Chippewa High School is a public

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. It is the only high school in the Chippewa Local Schools district. Their nickname is the Chipps.

History

The school was known as Doylestown High School after the Doylestown and Chippewa Township districts merged in 1917, until 1971 when the new high school was built. The name change reflected the trend that most of the district's residents lived within Chippewa Township and not within Doylestown's limits. This is also when they shortened their nickname to the "Chipps", as they felt it was redundant to call themselves the "Chippewa Chippewas". Despite this, many locals still refer to the school as "Doylestown High." Chippewa's football rivalry with the Rittman High School Indians is the longest-running uninterrupted rivalry in Wayne County, having met every year since 1923. The two rival high schools compete for the "Big Chief Trophy.". Their football rivalry with Dalton High School Bulldogs is the second-longest in the county and has been played every year since 1925 with the exception of three years in the 1940s when Dalton didn't field a team. Chippewa is one of eight schools that participate in the

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Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships

* Girls

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– 1975

Ohio High School Athletic Association State Runner-up

* Girls

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- 1994, 2023 * Girls

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– 2005, 2015

Notable alumni

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(MLB Pitcher)

References

External links

District Website
High schools in Wayne County, Ohio Public high schools in Ohio {{WayneCountyOH-school-stub