On Friday 2/6/26 our FFA Horse Judging team placed 4th in the state in non-reasons horse judging!!!! To top that our very own Adalyn Bocker tied for 1st and after a tie breaker placed 2nd at the STATE contest!!!! This team did a great job and they have so many more years ahead of them!

Students in Consumer Ed and Ag Business met with Becky and Amanda from Solutions Bank to talk about how to spot fraud. Thanks for coming to help us learn!

Kindergarten has been hard at work learning all about addition. We have been using number bonds to help us write our addition sentences.

The first grade classes made cards and pictures for the bus drivers to celebrate Bus Driver Appreciation week.

Learning through play in 5th grade! 🕹️🌙 From managing money with decimals in The Game of Life, to writing hilarious captions, to exploring moon phases with Oreos—National Play Day was full of fun and meaningful learning!

Tonight, we honored our 2026 Illinois State Scholars at the high school basketball game versus Orangeville. Congratulations on this prestigious honor!

In Art, 6 and 8th Grade took a time machine back and practiced their signatures with calligraphy pens. After watching a video on Sumerian impact on the arts. The students practiced their signatures , as Sumerian's are known for signing their work.

Senior Spotlight - Hailee Vogt

1. What do you look forward to the most during your senior year?
I look forward to playing sports with friends, football games, prom/homecoming, and graduating.

2. What activities/athletics are you involved with at FHS?
I'm involved in basketball, volleyball, track, and student council.

3. What are your post-Forreston plans?
I plan to attend Cornell College to play basketball and major in Pre-Physical Therapy.

4. What advice would you give an incoming freshman?
Stay on top of work and have fun because it goes by fast.

🕵️‍♂️🕵️‍♀️ 4th grade detectives are on the case! Students are sharpening their inference skills by solving mysteries and cracking clues. Learning through investigation at its best!

Senior Spotlight - Kadin Schreiner

1. What do you look forward to the most during your senior year?
Graduating/more chilled back classes

2. What activities/athletics are you involved with at FHS?
With FHS: Baseball. Without: Bowling

3. What are your post-Forreston plans?
Join the union

4. What advice would you give an incoming freshman?
Enjoy yourself because it will go by fast

On Friday, thirty junior high students competed for the title of spelling bee champion. It came down to all eighth grade girls in the top five. Ultimately, Shayla Hill came out as the winner when she spelled "archipelago" correctly. Shayla will compete in the regional spelling bee in Dixon on February 19th, 2026. Congratulations Shayla!🐝🧠

Tickets are on sale for the Spanish Club fundraiser on March 7th.There will be trivia, concessions, a bake sale, and a silent auction. Proceeds go towards supporting student travelers on the Spanish Club service trip to Costa Rica this summer. https://forms.gle/5MJPMd8k2ucLgE1k9

Fifteen 5th grade students participated in the annual spelling bee at FGS on Friday. The bee was won by Alex Schmidt in the 10th round. He will represent FGS at the regional bee in Dixon next month. All of our participants did outstanding today!! 🐝

Senior Spotlight - Ivan Reyna

1. What do you look forward to the most during your senior year?
Being respected and able to have more privileges

2. What activities/athletics are you involved with at FHS?
None at FHS, but I train in MMA and boxing

3. What are your post-Forreston plans?
Try to go pro for boxing and become a plumber, or go into the trades

4. What advice would you give an incoming freshman?
Stay on top of your work, and never get behind because once you do, you're cooked.

Mrs. Meyer's kindergarten had fun celebrating the 100th day of school! 🎉 The students really enjoyed sorting 100 pieces of their snack before eating it.

Fifth graders had to use clues to solve the crime using their knowledge of multiplying and dividing by powers of ten in math. Solving each problem got them closer to finding out whodunit!

First grade celebrated the 100th day of school with a day filled with 100 themed activities.

Senior Spotlight - Kaden Brown

1. What do you look forward to the most during your senior year?
I look forward to the golf season and enjoying friends.

2. What activities/athletics are you involved with at FHS?
Golf, band, baseball

3. What are your post-Forreston plans?
I plan to play golf in college.

4. What advice would you give an incoming freshman?
Make friends; don’t be a loner, and enjoy your time while it lasts.

Some schedule UPDATES:

The varsity girls basketball game vs. Lena on Friday, January 23rd is CANCELLED due to weather conditions. The reschedule date has been set for Saturday, February 7th at 1 pm at Forreston High School.

The Orion Wrestling Tournament scheduled for the weekend has been canceled.

The JH Spelling Bee has been rescheduled to January 30th, 8am.