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

Brampton, Ontario

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, Ontario

Ontario

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, Canada

Canada

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. Since 2000, the school's enrollment has expanded with the development of the surrounding area. Chinguacousy was considered a holding school until the newer school Sandalwood Heights Secondary School

Sandalwood Heights Secondary School

Sandalwood Heights Secondary School is a high school located in the city of Brampton, Ontario and is a part of the Peel District School Board opened in 2007. “Personalized Pathways equal Unlimited Opportunities” is the mission of the school with a focus on equal opportunities for students in the...

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The school sports teams and athletic programs have won a number of OFSAA championships; wrestling

Amateur wrestling

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 (1991, 1992, 1993, 1995), curling

Curling

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 (1996, 1998), and rugby

Rugby football

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 (1982). Chinguacousy became competitive in basketball and has won several titles since 2000. Additionally, Chinguacousy won the Canada First National Robotics Championship in 1998, while teamed with Mayfield Secondary School

Mayfield Secondary School

Mayfield Secondary School is located in Caledon, Ontario, Canada. It is one of three Arts Schools in the Peel District School Board. Other Arts School in the region include St. Thomas Aquinas and St.Roch, both Catholic schools. Mayfield boasts many sports teams, which compete against other schools...

 and Spar Aerospace

Spar Aerospace

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. In 2011, the Junior Boys Cross Country team won the ROPSSAA Championship for the first time since 1997. Chinguacousy is currently expanding their building to accomendate the SciTech program(North of Highway 401) which planned to open in September 2012.

Breakfast Program

The Chinguacousy Secondary School students are the driving force behind the school's breakfast program each morning.
Each week, this team of student volunteers helps provide more than 300 breakfasts to their schoolmates. Each day between 7 and 10 a.m., about 60 students have access to a nutritious and fresh breakfast consisting of bagels, cheese spreads, juices, cereals, milk, cereal bars for 50 cents. The breakfast program volunteers must maintain an excellent academic average to participate.

External links

• Chinguacousy Secondary School website