Chinguacousy Secondary School founded in 1972, is a high school located in

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, Canada. Since 2000, the school's enrolment has expanded with the development of the surrounding area. The school sports teams and athletic programs have won a number of OFSAA championships;

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(1991, 1992, 1993, 1995),

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(1996, 1998), and rugby (1982). Chinguacousy became competitive in basketball and has won several titles since 2000. Chinguacousy currently has a SciTech Program running. From 1972-2016, the mascot was Chinguacousy Chiefs. In June 2016, the school changed its logo and school mascot to the Chinguacousy Timberwolves after a call to indigenous and aboriginal inclusiveness from the Peel District School Board.

Robotics

Chinguacousy Robotics is a robotics club at the school. They participate in the

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(FRC) and

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. The team won the VEX Robotics World Championship in 2014. Chinguacousy also had success in the late 1990s in robotics, competing in the CanadaFIRST National Robotics Championships, earning 4th in 1997, 2nd in 1999, and winning the national championship in 1998. They were mentored by engineers from

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Notable alumni

* Karl Ludwig, former Paralympic athlete, 2014 Olympic bronze medallist * Raj Grewal, politician * Zarqa Nawaz, writer and filmmaker *

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, stand-up comedian (grades 9–10) *

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, singer and songwriter * Alisha Tatham, Olympic athlete and professional basketball player *

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, Member of Canadian Women's basketball team, Olympic athlete * Darryl Hinds, Canadian actor and sketch comedian * WondaGurl, Canadian producer and songwriter.

References

External links

Chinguacousy Secondary School website
{{PeelDistrictSchools Peel District School Board High schools in Brampton Educational institutions established in 1972 1972 establishments in Ontario

Robotics

Notable alumni

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