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Chippewa Valley Schools is a school district located in Macomb County, Michigan. It contains several Elementary, Middle, and High Schools, with a total enrollment of over 16,000 students, making it the second largest school district in Macomb County, and the ninth largest in the state of Michigan.
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High schools
Chippewa Valley High School
Chippewa Valley High School Location Clinton Township, Michigan, United States Coordinates 42°36′44″N 82°56′17″W / 42.612335°N 82.938156°W Information Motto HOME OF THE BIG REDS Established 1961 Head teacher Dr. Jerry Davisson Number of students 2200+ Campus Suburb Color(s) Red,White,Black(alternative) Mascot Big Reds Feeder schools Algonquin, Iroquois, Wyandot Website http://www.cvs.k12.mi.us/cvhs/ Chippewa Valley High School is a public high school located in Clinton Township, Michigan. The school is one of three high schools in the district. Starting with the 2008-2009 school year, Chippewa Valley High School opened its Ninth Grade Center. The current principal is Diane Zatkoff.
Notable alumni
- Paul Feig Creator of the Freaks and Geeks TV series.[1][2]
- David Hahn the "Radioactive Boy Scout" and co-conspirator James Gruenenberg AKA (in high school James Miller).[3]
- Hailie Jade Scott, daughter of Eminem , is currently enrolled
Notable Sports Accomplishments
- 2001 Division II Football State Champions, led by coach Mike Carr.
- Varsity Girls Soccer: 2002 District Champions, 2003 MAC White Co-champions, 2004 MAC White Champions, 2008 - 2009 MAC Red Champions, led by coach Gerry Haggarty.
- Hired former Buffalo Bills linebacker John DiGiorgio as a teacher and football coach in 2010.
Notable Incidents
- In 2004, pupil Andrew Osantowski was arrested for threatening an act of terrorism and ten other felony charges.[4][5]
- In 2006, pupil Joe Coppage was charged for making a bomb threat.[6]
|-Actor James Franco visited the high school in preparation for his role in "Freaks and Geeks" |
Dakota High School
Dakota High School Location Macomb Township, Michigan, United States Coordinates 42°38′41″N 82°54′35″W / 42.644726°N 82.909599°W Information Type Public Motto HOME OF THE COUGARS Established 1995 Head teacher Tom Heethuis Number of students 2,512+ Campus Suburb Color(s) Green,Navy,Gray Mascot Cougars Feeder schools Iroquois, Seneca, Wyandot Website http://www.cvs.k12.mi.us/dakota/ Dakota High School is a public high school located in Macomb, Michigan, United States. It opened in 1995 as the second high school in the Chippewa Valley school district. An overflow of freshmen caused the need to build a ninth grade center. However, as that building could not be built in time for the 2007-2008 school year, Dakota had to utilize a finished wing of the new Seneca Middle School building. The Ninth Grade Center has been open and in use since the 2008-2009 school year.
Notable alumni
- James A. "Jim" Santilli, Jr. 2010 candidate for State Representative in Michigan's 33rd District, which includes Clinton, Macomb, and Ray Townships, attended Dakota High School.
- Masiela Lusha the famous actress, mostly famous for playing Carmen Lopez on the George Lopez television sitcom, attended Dakota High School.
- Danny Stevens of The Audition(band) Graduated in '04. Also made bands such as B.O.A.T.S(Based on A True Story) and Only In Movies.
- Kyle Cook (American football), pro NFL football player currently signed on the Cincinnati Bengals.
- Ben Lagman, pro MMA fighter. Appeared on the MTV series Bully Beatdown as the pro fighter.
Notable Sports Accomplishments
- 2006 Division 1 Football State Champions, with a 13-1 record
- 2007 Division 1 Football State Champions, with a 14-0 record [7][8]
- 2008 Boys Ice Hockey Mac Red Champions
- 2008 Boys Ice Hockey Regional Champions
- 2009 Boys Ice Hockey Mac Red Champions
- 2009 Boys Baseball Mac Red Champs.[9]
Mohegan High School
Mohegan High School Location Clinton Township, Michigan, United States Information Type Public Motto HOME OF THE TIMBERWOLVES Established 2004 Campus Suburb Mascot Timberwolves Website http://www.cvs.k12.mi.us/mohegan/ Mohegan High School is an alternative high school where students achieve the same goals as regular high school, but with different hours, rules, methods, atmosphere and approaches. [10]
Middle schools
Algonquin Middle School
Algonquin Middle School is found in Clinton Township, Michigan. Their mascot name is the Eagles.
Algonquin Middle School Location Clinton Township, Michigan, United States Coordinates 42°34′18″N 82°55′22″W / 42.571754°N 82.922684°W Information Type Public Motto Home of the Eagles Established 1968 Head teacher Walt Kozlowski Campus Suburb Color(s) Red and Gold Mascot Eagles Website http://www.cvs.k12.mi.us/algonquin/ Iroquois Middle School
Iroquois Middle School 
Location Macomb Township, Michigan, United States Coordinates 42°39′09″N 82°56′21″W / 42.652374°N 82.939209°W Information Type Public Established Sept. 1981 Head teacher James Capoferi Number of students 970+ Campus Suburb Color(s) Green & White Website http://www.cvs.k12.mi.us/iroquois/ Iroquois Middle School is one of four middle schools in the Chippewa Valley School District located in Macomb County, Michigan.
Previously the Iroquois Indians, the mascot was changed to the Panthers due to inappropriate nature of referring to American natives as "Indians". It was also agreed that "Panthers" sounded like a tougher name for its teams.
In April 2008, the school started construction to add a new wing to the school, a new band room, and several other rooms. The construction is now completed and the classrooms are now in use.
Seneca Middle School
Seneca Middle School Location Macomb Township, Michigan, United States Coordinates 42°36′42″N 82°56′02″W / 42.611607°N 82.933998°W Information Type Public Established 2007 Head teacher Todd Distelrath Number of students 1900+ Campus Suburb Color(s) Gold, Green, and Black Website http://www.cvs.k12.mi.us/seneca/ Seneca Middle School is a suburb based campus previously located in Clinton Township. While that building is now used as the Chippewa Valley High School 9th Grade Center and the International Academy of Macomb, the new building opened for the 2008-'09 school year is located in Macomb Township next to Dakota High School and Cheyenne Elementary School. Their mascot is the "Jaguars," and the school colors are green, gold, and white. Seneca Middle School is located on Heydenreich and 21 Mile Road. The principal is Mr. Todd Disteralth, and the assistant principal is Mr. Jeff Nelson.
Wyandot Middle School
School located on Garfield Rd. in Clinton Township Michigan. Wyandot is known as the "Beast Hawks" with colors of Navy Blue and Gold.
Wyandot Middle School File:Wyandot.jpg Location Clinton Township, Michigan, United States Coordinates 42°35′14″N 82°57′01″W / 42.587212°N 82.950325°W Information Type Public Head teacher Darleen Sims Campus Suburb Color(s) Navy Blue and Gold Website http://www.cvs.k12.mi.us/wyandot/ See also
External links
References
- ^ "A Conversation with Freaks & Geeks Creator Paul Feig". http://www.ugo.com/channels/dvd/features/freaksandgeeks/paulfeig1.asp. Retrieved 2008-09-13.
- ^ "CVHS Past Students of Pride". http://www.cvs.k12.mi.us/cvhs/Documents/Past%20Students%20of%20Pride.pdf. Retrieved 2009-04-05.
- ^ Silverstein, Ken. "The Radioactive Boy Scout: When a teenager attempts to build a breeder reactor". Harper's Magazine (November 1998): 59–72. http://www.harpers.org/archive/1998/11/0059750. Retrieved 2008-11-22.
- ^ Associated Press (2004-09-20). "Officer's daughter foils Internet bomb plot.". USA Today. http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2004-09-20-bomb_x.htm. Retrieved 2006-04-29.
- ^ McClary, Erin (2009-04-15). "Judge rejects Osantowski’s parole". C&G Newspapers. http://www.candgnews.com/Homepage-Articles/2009/4-15-09/Osantowski-parole-rejected.asp. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
- ^ Hotts, Mitch (2006-04-25). "Teen accused of bomb threat can finish school at home.". The Macomb daily. http://www.macombdaily.com/stories/042506/loc_gasgouge001.shtml. Retrieved 2006-04-29.[dead link]
- ^ Chippewa Valley School District (2007-11-27). "Macomb Dakota's road to football perfection in 2007.". C&G Newspapers. http://www.candgnews.com/HOMEPAGE-ARTICLES/2007/11-21-07/DAKFINAL_HORIZ.ASP. Retrieved 2009-10-22.
- ^ Chippewa Valley School District (2007-12-14). "Dakota Athletic Department.". Chippewa Valley Schools. http://www.dakotacougars.com. Retrieved 2007-12-16.
- ^ Bates, Brad (2009-06-25). "Hats off". Grosse Pointe Times. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_docid=1290E5428FFDD770. Retrieved 2009-10-22.
- ^ "Mohegan High School". http://www.cvs.k12.mi.us/mohegan.
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- Education in Macomb County, Michigan
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