2009 Forney High School football schedule

2009 Forney High School football schedule
August 28 Greenville 7:30 p. m. Away
September 4 Seagoville 7:30 p. m. Home
September 10 McKinney North (Thursday) 7:00 p. m. Away
September 17 Sachse (Thursday) 7:00 p. m. Home
September 25 Mesquite Poteet* (Homecoming) 7:30 p. m. Home
October 2 OPEN
October 9 Lancaster* 7:30 p. m. Away
October 16 West Mesquite* 7:30 p. m. [...]

Forney High School to Host Freshman Fish Camp on August 20

Forney High School will host Freshman Fish Camp on Thursday, Aug. 20 at 6 p.m. at the school. The camp is for all incoming 9th grade students who will attend Forney High School during the 2009-2010 school year. The event will be held in the high school commons and students attending the camp can purchase [...]

FISD Initial Drug Test Dates Released

FORNEY – The Forney Independent School District recently set initial drug testing dates for all secondary grade level students who plan to participate in a University Interscholastic League (UIL) event during the 2009-2010 school year. Students planning on participating in athletics, fine arts programs (band and/or choir), cheerleading, dance teams, SKILLS USA, ROTC, National Honor [...]

Forney percussionist Nick Rothouse performs with Dallas Wind Symphony

Story and photo submitted by Mario Luna, Assistant Director – Percussion

On Saturday July 4, Forney High School percussionist Nick Rothouse performed with the world-renowned Dallas Wind Symphony. Nick was chosen as the Outstanding Percussionist at the 2009 Dallas Wind band festival held this past May that led him to this rare performance with the [...]

Forney student accepted to prestigious academy

Story by the Forney Messenger
DENTON (UNT), Texas—A student from Forney has been accepted to the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science, a highly touted and rigorous program for gifted high school students at the University of North Texas.
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Amy Pierce, who previously attended Forney High School, will begin at TAMS this fall. She is [...]

Stephens Vocal Students earn TSSEC 1st Divisions

Story and photo by Kathy Stephens, Forney Messenger
Three students from the Stephens Vocal Studio and Forney High School have earned First Division ratings on their vocal solos at the recent Texas State Solo & Ensemble Competition held at the University of Texas at Austin on May 30. They are Senior Ragan Pharris, [...]

Celebrations of Success: FISD honors employees during annual year-end assembly June 5

Story by Cary Griffin; Photos by Judy Griffin, Forney Messenger
In celebration of a school year that Forney school board president David Walker called at one point the most successful he’s seen, Forney ISD honored its employees with numerous awards and recognitions during the district’s annual year-end assembly Friday morning, June 5.
The assembly began [...]

Forney ISD Board of Trustees Approve New Principal, Assistant Principals

Fisher Named Principal of Claybon Elementary School
FORNEY – The Forney ISD Board of Trustees approved a new principal for Claybon Elementary School, a new Assistant Principal for Forney High School and a new Assistant Principal for Criswell Elementary School during its regular monthly board meeting on Monday, June 1, 2009.
Scott Fisher was approved by [...]

Early TAKS Testing Results Show Significant Improvement at All Forney ISD Schools

The Texas Education Agency (TEA) began releasing the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) testing results on Friday, May 15, and the preliminary review of the numbers suggest that Forney ISD will be rated a Recognized district for 2009.
The final individual school and district ratings won’t be released by the TEA until August [...]

FHS Indoor Drumline Wins Gold Medal at the NTCA 2009 Percussion Championships

The Forney High School Indoor Drumline concluded their season on Friday, March 27 at Juan Seguin High School in Arlington, Texas at the North Texas Colorguard Association, (NTCA) 2009 Percussion Championships by winning the gold medal and ranking 1st place in nine possible categories. It’s the first time the drumline has captured 1st place at [...]