Forest Heights Collegiate Institute

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Forest Heights Collegiate Institute
Address
255 Fischer-Hallman Road Kitchener , Ontario , N2M 4X8 Canada
Coordinates	43°25′32.48″N 80°31′16.46″W / 43.4256889°N 80.5212389°W / 43.4256889; -80.5212389Coordinates: 43°25′32.48″N 80°31′16.46″W / 43.4256889°N 80.5212389°W / 43.4256889; -80.5212389
Information
School type	Secondary
Motto	Sit Tuum Tollere (Yours to hold high)
Founded	1964
School board	Waterloo Region District School Board
School number	910350
Principal	Tina Rowe
Vice-Principals	Paula Bender James Shantz
Staff	125
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	1 074 (November 2017)
Language	English
Area	Forest Heights
Mascot	Troy the Trojan
Team name	Trojans
Website	fhc.wrdsb.ca

Forest Heights Collegiate Institute is a high school located in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada that was established in 1964. The school is often colloquially referred to as FHCI, Forest Heights, and Forest by the students and other Kitchener locals. It was named after the Forest Heights neighbourhood in which it is located. FHCI serves the youth of the Northwest Kitchener, ON by “receiving its students from A.R. Kaufman Public School, Laurentian Senior Public School, MacGregor Senior Public School, Queensmount Public School and Westheights Public School.”.^[1] The school draws many of its students from the Forest Heights neighbourhood, as well as the adjacent neighbourhood of Forest Hill.

“The FHCI community has about 1200 students with approximately 100 staff (teaching, custodial, secretarial and cafeteria).”.^[2] The school prides itself on their diversity and community involvement, and highly values respect. The school motto is "sit tuum tollere", meaning "Yours to hold high".^[3]. “This moto encourages “students to take the lead in developing these qualities within themselves as important, contributing members of society.”.^[4]

The mascot is a Trojan warrior, which symbolizes a collection of allies fighting together using bravery, courage, and innovation. The mascot has recently been named “Troy the Trojan” by the students attending the school.

The official school colours are gold and brown, but black is used in the sports uniforms and school clothing because brown pigments are not regularly used for such products. While this hold true, students attending will say that the school colours are gold, black, and white. These three colours are commonly used for event decorations, posters, announcements, and sports uniforms.

Programs Offered[]

Forest Heights has become a magnet school for English as a Second Language (ESL) students, as a result of the restructuring of Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) schools. Each district school functions as a magnet for a specific aspect of schooling (i.e. design & technology, ESL, creative arts).

The school is host to many magnet and specialized programs which support the academic journey of the students at Forest Heights. These programs include: “The Innovate Program, the Forest Heights Collegiate English Literacy Development (ELD) Program, the Forest Heights Collegiate English as a Second Language (ESL) Program, the Extended French Magnet Program, ACE (the Alternative Education Program), and Specialist High School Major (SHSM) Program.”.^[5]

Academic Performance[]

In regard to the 9th grade math courses, 45.00% of students are enrolled in the academic math course and 55.00% of students are enrolled in the applied math course. The grade 9 EQAO Mathematics Assessment traditionally occurs in the month of January during a standard academic year. Approximately 85.00% of students in the academic math course have achieved a grade of level 3 or higher on this examination, ^[6]. Approximately 43.00% of students in the applied math course have achieved a grade of level 3 or higher on this examination, ^[7].

The Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT) examination traditionally takes place at the end of the month of March or the beginning of the month of April. At Forest Heights, the exam has a 79.00% success rate for the students in the 10th grade. This is slightly below the average for the average Ontario-English student, which has a score of 82.00%.^[8]

See also[]

• List of high schools in Ontario

References[]

External links[]

• Official school website