Jackrabbits Secure (Tri) District Championship - Playoffs Await

What a difference a year makes. This time last year, the Forney Jackrabbits were looking at a season that was full of close calls and a whole bunch fo what-ifs. This year, they are looking forward to the playoffs and celebrating their first ever 4A District Championship. Even the fact that the [...]

FHS Theatre Department Presenting Footloose!

The FHS Theatre Department is proud to present Footloose! the Musical next week - performances are Thursday, October 16th at 7PM; Saturday, October 18th at 8PM and Sunday, October 19th at 2PM. All performances will be in the Performing Arts Center located at Forney High School.
Tickets are available at the door and cost $5 for [...]

FHS Band Named Outstanding Band at Mesquite Marching Festival

The Forney High School Marching Band won honors as the Outstanding Band in Class 4A at the recent Mesquite Marching Festival and finished 7th out of all 35 bands across all classes. This marks the first year that the FHS band took the Outstanding Band award at the Mesquite Marching Festival
The band takes the field [...]

Forney ISD Dedicating Four Schools in Coming Weeks

Forney’s incredible growth & Forney ISD’s pursuit of excellence are on display this month as FISD dedicates not one, not two, but four schools in October. Two are new - Smith Elementary and Rhea Elementary and two are being renamed as FISD now has two middle schools - Brown Middle School and Warren Middle School.
Sunday, [...]

Bullying in FISD - The Victims

As I started research for this series of articles, I was struck by many things, the first being the stereotype most people assign to the victims of bullying in general.  The typical assumption is that these children must be weaklings and loners with some identifiable flaw whether it be physical, intellectual or social.  It is easy to [...]

Bullying in FISD - The Problem

“The worst sin toward our fellow creatures
is not to hate them,
but to be indifferent to them:
that’s the essence of inhumanity.”
-George Bernard Shaw

The Center for Disease Control reports that over 5.7 million teens in the United States, or more than 30% are estimated to be involved in bullying as bully, victim, or both. Even the CDC [...]

Jackrabbits Complete Undefeated Pre-District Run, Begin District Play at Poteet Friday

For the first time since moving up to 4A, the Forney Jackrabbits wrapped up a perfect run leading up to district play with an incredibly entertaining 52-42 win over Sachse on Thursday night. For many reasons, this was an impressive win. Sachse was Forney’s first ever 5A opponent. Forney was not intimidated, even after getting [...]

Fall Adult Education Classes Offered by FISD

Forney I.S.D. is offering five Adult Education courses this fall.  These courses are designed to meet specific needs and/or community interests.  The Adult GED and ESL courses are free, while the others cost a nominal fee to cover supplies.
The Fall 2008 Adult Education course offerings are as follows:

Adult ESL: This course is designed for persons [...]

Forney Goes for 2-0 Start

For the first time in 4A, the Jackrabbits have the chance to be 2-0.  With an impressive Week 0 win against a visiting Greenville Lions team, the Forney Jackrabbits are in a position to build some early season momentum that may help them break the 4A Playoff barrier they have faced since moving up to [...]

A Great Beginning

For the first time since they moved to 4A, the Forney Jackrabbits are 1-0 to start the season. The Jackrabbits almost brokethrough last year against Whitehouse, but a second half swan song kept the Jackrabbits from getting off on the positive side of the ledger. This year, a totally different story. With [...]