Park Forest Chicago Heights School District 163

FOREST TRAIL BASKETBALL TEAM GARNERS STATE AWARD

Forest Trail School’s seventh grade boys’ basketball team took third place out of 400 teams in the Illinois Elementary Sports Association (IESA) championship tournament. The team finished the season with a 26-2 record.

The seventh grade team also was the South Suburban Junior High School Association Conference champion with a 12 and 1 record. Other titles for the year include the IESA Regional champions and the IESA Sectional champions.

Team members include Joe Howard-Griffin, Tyrean Tims, Malik Ecford, Antron Washington, Marshon Baines, Vashawn Sims, Clifton Jimerson, Eric Allen, Nathaniel Reese, and Omar Smith. The team coaches were Devlin Boatman and George Friel.

DISTRICT 163 DONATES BOOKS TO AFRICA
Park Forest-Chicago Heights School District 163 recently donated several thousand books to Books4Cause for developing education programs throughout Africa. (more)

DISTRICT SCHOOLS RANKED AMONG TOP SCHOOLS BY CHICAGO MAGAZINE
All five of District 163's schools that take the Illinois Standards Achievement Test (ISAT) were ranked among the top 300 elementary schools in Cook County by Chicago Magazine. (more)

DISTRICT 163 RECOGNIZED BY HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT 227
Rich Township High School District 227 recognized Park Forest-Chicago Heights School District 163 for the well-prepared students that District 163 sends on to Rich East.

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