Forrest School (Chapel Hill, Tennessee)

Forrest School
Location
310 N. Horton Parkway Chapel Hill, Tennessee 37034 United States
Coordinates	35°37′48″N86°41′26″W / 35.63000°N 86.69056°W / 35.63000; -86.69056
Information
Type	Public
Motto	Class, Pride, Tradition
School district	Marshall County School District
Principal	Angie Phifer
Teaching staff	45.70 (FTE) [1]
Grades	7 to 12
Enrollment	803 (2022-2023) [1]
Student to teacher ratio	17.57 [1]
Color(s)	Blue and White
Athletics conference	TSSAA
Mascot	Rockets
Yearbook	The Forrester
Website	forrestschool.mcstn.net

Forrest School is a public school in Chapel Hill, Tennessee. 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 Nathan Bedford Forrest, a Confederate general, known for his outstanding military leadership in the cavalry, the massacre of African American Union troops stationed at Fort Pillow, and for being the first Grand Wizard 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 TSSAA's Division 1, Class A.

Boys

• Baseball
• Basketball
• Cross Country
• Football
• Golf
• Soccer
• Wrestling

Girls

• Basketball
• Cheerleading
• Cross Country
• Golf
• Soccer
• Softball

State championships

• 1998 TSSAA Class A Cheerleading Non-Building ^[2]
• 2006 TSSAA Class A Cheerleading Non-Building ^[2]
• 2006 TSSAA Class A Girls Basketball ^[3]
• 2008 TSSAA Class A Girls Softball ^[3]
• 2015 TSSAA Class A Girls Softball ^[3]

State Honors

• 2010 TSSAA Class A Tennessee Miss Basketball - Beth Hawn

Band

• 2007 Division 1 State Marching Band Champions ^[4]

Clubs

• Art Club
• Beta Club
• Drama Club
• FBLA
• FCA
• FCCLA
• FFA
• Leo Club
• Student Council
• Hosa

Notable alumni

• Mike Minor - Professional baseball player with the Texas Rangers

References

1. "Forrest School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
2. "TSSAA". tssaa.org. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
3. "TSSAA". tssaa.org. Archived from the original on March 10, 2014. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
4. "Tennessee Division I State Marching Band Championship – Finals Recap" (PDF). riverdaleband.com. Retrieved June 8, 2016.

External links

• Forrest School website
• Marshall County School System Archived September 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine