Forest Hill Collegiate Institute
Forest Hill Collegiate Institute is a semestered public high school of about 900 students and 55 teachers located in the Forest Hill neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is part of the Toronto District School Board. Prior to 1998, it was within the Toronto Board of Education.
The school takes pride in its wide range of clubs, committees, teams and student spirit.
The motto for the school is Non Nobis Solum.
History
The history of Forest Hill Collegiate began in January 1948 when the first Grade 9 classes attended Forest Hill Village Public School. The school received its own building when it first officially opened on September 29, 1949 by the Forest Hill Board of Education. This post-war modern school is designed by architects Page and Steele.In 1992, Forest Hill C.I. underwent major renovations and was completed in March 1994. Page and Steele provided by the renovations and design.
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, Grade Representatives and Junior Vice-President. The Student Council carries out and plans activities such as Hillstock. The elected Treasurer/Secretary for the 2019-2020 academic year is Ari Davis. The president of the student council is Braden Brock.School Prefects
Selection for the school Prefect positions is held in the spring for the following year. Teachers and current grade 12 Prefects vote on who will be selected. Twenty-five student Prefects are typically chosen. 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 names of each year's Prefects are engraved on wood plaques and can be found in the music hallway.Music Directorate
The Music Directorate is a student group that manages music-related activities. Positions include president, vice-president, treasurer, secretary, band representative, strings representative, vocal representative, stage crew manager, student council liaison and members at large.Production Crew
A team of students that put together productions key to the school such as Storm, Celebration of Music, Hillstock and many more. The team gives an opportunity for people interested in the "behind the scenes" aspects to learn about lights, stage and sound. Positions of the executive team include President, Head of Stage, Head of Sound and Head of Lights.Clubs
The school has many student-run clubs and activities such as Sports Management Club, the Politics and History Club, 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, Movie Club, Math Club, Anime Club, Gender Sexuality Alliance Club, Art Club, Dragon Club, and the FHCI Transit Planning Committee etc.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.Events
School events include:- Hillstock, a celebration for students and staff to celebrate the end of a school year. Students usually receive yearbooks on this day. It is tradition that the Student Council plans Hillstock, while the prefects assist during its operations,
- Prom takes place on the last Thursday of May, with Hillstock occurring the day after,
- Commencement takes place on the Thursday before the week of Thanksgiving in October,
- United Way Week and The Funky Dance Marathon,
- One musical production per semester featuring Strings, Band and Vocal ensembles. The winter concert called "Celebration of Music" is held in December and the spring concert called "Sounds of Spring" is held in May.
- Pink Day, in support of anti-bullying. Toronto Police Chief Bill Blair attended the school's Pink Day assembly as his last appearance before stepping down.
Notable alumni
- Ira Basen, CBC radio host
- Robert Bateman, artist/naturalist
- Ralph Benmergui, radio and television host
- Neve Campbell, actress
- Noah Cappe, host of "The Bachelor Canada" television show and television show "Carnival Eats"
- Ken Daniels, Sportscaster & Current Detroit Red Wings play-by-play announcer
- Drake , rapper and actor
- Sharon Fichman, Canada's no.1 ranked doubles tennis player, dual Israeli citizen
- Rainbow Sun Francks, Canadian actor
- Shenae Grimes, actress
- Lisi Harrison, author
- Kenny Hotz and Spencer Rice of Kenny vs. Spenny, Canadian comedy reality TV duo
- Mia Kirshner, actress, writer and social activist
- Michael Landsberg, M.S.M., television personality
- Lorne Michaels, C.M., Canadian-American Saturday Night Live Executive Producer and writer, comedian, and actor
- Joe Mimran, founder of Club Monaco and Joe Fresh, fashion designer and entrepreneur; regular on The Dragon's Den
- Vladimir Kuljanin, Canadian National Basketball Team, NC Wilmington
- Howard Lindzon, author and founder of StockTwits
- Sophie Milman, Juno Award-winning jazz singer
- David Rakoff writer, comedian, contributor to Public Radio International's This American Life
- Dan Senor, columnist, writer, and political advisor
- Bernard "Barry" Sherman, former billionaire Chairman and CEO of Apotex Inc.
- Howard Shore, composer, three-time Academy Award winner for The Lord of the Rings
- Gail Simmons, Judge on the television show Top Chef and host of its spin-off ""
- Tara Strong, voice actress and singer