Forney High School is a public secondary school located in Forney,

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. It is one of two high schools in the

Forney Independent School District The Forney Independent School District is a public school district in Kaufman County, based in Forney, Texas, United States. The district serves the city of Forney, the city of Talty, a small portion of Mesquite, and other unincorporated area ...

which serves Forney, Talty, the small Kaufman County portion of

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, 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 North Forney High School (NFHS) is a public high school located in Kaufman County, Texas outside of Forney and is one of two high schools in the Forney Independent School District. It is classified as a 6A school by the UIL. Varsity competition ...

only housed freshmen and sophomores so the first graduating class will be in 2012. In 2022–23, the school was rated by the

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as follows: 85 (B) overall, 84 (B) for Student Achievement, 83 (B) for School Progress, and 87 (B) for Closing the Gaps.

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

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s, although jeans are sometimes allowed. The

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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.Texas Education Agency
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

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(Class of 2004), NFL quarterback,

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(08-09),

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(2012),

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(2013),

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(2013) *

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(Class of 1984), justice of the

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(Class of 1968), first African-American Dallas County Commissioner

References

External links

Forney High School

Texas Education Agency
{{Authority control Schools in Kaufman County, Texas Public high schools in Texas