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Chippewa Secondary School

Coordinates: 46°19′21″N 79°27′03″W / 46.32254°N 79.45078°W / 46.32254; -79.45078
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Chippewa Secondary School
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69 Chippewa Street West

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Canada
Coordinates46°19′21″N 79°27′03″W / 46.32254°N 79.45078°W / 46.32254; -79.45078
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School typeGrades 7-12 Secondary School
Founded1958
School boardNear North District School Board
SuperintendentGaye Smylie
PrincipalKrista Tucker Petrick
Grades9-12
Enrollment~660 (2010)
LanguageEnglish/French Immersion/
Colour(s)Scarlet and Gold   
Mascotunder review
Team nameChippewa Raiders (School name and mascot are currently under review for formal change)
Websitewww.nearnorthschools.ca/Chippewa

Chippewa Secondary School is located along Chippewa Creek in North Bay, Ontario and is part of the Near North District School Board. A Grade 7-12 school, Chippewa offers English and Immersion French programming for Grades 7 through 12. In addition, students can enroll in Specialist High Skills Majors Arts and Culture, Business, Sports or Health, and Wellness.[1] Chippewa Secondary School is an accredited school for the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program since 2015.

Chippewa's motto is "Carpe Diem" which is Latin for "Seize The Day". Athletes and students at Chippewa are known as the Chippewa Raiders (this mascot name

is currently under review, as is the school’s name - Chippewa), and the school colours are scarlet and gold.

The school was founded in 1958 and was named after the First Nation Chippewas.

Robotics

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Chippewa Intermediate and Secondary School is the birthplace of FIRST Robotics Competition Team 1305, nicknamed Ice Cubed.

Academics

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Chippewa is the first public school in North Bay to offer the IB Diploma Program. [2]

Arts

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Chippewa Secondary school has several art programs including Dance, Music, Visual Arts, Film and Video, Vocal Music, and Drama. Chippewa offers a Dance team "Raider Dance" and three separate bands, including Senior Band, Junior Band, and Jazz Band.

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