The registration season for the Forrest Center will begin on February 9th 2010 at the annual Tech Expo. Every student who applies to attend the Forrest Center in a completer program must visit the program to which they are applying. The Tech Expo is the best way to meet this requirement. Deadlines for program and elective  registration forms is February 18th 2010.  Froms are to be turned in to the home high school counselor on or before the 18th. Regisration forms turned in late will be accepted but  priority will be given to those in on time. 

April 22, 2010 Annual Program Gala, from 8:30AM until 2:30PM in the Dohrman Room

Dear Forrest Center Students, Parents, Alumni, and Staff :

The Dr. James A. Forrest Career and Technology Center will hold commencement for students who complete a Career and Technology program on Wednesday May 26^th at 10:15am. The ceremony will take took place in the auditorium of Leonardtown High School.

Forrest Center students participated in the SkillsUSA 2009 National Championships and brought home the gold. The complete story is available here.

After being cancelled once due to snow, the 4th Annual Soup Cookoff went off without a hitch. The competitors from both the Junior and Senior divisions presented their dishes with a flourish to our esteemed panel of judges. The judges for this year's competition were:

Doug Mackey - Executive Chef, Officers' Club, Patuxent River, MD

Sally Brassfield - Oyster Festival Winner and Caterer Extraordinaire

Jack Russell - President of St. Mary's County Commissioners

Congratulations to Mr. John Spinicchia and the Natural Resource Management class!! They have been awarded a Turner Designs AquaFluor Handheld Fluorometer for use in class.