Congrats to Hailee Vogt! She signed her intent to continue her academic & athletic career at Cornell College. She will play basketball for the Rams. A dedicated 4 year basketball player and 3 year varsity starter. Hailee earned All-Conference awards, MVP, and many other accomplishments as a Cardinal including top 10 in several categories for season and career. Hailee plans to pursue Physical Therapy at Cornell. Very proud of you Hailee and go cards!

Senior Spotlight - Kyla Lamm

1. What do you look forward to the most during your senior year?
I am looking forward to football games, homecoming week, track season, and graduation.

2. What activities/athletics are you involved with at FHS?
I am involved in track, FFA, band, the musical, NHS, and Servant Leadership.

3. What are your post-Forreston plans?
I plan to attend a four year university and obtain a bachelor's degree in finance.

4. What advice would you give an incoming freshman?
Start strong your freshman year because your GPA actually matters now.

Happy St. Patrick's Day! Kindergarten made leprechaun traps and even went on a scavenger hunt looking for a pot of gold. We didn't end up catching a leprechaun, but we did get fun surprises left for us on our desks!

Want Cardinal Gear! Visit https://sideline.bsnsports.com/schools/illinois/forreston/forreston-high-school for all your cardinal gear and support the Forreston Sports Boosters.

Senior Spotlight - Jakob Kobler

1. What do you look forward to the most during your senior year?
I am looking forward to experiencing all of my sports and extracurriculars one last time and getting the most out of each and every one.

2. What activities/athletics are you involved with at FHS?
I am involved in football, basketball, track, band, and student council.

3. What are your post-Forreston plans?
Studying mechanical engineering and hopefully something with military service

4. What advice would you give an incoming freshman?
Don't be afraid to get involved in clubs and sports that the school offers. Some of my best high school memories come from the activities I'm involved in.

Fourth grade book clubs wrapped up this past week, and these students did a great job in their discussion groups! We were lucky enough to have former 4th grade teacher Mr. Rod Genandt come back for the second year, and lead one of the groups for the past 5 weeks. The kids had so much fun, and learned so much!

We love Book Clubs! Fifth graders love reading and discussing new books with classmates. Our most recent set of book clubs focused on poetry. We learned a lot about elements of poetry, figurative language, theme, and more during our poetry books clubs!

On Friday March 13th, 10 band students and 11 choir students were selected to participate in the NUIC Honor Band and Choir Festival held at Pearl City High School. Students rehearsed all day with a collegiate director along with students from 8 other participating schools. They then put on a wonderful concert that evening. Great job to all who attended!

Eighth graders have been busy challenging their creativity, building strong research habits, and practicing their presentation skills about a topic they have passion learning more about!

Forreston School District will be closed Monday, March 16, 2026 - due to the weather. No school or after School activities.

What a fun night of family engagement! Thanks to all who were able to make to GVGS for our spring family activities!

Mrs. Meyer's kindergarten enjoyed making rainbows to go along with their rainbow poems in preparation for St. Patrick's Day next week!

Senior Spotlight - Hayden Harvey

1. What do you look forward to the most during your senior year?
I look forward to prom and graduation.

2. What activities/athletics are you involved with at FHS?
I am involved in cross country, dance, and FFA.

3. What are your post-Forreston plans?
I plan to attend Highland for ecology.

4. What advice would you give an incoming freshman?
Don't wait till senior year to plan your future.

It's that time of year again! Support the Forreston Sports Boosters by purchasing a brick to be forever on the baseball or softball backstop. Visit https://www.bricksrus.com/donorsite/forreston to purchase. Go Birds!

First grade had a lot of fun learning about pigs during the agriculture in the classroom lesson.

Ag Business and Consumer Ed students spoke with Christy Garnhart from ReMax about their futures and real estate. We are thankful for her expertise.

Senior Spotlight - Darin Greenfield

1. What do you look forward to the most during your senior year?
I look forward to activities and sports.

2. What activities/athletics are you involved with at FHS?
I am involved in golf, basketball, baseball, and FFA.

3. What are your post-Forreston plans?
I plan to go into the trades.

4. What advice would you give an incoming freshman?
Live in the moment and enjoy it all.

Spanish Club hosted a very successful trivia night to fundraise for club activities, including an international service trip to Costa Rica this summer. Thirteen tables competed showcasing their movie trivia knowledge. This event featured a bake sale and silent auction as well. Thanks to all involved in the evening's success!

Test prep doesn't have to be boring! Fifth graders reviewed science concepts for ISA testing next week with an interactive Escape Room challenge!

The first grade classes had an amazing night at Family Reading Night! We all enjoyed reading about the adventures of Og the Frog!