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Forney High School
Address
1800 College Ave Forney, Texas 75126-9574 United States
Coordinates	32°43′32″N 96°27′22″W / 32.72556°N 96.45611°W / 32.72556; -96.45611
Information
School type	Public high school
School district	Forney Independent School District
NCES School ID	481956001810
Principal	Wesley Benjamin
Faculty	94.80 (FTE)
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	1,511 (2018–19)
Student to teacher ratio	15.94
Color(s)	Black and gold
Athletics conference	UIL Class AAAAA
Nickname	Jackrabbits
Newspaper	The Advocate
Website	Forney High School website

Forney High School is a public secondary school located in Forney, Texas, United States. It is one of two high schools in the Forney Independent School District which serves Forney, Talty, the small Kaufman County portion of Mesquite, and some surrounding unincorporated areas of Kaufman County. Because of immense growth over the past years, a bond was approved to begin construction of a second high school in May 2007. US Highway 80 serves as the boundary between the two high schools. Beginning in 2009, North Forney High School only housed freshmen and sophomores so the first graduating class will be in 2012. In 2011, the school was rated "Academically Acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency.

Activities

Forney High School has several award-winning organizations including track and field, powerlifting, football, drill team, UIL academic teams, Special Olympics teams, band, and choir. City Bank Stadium is one of the few high school football stadiums in the country with privately owned naming rights. FHS varsity football, soccer, and track compete in the stadium. The school won its first state championship in history in June 2018 when the softball team defeated Richmond Foster 4-1.

In 2014, Forney High School was recognized as having a certified Project Lead the Way high school engineering program.

School uniforms

All Forney ISD students are required to wear school uniforms, although jeans are sometimes allowed.

The Texas Education Agency specified that the parental guardians of students zoned to a school with uniforms may apply for a waiver to opt out of the uniform policy. Parents must provide legitimate reasons, which are usually religious or philosophical in nature.

Forney High School has opt-out days periodically throughout the course of the year to celebrate special occasions such as home game days.

Notable alumni

• Caleb Hanie (Class of 2004), NFL quarterback, Chicago Bears (08-09), Denver Broncos (2012), Baltimore Ravens (2013), Cleveland Browns (2013)
• Don Willett (Class of 1984), justice of the Texas Supreme Court
• John Wiley Price (Class of 1968), first African-American Dallas County Commissioner

References

1. "Search for Public Schools - Forney H S (481956001810)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
2. ^ "FORNEY H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
3. "2011 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on 2012-06-28.
4. PLTW Schools
5. Student Uniform Policy
6. Texas Education Agency Archived September 8, 2006, at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Forney High School
• Texas Education Agency

• Schools in Kaufman County, Texas
• Public high schools in Texas