Fredericton High School is a high school in the city of Fredericton in New Brunswick, Canada. History When the city of Fredericton was initially laid out in 1758, city planners set aside a plot of land in the downtown region that was intended to become a school. That school was incorporated in 1790 as the College of New Brunswick and was intended to be a boarding school, patterned after the boys' public schools in England. In 1829 when King's College opened in Fredericton, the school was renamed to the Collegiate Grammar School, and was supported by the College. In 1871, the Free School Act was enacted, and the school again changed its name, this time to the Collegiate High School. At this time it became a preparatory school for King's College, which by then had become the University of New Brunswick. FHS copes with the Syrian exodus In July 2016, Fredericton High School attracted media attention after The Rebel obtained internal documents discussing the transitional challenges of hosting new students fleeing the Syrian Civil War. Said administrator Chantal Lafargue, Canadian Minister of Immigration John McCallum has said that while the refugee program is a federal responsibility, schools are a responsibility of the provinces. Notable alumni Measha Brueggergosman, opera singer. Bliss Carman, Poet Justin Conn, Calgary Stampeders linebacker Matt DeCourcey, Member of the Parliament of Canada for Fredericton Paul Hodgson, Former MLB player (Toronto Blue Jays) Marianne Limpert, Olympic silver medalist swimmer. Elizabeth Roberts MacDonald (1864-1922), Canadian writer, suffragist Dan McCullough, B.C. Lions long snapper Murray Douglas Morton, Member of Parliament and judge David Myles, vocalist Kim Parlee, host of Business News Network's MoneyTalk Sir Charles G.D. Roberts, Poet William Harris Lloyd Roberts (1884–1966), writer, poet, playwright Francis Sherman, Poet Anna Silk, Actress Matt Stairs, Former Major League Baseball right fielder, Philadelphia Phillies, 2008 World Series Champion John Williamson, Member of the Parliament of Canada for New Brunswick Southwest References External links Fredericton High School The History of Fredericton High School FHS Black Kats Football Team High schools in Fredericton Educational institutions established in 1800