Forte Junior High

On Saturday, April 18, 12 of our incredible students represented us at the Junior VASE Art Competition after weeks of hard work, creativity, and dedication alongside their teacher, Coach Mary Smart. Shoutout to our amazing artists: Willow K., Sarah R., Zoey U., Arwyn E., Rachel G., Ella G., Delilah E., Cloe G., Annabeth P., Anna D., John M., and Sawyer N. We are so proud to share that most of our students earned the highest possible score and took home medals for their outstanding artwork! And a very special congratulations to Delilah E., who went above and beyond—earning a Platinum medal for her stunning beaded skirt. This honor is only awarded to a select few, and we couldn’t be more proud! 🏅

Ready for STAAR Testing?!

Check out the upcoming STAAR dates for our 7th & 8th graders at FJHS! These days are important, and we appreciate your support in helping your students be prepared.

Important Reminders for Parents & Guardians:

💤 Rest Up: Ensure your student gets a good night's sleep before each test.

🍳 Breakfast: Start the day right with a hearty, healthy breakfast.

🔌 Charged Chromebook: Double-check that their school-issued Chromebook is fully charged and ready to go!

📅 No Appointments: Please avoid scheduling doctor's appointments on test days.

🚫 Campus Visitors: To ensure a quiet and focused environment, our campus is closed to all visitors on these dates.

Let's make this a great testing season! If you have any questions, please email Ms. Paden at chelsea.paden@azleisd.net.

In case you haven't heard the exciting news, our 7th Grade Assistant Principal, Mrs. Annie Pinion, has accepted the position of Principal at Silver Creek Elementary for the 2026-2027 school year. To prepare for her new role, she will be transitioning to her new campus immediately following Spring Break. While we are thrilled for Mrs. Pinion's next chapter, she will be greatly missed here at FJH!

We are equally excited to welcome Ms. Chelsea Paden as our new 7th Grade Assistant Principal. You can find her full bio and background in the "New Admin Spotlight" section above. Please join us in giving Ms. Paden a warm FJH welcome when we return from the break!

In Coach Dinkins’ class, students did a hands-on activity all about teamwork and communication—with a little friendly competition mixed in! Each group worked together to solve a puzzle by practicing positive communication and encouraging one another. Once the puzzle was complete, students had to unscramble our September focus word: INTEGRITY from our Portrait of a Hornet. After finishing, teams recorded their times to see how quickly they could rise to the challenge. What an awesome way to practice integrity in action! 🧩🐝✨

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🎉👏 Congratulations to Mrs. Horton! Teacher of the Year👏🎉 We're thrilled to celebrate Mrs. Horton for being named Teacher of the Year! Her unwavering dedication to student success and her incredible passion for learning make her truly deserving of this honor. Thank you, Mrs. Horton, for inspiring, guiding, and making a positive impact on so many lives. Your hard work and heart for teaching shine bright every day. ❤️📚

🎉🙌 Shoutout to Mrs. Walsh! Paraprofessional of the Year! 🙌🎉 Today, we're giving a HUGE round of applause to Mrs. Walsh, our incredible Paraprofessional of the Year! 🏆👏 She's the true heart of Forte — the ultimate team player, super organized, and somehow always has everything running like clockwork. ⏰📋 Whether she's supporting students, encouraging her others, or making sure everything runs smoothly, Mrs. Walsh does it all with style, grace, and a whole lot of heart. 💚

⭐ CTE Spotlight ⭐ Today, we're featuring students in Mrs. Browne's Principles of Arts, A/V Technology, and Communications at Forte Junior High!💚 Students have learned about pixelation drawing in Adobe Illustrator and created animated gifs with pixelated artwork on piskelapp.com. They also created backgrounds, characters, and a plot of their storyboards, and took at least 20 photos of the different scenes to create an animation video in Canva. #WeAreAzle #HornetsInAction #CTEMonth

Ms. Schvaneveldt's class at Santo J. Forte Junior High had a special visit from a sugar glider on Friday! 💚 #WeAreAzle #HornetsInAction

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Azle ISD partnered with EECU Credit Union to offer an Employee Perfect Attendance Award again this holiday season. All full-time district employees with perfect attendance from November 8 - December 8, 2023, were entered into a drawing to win $150 cash from EECU. 💵 The winner was surprised this afternoon on their campus. Congratulations to Santo J. Forte Junior High custodian Samuel Degadillo Ugalde on winning the $150 cash from EECU! 💚 #WeAreAzle

Forte Junior High is now a Heart Safe School through Cook Children’s Project Adam. Project ADAM's mission is to educate schools, nurses, coaches, trainers, parents, and community organizations about sudden cardiac death. The program provides free cardiac emergency preparedness resources and training to schools nationwide. School-based CPR and AED programs establish a community of first responders. First responders improve the likelihood of survival for students, school staff, and visitors with sudden cardiac arrest, and should be encouraged in all schools. Forte will receive a banner soon to display proudly on their building. Our goal is to have all of Azle ISD schools recognized as a Project ADAM Texas Heart Safe School this school year.

This week in Coach Hill's dollars and sense students learned to write and deposit checks and balance a checking account! #WeAreAzle

The 88th Legislative Session amended state law and the Texas Education Code regarding vaping and e-cigarettes. House Bill 114 requires mandatory placement of a student in DAEP for selling, giving, delivering, possessing, using, or being under the influence of marijuana, THC, or e-cigarettes within 300 feet of school property as measured from any point on the school's real property boundary line, or while attending a school-sponsored or school-related activity on or off school property. *Azle ISD has vape detectors installed in all restrooms on secondary campuses.

Camp was a success for Forte JH Cheer! 💚 FJH received the following awards: 🏆 Overall most improved squad 🥇 1st place sideline cheer 🥈 2nd place cheer 🥈 2nd place overall Gameday Congrats, Hornets! #WeAreAzle #HornetsInAction #HornetPride

Forte Junior High Jazz Band performed at the monthly Azle Area Chamber of Commerce luncheon today and did a fabulous job! 🎶💚 Way to go, Hornets! #WeAreAzle #HornetsInAction #HornetPride