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Public school in Forney, Texas, United States
North Forney High School
Address
6170 Falcon Way
Forney, Texas 75126
United States
Coordinates32°45′58″N 96°24′24″W / 32.76611°N 96.40667°W / 32.76611; -96.40667
Information
School typePublic high school
MottoTrue North
Established2009
School districtForney Independent School District
NCES School ID481956010867
PrincipalMichael Jung
Faculty107.77 (FTE)
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,785 (2018–19)
Student to teacher ratio16.56
Color(s)Blue, black and white
     
Athletics conferenceUIL Class AAAAAA
NicknameFalcons
WebsiteNorth Forney High School website

North Forney High School (NFHS) is a public high school located in Forney, Texas, and is one of two high schools in the Forney Independent School District located in north-central Kaufman County. It is classified as a 6A school by the UIL. Varsity competition began during the 2010–11 school year, and North Forney had its first graduation in 2012. In 2013, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency (TEA). In 2014, North Forney High School was recognized as having a certified Project Lead the Way high-school engineering program.

Athletics

The North Forney Falcons compete in volleyball, cross-country, basketball, football, powerlifting, soccer, golf, tennis, swimming, track, baseball, and softball.

NFL safety Armani Watts played football at North Forney and graduated from the school in 2014. He played at Texas A&M from 2014–17 and was drafted in the fourth round of the 2018 NFL draft by the Kansas City Chiefs. Watts helped Kansas City to a victory in Super Bowl LIV.

Fine Arts

North Forney High School boasts an award-winning band, award-winning drill team (dance), award-winning theatre and award-winning choir. These programs are well-known and highly accomplished on the regional, state, national and international arenas. To learn more about the Pride of Falcon Nation Band, please visit:

School uniforms

North Forney allows students to wear any solid-color polo shirt and khaki or black shorts or pants, as well as a jacket. The jacket must also be a solid color or school spirit.

The TEA specifies that the parents or 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.

References

  1. "Search for Public Schools - North Forney H S (481956010867)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved Jul 10, 2017.
  2. ^ "NORTH FORNEY H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
  3. "North Forney High School". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
  4. "2013 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on 2013-06-15.
  5. PLTW Schools
  6. Texas Education Agency Archived September 8, 2006, at the Wayback Machine

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Education in Kaufman County, Texas
Public high schools
Forney ISD
Kaufman ISD
Kemp ISD
  • Kemp High
Mabank ISD
Scurry-Rosser ISD
  • Scurry-Rosser High
Terrell ISD
Tertiary
Community colleges
Portions of some school districts extend into other counties.
Some school districts (Quinlan ISD, Rockwall ISD, Wills Point ISD) serve sections of the county but do not operate any high schools in it.



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