Johnston Heights Secondary School

Infobox Education in Canada
name= Johnston Heights Secondary School


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motto= REACH
motto_translation= Respect, Excellence, Attitude, Community, Honour
streetaddress= 15350 99 Ave
city= Surrey
province= British Columbia
postalcode= V3R 0R9
areacode= 604
phone= 581-5500
fax= 583-9286
email=
url= http://www.sd36.bc.ca/sites/johnht/
schoolnumber= 3636045
schoolboard= School District 36 Surrey
superintendent=
trustee=
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principal= Mr. K. Hignell
viceprincipals= Mr. B. Raycroft, Mr. T. Evans
administrator=
staff= 87
fundingtype= Public
schooltype= Secondary
grades= 8-12
language= English
area= North Surrey
mascot= Eagle
motto= Home of the Eagles
teamname= JH Eagles
colours= white, green, blue
founded=
feeders= William F. Davidson , Berkshire Park, Bonnacord, Mountainview Montessori, Fleetwood, Harold Bishop
enrollment= 1500 - Regular Program + 31 students for Integrated Program
enrollment_as_of= 21 November 2007

Johnston Heights Secondary is a public high school in Surrey, British Columbia and is part of School District 36 Surrey.

Built in 1992, Johnston Heights' exterior highly resembles that of its neighbouring high school, North Surrey Secondary School. The Canadian government chose to highlight the school for its program to improve intercultural understanding. Yearly, Johnston Heights' REACH Council has been working to support Multicultural Week, Health Week, World Causes Week and annual holiday celebrations are also held. In 2007-2008, Johnston Heights initially set out to raise $1000.00 for the KIVA organization (kiva.org) and eventually eventually raised over $2,500.00 to provide micro loans to people in the third-world for their businesses.

Johnston Heights has also been involved in sports, attending yearly track meets and involving students in lunch time sports events held inside the Eagle Dome (the school gym). Sports at Johnston Heights include Cross Country, Volleyball, Basketball, Soccer, Badminton, Track and Field, Golf, Hockey, Tennis, Cricket, and Girls Rugby. Many students have taken leadership roles to promote healthy lifestyle and daily physical activity.

Many clubs at Johnston Heights include their Chess Club, Reach for the Top (quiz game show), Debate Team, KIVA Club, REACH Council, Student Representative Team, Dance Team, Math Club, and more.

Academically, Johnston Heights has promoted school Math Contests, School Speech Meets and has even sent students to Provincial Debate Meets in Victoria. The school is also in involved in science fairs, musical and theatrical productions and home to Canadian Artist, Math, Music, Science contest winners. The Johnston Heights choir as also been involved with the Whistler Choir festival and placed as a top choir. Johnston Heights offers French, Spanish and language challenge courses for senior students. Programs like ESL (English as a Second Language) and B.A.S.E.S incorporated into the school. The school has a strong academic range, with more than 50% of the school's students on the honour roll. At every end of the year the schools host an awards ceremony called the Gala Awards to celebrate the success of many students and presenting them with awards ranging from math awards (Gauss, Pascal, Fermat etc.) to top academic students per grade. The school has also been a key school in Surrey for hosting the Integrated Studies program in the school from students who would like to take Social Studies and English as one course for the year which is beneficial to letting students have a better chance to explore their learning. The school also offers courses such as Peer-Tutoring, Jewelry Making, Info-Tech, Law, Math Honours, Home Economics: Textiles, Theatre Stage Production and the very popular Home Economics: Foods.

The bell schedule for Johnston Heights for the 2007/08 year is as follows:

8:40-10:00 First Period10:00-10:07 First Break10:07-11:27 Second Period11:27-12:17 Lunch12:17-1:37 Third Period1:37-1:44 Second Break1:44-2:59 Fourth Period

Every Second Tuesday is an early dismissal. That time table is as follows:8:40-9:45 First Period9:45-9:52 First Break9:52-10:57 Second Period10:57-11:47 Lunch11:47-12:52 Third Period12:52-12:59 Second Break12:59-2:04 Fourth Period.

The school is home to students and teachers from around the world; the school is very important for it's hard work to promoting multiculturalism. [http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/custom/portlets/recordDetails/detailmini.jsp?_nfpb=true&_&ERICExtSearch_SearchValue_0=ED456964&ERICExtSearch_SearchType_0=eric_accno&accno=ED456964 Bright Lights: Stories of Success and Excellence from BC Secondary Schools. ] at www.eric.ed.gov TV actor Brandon Jay McLaren graduated from Johnston Heights. [ [http://www.tv.com/brandon-jay-mclaren/person/198456/biography.html Brandon Jay McLaren Bio - Brandon Jay McLaren Biography - Brandon Jay McLaren Stories ] at www.tv.com]

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