Issue 3 F O R E S T V I E W H I G H S C H O O L

F O R E S T V I E W
H I G H
S C H O O L
Principal’s Message
Hello Forestview Jaguars,
DECEMBER
2015
Issue 3
We have made it to the end of the second 6 week grading period,
fall sports are coming to a close, and the holidays are just around
the corner.
In this issue of The Jaguar Pride, we will look at many of the
outstanding accomplishments our students achieved this school
year. We will also explore new programs and changes coming
to our Jaguar campus, and all we will have the opportunity to
accomplish in 2016.
On behalf of the Forestview staff, I would like to thank our students,
parents, and community for your tremendous support in 2015.
We hope you enjoy a safe and blessed holiday season!
With Jaguar Pride,
Chad L. Carper
Principal
Forestview High School
Building Champions in Academics, Athletics, and the Arts. Building Champions for Life.
5545 Union Road • Gastonia, NC 28056 | 704.861.2625 | Fax: 704.853.3323
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VISION STATEMENT
To provide an educational experience
committed to excellence in academics,
arts, and athletics that ensures our students
will have success as lifelong learners.
MISSION STATEMENT
Forestview High School is dedicated
to providing rigorous and relevant
experiences that cultivate globally
competitive students.
FORESTVIEW
ADMINISTRATION
Important Dates for Your Jag Calendar
12/3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Report Cards
12/8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Holiday Chorus Concert
12/16 . . . . . . . . . . . . Early Graduate Testing
12/17 . . . . . . . . . . . . Holiday Band Concert
12/ (21 – 1/4) . . . . . . Winter Holiday Break
1/18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Martin Luther King Holiday
1/21 -22 . . . . . . . . . . . Teacher Workdays
1/28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Report Cards
2/2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . College Financial Aid Night
Principal
Chad Carper
2/6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Band Mattress Sale
Assistant Principals
2/15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Optional Teacher Workday
Ron Brown
Jenny Cabe
Janet Ramsey
Angela Sorenson
Resource Officer
Jake Michael
Security
Wes McCall
3/2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Early Dismissal
Financial Secretary
Kymme Barber
3/4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Forestview Port-A-Pit BBQ 10:00 am-7:00 pm
Data Manager
Deandra Morgan
Receptionist
Beverly Smith
Administrative Assistant
Judy Cloninger
Business Manager
Chris Rayfield
Guidance Counselors
(A-F)
(G-M)
(N-Z)
Bill Collins
Julie Connolly
Kenya Ingram
Career Development Coordinator
Heather Forbes
Nurse
Darlene Mitchell
Social Worker
Valarie Williams
2/19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Red Cross Blood Drive
2/20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ms. Forestview Pageant
3/17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Report Cards
3/25-4/1 . . . . . . . . . . Spring Break
4/15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Music Feast
4/15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Run for the Money
4/21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Early Dismissal
4/30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Relay for Life
5/5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Report Cards and BETA Club Induction Ceremony
5/12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thespian Society Induction Ceremony
5/7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Prom
The Jaguar Pride
December 2015
Published Four Times Per Year
Gaston County Schools
943 Osceola Street
Gastonia, NC 28054
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5/30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Memorial Day Holiday
5/31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Evening Senior Awards Ceremony
6/5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vespers Service
6/11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Graduation 9 am
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Forestview High Schools’
“Kia Educator of the Year”
Congratulations to Mrs. Beverly Smith, our 2015 “Kia
Educator of the Year”! Mrs. Smith has been at Forestview
High School since day one of the doors opening in 1998.
She has been the face of Forestview for 17 years as
the school receptionist and secretary. Every day she
serves the students, parents, and staff with a smile and
Mrs. Beverly Smith a friendly greeting. Mrs. Smith is the perfect candidate
for the “Kia of Gastonia Educator of the Year” award
because she loves to serve others. Her unselfish servitude to her school and
community is a shining example of what we hope every Gaston County
educator aspires to be. Mrs. Smith is a wonderful educator, and we are
proud she is Forestview’s “Kia of Gastonia Educator of the Year”.
New Pick Up and Drop Off
Traffic Pattern in 2016
Due to the heavy volume of traffic in our car pick up and drop off area, the
NC DOT has proposed a new traffic pattern for Forestview High School. On
January 5th 2016, parents will start picking up students at the back of the
school in the bus circle. Cars will enter from Union Road and follow the road
beside the trailers to the back of the school. Parents will drop students off in
the morning and pick them up in the afternoon at the bus circle. Cars will
exit the campus using Beaty Road. Buses will drop off and pick up students
using the front entrance of the school. Parents will use the front entrance to
drop off and pick up students between 8:15 am and 2:30 pm. As our school
continues to grow, we hope this will alleviate traffic congestion.
Bell Schedules
(6 minute class changes for all
schedules)
REGULAR SCHEDULE
7:50
Hall Entry Bell
8:00-9:35
1st Period
9:41-11:18
2nd Period
11:24-1:19
3rd Period
1:25-3:00
4th Period
LUNCH
11:18-11:45
11:50-12:17
12:22-12:49
12:53-1:19
1st Lunch
2nd Lunch
3rd Lunch
4th Lunch
ADVISORY SCHEDULE
7:50
Hall Entry Bell
8:00-9:15
1st Period
9:21-9:51Advisory
9:57-11:16
2nd Period
11:24-1:19
3rd Period
1:25-3:00
4th Period
LUNCH
11:18-11:45
11:50-12:17
12:22-12:49
12:53-1:19
1st Lunch
2nd Lunch
3rd Lunch
4th Lunch
Official team doctors for Forestview High School.
At Carolina Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine Center, we are dedicated to
keeping you in motion by providing exceptional orthopaedic care for your
bone, joint, and muscle injuries and conditions.
2345 Court Drive | Gastonia, NC 28054 | www.CarolinaOrthopaedic.com
Ankle | Back | Elbow | Foot | Hand | Hip | Joint Replacement | Knee | Neck | Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation | Shoulder | Spine | Sports Medicine | Wrist
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Champions in Academics
Winners for the NC School Board
Association’s High School Video Contest
were announced November 17th. The
Forestview TV Broadcasting class received
2nd place in the contest, which required
students to create a 30-45 second video on
“What’s Super About Public Schools”. You
can view the videos on the NCSBA website:
http://www.ncsba.org/training/high-schoolstudent-video-contest-entries/
From left to right: Cameron Kurtiak, Conrad
Tolbert, Seth Denton, Erin Sanders, Jacob
Lineberry, Jordan Pippins, and advisor
Melissa Heilig
Forestviews’ Teacher of the Year
Congratulations to Ms. Kylie McCollum, Forestview’s 2015 -16 “Teacher of
the Year”. Ms. McCollum is in her 4th year of teaching at Forestview. In 2014
Ms. McCollum was named a finalist for Gaston County
Schools’ “Linda Rader New Teacher of the Year”. Ms.
McCollum has served in a leadership roll on the School
Improvement Team and Teacher Leadership Team.
She has served as an advisor for Junior Civitans, the
Mr. Forestview Pageant, Ultimate Frisbee, and Students
United to Learn. Ms. McCollum is a dedicated educator
with a passion for teaching her students. Forestview is
proud to have Ms. McCollum represent them as their
2015-16 Teacher of the Year.
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Champions in Athletics
Champion on the Run
Freshman Phenom - Sophia Raspanti
Sophia started running Cross Country and track in the 7th
grade at Gaston Day. She had a good friend who dragged her
into running. Her biggest fear was not competing, but instead
that she would have to miss class time to go early to meets.
She was fearful that she would not be able to make up her
classwork, and she would get behind. Sophia overcame that
fear and fell in love with running. She had no problem making
up her classwork and is currently an amazing runner for our
Cross Country team. Mr. Hunsucker, Forestview’s Cross Country
coach, commented, “Sophia has shined at every big (and
small) cross country event this season”.
Sophia’s Accomplishments in 2015
• Luminary Run at Ashbrook – 1st Place Finish
• Shelby Invitational - medalist
• Freedom High School Invitational - medalist
• Gaston County Championships - Gaston Runner of the Year
• NC Runners Elite Runners Invitational - medalist
• Big South Conference Championship - All-Conference
• Western NC 3A Regionals - medalist and qualifier for the
North Carolina Championships
• North Carolina 3A Championships - 14th place; best finish in
Forestview history
“Sophia has shined at every big (and small)
cross country event this season”.
– John Hunsucker FXC Coach
Champions in the Arts
Freshman Nolan Cochran received an “Honorable Mention” award for the
Recycled Art Competition sponsored by “Keep Gastonia Beautiful”. His sculpture
is titled: “Play Ball”, and is constructed of old baseballs retrieved from FHS!
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Notes from the Band
Great news from our amazing band program. The
following students have been selected to represent FHS
at the UNC-Wilmington Honor Band Clinic:
• Grace Le
• Kaley Zecolla
• Leo Pichardo
• Alex Long
• Nathan Cummings
Jonathan Le and Fisher Stines were selected to
represent FHS at the Winthrop University Honor Band
Clinic.
Marching Band Accomplishments for 2015
Olde English Festival of Bands September 26th, 2015
• EXCELLENT RATING
• 3rd Place in Class 3A
North Gaston Wildcat Invitational October 10th, 2015
• SUPERIOR RATING
• 1st place Overall in Class 2A
• 1st Place Music
• 1st Place General Effect
• 1st Place Visual
• 2nd Place Percussion
• 2nd Place Guard
• 2nd Place Drum Major
East Lincoln Carolina Classic October 10th, 2015
• SUPERIOR RATING
• 1A/2A GRAND CHAMPION
• 1st Place Overall in Class 2A
• 1st Place Music
• 1st Place General Effect
Providence Cup October 24th, 2015
• SUPERIOR RATING
• 3rd Place in Class 2A
Band Beat (Bands of America Competition Hosted by
Carolina Crown) November 7th, 2015
• SUPERIOR RATING
• 3rd Place in Class 2A in Prelim Performance
• 6th Place overall in Finals Performance (We competed
against bands from NC/SC/TN/GA/VA)
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National Technical
Honor Society
Congratulations to the following
students who were inducted into
the 2015-2016 National Technical
Honor Society:
Rebecca
Caldwell,
Haines
Higginbotham, John Hueck,
Brandi Lawing, Hailey Lewis,
Abigail McSwain, Radha Patel,
Victoria Price, Danika Reid,
Nicholas Romero, Megan Safrit,
Giamarie Santana, Leila Shelley,
Garrett Sutton and Logan Watts.
NTHS is a nationally recognized
organization for Career & Technical
Education that promotes scholastic
achievement,
leadership
and
excellence within a student’s
chosen career pathway. They
are held to high academic,
attendance,
and
behavioral
standards. Congratulations again
to these well deserving students for
their accomplishments!
Career and Technical Education Department Honors NTHS Inductees
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The Jagged Edge Yearbook
– Senior Ads
Every year Forestview’s Jagged Edge Yearbook
Staff offers parents, family, and friends the
opportunity to create an ad for their senior. We
know senior year is special for all upcoming
graduates. Don’t miss out on the chance to
honor your senior exclusively with their own
personal keepsake! Since Forestview’s yearbook
is in full color, your senior ad will be also. We hope
you take advantage of this unique opportunity.
(Order online at www.jostens.com or contact
Ms. Dickerson.)
Yearbook Ad Specials
December 14 – final deadline for all ads.
Academy Publishing School Newsletter Program™ 800-644-3541
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