FHS FACTS:

 

Colours: Yellow and Black

Motto: Palma Non Sine Pulvere (No Success Without Work)

 

* F.H.S. is the oldest English high school in Canada.

* The name Fredericton High School was adopted in 1893.

* The colours of Black and Yellow were chosen as the school colours also in 1893.

* F.H.S. is currently in its 3rd century and has a student population of over 1800.

* The F.H.S. Stage Band released a CD entitled "F.H.S. Jazz"

* In 1864, F.H.S. began the first Commercial course.

* In 1871, girls were admitted to F.H.S.

* In 1883, Bliss Carmen (the famous poet) was an assistant teacher at F.H.S.

* In 1893, yellow and black were chosen as the school colours.

* In 1925, the George Street building was opened.

* In 1967, the F.H.S.'s enrollment stood at 1700 people.

* In 1996, F.H.S. had a student enrollment of 2815 and a faculty of 154.

* In 1999, the new northside high school (Leo Hayes High School) opened.

 

FHS 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.

Even if we lose a cup, our spirit's always up,

We are the students of Fredericton High.

(Roberta Douglas)

 

FHS 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-HO-HI-HO-HIS-KO-HUM!

WE ARE ---- SECOND TO NONE!

BOOM---SIS ---BOOM - SA!

FREDERICTON HIGH SCHOOL --- RAH, RAH, RAH!

1-2-3-4: FOUR 11'S ARE 44

WHO ARE WE FOR?

FREDERICTON!!!

 

 

FHS SCHOOL HISTORY:

 

225th Anniversary of Fredericton High School

(compiled by Mary Hall, FHS Library Assistant)

 

[This document will grow throughout this Anniversary year; check back for updates.]

 

In 1785, Colonel Thomas Carleton, the newly appointed governor, was so impressed with St. Anne's Point that he made it his headquarters. One month later, he renamed the place Fredericton, and announced that it was to become the Capital of the Province. As he began to govern the Province as a military establishment, he had a new survey of the capital completed. Land was set aside for military purposes, a public common, a farmers market, the Church of England and a School. The new School would eventually become known as Fredericton High School.

 

Fredericton High School and the University of New Brunswick began in the same little wooden building located near the banks of the Saint John River. Known as the Provincial Academy of Arts and Sciences, it was entirely Anglican in its operation and entirely classical in its curriculum. Only a few male scholars were involved and girls were not admitted. UNB Saint John recently reported a Male/Female ratio of 50/50, so times certainly have changed!

 

Although they started out sharing the same little wooden building on the banks of the St. John River, Fredericton High School and The University of New Brunswick both needed room to expand. By 1829 the University was established on the hillside and the academy had moved to a new site on Brunswick Street. The new School was to become known as the Collegiate Grammar School. Two red-brick buildings are all that remain of Fredericton High School in the older part of the city: the old York Street School on the site of the old Baptist Seminary and the George Street School (now a middle school) on the site of the old Park Barracks.

 

The School building that now houses Fredericton High School was completed in 1972 . On entering the main entrance of the building by the Administration office, you will see a large yellow and black crest. The FHS crest bears the motto "palma non sine pulvere" (no success without work). You will also find an impressive row of portraits of former FHS headmasters and principals of FHS displayed in the main entrance.

 

On November 19, 1829, Regulations for the Collegiate Grammar School at Fredericton were approved by the Council of King's College. The Regulations stated that every student was to appear for classes, "clean and properly clad". "No injury by cutting, staining or otherwise is to be done to the tables, desks, forms, or any other part of the Building" and "there will be two Vacations in the year to commence the day after the semi-annual Examinations: the Summer vacation is to be four weeks in duration, and the Winter vacation to be a fortnight". (A fortnight is two weeks or 14 days!) It certainly appears as though we have significantly increased our vacation time over the past 178 years at FHS.

 

In 1829, the School was divided into two departments; for it was then that the Collegiate Grammar School became independent; and two departments, English and Grammar, were set up. In the Grammar School, the thirty boys were taught by the "Westminster" system, which would have prepared them for life as proper gentlemen as well as an advanced education. The forty boys in the English department were taught under the "Madras" system which included reading, ciphering and religious rehearsals. Girls did not attend the School until 1880.

 

As FHS entered into its last five years at the York Street School (1920-1925), there would be challenging times ahead. For the first time in his career, Principal Foster was confronted with grooming and truancy situations. The senior girls wore tissue-paper ribbons in their hair because of the high cost of silk and the senior boys played "hooky" to attend the afternoon harness races.

 

In the FHS Yearbook of 1940-41, student Douglas Tims wrote this message:

 

"For the past two years our school has witnessed the development of what fears to be the greatest war of all time. Our school, like every other school in Canada, is now doing its utmost to help protect Canada and the Motherland from the menace of Nazism which now so threatens the peace and the security of the world. Fredericton High School is giving not only in money, but also in men. We have seen slip from our auditorium many familiar faces which have entered the ranks of freedom and justice. More than once we have honored by a minute’s silence our brave boys who have already given their lives. In the financial phase our school has not only stimulated the sale of War Savings Stamps but also organized an Empire Day Fund, which has been presented to The Daily Gleaner, the local agency of the Queen’s Canadian Fund. Innumerable ways and means have been successfully undertaken to raise money for this gift fund. Concerts, plays, and variety shows have been carried on by the different classes of the school, the revenue of which went directly to the Empire Gift Fund."

 

In 1941, students from Ms. Pearle Ross’s class decided to make a quilt to contribute to the war fund. The students decided to make a signature quilt with each of the 600 Students in the School paying ten cents for the honour of writing his or her name in pencil on one of the quilt blocks. Members of the graduating class embroidered the names in black on a yellow background. The quilt was a great success and contributed to a $1,100.00 donation from Fredericton High School to the Queen’s Canadian Fund towards the war effort. It was the largest donation contributed from anywhere in New Brunswick at that time.

 

In 1924, Fredericton High School moved into a new building on the corner of Regent and George Streets, which is now the George Street Middle School. The new school opened for classes in 1925 with an enrollment of 425 students. In 1931 an annex of five classrooms and a garage was added to the building to accommodate the increasing number of students. After World War II, Fredericton High School continued to expand, continuing to offer academic, commercial and vocational courses. The graduation class of 1952 was the first class to graduate with a twelve year program.

 

In September of 1972 more than 2500 students were attending Fredericton High School in various locations. The new and present day FHS building officially opened on Saturday, April 28th, 1973. Prior to April, 1973, the Students were scattered, with the Grade 10 Students in the Old Normal School building on Queen Street and the Business Education Department in the Old York Street School. The opening of the present day Fredericton High School was a huge event, and included such people as the Architect William J. Lake, Engineers, General Contractors, District and Administrative Staff, Teachers and Students.