Forrestville Valley School District #221

Congratulations to Makenna Jordison on an outstanding performance in the NWIL All-Star game tonight!

Softball camp today (Monday) is rescheduled for Friday due to the rain. Camp will run Tuesday-Friday this week.

Shout out to Forreston Fire Department for watering the baseball field for the sectionals today! The field looks great and so does some of Forreston's finest!

Boys arrived home! Congrats on 2nd and 3rd place finishes at state!

2nd Place in the 4x400!!! Another school record 3:22.91 Way to go Forreston/Polo Track!

Congrats to boys track state finish! 4x200 places 3rd at State! School record time of 1:28.83.Hayden Vinnedge, Jonathan Milnes, Mercer Mumford, Brody Schwartz. 4x400 to run later today! Keep it up Cardinals!

REGIONAL CHAMPS!! The Birds fly high with a 22-2 victory over the South Beloit Sobos. On to Sectionals!! Way to go Cards!!

Bree Schneiderman finished 7th in the 100m dash and 5th overall in state for both the 200m and 400m runs. Congrats and so proud of her!

JH state track qualifiers returned tonight with some bling! Congrats to our many medal winners! Also a shout out for winning the sportsmanship award too for our division. Talented and did it the right way!

Our 5th graders enjoyed their very last Bike Rodeo Day! 🚲

Congrats to our Class of 2026 who had their Senior Big Moment Celebration! We are all proud of you and wish you the best in your Post Forreston Plans! Some highlights

Parents/Guardians, Here is some information on sports physicals for the 26-27 school year. Please see the attached.

Congrats to our Junior High Illinois Principal Association Student Leadership winners Elena Tuten and Jessah Newill.

Congrats to our High School Illinois Principal Association Student Leadership winners Hunter DeWall and Danica Fong.

Preschool Screening, its screening time

It's a mystery! Fifth graders have spent this week learning about elements of mystery stories and have been hard at work planning and writing their own stories based on an illustration from the book "The Mysteries of Harris Burdick" by Chris Van Allsburg.

A few high school students attended the Health Science Symposium at Sauk Valley Community College. They participated in fun games, practiced patient care skills, and listened to officials speak about their jobs in the health care field.

Seniors planning to attend Highland Community College next school year attended their Quick Start event. They took placements tests, met with academic advisors to choose their courses, and learned how to navigate the online programs used at the college level.

Our TAP students attended the annual Education Symposium at Sauk Valley Community College. A couple of our seniors were honored for completing the requirements needed to receive their Education Pathway Endorsement. Congratulations to Kaylynn and Braelyn!

Compliments of our very own Joleen Colbert, here are the posters for tonights home contests. Come on out to support the High School Boys and Girls Track teams and the Varsity Baseball team. Go Birds!