Forest Municipal School District

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 HMS Optimistic Students, Staff, and Teachers of the Month for August! Optimism is our superpower!

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

FHS 2022-2023 PTO Officers

FHS Back-to-School Parent Night is scheduled for Thursday, September 8, 2022 at 5:30 p.m.

Attention Bearcat Nation! Don't forget to wear NEON tomorrow to support the Cats as they take on the Newton Tigers!

Adjourning their second successful meeting of the new school year, the Forest High School H.E.L.P. Club is busy with planning for FMSD's first Family Fiesta. The club is open to students who have exited the English Learners (EL) program by showing proficiency in Spanish and English according to the LAS Links state exam. The high school's H.E.L.P. Club currently consists of 24 members. We would also like to say, "Thank You," to our H.E.L.P. Club sponsors as you are helping these students increase their leadership and communication skills.

REMINDER: Tomorrow is FMSD District-Wide School Spirit NEON Day! Everyone is asked to come dressed in your BRIGHTEST colors to show your school spirit. Also, remember to support the Bearcats in Newton at 7:30 p.m. as they take on the Tigers. Shine BRIGHT Like a BEARCAT!

Newton High School will use the GoFan digital ticketing system for tomorrow night's football game. https://gofan.co/app/events/701179?schoolId=MS13078

FHS students in Ms. Campbell's U. S. History class show off their completed projects in which they created a newspaper publication based on the late 1800's.

Students at FES are checking out books from the library to work towards their Accelerated Reading (AR) points goal.

The FMSD Technology Department will be working diligently to prepare new Chromebooks for dissemination. Our school district is thankful for the opportunity to provide students with one-to-one Chromebook accessibility at school and home. Each school site will communicate their distribution process with parents/guardians in the near future.

JOIN US THIS EVENING, August 29, 2022 @ 5:30 p.m. FHS PTO Meeting Location: FHS Library

A great big shoutout to New Friendship Baptist Church in Forest for their donation to Hawkins Middle School. Our students will put these supplies to great use! Pictured are the wonderful administrative team from Hawkins left to right: Lindsay White, Cory Jordan, Kristen Williams, with Lottie Towner of New Friendship Baptist Church

Hawkins Middle School Fall 2022 Football Schedule

The Forest-Leake County football game originally scheduled for Friday, August 26 has been moved to Saturday, August 27. The game will take place at Bailey Stadium on the campus of East Central Community College. Game time is 1:00 p.m.

Congratulations to Hawkins Middle School's August Spotlight Teacher, Ms. Joslyn Nickson! We are extremely proud of you! Your display of leadership and optimism has not gone unnoticed! We thank you for your commitment and dedication to Hawkins Middle School!

Today, Hawkins Middle School formally invited their students selected for August's spotlight! These students will be rewarded at the students' spotlight breakfast Friday, August 26, 2022 at 8:00 a.m. with their families. These students were selected by faculty members according to their consistent display of optimism. Way to go, Optimistic Bearcats!

The Forest Bearcats were a part of HERstory at the Ridgeland Jamboree last Friday. These ladies are the first all-female referee crew to officiate a high school football game in Mississippi history.

Football action versus Philadelphia

Bearcats in action during scrimmage game versus Philadelphia Tornadoes