Chippewa Secondary School is located along Chippewa Creek in
North Bay, Ontario and is part of the
Near North District School Board
The Near North District School Board (NNDSB; known as English-language Public District School Board No. 4 prior to 1999) administers public education in an area of Ontario that is includes all of Parry Sound District, plus a northerly portion of ...
. 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 in Business, Sports or Health and Wellness. Chippewa Secondary School is an accredited school for the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program since 2015.
Chippewa's motto is "
Carpe Diem
is a Latin aphorism, usually translated "seize the day", taken from book 1 of the Roman poet Horace's work ''Odes'' (23 BC).
Translation
is the second-person singular present active imperative of '' carpÅ'' "pick or pluck" used by Horace t ...
" which is Latin for "Seize The Day". Athletes and students at Chippewa are known as the Chippewa
Raider
Raider(s) may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* Paul Revere & the Raiders, an American rock band
* "Raider", a track from the 1969 album ''Farewell Aldebaran'', by Judy Henske and Jerry Yester
* "Raiders", a track from the 1987 album ''Young and ...
s, and the school colours are
scarlet and
gold.
The school was founded in 1958 and was named after the First Nation
Chippewas.
Robotics
Chippewa Intermediate and Secondary School is the birthplace of
FIRST Robotics Competition Team 1305, nicknamed Ice Cubed.
Academics
Chippewa is the first public school in North Bay to offer the
IB Diploma Program.
Arts
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.
See also
*
List of high schools in Ontario
*
International Baccalaureate Diploma Program
External links
*
FRC Team 1305 Near North Student Robotics Initiative
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Educational institutions established in 1958
High schools in North Bay, Ontario
1958 establishments in Ontario