Forest Lawn High School

Last updated
Forest Lawn High School
Forest Lawn High School 6.jpg
Address
Forest Lawn High School
1304 - 44 Street S.E.

, ,
Canada
Coordinates 51°02′28″N113°58′12″W / 51.041°N 113.970°W / 51.041; -113.970
Information
School type High school
MottoViator via veritatis
(Travel by way of truth)
Established1968
School board Calgary Board of Education
SuperintendentNaomi Johnson
Area trusteePamela King
School numberb813
PrincipalMatt Fell
Grades 10–12
Enrollment1286 [1]  (2021)
   Grade 10 459
   Grade 11 379
   Grade 12 448
Language English
AreaArea III
Colour(s)Red, Gold and White    
MascotTitans
Team nameThe Forest Lawn Titans
Communities served Forest Lawn, Abbeydale, Albert Park, Applewood Park, Dover, Erin Woods, Forest Heights, Marlborough, Marlborough Park, Penbrooke Meadows, Pineridge, Radisson Heights, Red Carpet/Mountview Mobile Home Park, Rundle, Southview, Red Stone and Skyview Ranch
Website school.cbe.ab.ca/school/ForestLawn/Pages/default.aspx

Forest Lawn High School is a high school in Calgary, Alberta, Canada in the southeast community of Forest Lawn. The senior high school has sports teams, who are known as the Titans, drama productions, dance, band, and choir. The school is located on 44th street, and is near Ernest Morrow Junior High, Jack James Senior High, Bob Bahan Memorial Pool, and Ernie Star Arena.

Contents

Forest Lawn serves the communities of Abbeydale, Albert Park, Applewood Park, Dover, Erin Woods, Forest Heights, Forest Lawn, Marlborough, Marlborough Park, Penbrooke Meadows, Pineridge, Radisson Heights, Red Carpet/Mountview Mobile Home Park, Rundle, Southview, Temple, and Whitehorn. Junior high feeder schools to Forest Lawn High School are Ernest Morrow, Ian Bazalgette, Langevin, and Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Dr. Gladys McKelvie Egbert, Bob Edwards, Clarence Sansom, Dr. Gordon Higgins, Annie Gale.

About the school

The school was built in 1968 and is situated on 25.0 acres. The school has 84 classrooms, a full commercial foods kitchen, a cosmetology program and a full auto motives service program featuring auto-mechanics, auto-body and welding courses at all three grade levels. Forest Lawn also offers Advanced Placement courses in the four core subjects and a full range of academic and complementary courses. The school was named after the community that it serves (Forest Lawn).

The school provides French/Spanish and English language as a primary language instruction. The school offers various performing and visual arts programs, and offers a certificate to recognize students that have made fine arts a focus of learning at the high school level.

The school is part of the Action for Bright Children Society. [2]

Notable alumni

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Queen Elizabeth High School (Calgary)</span> Public secondary school in Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Queen Elizabeth High School (QEHS) is a Canadian public combined junior and senior high school in Calgary, Alberta, which teaches grades 7 through 12. The junior (7–9) and senior high (10–12) programs share a common principal, many teachers, and other resources of the school. It is operated by the Calgary Board of Education. QEHS operates separately from Queen Elizabeth Elementary School, even though the two schools are physically adjacent to each other.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Edmonton Public Schools</span> Public school division in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Edmonton Public Schools is the largest public school division in Edmonton, the second largest in Alberta, and the sixth largest in Canada. The division offers a variety of alternative and special needs programs, and many are offered in multiple locations to improve accessibility for students. As a public school division, Edmonton Public Schools accepts all students who meet the age and residency requirements set out in provincial legislation.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Prince George's County Public Schools</span> Public school district in Prince Georges County, Maryland

Prince George's County Public Schools (PGCPS) is a public school district that serves Prince George's County, Maryland. During the 2023–24 academic year, the district enrolled around 133,000 students and operated over 200 schools. PGCPS is the second-largest school district in Maryland, the third-largest district in the Washington-Baltimore metropolitan area, the 18th-largest in the United States, and the nation's largest school district with a majority-black student population.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">North Trail High School</span> Public secondary school in Calgary, Alberta, Canada

North Trail High School is a senior high school located in the northeast community of Coventry Hills in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The school's name is derived from the Siksika First Nation with historical significance from trails used by First Nations ancestors.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lester B. Pearson High School (Calgary)</span> Senior high school in Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Lester B. Pearson High School is a public senior high school located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada administered by the Calgary Board of Education. The school is named for Nobel Laureate and Canadian Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">William Aberhart High School</span> Public school in Calgary, Alberta, Canada

William Aberhart High School is a public senior high school in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, which teaches grades 10, 11, and 12. It is operated by the Calgary Board of Education. It is a comprehensive English and French Immersion school of 1300 students. William Aberhart High School is located at 3009 Morley Trail NW. The school contains 54 classrooms, two gymnasiums, a fitness centre, a multi-media library resource centre, and specialized areas for music, and art. It also plays host to a debate union. Other school activities and clubs include the largest high school Model United Nations team in Calgary; the most frequently published school newspaper in Southern Alberta, The Advocate; an independent students' media magazine, The Iconographer; an environmentally active organization, Destination Conservation; the Student Outreach Society, a peer support group; a bilingual club, Immersion en Action; and many others.

Acadia is a neighbourhood in the southeast quadrant of Calgary, Alberta. The area is bounded on the west by Macleod Trail, on the east by the Bow River, on the north by Heritage Drive and on the south by Southland Drive.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Father Lacombe High School</span> High school in Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Father Lacombe High School is a Catholic senior high school in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, named after Father Albert Lacombe. It has classes for grades 10 to 12 and is located in the southeast quadrant community of Radisson Heights, Calgary.

Brentwood is a neighbourhood in the northwest quadrant of Calgary, Alberta. The neighbourhood is bordered by John Laurie Boulevard to the north, Crowchild Trail to the south, Shaganappi Trail to the west, and Brisebois Drive & Charleswood Drive on the east.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Prairie State College</span> Community college in Chicago Heights, Illinois, US

Prairie State College is a public community college in Chicago Heights, Illinois. It is the only college operated by Illinois Community College District 515.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Forest Lawn, Calgary</span> Neighbourhood in Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Forest Lawn is a neighbourhood and former town in the southeast quadrant of the city of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The neighbourhood is bound by 26 Avenue SE to the south, 36 Street SE to the west, 8 Avenue SE to the north and portions of 52 Street SE and 48 Street SE to the east. The former town comprises the entire current Forest Lawn neighbourhood as well as portions of Southview and Albert Park/Radisson Heights to the west, and portions of Penbrooke Meadows and Forest Lawn Industrial to the east. Both the neighbourhood and the former town are bisected by the multicultural 17 Avenue SE. Forest Lawn has an area redevelopment plan in place and is part of the International Avenue Business Revitalization Zone.

Crescent Heights is a neighbourhood located in Calgary, Alberta. It is located in the inner city, immediately north from Downtown. It is bounded to the north by the Trans-Canada Highway, on the east by Edmonton Trail, on the west by 4th Street NW, and to the south by Memorial Drive and the Bow River.

Marlborough is a residential neighbourhood in the northeast quadrant of Calgary, Alberta. It is bounded by the 16 Avenue NE to the north, 52 Street NE to the east, Memorial Drive to the south and 36 Street NE to the west.

Dover is a residential neighbourhood in the southeast quadrant of Calgary, Alberta. It is bounded by 26 Avenue SE to the north, Peigan Trail to the south, 24 Street SE and Deerfoot Trail to the west and 36 Street SE to the east. The Inglewood golf course, developed in the Bow River valley, borders the community to the west.

Marlborough Park is a residential neighbourhood in the northeast quadrant of Calgary, Alberta. It is bounded by 68 Street E to the east, 52 Street E to the west, Trans-Canada Highway to the north and Memorial Drive to the south. The homonymous park is located at the center of the community.

Rundle is a residential neighbourhood in the northeast quadrant of Calgary, Alberta. It is bounded by 32 Avenue NE to the north, 16 Avenue NE to the south, 52 Street NE to the east and 36 Street NE to the west. The Sunridge Mall is located immediately west of the neighbourhood. Rundle is home to a large Lebanese group.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Warren Consolidated Schools</span> School district in Michigan

Warren Consolidated Schools is a public school district serving the cities of Warren, Sterling Heights and Troy, Michigan. It operates 25 schools including two specialized partial-day high schools that draw from the other schools within the district. Warren Consolidated has about 12,660 students and a student/teacher ratio of 25:1.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dr. E.P. Scarlett High School</span> Public school in Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Dr. E.P. Scarlett High School is a public senior high school located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The school was named after Earle Parkhill Scarlett, a Calgary physician, educator, scholar and writer. The school is run by the Calgary Board of Education. The school graduates around c. 500 Grade 12 students every year, with a 91% graduation rate. Scarlett is located on Elbow Drive and Canterbury Drive, and is one of few high schools servicing the deep south districts. Scarlett has the largest and most established AP program in the city and hosts French Immersion and Spanish bilingual programs.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Port Angeles High School</span> Public high school

Port Angeles High School (PAHS) is a public high school in Port Angeles, Washington, United States. It is part of the Port Angeles School District. It is the largest high school in the North Olympic Peninsula region.

References

  1. "School Directory | Schools | Calgary Board of Education". www.cbe.ab.ca. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  2. "Gifted Schools - Calgary". www.abccalgary.com. Archived from the original on 2014-09-26.
  3. "Jevon Cottoy Pro Football Stats, Position, College, Transactions". www.profootballarchives.com.