Forrest School (Chapel Hill, Tennessee)

Forrest School
Forrest School
Location
	310 N. Horton Parkway; Chapel Hill, Tennessee; 37034; United States
Coordinates	35°37′48″N 86°41′26″W / 35.63000°N 86.69056°W
Information
Type	Public
Motto	Class, Pride, Tradition
School district	Marshall County School District
Principal	Angie Phifer
Grades	7 to 12
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 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[edit]

Forrest School was a K-12 school until Chapel Hill Elementary School was established to serve grades K-5.

Forrest has gone through several building additions since it was established. The latest was in 2007 which included additional classrooms, a band room, and a football stadium.

Athletics[edit]

Forrest High School competes in TSSAA's Division 1, Class A.

Boys

Girls

State championships[edit]

1998 TSSAA Class A Cheerleading Non-Building^[1]
2006 TSSAA Class A Cheerleading Non-Building^[1]
2006 TSSAA Class A Girls Basketball^[2]
2008 TSSAA Class A Girls Softball^[2]
2015 TSSAA Class A Girls Softball^[2]

State Honors[edit]

2010 TSSAA Class A Tennessee Miss Basketball - Beth Hawn

Band[edit]

2007 Division 1 State Marching Band Champions^[3]

Clubs[edit]

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

Notable alumni[edit]

Mike Minor - Professional baseball player with the Texas Rangers

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "TSSAA". tssaa.org. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c "TSSAA". tssaa.org. Archived from the original on March 10, 2014. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
^ "Tennessee Division I State Marching Band Championship – Finals Recap" (PDF). riverdaleband.com. Retrieved June 8, 2016.

External links[edit]

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

[TSSAA_Cheer-1] "TSSAA". tssaa.org. Retrieved June 8, 2016.

[TSSAA_Records-2] "TSSAA". tssaa.org. Archived from the original on March 10, 2014. Retrieved June 8, 2016.

[3] "Tennessee Division I State Marching Band Championship – Finals Recap" (PDF). riverdaleband.com. Retrieved June 8, 2016.

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