Chatham-Kent Secondary School

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Chatham-Kent Secondary School is located in Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada. With a student population of about 1200, it is the largest public secondary school in Chatham-Kent.AdministrationAt the head of the administration is Greg Nemcek, the principal. The vice principals are Mike McDonald and Mr. Jayson Campeau.MascotThe school's mascot is the Golden Hawk. In previous years the logo of the hawk was, oddly enough, not golden. In the 2006-07 school year the logo was re-done, and it is now golden.AcademicsIn the 2011-2012 school year, grade 9 academic math students from CKSS had the highest percentage of students over the provincial standard across Ontario. CKSS had 91%, the School Board had 82% and Ontario had 84%. This was a record high percentage. The applied math students had a 51% rate while the School Board had 43% and Ontario 44% respectively.The musicalThe CKSS musical is a major event in the CKSS school year. For over two decades, Bruce Nelson directed the musical. It is now directed by Christine Baribeau.Extracurricular activitiesCKSS also sports an Improvisation team. The team holds tryouts each fall and competes in the annual Canadian Improv Games.A recent addition to the many clubs offered at CKSS is the Interact Club, a part of Rotary International. They partner with the Chatham Sunrise Rotary club, helping with their many fundraising projects.VolleyballCKSS is known for being one of the best volleyball schools in Ontario. The boys have won ten OFSAA championships and the girls have won five. Volleyball is currently coached by the Leidl Brothers at the school, Brian and Tim Leidl. Randy Bartlett and Dale Lahey are former coaches at CKSS.