Fort Frances High School
| Fort Frances High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
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440 McIrvine Rd , , Canada | |
| Coordinates | 48°36′33″N 93°25′27″W / 48.6091°N 93.4243°W |
| Information | |
| School type | High school |
| Motto | Palma Non Sine Pulvere (No Reward without Effort) |
| School board | Rainy River District School Board |
| Principal | Jennifer Leishman |
| Grades | 7 - 12 |
| Language | English French immersion |
| Colour(s) | |
| Team name | Fort High Muskies |
| Website | muskie |
Fort Frances High School is the only high school serving Fort Frances, Ontario. The school is administered by the Rainy River District School Board and serves roughly 700 students.[1][2]
History
The original Fort Frances High School was located in downtown Fort Frances in what is now the Fort Frances Museum. A much larger high school was built on Second Street E. For a time, Fort Frances had two high schools: one for students in grade 9 (Westfort High) and the other for students in grades 10-13 (Fort Frances High School). The high school on Second Street was closed in 1999, with all students moving to a renovated Westfort High, then renamed to Fort Frances High School. The old high school has since been torn down.
In 2016, Fort Frances High School was opened to students in grades 7-8, known as "Fort Frances High School Intermediates." The students were moved from the adjacent elementary school, JW Walker, to alleviate overcrowding at JW Walker and to boost attendance to FFHS.
Student activities
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Fort Frances High School offers a wide variety of student activities and sports including:[3]
- Band & Choir
- Best Buddies, where students with intellectual and physical disabilities can have a chance to have social interactions
- Chess Club
- Fiddle Club
- First Responders, where students train to become the high school's "first responders" and respond to emergency situations
- Musical & Musical Revue
- Pottery Club
- Prom Committee
- Student Leadership Council
- Theatre Technicians
- Travel Club
- Weight Club
- Book Club
- Yearbook
- Yoga Club
- Young Women's Conference
Sport Achievements
List of Fort Frances High School NorWOSSA championships:
| Sport | NorWOSSA Championships[4] | |
|---|---|---|
| Senior Boys Volleyball | 1985, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999 | |
| Senior Girls Volleyball | 1969, 1973, 1994, 1997, 2000, 2001 | |
| Junior Boys Volleyball | 1990, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2010, 2016, 2017, 2018 | |
| Junior Girls Volleyball | 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2012, 2015 | |
| Senior Boys Basketball | 1967, 1968, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1978, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 | |
| Junior Boys Basketball | 1997, 1998, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016 | 2012 NWOSSA Champions |
| Senior Girls Basketball | 1978, 1979, 1982, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014 | |
| Junior Girls Basketball | 1980, 1988, 1999, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 | |
| Girls Hockey | 2014, 2015 | 2015 OFSAA Silver |
| Boys Hockey | 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 | 1986, 1989, 2001, 2016 OFSAA Gold Ontario Champions |
| Girls Soccer | 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2014 | |
| Boys Soccer | 1989, 1990, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2013, 2014 |
Boys Curling 2011 : NorWossa Champions, NWOSAA Champions & OFSAA Silver Medalists. Team consisted of Skip : Isaac Keffer / Third : Cody Heyens / Second : Ian Grant / Lead : Jordan Sokoliuk & Alternate : Luke Esselink