students by Verizon Vice President of External Affairs, David Russell during a reception held in the board room at the Forney ISD Central Administration building on Friday, May 3.
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Forney woman wins Dallas Mavericks Teacher Recognition award
Being a teacher is a difficult and often thankless job, but Forney resident Whitney Rozell recently received much deserved praise for being a great teacher. Rozell teaches fourth grade at Porter Elementary School in Mesquite. The Dallas Mavericks and the UPS Store honored Rozell as part of their 9th annual Teacher Recognition Program.
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Forney ISD Board of Trustees hosting 1st Annual Sunset Scramble Golf Tournament
The Forney Independent School District's Board of Trustees will host the 1st Annual Sunset Scramble Golf Tournament at Creekview Golf Club in Crandall, Texas. The tournament will be a day and night event on May 9, 2013, and begins with registration and driving range at 3:00 p.m. and a shotgun start at 4:30 p.m.
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Forney High School students win National Verizon Web App Design Competition
A team of Forney High School engineering students in Forney High School's Project Lead the Way program won Verizon's Web App Design Competition. The students first competed at the state level and received Best in State. Later, they took part in a live webinar and presented their app design to a panel of judges.
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Forney High School engineering students win Best in State in Verizon Innovative App Challenge
FORNEY, Texas – Students from Forney High School in the Forney Independent School District recently captured a state championship without ever stepping on the field of play or lacing up a pair of cleats. In fact, the students never left the classroom.
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Forney HS student receives nomination from Congressman Hensarling to attend Naval Academy
Forney High School student Lane Johnson received a nomination from Congressman Hensarling to attend the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD. Hensarling and Johnson met for the first time since the nomination at a Town Hall meeting hosted by the Congressman addressing government spending.
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