Forrest School is a public school in Chapel Hill, Tennessee. It was founded in the year 1924-1925 according to their yearbook, just recently celebrating their 100th anniversary of being established. It serves grades 7-12 and is part of the Marshall County School System. The school is also known as Forrest Middle School for grades 7-8 and Forrest High School for grades 9-12. It is named for Nathan Bedford Forrest, the Confederate general.
History Forrest School was a K-12 school until Chapel Hill Elementary School And Delk-Henson Intermediate School was established. With Chapel Hill Elementary serving grades K-3 and Delk-Henson serving grades 4-6.
Forrest has gone through several building additions since it was established. The latest was in 2007 when a fire occurred. The school now has additional classrooms, a band room, and a football stadium.
Athletics
Forrest High School competes in TSSAA's Division 1, Class A.
Boys Baseball Basketball Cross Country Football Golf Soccer Wrestling
Girls Basketball Cheerleading Cross Country Golf Soccer Softball
State championships 1998 TSSAA Class A Cheerleading Non-Building 2006 TSSAA Class A Cheerleading Non-Building 2006 TSSAA Class A Girls Basketball 2008 TSSAA Class A Girls Softball 2015 TSSAA Class A Girls Softball
State Honors 2010 TSSAA Class A Tennessee Miss Basketball - Beth Hawn
Band 2007 Division 1 State Marching Band Champions
Extracurriculars Art Club Beta Club Drama Club FBLA FCA FCCLA FFA Leo Club Student Council HOSA
Notable alumni Mike Minor - Professional baseball player with the Texas Rangers
References
External links Forrest School website Marshall County School System