Forest View High School


Forest View High School was a public secondary school in Arlington Heights, Illinois, operational from 1963 until its closure because of declining enrollment in 1986. The school mascot was Ferdie the Falcon, and the school colors were silver, black, and gold.

Athletics

Forest View's team nickname was the Falcons. The school was a member of the Illinois High School Association, which governs most of the athletic and non-athletic competitions in Illinois.
When the school was closed, the IHSA turned over the accomplishments of the school to John Hersey High School, which is also a District 214 school in Arlington Heights.
The following teams finished in the top four of their respective IHSA sponsored state tournament or meet:
After the school closed on Friday June 13, 1986, students attending Forest View switched to Rolling Meadows High School, Elk Grove High School or Prospect High School. Forest View today serves multiple purposes:
• Larry Larson helped design the first State Arts Council in California under Jerry Brown. He served in senior administrative positions at the San Francisco Symphony and San Francisco Opera. He later was a co-producer of a Laurie Anderson opera Moby Dick, and has most recently created well received projects with the John Cage Trust and the Merce Cunningham Trust.