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N.B. Forrest High School Information

School Hours —
7:15 a.m. - 2:15 p.m.
Location —
Region: 3 District: 7
5530 Firestone Rd.
Jacksonville, Fl. 32244

School Website

Other Important Numbers

School Bus Transportation

858-6200

School Board

390-2000

 

 

Faculty and Staff (partial)

Principal:

Mrs. Helene Kirkpatrick

573-1170

ext. 1105

Assistant Principal    

Student Services

(A-K last names)

Mr. Ernest Griffin ext. 1018

Assistant Principal

Student Services

(L-Z last names)

Mrs. Shelley Luter ext. 1024

Assistant Principal

Curriculum

Dorothy McIntyre ext. 1022
Band Director Kent Staples ext. 1514
Buses & Lockers Mr. Leroy ext. 1003

 

School Notes:

Nathan Bedford Forrest High School is a public high school located on Jacksonville, Florida's Westside.

The school is named after Nathan Bedford Forrest, a Confederate general during the American Civil War.

Forrest fields sports teams in football, baseball, basketball, volleyball and wrestling, among others. The Forrest football team is titled as 2006 Westside Champions beating out Robert E. Lee High School and rival school Edward H. White. The Forrest wrestling team is the 2007 Gateway Conference Champion, which marks the 19th time the school has won this award. The mascot is the Confederate Rebel, modeled in appearance after Colonel Reb, the mascot of the University of Mississippi.