West Forsyth High School (Georgia)

West Forsyth High School is a public high school, located in Cumming, Georgia, a suburb northeast of Atlanta, Georgia. The school opened in 2007 and is located at 4155 Drew Road, Cumming GA 30040.^[2][3] It is 1 of 5 high schools in the Forsyth County School District, and serves students residing in Cumming, Georgia. Its school district comprises the South-West of Forsyth County.

Athletics and Clubs

West Forsyth currently competes in Region 6-AAAAA and has since 2010.^[4][5] WFHS has 18 varsity sports teams: competition cheerleading, cross country, football, football cheerleading, softball, volleyball, basketball, basketball cheerleading, swimming, wrestling, baseball, golf, lacrosse, equestrian^[6], soccer, tennis, track and field, and a marching band. West Forsyth also has a Region 6-AAAAA competing theatre troupe.

Bomb Scare

On Friday, April 23, 2010, the school had a bomb scare. Four juveniles entered the school property around 2 am and vandalized the exterior of the school with spray paint.

The suspects left obscene messages including drawings of genitalia, vulgar insults, and racist messages. A student had left a car overnight, which was vandalized and had smashed windows.

Upon arrival to school students were greeted by these images. Word spread of a bomb threat spray painted in several spots. It warned of a 10:45 bomb. Subsequently hundreds of students left the building by either being picked up by parents or leaving on their own accord (albeit without school consent). However, the school officials made no acknowledgment of the bomb threat. A couple hundred students remained in the school at 10:45. No bomb ever did go off, and none was ever found.^[7][8][9]

External links

• West Forsyth High School's Homepage
• Forsyth County Schools
• [1]

References

1. ^ "WFHS Demographics". Georgia Department of Education. http://public.doe.k12.ga.us/ReportingFW.aspx?PageReq=101&PID=63&PTID=70&SchoolId=3086&T=0&FY=2009. Retrieved 2010-08-11. 
2. ^ "WFHS Timeline". Forsyth County Schools. http://www.forsyth.k12.ga.us/132420212171728397/blank/browse.asp?A=383&BMDRN=2000&BCOB=0&C=78884. Retrieved 2009-07-24. 
3. ^ "WFHS Homepage". Forsyth County Schools. http://www.forsyth.k12.ga.us/wfhs/site/default.asp?. Retrieved 2009-07-24. 
4. ^ "GHSA Region Alignment". GHSA. http://www.ghsa.net/region. Retrieved 2009-07-24. 
5. ^ "GHSFHA West Forsyth Yearly Region Standings". GHSFHA. http://ghsfha.org/rstandings.php?gTeamID=West%20Forsyth. Retrieved 2009-07-24. 
6. ^ "Clubs/Organizations / Equestrian Team." Forsyth County Schools / Overview. 07 Sept. 2011. Web. 29 Aug. 2011. <http://www.forsyth.k12.ga.us/Page/23148>
7. ^ http://www.cbsatlanta.com/news/23247318/detail.html
8. ^ http://www.hometowntimes.com/cumminghome/news50000/news/vandalism-and-bomb-threat-at-west-forsyth-high-sch~email.shtml
9. ^ http://wsbradio.com/localnews/2010/04/school-vandalism.html