Dakota Collegiate | |
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661 Dakota Street , , Canada | |
Coordinates | 49°50′07″N97°06′33″W / 49.8352°N 97.1093°W |
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School type | Public, Secondary school |
Motto | Instare Veritatem Virtute Praestare (Seek the truth, Strive for excellence) |
Founded | 1963 |
School board | Louis Riel School Division |
Superintendent | Christian Michalik |
Principal | Jill Mathez |
Grades | Grades 9–12 |
Enrollment | 1608 |
Language | English |
Colour(s) | Black and Gold |
Team name | Lancers |
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]
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 ]
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]
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]