Principal's Message - 1/28/18

Good evening, this is Mr. Kennedy, principal of Forbush High School. I have a few announcements and updates I would like to share with you this evening.

Snow Make-up Days

I want to begin this evening my reminding everyone of our snow make up dates. As announced by Dr. Martin, YCS Superintendent, last week, the following days will serve as our snow make up days: Monday, February 12; Monday, April 9; and Friday, April 27.

Student Government Officers

We recently held elections for our Student Government officers. Congratulations to our 2017-18 class officers: Freshmen: President - Jaron Sears, VP - Lucas Payne; Sophomores: President - Kailey Smitherman; Juniors: President - Riley Warfel, VP - Hannah Shore

For our Seniors, we will have a runoff election between our top two finishers, Josh Clark and Jacob Williams, tomorrow, Tuesday, and Wednesday during all three lunches.

All-Conference Athletes

Congratulations to the following swimmers who were named to the WPAC All-Conference Team: Gina Myers, Hunter Kepley, Lauren Holowiti, Emily Post, and Suzie Beamguard. Also, Suzie Beamguard won the conference title in the 500 Free.

Congratulations to the following athletes who were named to the WPAC All-Conference Team for Indoor Track: Dakota Mendenhall, Anna Kathryn Kilby, Mackenzie Fulk, Mallory Martin, Monserrat Andrade, and Madisun Shore. Several of our athletes won conference titles, including Dakota Mendenhall in the 1,000-meter run, Mackenzie Fulk in the triple jump and long jump, and Mallory Martin in the 55-meter hurdles.

The Conference Tournament for Wrestling was held yesterday and the All-Conference Results will be shared in next week’s phone message.

8th Grade Parent Night

Our annual 8th Grade Parent Night is scheduled for Monday, February 5. This will be a floating event from 5:00 to 6:30. Rising freshmen and their parents are welcome to visit during that time frame and meet our teachers, learn more about our course and program offerings, and become more familiar with our campus. We look forward to seeing you there!

Home Sports This Week

Tuesday - Basketball vs. Surry Central

Friday - Basketball, JV girls vs. West Stokes, all other teams vs. Walkertown

That is all for this evening. Please be sure to check out our web site and follow us on Twitter and Facebook for daily updates. Thank you for your time this evening, goodnight.