Forest Hill Collegiate Institute
| Forest Hill Collegiate Institute | |
|---|---|
|
Non Nobis Solum Not For Ourselves Alone | |
| Address | |
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730 Eglinton Avenue West Toronto, Ontario, M5N 1B9, Canada | |
| Information | |
| School board | TDSB |
| Superintendent | Rauda Dickinson |
| Area trustee | Josh Matlow |
| Principal | Peggy Aitchison |
| Vice principal |
Ms. Forster Mr. Vanek |
| School type | High School |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Language | English |
| Mascot | Falcons |
| Colours | Blue and gold |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Homepage | http://www.fhci.net/ |
Forest Hill Collegiate Institute (FHCI) is a semestered public high school of about 950 students and 55 teachers located in the Toronto, Ontario neighbourhood of Forest Hill, Canada. It is part of the Toronto District School Board. Prior to 1998 it was within the Toronto Board of Education (TBE).[1]
Student leadership
Student Council
The Student Council executive is selected in spring by an election for the next year following election campaigns and assemblies. Executives positions include President, Vice-President, Treasurer/Secretary, Social Representative, Sports Representative and Junior Vice-President. The Student Council carries out and plans activities such as Hillstock.
School prefects
Elections for school positions are held in the spring for the following year. Teachers and current prefects vote on who will be elected as a prefect. Twenty-five prefects are usually selected. However, in years where teachers find it extremely difficult to narrow the field to twenty-five, a few more are chosen.
Music Directorate
A body of students are committed to the management of music related activities. Positions include President, Vice-President, Treasurer(Ledoux), Secretary, Band Representative, Strings Representative, Vocal Representative, Stage Crew Manager, Student Council liaison and Members At Large.
Clubs
The school has student run clubs and activities like the Investment Club, Jewish Culture Club, Environment Club, Model UN Club, People For Good Club, Math Club, Science Club, Chess Club, Gender Sexuality Alliance club, Art club, and Video Club.
Co-operative program
FHCI offers a cooperative program that allows students in grades 11 and 12 to gain work experience. Each student that participates in this program receives 2.0 credits out of 4.0 for one semester. Students are able to choose the field in which they want to work and in turn get matched by the supervising faculty member. Students put both working hours and class hours into the program.[2]
Events
School events include:
- Hillstock, a celebration for students and staff to celebrate the end of a school year. Students usually receive year books on this day. It is tradition that the Student Council plans Hillstock, while the prefects assist during its operations,
- The Prom takes place on the last Thursday of May, with Hillstock occurring the day after,
- Commencement (graduation) takes place on the Thursday before the week of Thanksgiving in October,
- United Way Week and The Funky Dance Marathon,
- School musical production,
- Issues Day, April 26.
Notable alumni
- Bernard Sherman, Chairman and CEO of Apotex Inc
- Lorne Michaels, Saturday Night Live producer
- Michael Landsberg, television personality
- Lisi Harrison, author
- Neve Campbell, actress
- Shenae Grimes, actress
- Kenny Hotz and Spencer Rice of Kenny vs. Spenny, Canadian comedy reality TV duo
- Drake (rapper), Canadian actor and rapper
- Ira Basen, CBC Radio Host
- Vladimir Kuljanin, Canadian National Basketball Team, NC Wilmington
- Sophie Milman, Juno Award winning jazz singer
- Dan Senor, diplomat[3]
- Tara Strong, voice actress and singer
- Howard Shore, composer, three-time Academy Award winner for The Lord of the Rings
- Sharon Fichman, Canada's no.1 ranked doubles tennis player, dual Israeli citizen
- Adrian Gluck, inventor, author
- Gail Simmons, a judge on the television show Top Chef and host of its spin-off "Top Chef: Just Desserts"
- Ralph Benmergui radio and television
- David Rakoff writer, comedian, contributor to Public Radio International's This American Life
- Bob Kaplan, federal cabinet minister (Solicitor General of Canada)
- Harley Hahn, writer and artist
- Mark Hendrie, radio personality
- Eli Speigel, local media personality
- Howard Lindzon, author and founder of StockTwits[4]
Reference list
- ↑ "Secondary Schools." (Archive) Toronto Board of Education. November 12, 1997. Retrieved on July 23, 2013.
- ↑ Cooperative Education. "Forest Hill Collegiate Institute Website". Retrieved September 24, 2013.
- ↑ Joanna Slater (July 30, 2012). "With roots in Canada, a key advisor helps Romney push for the presidency". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2014-05-25.
- ↑ Fillion, Rubina Madan (2013-03-08). "The Best Tweets for Your Money". Barron's. Retrieved 2013-05-08.
External links
Coordinates: 43°42′11″N 79°25′17″W / 43.702976°N 79.421266°W