Schools & Sports
Forney High School Percussion Group Enlisted to help with Symposium
Recently a group of students from the Forney High School Percussion ensemble and two students from the Forney High School Band were selected to participate at the Texas A&M University - Commerce Percussion Directors Symposium sponsored by Stryvemind.
News from area colleges. . .
Dawson Welch of Forney Named to University of Alabama Spring 2023 Deans List
Devon Adofo named to Kennesaw State’s Spring 2023 Dean’s List
Devon Adofo of Forney has been named to Kennesaw State University’s Spring 2023 Dean’s List in recognition of academic achievement.
Forney Students Named to RIT Dean’s List
The following students were named to the Dean’s List at Rochester Institute of Technology for the spring semester of the 2022-2023 academic year. Full-time degree-seeking undergraduate students are eligible for Dean’s List if their term GPA is greater than or equal to 3.400; they do not have any grades of “Incomplete”, “D” or “F”; and they have registered for, and completed, at least 12 credit hours.
Sam Houston State University Announces Spring 2023 President’s List
The students listed on the President’s Honor Roll at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas, are undergraduates who have achieved a perfect 4.0 grade point average in all work attempted while enrolled in not less than 12 semester hours. The university would like to recognize the following students for earning the honor for the Spring 2023 semester.
Sam Houston State University Announces Spring 2023 Dean’s List
The students listed on the Dean’s List of Academic Honors at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas, are undergraduates who have achieved a grade point average of at least 3.5 out of a perfect 4.0 in all work attempted while enrolled in not less than 12 semester hours. The university would like to recognize the following students for earning the honor for the Spring 2023 semester.
Alex Chukwukelu Recognized by Forney ISD School Board
Alex Chukwukelu from North Forney High School was recognized at the May 30th Board of Trustees meeting for his Track accomplishments during the 2022-2023 school year. Congratulations to Alex on being named the UIL 6A State Champion in the 110m hurdles!
OUTDOORS
My love affair with the largemouth bass goes back well over sixty years. The largemouth, or ‘black bass’ as we called them back in the day, was the targeted species of my mother and dad. We were also serious trot liners for channel catfish, but bass fishing was excellent close to home and provided fun and food for our family. My parents were accomplished bass fishers and had access to most of the good farm ponds in northern Red River County. Most of our fishing was done with bamboo poles and live shiners, but my mom did treasure her steel Pflueger rod and reel and her Baby Lucky 13 and Jitterbug plugs. This was way before the introduction of the Florida strain bass into Texas waters, and an honest five-pound bass was a big one. It was also before the term ‘catch and release’ became the mantra of bass anglers. We caught and cooked the bass we caught. Looking back, that was probably a pretty good management plan for the smaller ponds we fished. If a certain amount of bass aren’t removed from small waters it’s easy for them to overpopulate and become stunted.