Chippewa Intermediate and Secondary School (CISS) is located along the Chippewa Creek area of North Bay, Ontario

North Bay, Ontario

North Bay is a city in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. It is the seat of Nipissing District, and takes its name from its position on the shore of Lake Nipissing.-History:...

. It is a member of the Near North District School Board

Near North District School Board

The Near North District School Board administers public education in an area of Ontario that is includes all of Parry Sound District, plus a northerly portion of Muskoka District and the western portion of Nipissing District...

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Chippewa's motto is "Carpe Diem

Carpe diem

Carpe diem is a phrase from a Latin poem by Horace that has become an aphorism. It is popularly translated as "seize the day"...

" which translates to Seize The Day. Athletes and students at Chippewa are known as the Chippewa Raiders, and the school colours are scarlet

Scarlet (color)

Scarlet is a bright red color with a hue that is somewhat toward the orange. It is redder than vermilion. It is a pure chroma on the color wheel one-fourth of the way between red and orange. Scarlet is sometimes used as the color of flame...

 and gold

Gold (color)

Gold, also called golden, is one of a variety of orange-yellow color blends used to give the impression of the color of the element gold....

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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