Chinguacousy Secondary School

Chinguacousy Secondary School
Chinguacousy Secondary School
Address
	1370 Williams Parkway; Brampton, Ontario, L6S 1V3; Canada
Information
School type	Public, High school
Founded	1972
School board	Peel District School Board
Superintendent	Jan Courtin
Area trustee	Beryl Ford; Suzanne Nurse
Principal	Sao Kham Mork-Gerra
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	1000 (2015)
Language	English
Team name	Timberwolves
Website	chinguacousyss.peelschools.org

Chinguacousy Secondary School /tʃɪŋˈkuːzi/ (listen) 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. 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. From 1972 - 2016 the logo and team name, was the Chiefs. In June 2016 the school changed its logo and team name to the Chinguacousy Timberwolves.

SciTech Program

The school opened a Science and Technology program that focuses on the application of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.

Robotics

With the establishment of the Sci-Tech program Chingbotics, a robotics club has begun. They participate in the First Robotics Challenge and the VEX robotics competition. They have recently decided to focus on the FIRST Robotics Challenge.

Sports Success

In 2011, the Junior Boys Cross Country team won the ROPSSAA Championship for the first time since 1997. Additionally, they traveled 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.

Notable alumni

Raj Grewal, politician[1]
Zarqa Nawaz, writer and filmmaker
Russell Peters, stand-up comedian (grades 9-10)
Alyssa Reid, singer
Alisha Tatham, Olympic athlete and professional basketball player
Tamara Tatham, Member of Canadian Women's basketball team, Olympic Athlete
Matt Klopot, Canadian Comedy Award nominated Writer

References

Raj Grewal [@RajLiberal] (May 26, 2017). "Always nice to be back at my old high school Chinguacousy SS @PeelSchools #cdnpoli" (Tweet). Retrieved February 25, 2018 – via Twitter.

[1] Student of Chinguacousy SS (K.S.)

External links

Chinguacousy Secondary School website

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[1] Raj Grewal [@RajLiberal] (May 26, 2017). "Always nice to be back at my old high school Chinguacousy SS @PeelSchools #cdnpoli" (Tweet). Retrieved February 25, 2018 – via Twitter.