Chippewa Secondary School

Chippewa Intermediate and Secondary School (CISS) is located along Chippewa Creek inNorth Bay, Ontario and is part of the Near North District School Board. A Grade 7-12 school, Chippewa offers Immersion and Extended French programming for Grades 9-12. In addition, students can enroll in a Specialist High Skills Major in Business. A new program, based on the CHAMP Athletic program, is under development.

Chippewa's motto is "Carpe Diem" which translates to Seize The Day. Athletes and students at Chippewa are known as the Chippewa Raiders, and the school colours are scarlet and gold.

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

MSIP Changed to a Focus Period

The Focus period provides an opportunity for students to access teacher mentoring, extra help and facilities. Every day, students have an extra 1 hour time slot devoted to one of their subjects. For example, on a Day 1, students will have a Focus period for their 1st period. Students are responsible for managing their time and prioritizing tasks to complete all assigned work. Literacy and numeracy skill building activities are also an important part. The Focus period is not a replacement for homework or home study but is designed to provide students with easier access to help from their subject teachers.

Robotics at Chippewa

Chippewa Intermediate and Secondary School is home to many of the students in the Near North Student Robotics Initiative, a student team a student team from North Bay, Ontario, that represents the Near North District School Board. Chippewa hosts many of the team meetings and activities of the Near North Student Robotics Initiative. In 2011 Chippewa started it's own VEX Robotics team, Team 1305c. They competed along with sister teams 1305, 1305b, and 1305w from West Ferris SS, Northern SS and Widdifield SS respectfully. More information on NNSRI Team 1305 is available at www.team1305.org