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The History of Forest View High School
When the first high school building was built in 1922 for Arlington Heights to accommodate its' 101 high school kids, thoughts did not comprehend the immense future growth the town would have. By the late 1950s, the high school-aged population had grown to well over 2000 students. Plans were soon made to build a new high school to relieve the pressure on the many-times expanded Arlington High School. In 1962 Forest View High School was created. Forest View High School served the community for nearly 25 years. It was in the mid 1980s that talks of now-decreasing enrollment led to the closure of Forest View High School in 1986. Kids who attended Forest View High School in 1986 were given the choice of attending Elk Grove, Prospect, or Rolling Meadows high schools.
The Forest View High School building was put to excellent use and today is home to five entities:
1. Offices for District 214,
2. Community Education offices,
3. Newcomer H.S. (for H.S. students new to America),
4. Vangard H.S. (Spec.Needs not identified as Special Ed),
5. Forest View Alternative School (Special Ed students).
Forest View High School Quick Facts
Year opened: 1962
Year of last grad. class: 1986
Year closed: 1986
School Team nickname: The "Falcons"
School colors: Silver, Black & Gold
School Fight Song: "Fight for Forest View"
FIGHT SONG:
Talk up the spirit, Falcon Spirit
We’re gonna win this game,
Silver, gold and black out colors
We’re proud to shout our name,
Forest View High School
You are my school
I’ll do my best for you,
Falcon fly high put your wing to the sky
And bring victory to Forest View.
ALMA MATER
Forest View, our Forest View
We will always remember you
For the friends we have known these years,
For the laughter and the tears
For the goals achieved with pride
Foes we’ve conquered side by side
We’ll remain forever true
To our alma mater Forest View.
