By: Eray Tanburoglu On February 6, 2023, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck the countries of Turkey and Syria. This event was devastating, with 14 million people being affected and 1.5 million being left homeless. It was classified as the deadliest natural disaster in Turkey’s modern history. Eray spoke online with a family member living in … More The Survivors of the Earthquakes of Turkey/Syria
By: Kevin Guo 10 minutes after school, waves of laughter and cheers filled the main foyer in the FHCI. Around a dozen students were decorating the school’s hallway to celebrate the 2022 World Cup. This is not the first time they were doing so. For years and years, passionate and helpful leaders in the Student … More “People’s Smiles are The Reason I Joined SAC”: How the FHCI Student Council Provides a Happy Environment for Students
By: Gefen S It’s spring! But was this season in which the buds start to bloom and the days lengthen always referred to as spring? The answer is no. In old English this season was referred to as “lencten,” meaning “the time of lengthening days.” This then became lent or the lenten season, (lencten is … More Was this Season Always Called Spring?
By: Julia Gordon To put it nicely, Toronto doesn’t always have the nicest temperatures in the early spring. We can try to stay optimistic, but there’s still always going to be that day in March that drops to -20℃, or that freak snowstorm in late April. So how can the average concerned student know what … More Forecast For This Spring
Cookies for a Cure is one the most interesting clubs at FHCI, mixing charitable causes withdelicious treats! To highlight the recent and extremely successful bake sale they organized, wespoke to club presidents Hawa Waizi and Yalda Panah about the club and its role at Forest Hill. What does Cookies for a Cure do?We raise funds … More Clubs of FHCI: Cookies for a Cure
By: Vida Adair Matus Mr. Sproule is a new teacher at Forest Hill just joining us this semester. He’s a social science and humanities teacher, teaching philosophy and anthropology. What’s the biggest lesson you’ve learned so far as a teacher?The biggest lesson I’ve learned as a teacher is that the best way to get students … More Teachers of FHCI: Mr. Sproule
By: Julia Gordon and Theo Botman In honor of February being Black History Month, we decided to interview some of the student members of FHCI’s very own Black Student Alliance (BSA). They were all hard at work preparing for the amazing Black History Month assembly but were generous enough to let us ask a few … More FHCI’s BSA on Black History Month
By: William Holloway This holiday sucks, or at least that’s what you tell yourself. It was invented by greeting card companies! Sure, buddy, we’ve all used that at least once before. As long as you pretend you don’t care, you don’t have to confront anything Who has time for love anyway? Time to be productive! … More Top 10 Things to do While Single on Valentine’s.
By: Gefen S In honor of this past Valentine’s Day and the upcoming poetry contest, here are some short poems about love, relationships, and what makes us human. For William Stafford By Henry S. Taylor 30 August 1993 Someone we love, old friend, has telephoned to let me know you’re gone—and so you are. I … More Quick Poems about Love in its Many Forms
By: Sonika Humar | Co-Editor How does Cope Council aim to help improve mental health for the students of FHCI?As a mental health council, our goal is always to help improve the wellbeing of the studentsaround us. In our programming, we focus on areas from self-care to education. We also fundraiseto support local mental health … More Clubs of FHCI: Cope Council!
By: Sonika Humar | Co-Editor Why did you decide to become a teacher?I decided to become a teacher because, when I was a kid, I worked at a basketball camp. I realized loved working with people. I also loved education, but didn’t love school, and so I wanted to be able to teach in a … More Teachers of FHCI: Mr. Billinghurst
By: Nicholas Pope Mehul Sarin! Mehul is a grade 10 student and the Junior Vice President at Forest Hill Collegiate Institute and loves everything the school has to offer. I had the pleasure of interviewing him at lunchtime, getting to know more about him as well as what his interests are. I hope you have … More Humans of FHCI: Mehul Sarin, Junior Vice President
By: Eray Tanburoglu Many know Halloween as the day of “scary”. However, Halloween can be celebrated with joy and laughter! During Halloween night, many can hear the happy sounds of kids going around trick or treating, all dressed up in costumes of various monsters from fairy tales. As such, they are able to collect sweet … More Scary Movies to Enjoy During Halloween
By: Kyle Williams For the most part, the 2021 – 2022 school year has been a rough, yet smooth-ended ride. As coronavirus variants spread within Toronto, it wasn’t too long before many students would eventually get Covid within the school and throughout the TDSB system. Measures began to ease up, forcing 2 weeks of the … More The Extreme Heat Waves in Toronto: Explained