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This past week, Forney lost one of its beloved lifelong citizens - my friend Marilou Quinn. Marilou embodied the spirit of the Forney Community. She was a loving, wonderful Christian woman who was born, raised, and educated in Forney, graduating as the Salutatorian of her class. And she was my friend.

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At the March Board of Trustees meeting, Forney ISD announced that Ed Wilson Elementary will become the Dual Language Academy campus beginning in the Fall of 2024. The program is currently located at Criswell Elementary school and will continue to serve as the campus next school year. Criswell has grown quickly with new families moving into the neighborhood and the Dual Language program is expanding. Wilson Elementary, which is being built near the Jackson/ Rhodes and OC campuses, will serve the program beginning in the 2024-2025 school year.

Nearly six years ago, Forney waschangedinaninstant at the conclusion of a dinner for Forney High School’s softball team. Emily Galiano, a 14-year-old freshman that year, was fatally run over in a tragic accident, leaving the team and the community at large heartbroken and in shock. Friends, teammates, and family came together to mourn the unspeakable loss of their daughter, sister, teammate, and friend. For the remainder of the season and in the seasons that have followed, the Lady Jackrabbits decided to dedicate their games to Emily, playing in her honor and living out the thing that brought Em so much joy. And in the true spirit of the Forney Family, the community rallied around the grieving Galiano family and the Jackrabbit softball team in the days to come, offering support in a number of ways. Through this support and in an effort to continue honoring the legacy of Emily Galiano, the Play for Em Foundation was born.

The Clay Jones Memorial Relays are scheduled for this Saturday, March 18, at City Bank Stadium located on the grounds of Forney High School.

In a special called school board meeting Tuesday evening, February 20th, the Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD Board of Trustees unanimously voted to name Dr. Wendy Eldredge as the lone finalist for superintendent of CFBISD.

April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month, and Lone Star CASA is raising awareness for the need to end child abuse and neglect in the Kaufman area.

Drunk driving kills one person in Texas every 7 hours and 43 minutes Drunk drivers claim the lives of hundreds of Texans every year, and spring break can be a particularly deadly time. TxDOT’s Drive Sober. No Regrets. campaign is working with college students around the state to highlight the dangers of impaired driving by sharing stories from people who have experienced the consequences firsthand.

The beginning of Spring is less than a week away, and what better way to start the season off right than to attend the Forney Education Foundation’s Wranglers and Rhinestones – our 5th Annual Casino Night – on April 1, 2023 at the Silver Saloon in Terrell. This great event will consist of announcing and awarding the Teacher of the Year candidates from Forney ISD, live entertainment, dinner, casino games to win prizes, a silent auction, and a live auction. This event could not be as successful as it is without the sponsorship of the community sponsors that believe in the Foundation’s mission. And the opportunity to be a part of this event as an attendee and sponsor is still available.

Neil Simon’s Play at the Mesquite Arts Center

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Farms often inspire awe thanks to their beauty and the serenity of the areas that surround them. Though no farms may inspire such feelings as strongly as those in the heart of the countryside, another type of farm can induce a sense of awe as well.

Forney Students Named to ACU’s Dean’s Honor Roll for Fall 2022