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Forney High School Marching Band receives several high honors at Mesquite Marching Festival
The Forney High School Marching Band competed in the Mesquite Marching Festival on October 6, 2012 at Mesquite's Memorial Stadium. The FHS Band walked away with several different awards from their class 4A division and also all around rankings.
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Two Forney ISD students recognized as National Merit Commended Scholars
During the October 1, 2012, Forney ISD Board of Trustees regularly scheduled meeting two students were recognized as commended students in the National Merit Scholarship Program.
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Windmill Farms will no longer provide sewer services for North Forney High School
Windmill Farms has notified the Forney Independent School District that they will no longer provide sewer services for North Forney High School beginning in June of 2013. Margaret Taylor Smith Elementary, Blackburn Elementary, and Brown Middle School will all still be serviced by Windmill Farms.
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FISD Board rejects exclusive agreement with photographers for athletic events
In August, 2012, the Forney Independent School District (FISD) solicited two Requests for Proposals (RFP) for an exclusive photographer for athletic and non-athletic events. Typically an RFP is only solicited when the contract exceeds the threshold amount of $50,000, which is required by Texas State legislation. However, according to the district, currently they are not exceeding the threshold amount in photography services.
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North Forney High School and Forney High School bands holding March-A-Thon events
What do you do when your high school band budget has been slashed by over 40 percent? You hold a March-A-Thon and raise the extra money needed to keep your band intact. Since North Forney High School and Forney High School bands have been affected by budget cuts, they are both planning March-A-Thon events in August. They need the community's help to raise some funds!
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Five back to school tips Forney teachers want parents to know
The Forney ISD schools will be back in session as of August 27, 2012. Though parents are already scrambling to buy school supplies and uniforms, there are a few things that teachers really want parents to think about before their kids head back to school.
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Forney ISD Board of Trustees Approve 2012-2013 Budget
FORNEY, Texas – The Forney Independent School District Board of Trustees held a special Board meeting on Monday, June 25, 2012 and unanimously approved the 2012-2013 District budget. The approval of the budget at the meeting was the culmination of a six-month process involving the Board and Forney ISD administrators that included monthly meetings and budget workshops.
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The story behind Ralls ISD Jackrabbits fundraising efforts for Forney tornado victims
Though the EF-3 tornado that tore through Forney happened over two months ago, a generous school district nearly 400 miles away from Forney recently sent a monetary donation to help local tornado victims. Ralls ISD, from Ralls, Texas near Lubbock, sent a check for $721.01 to Forney ISD Superintendent Michael Holland with a letter explaining how they raised the funds.
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Forney ISD announces new Principals for Elementary Schools
FORNEY, Texas – The Forney Independent School District recently announced new principals for elementary schools in the District.
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Forney ISD School Board meeting: New members sworn in and President elected
There were a lot of smiles at the June 4, 2012 Forney ISD School Board meeting. It was a night to celebrate the swearing in of new school board members Mike White and Heath Carroll and to recognize some of the districts outstanding athletes. The board also voted on who their President, Vice President and Secretary would be for the 2012-2013 school year.
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Forney High School Students Accepted into NASA High School Aerospace Scholars Program
HOUSTON, Texas – Several Forney High School students were recently notified that they had been selected to the NASA High School Aerospace Scholars Program. Three of the students completed the program and one was selected to attend a six-day NASA Johnson Space Center residency program.
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Forney's Crosby Elementary School is the scene of hope at ceremonial tree planting
Nothing beautifies a community like trees. On Thursday, May 10, 2012, the Kaufman County Urban Forester teamed up with Texas Trees Foundation, TXU Energy, and UNFI, to plant a ceremonial tree at Crosby Elementary School in Forney. The Chinquapin oak tree was planted on campus, not far from a small tree that somehow survived the EF-3 tornado that destroyed homes in the Diamond Creek neighborhood. Many more trees are going to be planted in October.
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