Forrest School is a public school in

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. It was founded in the year 1924-1925 according to their yearbook, just recently celebrating their 100th anniversary of being established. It serves grades 7-12 and is part of the Marshall County School District. The school is also known as Forrest Middle School for grades 7-8 and Forrest High School for grades 9-12. It is named for

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of the KKK.

History

Forrest School was a K-12 school until Chapel Hill Elementary School And Delk Henson Intermediate School was established. With C.H.E.S serving grades K-3 and D.H.I.S serving grades 4-6. Forrest has gone through several building additions since it was established. The latest was in 2007 when a fire occurred. The school now has additional classrooms, a band room, and a football stadium.

Athletics

Forrest High School competes in

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's Division 1, Class A. Boys *

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* Cross Country *

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Girls *

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* Cross Country *

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State championships

*1998

Class A Cheerleading Non-Building *2006

Class A Girls Basketball *2008

Class A Girls Softball *2015

Class A Girls Softball

State Honors

*2010

Class A Tennessee Miss Basketball - Beth Hawn

Band

*2007 Division 1 State Marching Band Champions

Clubs

*Art Club *

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*Drama Club *FBLA *FCA * FCCLA *

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*Leo Club *Student Council *Hosa

Notable alumni

* Mike Minor - Professional baseball player with the Texas Rangers

References

External links

Forrest School websiteMarshall County School System
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