North Forney High School

North Forney High School (NFHS) is a public high school located in Forney, Texas and is one of two high schools in the Forney Independent School District located in north central Kaufman County and classified as a 5A school by the UIL. Varsity competition began during the 2010–11 school year and North Forney had its first graduation in 2012. In 2013, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency.[3] In 2014, North Forney High School was recognized as having a certified Project Lead the Way high school engineering program.[4]

North Forney High School
Address
6170 Falcon Way

Forney
,
Texas
75126

United States
Coordinates32°45′58″N 96°24′24″W
Information
School typePublic high school
MottoTrue North
Established2009
School districtForney Independent School District
NCES School ID481956010867[1]
PrincipalMichael Jung
Faculty95.38 (FTE)[2]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,585 (2017–18)[2]
Student to teacher ratio16.62[2]
Athletics conferenceUIL Class AAAAA
NicknameFalcons/Goons
WebsiteNorth Forney High School website

Athletics

The North Forney Falcons play volleyball, cross-country, basketball, football, powerlifting, soccer, golf, tennis, swimming, track, baseball, and softball. The 2017 "Falcon" varsity team is currently 10–2 and 5–2 in District play with their win against Lake Dallas Falcons. The Falcons finished the regular season with an 8–2 record and advanced to the UIL playoffs where they defeated Longview Pine Tree 60–21 in the Bi-District Round of the playoffs before beating Lake Dallas in the Area Round of the Playoffs, 50–20.[5]

NFL safety Armani Watts played football at North Forney and graduated from the school in 2014. He played at Texas A&M from 2014-17 and was drafted in the fourth round of the 2018 NFL Draft by the Kansas City Chiefs. Watts helped Kansas City to a victory in Super Bowl LIV.

School uniforms

North Forney allows kids to wear any solid color polo shirt and khaki or black short/paints as well as a jacket. The Jacket must also be a solid color or school spirit.

The Texas Education Agency specified that the parental guardians of students zoned to a school with uniforms may apply for a waiver to opt out of the uniform policy. Parents must provide legitimate reasons, which are usually religious or philosophical in nature.[6]

References
  1. "Search for Public Schools - North Forney H S (481956010867)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved Jul 10, 2017.
  2. "NORTH FORNEY H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
  3. "2013 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on 2013-06-15.
  4. PLTW Schools
  5. The Athletics Department
  6. Texas Education Agency Archived September 8, 2006, at the Wayback Machine


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