Make sure to get your orders in for yummy FFA strawberries!!!!
Congratulations to our FJSHS January Students of the Month.
6th Grade – Liam Gallagher
7th Grade – Giselle Marinez-Santos
8th Grade – Tylar Groth
Freshman – Adalyn Bocker
Sophomore – Brynn Gill
Junior- Alivia Harson
Senior- Gavin Fox
Third graders had fun learning about fractions while playing with Play-Doh!
Last week, 15 FFA members went to the Section 2 Proficiencies to compete with their record books! Out of the 15, we have 8 members moving on to the district level! We are so proud of each of our members who put in the work to compete. Congratulations to the following members for winning in their respective categories:
Cadan Hoffman- SOE Human and Public Services
Kyla Lamm- Sheep Production
Hunter Miller- Food Service
Levi Bocker- Grain Production
Zak Glick- Safety
Cylee Kirchner- Beef Production Placement
Emma Lenkaitis- Dairy Entrepreneurship
Charlie Lindquist- Beef Production Entrepreneurship
Name: Kayden Loomis
1. What do you look forward to the most during your senior year?
My last homecoming
2. What activities/athletics are you involved with at FHS?
Football
3. What are your post-Forreston plans?
I want to attend college and get my doctorate and also play football for whatever university I attend.
4. What advice would you give an incoming freshman?
Take it all in the next 4 years; it goes by quickly.
1. What do you look forward to the most during your senior year?
My last homecoming
2. What activities/athletics are you involved with at FHS?
Football
3. What are your post-Forreston plans?
I want to attend college and get my doctorate and also play football for whatever university I attend.
4. What advice would you give an incoming freshman?
Take it all in the next 4 years; it goes by quickly.
Forreston hosted the OCEC All-Stars and the Hoopsters of Krieger in yet another memorable game Friday, February 6th! Thank you to all our friends at OCEC.
2026 CLASS 1A IHSA GIRLS’ BASKETBALL REGIONAL @ FULTON
Bracket and Schedule
Bracket and Schedule
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.
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
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!! 🐝
