Forest Park High School Activities Department is proud to announce the hiring of Chris Baynham as the Varsity Head Girls Basketball Coach. Forest Park High School Activities Department looks forward to working with Coach Baynham and having him on board for the 2018-2019 season. 

Chris Baynham graduated from Forest Park in 2006 and attended Virginia Wesleyan College. From 2006-2010 he was a member of the men’s basketball team. During his time with Virginia Wesleyan, the team was runner up in the 2007 NCAA Division 3 Men’s Basketball National Championship game and won the Old Dominion Athletic Conference tournament championship in 2009. Chris has been on the boys basketball staff at Forest Park since 2011, and this past season they advanced to the region tournament for the first time since 2007.

Forest Park High School Activities Department looks forward to working with Coach Baynham and having him develop our athletes in the basketball programs. David Macedo, Head Men’s Basketball Coach for the last 18 seasons at Virginia Wesleyan University had this to say about Coach Baynham “Chris is a rising star in the coaching profession and excited to see him become Head coach at his Alma mater. Chris has always been such a curious learner and has prepared well for this opportunity. I know he will lead by example and build his program one step at a time. He will do things the right way! He was an outstanding member of our men's basketball team at Virginia Wesleyan University for four years and helped our team achieve success. I have always admired his character, integrity and work ethic. He will hit the ground running this Fall. Forest Park HS is lucky to have him.”

Coach Baynham will have a meeting to introduce himself to the Forest Park High School students this upcoming week at Forest Park High School. The meeting will be held on Friday August 31, 2018 after school at 2:15pm at Forest Park High School in the library.