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Today’s students have many new things to contend with as they navigate the school year. As a greater number of schools transition to providing lessons, homework and tests on digital devices, students spend much more time online. This connectivity can have many positive results. However, the same availability also opens up students of all ages to various dangers.

Midwestern State University recognized 1,089 honor students for the Spring 2021 semester. The President’s Honor Roll included 385 students, the Provost’s Honor Roll included 317 students, and the Dean’s Honor Roll included 387 students.

Noah Liptack of Forney has been named to the 2021 spring semester dean’s list at St. Norbert College. A minimum 3.5 grade point average is required for academic eligibility.

In the warm weather months, you can keep toddlers and preschoolers engaged with these great learning toys and games perfect for the season:

It has not been too long ago that I wrote about Mrs. Kost, details about her longtime devotion to and association with her favorite baseball team, and the fact that the Texas Rangers ‘Cookie Lady’ had contracted Covid-19 and was struggling.

The Warren Middle School Drumline participated in the Spring North Texas Color Guard Indoor Drumline competition.

A measure long sought by conservative activists allowing Texans to carry handguns without a license is on the cusp of becoming law after the Texas Senate approved a compromise on the bill Monday, sending it to Gov. Greg Abbott.

After a diligent interview process, the City of Forney and the Forney Economic Development Corporation are excited to announce the hiring of Lynn Spencer as the Director of Economic Development. Spencer will be leaving her position as Economic Development Project and Program Manager at the Falcon Field Airport of Mesa, Arizona and is expected to join the City of Forney on June 14, 2021.

By the time you read this, I will have flipped the script of my 50s and plummeted down the rabbit hole known as 54. My time in the land of quinquagenarians has been exciting and enlightening. In other words, I adore my 50s. My 20s were HARD. I was a young mom. It was hectic - still trying to figure out who I was in this big old world. My 30s were even harder! I cooked up a mess of baseball games and kid school functions and seasoned it with a corporate job and a blended family. My 40s were nightmarish. I lost a child. I became ill. Then the 50s came along and swept me off my feet. I gained an addiction to simplicity. I lost the desire to prove so much to so many. Yet, while the mind has been greatly eased, the body has bolted like a lone deer at a game feeder on opening day. 50s, what are you doing to my body? My upper spine is crooked. Some odd little cysts have claimed squatter’s rights in my lower lumbar. My knees are bad. My eyes are worsening by the minute. But, none of this prepared me for the saga of my teeth. Because, nothing – and, I mean nothing – freaks me out worse than going to the dentist.

“We want to congratulate our Forney Family moving into new positions for next year, and welcome some new leaders to our district,” said Forney ISD Superintendent Dr. Justin Terry. “They each have a heart for doing what’s best for our students, and we are excited they are a part of our Forney Family.”

Mesquite has again earned the highest rating possible for fire protection of a community as determined by the Insurance Services Office (ISO). The Texas Department of Insurance, through the State Fire Marshal’s Office, notified the Mesquite Fire Department that the city had a split ISO rating of Class 01/1X. The range is 1 (superior) to 10. Mesquite has had the highest ISO rating since 2006.

Sandrine Carolle Kamdoum of Forney, Texas, was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. Kamdoum was initiated at University of North Alabama.

Thirteen years. The length of time the Class of 2021--approximately 850 graduates from both high schools-- has been in school before graduating this week. While this seems short to parents and other adults, for these 17 and 18 year olds it is truly their lifetime. These graduates from Forney and North Forney have packed in volumes of learning and experiences in those short 13 years. From learning in the classrooms to participating in extracurricular activities, these young men and women have represented their families and school district very well. Forney Education Foundation has been a part of that in helping the teachers in Forney ISD by funding teacher-requested grants, rewarding Teacher of the Year educators, and serving lunches to the campuses that have the largest contributions during their employee drives.