Chinguacousy Secondary School

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Chinguacousy Secondary School
Address
1370 Williams Parkway Brampton, Ontario, L6S 1V3, Canada
Information
School board	Peel District School Board
Superintendent	Jan Courtin
Area trustee	Beryl Ford Suzanne Nurse
Principal	Karen Hobbins
Vice principal	Julie Tidman Mr. Byrnes
School type	Public high school
Grades	9-12
Language	English
Team name	Chiefs
Colours	Green, Red and White
Founded	1972
Enrollment	1,100 (2012)
Homepage	http://chinguacousyss.peelschools.org/

Chinguacousy Secondary School ⁱ/tʃɪŋˈkuːzi/ founded in 1972, is a high school located in Brampton, Ontario, Canada. Since 2000, the school's enrollment has expanded with the development of the surrounding area. The school sports teams and athletic programs have won a number of OFSAA championships; wrestling (1991, 1992, 1993, 1995), curling (1996, 1998), and rugby (1982). Chinguacousy became competitive in basketball and has won several titles since 2000. Additionally, Chinguacousy won the Canada First National Robotics Championship in 1998, while teamed with Mayfield Secondary School and Spar Aerospace. In 2011, the Junior Boys Cross Country team won the ROPSSAA Championship for the first time since 1997. Chinguacousy currently has a SciTech Program running.They also have two vex robotics team. They recently won 2 Energy Awards in the Vex Robotics Competition

SciTech Program

The school recently opened a Science and Technology program that focuses on science and robotics

Sports Success

In 2011, the Junior Boys Cross Country team won the ROPSSAA Championship for the first time since 1997. Additionally, they travelled to Ottawa to participate in the provincial championships called OFSAA and ranking in the Top 10 of the best teams for that year in Ontario.

Shooting Incident

^[1]On November 9, 2005, an 18-year-old student was shot in the parking lot of Chinguacousy Secondary School shortly before 8:00 a.m., when classes begin. The student managed to make it to the front office, where an ambulance was called. The shooting was not fatal. Students at the school were forced to undergo lock down procedure for the majority of the day as ETF teams searched the school for the shooter. The shooter was not found and it is postulated that he was probably not a student at the school. The event was met with a public outcry regarding the increasing violence between ethnic gangs in the school and in the general area of Brampton. ^[2]

Stabbing Incident

^[3]On January 15, 2008 a 16 year old was stabbed inside the school shortly before 10am. Lockdown procedures were immediately initiated and the School Police Emergency Action Response (S.P.E A.R) program was activated for the safety of the students and staff. Police arrested a 17 year old student following a search of the school. The lockdown was then lifted and classes resumed as normal for the rest of the day. The 16 year old victim was not a student of Chinguacousy and was hit as many as four times in the neck,but the victim's injuries aren't life threatening and he's being kept overnight in hospital for observation.

Pepper Spray Incident

^[4]In 2002, Chinguacousy made the headlines for a string of pepper spray incidents during the fall months. The substance had been sprayed into the air of busy hallways, resulting in many students reporting respiratory problems and causing authorities to initially suspect it to be a gassing attack and police to send in the bomb squad. The school was evacuated over ten times during the course of two months (sometimes more than once in a single day) until the Peel Regional Police were able to arrest the culprits—two students looking to get out of class—with the help of tips to Crimestoppers.

References

↑ "Peel Regional Police - Shooting at Chinguacousy Secondary School". Globe and Mail.
↑ http://schools.peelschools.org/sec/chinguacousy/aboutus/Pages/default.aspx http://peelschools.org/students/studentactivitycouncil/Pages/default.aspx
↑ "Teen stabbed in hall of Brampton school". The Toronto Star.
↑ "Two arrested for school evacuations: youths accused of releasing pepper spray at Chinguacousy". Brampton Guardian.

External links

Coordinates: 43°44′15″N 79°43′37″W / 43.737488°N 79.727043°W / 43.737488; -79.727043

v t e Schools part of Peel District School Board in Brampton, Caledon, and Mississauga, Ontario

Secondary schools	Applewood Heights Bramalea Brampton Centennial Cawthra Park Central Peel Chinguacousy Clarkson David Suzuki Erindale Fletcher's Meadow Glenforest Gordon Graydon Harold M. Brathwaite Heart Lake Humberview John Fraser Lincoln M. Alexander Lorne Park Louise Arbour Mayfield Meadowvale Mississauga North Park Judith Nyman Port Credit Rick Hansen Sandalwood Heights Stephen Lewis Streetsville Thomas L. Kennedy Turner Fenton West Credit Woodlands

Middle or junior high schools	Allan A. Martin Senior Public School Darcel Avenue Senior Public School Dolphin Senior Public School Edenwood Middle School Hazel McCallion Senior Public School Sir William Gage Middle School Lisgar Middle School Tomken Road Middle School W. G. Davis Senior Public School

Primary or elementary schools	Dunrankin Drive Public School Helen Wilson Public School Hillcrest Public School Russell Langmaid Public School Sir Wilfrid Laurier Public School Whitehorn Public School

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