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Johnston Heights Secondary School

Field	Value
name	Johnston Heights Secondary School
image	Johnston Heights Secondary (99 Avenue).jpg
image_size	250px
motto	Home of the Eagles, Eagles Do Succeed
city	Surrey
province	British Columbia
postcode	V3R 0R9
country	Canada
coordinates
schooltype	Secondary
fundingtype	Public
principal	Ms. S. Beyer
staff	98
grades	8–12
enrolment	1,523
enrolment_as_of	2025
area	Guildford
colours	white, green, blue
mascot	Wing Wing, an Eagle
team_name	JH Eagles
feeders	William F. Davidson, Berkshire Park, Bonaccord, Mountainview Montessori, Fleetwood, Harold Bishop
url
address	15350 99 Avenue
schoolboard	School District 36 Surrey
number	3636045
grades_label	Grades
language	English

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

The newest building opened in the Fall of 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 $2000.00 for the KIVA organization (kiva.org) and eventually raised over $2,500.00 to provide micro loans to people in the third-world for their businesses.

Sport

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

Extra-curricular activities

Many clubs at Johnston Heights include their Debate Team, Eagle Council, JH Media Crew, Theatre Company, Model United Nations, Wellness Club, JH Newspaper Committee, JHSS Business Club, Leadership Team, and more. Business club has taken major steps toward growth by organizing workshops, participating in case competitions, and creating new leadership opportunities for students. The club's leaders have shown strong initiative in helping members gain real-world business experience. The Johnston Heights Leadership Team (JHLT) is known for their avid participation in activities outside of the school campus. JHLT have helped coordinate many Runvan events, including the BMO marathon, which occurred on May 1, 2022.

Academic information

Academically, Johnston Heights has promoted school Math Contests, School Speech Meets and has sent students to Provincial Debate Meets in Victoria, Prince George and Vancouver. 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.

It is notable that Johnston Heights is an IB MYP school. It, along with Semiahmoo Secondary School are the only certified International Baccalaureate secondary schools within Surrey. The school was certified on 28 March, 2017. File:Johnston Heights Secondary (another view).jpg|Another view of Johnston Heights Secondary. File:Johnston Heights Secondary entrance (2010).jpg|The main entrance to Johnston Heights Secondary.

Notable alumni

Sydney Leroux, US Women's National Soccer Team player
Brandon Jay McLaren, actor
Christabel Nettey, Canadian Olympic Long Jumper
Dr. Lori Brotto, Canadian Psychologist and author
Mohkam Malik, Canadian Youth Activist

References

"2025-2026 School Based Budget". [[School District 36 Surrey.
[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.]
[https://jhss-business-club.b12sites.com/ Johnston Heights Business Club Website]
"Johnston Heights Secondary School". International Baccalaureate.
"Brandon Jay McLaren Bio".
Collins, Lauren. (27 Mar 2023). "The Other Policing Debate in Surrey You're Not Hearing".

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