Chippewa High School

Chippewa High School is a public high school in Doylestown, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Chippewa Local Schools district. Their nickname is the Chipps.

Chippewa High School
Address
466 South Portage Street

Doylestown
,
Ohio
44230

United States
Information
School districtChippewa Local Schools
PrincipalMatthew Rodriguez
Staff32.00 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment663 (2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio20.72[1]
LanguageEnglish
Color(s)Blue & White
   
Athletics conferenceWayne County Athletic League (WCAL)
Team nameChipps
RivalRittman High School Indians
Websitehttps://web.archive.org/web/20080821103219/http://www.chippewa.k12.oh.us/index.aspx

History

The school was known as Doylestown High School after the Doylestown and Chippewa Township districts merged in 1917, until 1971 when the new high school was built.[2] The name change reflected the trend that most of the district's residents lived within Chippewa Township and not within Doylestown's limits. This is also when they shortened their nickname to the "Chipps", as they felt it was redundant to call themselves the "Chippewa Chippewas".[2] Despite this, many locals still refer to the school as "Doylestown High."

Chippewa's football rivalry with the Rittman High School Indians is the longest-running uninterrupted rivalry in Wayne County, having met every year since 1923.[2] The two rival high schools compete for the "Big Chief Trophy.".[3] Their football rivalry with Dalton High School Bulldogs is the second-longest in the county and has been played every year since 1925 with the exception of three years in the 1940s when Dalton didn't field a team.[2]

Chippewa is one of eight schools that participate in the Wayne County Athletic League.

in 2017, the school board put forth a petition to change the schools name. No alternative was given. However, the decision to fully change the name came again by the board in 2019.[4] In 2023, still with no name change. Some board members and members of the community, felt strongly that the school should keep the name as "the school was named in respect of the First Nation Chippewas,” and there as no evidence that supported the report from the school board that there was no evidence that the Chippewas name was taken without the considerations and consultations of the First Nation Chippewas.[4]

Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships
Further information: Ohio High School Athletic Association

Ohio High School Athletic Association State Runner-up

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Chippewa Jr./Sr. High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  2. Vasas, Michale Paul (1989). A History of Wayne County Football 1899 to 1988. Collier Printing Company of Wooster, OH.
  3. "Rittman gambles, steals win from Chippewa". Wooster Daily Record. September 22, 2012. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
  4. "Stephen Brown makes last ditch effort to keep Chippewa's name". nugget. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
  5. OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site". Retrieved 2006-12-31.


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