Fraser Heights Secondary School
| Fraser Heights Secondary School | |
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Soaring to New Heights | |
| Address | |
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16060 108 Avenue Surrey, British Columbia, V4N 1M1 Canada | |
| Information | |
| School type | Public, high school |
| Founded | 2000 |
| School board | School District 36 Surrey |
| Principal | Rick Breen |
| Staff | 128 |
| Grades | 8-12 |
| Enrollment | 1164 (September 8, 2015) |
| Language | English, French, Spanish, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese |
| Area | Fraser Heights |
| Colour(s) | Crimson, White |
| Team name | Firehawks |
| Feeder schools | Fraser Wood Elementary, Erma Stephenson Elementary, Dogwood Elementary, Bothwell Elementary |
| Website |
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Fraser Heights Secondary is a public high school in an upper-class neighbourhood of Surrey, British Columbia part of School District 36 Surrey. Around the school is a vast park area, a large field as well as the Fraser Heights Recreation Centre. The school is prominently known for its academic excellence as a public school, as well as their badminton and volleyball programs. When the school first opened, it was originally designed for 1000 people, but currently there are around 1150 students attending Fraser Heights. A $14 million expansion wing with 16 new classrooms and an open area for community use opened in Spring of 2014.[1]
The 2015 average median income in Fraser Heights was $152,928 compared to $57,209 in the rest of Surrey.
Programs
Fraser Heights Secondary offers a wide variety of academic, athletic, and fine arts programs that have gained high acclaim across the Lower Mainland. Fraser Heights is a branch school to the late French immersion program offered at Fraser Wood Elementary.
The Fraser Heights Senior Badminton team captured the school's first ever senior provincial AAA title by winning the 2012 provincial championships over private school powerhouses Vancouver College / Little Flower Academy, and their second in 2014 winning the Senior AAA championships over St. Georges / Crofton House. The volleyball program has grown to modest acclaim in past years, with a combined 14 Surrey championships, 3 Fraser Valley championships and are consistently ranked in the Top 3 Senior Boys AAA provincial rankings.
One of Fraser Heights' academic programs is a joint venture with Simon Fraser University called Science Academy. It is an all-year course that extends over the period of 2 years, from grade 11 to grade 12. The course combines: Pre-Calc 12, AP Calculus BC, Chemistry 11 and 12, Physics 11 and 12, AP Physics I and II, and University Chemistry that takes place at Simon Fraser University. Moreover, Fraser Heights offers a variety of advanced courses, including honours courses in Math, AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC.
Notable alumni
- G.NA (Gina Jane Choi) Korean pop singer
- Colin Fraser is a professional hockey player for the Los Angeles Kings
- Alex Hackney, a member of the U19 Team Canada squad that won the World Flying Disc Federation 2014 Championships
- Tyler Wotherspoon is a professional hockey player for the Calgary Flames
- Parker Wotherspoon is a professional hockey player for the Tri-City Americans
References
- ↑ "Home - Fraser Heights - Surrey Schools". surreyschools.ca. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
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Coordinates: 49°11′52″N 122°46′38″W / 49.1979°N 122.7772°W