Forest Municipal School District

Mr. William Washington (U. S. Veteran and 8th Grade Science Teacher) providing direct instruction on flag protocol for our HMS Flag Leaders, Latrell Pace (8th Grade) and Fabian Cuellar (7th Grade). Amazing job and thank you all for your leadership! #weareHAWKINS

Sometimes history repeats itself in a different way! When Ms. Brittany Jones showed up to substitute at FES, she bumped into her former teacher, Mrs. LaDonna Tullos, who taught her when she was a student at FES. "It is always a joy to see former students all grown up," said Mrs. Fant, FES Assistant Principal. "We love our substitute teachers!" Pictures L to R: LaDonna Tullos and Brittany Jones

Students in Mr. Reiss's AP Computer Science class spent time learning about network systems and how links connect us. Students also had to include efficiency in determining a network.

Rachel Thrash was the winner of the Dinner on the Bearcats raffle at the Forest-Clarkdale volleyball game on September 15. She received a $20 gift card from Shaw's Stop and Shop.

National Hispanic Heritage Month is observed September 15th - October 15th. Please join us on Tuesday, September 27, 2022 for our district-wide Family Fiesta from 5:30 - 8:00 p.m.

FES Parent Nights will be conducted by grade-level. Please read the flyers carefully for additional information. During these meetings, you will have the opportunity to meet with teachers, receive information about state testing, ask questions, and learn strategies for helping your child at home. Fourth Grade Parent Night Tuesday, September 20, 2022 @ 5:30 p.m. Third Grade Parent Night Tuesday, October 4, 2022 @ 5:30 p.m. Dates and Times for Kindergarten - 2nd Grade are coming soon!

Members of the Forest Bearcat offensive line were named Farm Bureau Life Insurance Players of the Week for their September 2 performance at Newton. Pictured from left to right are head coach David Parker, Jakobe Crudup, Andrew Gonzalez, Dekarai Lofton, Caden Tillman, Greg Keeton, and Sean Ferrell.

AFTER-SCHOOL tutoring begins TODAY! Tutoring is from 2:45 - 4:30 p.m.! If your child received a Tier 2 or Tier 3 letter, you should have received a permission letter to attend. It is not too late! Please bring their permission letter to the school tomorrow so we can get students where they need to be. If you would like to volunteer your child for tutoring, please email your child's information to schercoles@forest.k12.ms.us or lrigby@forest.k12.ms.us. HAPPY LEARNING! #weareHAWKINS

Larry Patrick was name Regional Homes Player of the Week for the week of August 22-26. Pictured from left to right are Andy Williams, head coach David Parker, Larry Patrick, and Sean Geralds.

Antarral Pinkston was named Regional Homes Player of the Week for the week of August 29-September 2. Pictured from left to right are head coach David Parker, Antarral Pinkston, and Sean Geralds.

The FMSD department of athletics raffled off a $20 gift certificate to Hibachi Express at the September 12th Forest-Union volleyball match as part of the new "Dinner on the Bearcats" program. The program is designed to increase fan attendance at home ball games. The lucky winner was Angela Roebuck. She is pictured with her daughter, Union volleyball player Lauryn Roebuck.

Brother David Slaughter and Mr. Eddie Clark of Forest United Methodist Church stopped by Hawkins Middle School this morning with a donation of school supplies. We greatly appreciate the generosity of the ladies and gentlemen of the church and community for making this happen.

Bearcat fans due to circumstances beyond our control and poor field conditions, today's Jr. High and JV games against Newton have been called off. We are hopeful to schedule make-up games later in the season. Thanks for your understanding.

Bearcat fans due to circumstances beyond our control and poor field conditions, today's Jr. High and JV games against Newton have been called off. We are hopeful to schedule make-up games later in the season. Thanks for your understanding.

Attention!!! The Middle School and JV Bearcat Football games against Newton that were scheduled for today has been postponed until tomorrow, Tuesday, September 13th, at 5:30.

The athletics department has introduced a new program called “Dinner on the Bearcats.” At select home ball games, gift cards from local restaurants will be raffled off. We will raffle off a $20 gift card to Hibachi Express at tonight’s volleyball game. Let’s sell out our gym, and be sure to hold on to your ticket stubs!

Newsela Educator Spotlight: Congratulations to our EL Program Coordinator, Shelley Silvas, for ranking in the top percentile of Newsela users in the FMSD. Mrs. Silvas has also earned the opportunity to be featured in the Newsela Educator Spotlight section of the monthly Mississippi Department of Education Newsela Newsletter.

FMSD's dedication to providing an evidence-informed education that prepares students for success in the real world has led it to earn the annual EVERFI Empowered Seal. Congratulations, FMSD!

District Dress-Up Day - Monday, September 12, 2022 National High Five and Hugs Day Be a Courtesy Couple - Dress as a Twin With a Friend! Our SEL Superpower for the Month of September is Courtesy. In an effort to bring awareness to this character trait and to celebrate National High Five and Hugs Day, everyone is asked to dress as a twin with a friend! Take a picture with your twin while giving them a high five or a hug. Use the hashtag #FMSDhighfiveandhugs

Each month in our district, we have a Social and Emotional Superpower. For the month of August, our Superpower was Optimism. A student, staff, and teacher who exhibited this superpower was selected from each school. We are excited to share our FHS Optimistic Student, Staff, and Teacher of the Month for August! Optimism is our superpower!