Forrest School (Chapel Hill, Tennessee)

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Forrest School
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Forrest School (Chapel Hill, Tennessee)
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
MottoClass, Pride, Tradition
School districtMarshall County School District
PrincipalAngie Phifer
Teaching staff45.70 (FTE) [1]
Grades 7 to 12
Enrollment803 (2022-2023) [1]
Student to teacher ratio17.57 [1]
Color(s)Blue and White  
Athletics conference TSSAA
MascotRockets
YearbookThe 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.

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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

Girls

State championships

State Honors

Band

Clubs

Notable alumni

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Forrest School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
  2. 1 2 "TSSAA". tssaa.org. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
  3. 1 2 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.
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