Chatham-Kent Secondary School

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Chatham-Kent Secondary School
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CKSS Golden Hawks
Address
Chatham-Kent Secondary School
285 McNaughton Avenue East

Chatham
,
Ontario
,
N7L 2G7

Canada
Coordinates 42°25′18″N82°11′30″W / 42.42178°N 82.19175°W / 42.42178; -82.19175
Information
School typePublic
Founded1963
School board Lambton Kent District School Board
PrincipalBenjamin Lawton
Grades 9 to 12
Enrollment1,175 [1]
LanguageEnglish
AreaChatham, Ontario
Colour(s)   Blue and gold
Team nameGolden Hawks
Website www.lkdsb.net/school/CKSS/Pages/default.aspx

Chatham-Kent Secondary School is located in Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada. With a student population of about 1200[ when? ], it is the largest public secondary school in Chatham-Kent operating at 85% capacity.[ citation needed ] The school is currently undergoing multi-million dollar renovations. The student population is projected to increase with further school consolidations, and the potential closure of John McGregor Secondary School. [2]

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Sports

Volleyball

The CKSS Golden Hawks have won 15 OFSAA volleyball titles, ten by boys teams and five by the girls - more provincial titles than any other high school in the province's history
In 2015, the 1989-1990 boys team was enshrined in the Chatham Sports Hall of Fame. [3]

Hockey

In March, 2020, the boys hockey team won the AAA SWOSSAA Championship, by visiting and defeating defending champs Villanova in Windsor, Ontario.

Track and field

Runner Emma Pegg has won a number of awards and set records both during and after her time at CKSS [4] - ranking in the top 250 in the world in the 800m, and the top 750 in the 1500m. [5] As a member of the Golden Hawks team, Pegg was the runner-up for the 2018 Chatham-Kent Female Athlete of the Year award, which she won in 2019. [6]

In 2019 she was also selected as a member of Team Canada. [7]

In 2021, CKSS Golden Hawks Logan Smith and Emma Pegg were co-winners of the Dr. Jack Parry Award.

Arts

CKSS has won numerous awards and accolades in the annual Sears Drama Festival.

Student publications

The school newspaper is The CKSS Gazette (previously published occasionally as The CK Gazette). [8]

Notable alumni

Alumni of CKSS include:

50th Anniversary

Over Victoria Day weekend in 2013, the school and the city of Chatham hosted multiple events in celebration of the school's 50th anniversary, culminating in an anniversary show featuring many of the school's prominent graduates and produced by former teacher Bruce Nelson, as well as a dance. [11]

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Chatham-Kent Secondary School (919322)". Ministry of Education. Retrieved 18 June 2021. Enrollment as of 2019/2020
  2. ↑ "LKDSB 2017 Capital Plan" (PDF). 2017.
  3. ↑ "1989-90 CKSS Boys Volleyball Team".
  4. ↑ "Pegg Sets Record at York Meet". 9 April 2018.
  5. ↑ "Emma PEGG | Profile | World Athletics".
  6. ↑ "Chatham-Kent 2019 Female Athlete of the Year: Emma Pegg". 2 January 2020.
  7. ↑ "Emma Pegg Makes Team Canada". Chatham-Kent Sports Network. 14 June 2019.
  8. ↑ https://ckssgazette.wordpress.com/ [ user-generated source ]
  9. ↑ "Jessica Allossery: Money isn't the only thing that's come from the London indie singer's song sales | London Free Press".
  10. ↑ "Canada's Next Star – Chatham's Brooklyn Roebuck | 99.1 FM CKXS | Your Music Variety". 24 September 2012.
  11. ↑ "01. Events Schedule - CKSS 50th".
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