Athletics
With vast community support, the Parent Teacher Organization was able to raise in excess of $1.6 million to build athletic facilities. Included in the Dan Gunter Athletic Facilities are the Joe Alala Football Stadium, baseball stadium, tennis courts, softball and soccer fields.
Forestview played their first football season away from their campus using East Gaston High School, South Point High School, and Ashbrook High School as home facilities. Their first game was against Bessemer City High School and was played at East Gaston's Arrowhead Stadium.
Foresview is currently a member of the Big South Conference and in the 3A classification by the North Carolina Athletic Association (NCHSAA). Forestview's athletic director is Alan Stewart.
Forestview has over 500 athletes that annually compete in over twenty sports.
Part of a Nazi leader's speech was played over the public address system before a high school soccer game, prompting an apology by the home team's principal. Forestview High School principal Robert Carpenter said neither he nor his team's coach knew about the speech before the 90-second excerpt was played during warmups Saturday, according to a letter he sent Monday to visiting Charlotte Catholic High School.
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