Dakota Collegiate

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Dakota Collegiate
Address
Dakota Collegiate
661 Dakota Street

Winnipeg
,
Manitoba
,
R2M 3K3

Canada
Coordinates 49°50′07″N97°06′33″W / 49.8352°N 97.1093°W / 49.8352; -97.1093
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School type Public, Secondary school
MottoInstare Veritatem Virtute Praestare
(Seek the truth, Strive for excellence)
Founded1963
School board Louis Riel School Division
SuperintendentChristian Michalik
PrincipalJill Mathez
Grades Grades 9–12
Enrollment1235
LanguageEnglish
Colour(s)Black and Gold   
Team nameLancers
Website School Website

Dakota Collegiate is a grade 9 to 12 public high school in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada with an enrollment of 1235 students as of January 2020. [1] Dakota offers Advanced Placement courses in limited subject areas, that include mathematics and the sciences. [2] On May 3, 2014, the school celebrated its 50th anniversary. [3]

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History

Dakota Collegiate opened in 1963 with 200 students and 20 teachers. In June 1964, there were 72 students in the first graduating class. Dakota began as an experimental team-teaching school and offered only University Entrance courses. Dakota now has roughly 1200 students, approximately 60 teachers, and offers over 120 courses. In 2012, it had a graduating class of roughly 280 students.

The Dakota Collegiate Lancers have earned 590 provincial sports titles since the school was founded.[ citation needed ]

21st Century Learning 1:1 Initiative

During the 2011-2012 school year, Dakota Collegiate introduced the 21st Century Learning One-to-One initiative, in which all grade nine students were required to purchase their own laptop computer to use in their classes. [4] The computers were used to complete assignments, create presentations, and research information. This initiative continued in the 2012-2013 school year, with grade 9 and 10 students requiring laptops, and an open invitation for students in higher grades to bring their own devices if they desire. [5]

Murray Field

After 54 years of Dakota Collegiate's opening, the school never played a single home football game until the school raised money for "the field of dreams" project. [6] The school started fund raising money in late 2015 for a brand new football field, outdoor basketball court and a cricket pitch. [7] Dakota finished the project in late 2017. It took over $3,000,000 to complete building the football field, and it took over $180,000 to complete the basketball court. Fundraising for the project was through gala dinners with guest speakers such as Troy Westwood, Matt Dunigan, Milt Stegall, Rod Hill, [8] Dale Hawerchuk, Mark Scheifele, [9] Jon Montgomery, and Donovan Bailey. [10] The field got its name from a $250,000 donation from the family of auto dealer Dan Murray. [11] The basketball court was named after former Dakota Collegiate coach and teacher Dale Bradshaw. [12] Between 1968 and 1982, Bradshaw coached Dakota Collegiate to five provincial basketball titles. [13] In 2019, it was announced that the city of Winnipeg would be funding two new tennis and pickleball courts. [14] The courts grand opening was held on October 5, 2020. [15]

Notable alumni

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  1. ↑ "About Us-Who We Are". DCI Website. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  2. ↑ "Compulsorary Courses and Electives at Dakota Collegiate". DCI Website. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  3. ↑ "Dakota50th". Dakota Collegiate 50th Anniversary Website. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  4. ↑ "21st Century Learning Initiative" (PDF). LRSD Website. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  5. ↑ "Winnipeg school makes laptops a classroom must-have". CBC. Archived from the original on 2020-11-27. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  6. ↑ "Province contributing $1M to Dakota Collegiate's new sports field". Winnipeg Free Press . 26 October 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  7. ↑ Lauren McNabb (28 September 2017). "After decades without, Dakota Collegiate finally gets its football field". Global News . Global Television Network . Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  8. ↑ "Dakota Collegiate 2017 Gala Dinner" . Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  9. ↑ "Alumni field gala event has huge Jets appeal". Winnipeg Free Press. 14 March 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  10. ↑ "Field of Dreams will bring big things to Dakota". Winnipeg Free Press. 17 November 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
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  13. ↑ "Dakota Collegiate's outdoor basketball court to be named after former coach". Global News. 20 December 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  14. ↑ "City funding two new tennis and pickelball [sic] courts". CTV News. 23 March 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
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