Forest Hill Collegiate Institute | |
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Address | |
730 Eglinton Avenue West Toronto, Ontario, M5N 1B9 Canada |
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Coordinates | 43°42′11″N 79°25′17″W / 43.702976°N 79.421266°WCoordinates: 43°42′11″N 79°25′17″W / 43.702976°N 79.421266°W |
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School type | High School |
Motto |
Non Nobis Solum Not For Ourselves Alone |
Founded | 1946 |
School board | TDSB |
Superintendent | Sandra Tondat |
Area trustee | Shelley Laskin |
Principal | Margaret (Peggy) Aitchison |
Grades | 9-12 |
Language | English |
Colour(s) | Blue and gold |
Mascot | Falcons |
Website | www |
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).
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.
Selections for school Prefect position are held in the spring for the following year. Teachers and current Prefects (grade 12) vote on who will be selected as a Prefect. Twenty-five elite student Prefects are selected. The Prefects are elite students who strive to help all students feel welcomed in the school. They host events such as grade 8 orientation days, concerts, curriculum information nights, commencement, etc. They also come early to school and stay late for events such as the annual Pancake Breakfast and the Parent/Teacher Interviews. The name of the Prefects are engraved on wood plaques and can be found in the music hallway.
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.
The school has many student-run clubs and activities like the DECA FHCI Business and Entrepreneurship Club, Debate Club, Jewish Culture Club, People For Good Club, Muslim Club, Math Club, Science Club, Law and Politics Club, Anime Club, Gender Sexuality Alliance Club, Art Club, etc.
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.