Forrestville Valley CUSD 221

Our FFA members are hard at work studying for their next CDEs, Dairy Foods and Agronomy!

The Forreston FFA Chapter is gearing up for its annual Test Plot Dinner and Awards Night on Monday, November 17, 2025, and they're inviting the community to join the fun. This year’s event, held at FJSHS Cafeteria, will feature a new and exciting Community Soup Cook-Off. The evening is the chapter's opportunity to present the results and findings from their hands-on corn test plot—a valuable learning experience for the students. The program, which begins at 6:45 PM, will also celebrate the winners of the Bocker Ruff Grain Marketing Competition and publicly thank the local farmers, corn dealers, and community members whose donations made the plot a success. Battle of the Bowls: The Soup Cook-Off Community members and attendees are invited to enter their best soup for a chance to win cash prizes of $100 for first place and $50 for runner-up. The Soup Cook-Off tasting will take place from 6:00 PM to 6:45 PM. For a $5 ticket, attendees will receive four cups of soup to sample, dessert and a drink, allowing them to cast their vote for the "Best Soup." All proceeds from ticket sales will benefit the Forreston FFA Chapter. “The test plot dinner is always a great night to share what we’ve learned, but we wanted to add an element that gets the whole community involved,” said Levi Bocker, Forreston FFA Sentinel and Test Plot Chairman. “We’re excited to see what amazing soups our community can bring!” Event at a Glance: What: FFA Test Plot Dinner & Community Soup Cook-Off When: Monday, November 17, 2025, from 6:00 PM Where: Forreston High School Cafeteria, enter through door #15 Soup Tasting: 6:00 PM – 6:45 PM ($5 per ticket) Plot Dinner Program: Begins 6:45 PM For more information on the event, purchase advanced tickets, or to enter a soup, please contact Advisor Kelley Parks by calling the school or kparks@fvdistrict221.org. The deadline for soup entries is Monday, November 10, 2025. Soup-tasting tickets can be purchased in advance or at the door.

We are approaching that time of year. Inclement weather school closing information

Fall Flower Class registration closes today at 3:00 PM! Be sure to sign-up at this link! Remember it is $20 and you pay when you come to the class!

https://forms.gle/KDiwrefjH5ZdqTwL7

Fifth graders became detectives for the morning as they worked together to solve a mystery and identify a suspect by solving math problems that involved adding and subtracting mixed numbers.

6th grade Halloween fun!

Fifth graders had a *spooktacular* time at their Halloween party — wrapping up mummies, playing pin the tail on the pumpkin, and enjoying all the festive fun with friends! 🎃👻🕸️

Happy Halloween! Kindergarten loved wearing their costumes to school. We ended the day with a fun party with games, a craft, and a snack!

First grade is in the Halloween spirit!

Fifth graders had a *spooktacular* time at their Halloween party — wrapping up mummies, playing pin the tail on the pumpkin, and enjoying all the festive fun with friends! 🎃👻🕸️

Now presenting...German Valley Grade School October Students of the Month!

Halloween Costumes!

All schools enjoyed Monster Burgers and Curly Worm Fries today for Halloween.

Consumer Ed class created spooky PSA's about the dangers of debt! This is a fun way to share some financial literacy. Happy Halloween week!

Good Morning FJSHS Parents/Guardians,

Forreston Jr/Sr High School would like to invite all local Veterans to a Breakfast in their honor on Tuesday, November 11th. Breakfast will be served in the FJSHS Cafeteria from 7:00am through 7:30am. At 7:30am Forreston High School Redbird Regiment under the direction of Travis Cunningham will be performing a short concert followed by a presentation by FJSHS Social Studies Department. Part of that presentation will be a Slideshow Dedication to our Local Veterans. If you or a loved one served or currently serving, we would like a picture to add to our Slideshow. Please have your child email the picture to Mr. Joel Tuten, our Social Studies Teacher by Thursday, November 6th. Please allow us to honor and thank you for your service this Veterans Day on Tuesday, November 11th.

Mr. Heinz and FJSHS Social Studies Department

Last week Miss Hicks' kindergarten class painted pumpkins! We had so much fun making our pumpkins unique! (We love taking silly pictures too!)

Forreston Events the Week of October 27th. Go Birds!

Mrs. Genandt 's 4th grade reading group has been working hard the past month on a research project. Each student chose a national park to research and create a keynote presentation. It all ended with the students giving their presentations to the entire 4th grade class! They did a fantastic job!

Ms. Genandt's first grade class loved having one of our senior fall athletes visit to read a story! They had a blast spending recess with him — especially trying to beat him in a race!