Fredericton High School

Fredericton High School
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Address
300 Priestman Street Fredericton, New Brunswick, E3B 6J8 Canada
Coordinates	45°56′30″N 66°39′46″W / 45.94171°N 66.66266°W / 45.94171; -66.66266Coordinates: 45°56′30″N 66°39′46″W / 45.94171°N 66.66266°W / 45.94171; -66.66266
Information
School type	High school
Founded	1800
School district	Anglophone West School District
Principal	Shane Thomas
Vice Principal	Elaine Kilfillen (Students A-D) Nathan Langille (Students E-L) Robyn Allaby (Students M-P) Michael Barrett (Students Q-Z)
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	1893 (in 2011)
Language	English
Colour(s)	Yellow and Black
Team name	Black Bats
Website	frederictonhigh.nbed.nb.ca

Fredericton High School is a high school in the city of Fredericton in New Brunswick, Canada.

History

When the city of Fredericton was initially laid out in 1758, city planners set aside a plot of land in the downtown region that was intended to become a school. That school was incorporated in 1790 as the College of New Brunswick and was intended to be a boarding school, patterned after the boys' public schools in England. In 1829 when King's College opened in Fredericton, the school was renamed to the Collegiate Grammar School, and supported by the College. In 1871, the Free School Act was enacted, and the school again changed its name, this time to the Collegiate High School. At this time it became a preparatory school for King's College, which by then had become the University of New Brunswick. From 1872 to 1889 the headmaster was the distinguished educator Sir George R. Parkin.^[1]

In 1893, a new building was erected on the corner of York and George streets and the name of the school was changed to Fredericton High School. The graduating class of that year chose yellow and black as the official school colours. The original colours were going to be green and turquoise, but the colours made some kids blind with distraught, so they made it yellow and black.

In 1925, the school moved to another new building which was constructed on the corner of Regent and George streets. Numerous annexes were added to the building to accommodate an ever increasing number of students. Eventually a new complex needed to be built on Prospect street on the south hill area of town, and by 1972 all school operations were moved there. This new complex contains 6 wings and includes a large outdoor sports complex. The building on Regent and George streets would become George Street Junior High School, later renamed George Street Middle School.

For a time, FHS had the distinction of having the largest student body of any high school in the Commonwealth of Nations. In 1999, a second high school, Leo Hayes High School, was constructed on the north side of the city, across the Saint John River, to further accommodate the number of students.

In September 2006, Fredericton High School hosted the 22nd Canadian Student Leadership Conference, a national gathering of student leaders and teachers from across Canada.

School song and cheer

The school's song was written by Roberta Douglas.

*Fredericton High School Song*
We are the students of Fredericton High, Onward we go to our goal. We go and never falter, our aim is for the sky, We fight with our heart and our soul. So let's give a cheer for the school we hold so dear, And when we cheer, we hope for victory - Victory! Even if we lose a cup, our spirit's always up, We are the students of Fredericton High.

*Fredericton High School Cheer*
Ad-a-boo-bah! Ad-a-boo-bah! Ad-a-boo-bah-boo-bah-boo! Ad-a-zib-zab! Ad-a-zib-zab! Ad-a-zib-zab-zib-zab-zoo! F-H-S...F-H-S ROO, ROO, ROO! Zib, zab, Zibbity, zaw! Fredericton High School - Rah, rah, rah! He----O----Hi----O----Hiss----Ko----Hum! We are------------we are second to none Boom---Sis-----------Boom---Sa! Fredericton High School - Rah, rah, rah! 1----2----3----4: four elevens are forty-four Who are we for? FREDERICTON!!!

Notable alumni

Measha Brueggergosman, opera singer.
Justin Conn, Calgary Stampeders linebacker
Paul Hodgson, Former MLB player (Toronto Blue Jays)
Marianne Limpert, Olympic silver medalist swimmer.
Dan McCullough, B.C. Lions long snapper
Tomas Mureika, Filmmaker, Playwright, Music Critic
David Myles, vocalist
Kim Parlee, host of Business News Network's MoneyTalk
Sir Charles G.D. Roberts, Poet
William Harris Lloyd Roberts (1884–1966), writer, poet, playwright
Francis Sherman, Poet
Anna Silk, Actress
Matt Stairs, Former Major League Baseball right fielder, Philadelphia Phillies, 2008 World Series Champion
John Williamson, Former Member of the Parliament of Canada for New Brunswick Southwest
Matt Decourcey, Member of the Parliament of Canada for Fredericton
Aaron Pnut Johnson, Pro Snowboarder

References

↑ http://www.biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php?&id_nbr=8319

External links

Schools in Anglophone West School District

Secondary schools	Canterbury Carleton North Cambridge-Narrows Central New Brunswick Chipman Forest Doaktown Consolidated Fredericton Hartland Harvey John Caldwell Leo Hayes McAdam Minto Memorial Nackawic Senior Oromocto Saint Mary's Southern Victoria Stanley Tobique Valley Woodstock

Middle or junior high schools	Bath Bliss Carman Central New Brunswick Chipman Forest Devon Doaktown Consolidated Florenceville George Street Harold Peterson Harvey Nackawic Nashwaaksis Perth-Andover Ridgeview Stanley Woodstock

Primary or elementary schools	Andover Aroostook Alexander Gibson Memorial Assiniboine Avenue Barkers Point Bath Bristol Burton Chipman Connaught Street Debec Doaktown Donald Fraser Memorial Florenceville Forest Hill Garden Creek Geary Gesner Street Gibson-Neill Memorial Harvey Hubbard Avenue Juniper Kingsclear Liverpool Street Lower Lincoln McAdam McAdam Avenue Millville Montgomery Street Nackawic Nashwaak Valley Nashwaaksis Memorial New Maryland New Denmark Park Street Priestman Street Royal Road South Devon Southern Carleton Stanley Elementary Summerhill Street Woodstock Centennial Upper Miramichi

Private schools	Apostolic Christian Devon Park Hoyt Montessori World Perth Seventh-day Adventist River Valley Academy Riverdale Somerville Academy St. John Valley Mennonite Woodstock Academy

Other schools	District 18 Education Centre John Caldwell Nova Learning Center Saint Mary's Academy

Combined elementary and junior high schools	Cambridge-Narrows Canterbury Centreville Coles Island Gagetown Hartland Keswick Ridge Keswick Valley Memorial Minto Sunbury West

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