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Dakota Collegiate

{{Infobox school

|name = Dakota Collegiate

|address = 661 Dakota Street

|city = Winnipeg

|province = Manitoba

|postcode = R2M 3K3

|country = Canada

|coordinates = {{Coord|49.8352|-97.1093|region:CA-MB_type:edu|display=inline,title}}

|schooltype = Secondary school

|fundingtype = Public

|motto = Instare Veritatem Virtute Praestare

|motto_translation = Seek the truth, Strive for excellence

|founded = 1963

|schoolboard = Louis Riel School Division

|superintendent = Christian Michalik

|principal = Jill Mathez

|grades_label = Grades

|grades = Grades 9–12

|enrollment = 1608

|enrollment_as_of =

|language = English

|colours = Black and Gold {{color box|Black}}{{color box|gold}}

|team_name = Lancers

|website = [https://www.lrsd.net/schools/DCI/ 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.{{cite web|title=About Us-Who We Are|url= https://www.lrsd.net/schools/DCI/AboutUs/Pages/Who-We-Are.aspx |publisher=DCI Website|accessdate=19 April 2020}} Dakota offers Advanced Placement courses in limited subject areas, that include mathematics and the sciences.{{cite web|title=Compulsorary Courses and Electives at Dakota Collegiate|url=http://www.lrsd.net/Schools/DCI/N3/515.asp|work=DCI Website|accessdate=3 March 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130703064640/http://www.lrsd.net/Schools/DCI/N3/515.asp|archivedate=3 July 2013}} On May 3, 2014, the school celebrated its 50th anniversary.{{cite web|title=Dakota50th|url=http://www.dakota50th.com|publisher=Dakota Collegiate 50th Anniversary Website|accessdate=1 February 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203155506/http://www.dakota50th.com/|archivedate=3 February 2014}}

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|date=February 2018}}

=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.{{cite web|title= 21st Century Learning Initiative|url= https://www.lrsd.net/schools/Documents/LRSD%2021st%20Century%20Equipment%202020-2021.pdf|work= LRSD Website|accessdate=6 December 2020}} 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.{{cite web |title= Winnipeg school makes laptops a classroom must-have|website=CBC|url= https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/winnipeg-school-makes-laptops-a-classroom-must-have-1.1209628|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201127013811/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/winnipeg-school-makes-laptops-a-classroom-must-have-1.1209628|archive-date=2020-11-27|access-date=28 April 2018}}

=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.{{cite news|url=https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/Province-contributing-1M-to-Dakota-Collegiates-new-sports-field-337153611.html|title=Province contributing $1M to Dakota Collegiate's new sports field|work=Winnipeg Free Press|date=26 October 2015|accessdate=28 April 2018}} The school started fund raising money in late 2015 for a brand new football field, outdoor basketball court and a cricket pitch.{{cite news|author=Lauren McNabb|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/3775377/after-decades-without-dakota-collegiate-finally-gets-its-footbal-field/|title=After decades without, Dakota Collegiate finally gets its football field|work=Global News|publisher=Global Television Network|date=28 September 2017|accessdate=28 April 2018}} 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,{{cite news|title=Dakota Collegiate 2017 Gala Dinner|url=https://www.lrsd.net/schools/DCI/News/Pages/Dakota-Collegiate-2017-Gala-Dinner.aspx|accessdate=28 April 2018}} Dale Hawerchuk, Mark Scheifele,{{cite news|url=https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/our-communities/lance/Alumni-field-gala-event-has-huge-Jets-appeal-372014232.html|title=Alumni field gala event has huge Jets appeal|work=Winnipeg Free Press|date=14 March 2015|accessdate=28 April 2018}} Jon Montgomery, and Donovan Bailey.{{cite news |url=https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/our-communities/lance/Field-of-Dreams-will-bring-big-things-to-Dakota-351167861.html|title=Field of Dreams will bring big things to Dakota|work= Winnipeg Free Press|date=17 November 2015|accessdate=6 December 2020}} The field got its name from a $250,000 donation from the family of auto dealer Dan Murray.{{cite news |url=https://www.chrisd.ca/dakota-collegiate-murray-field/amp/|title= Dakota Collegiate Field Renamed After Murray Auto Group Family|work=ChrisD.ca|date=21 June 2017|accessdate=4 December 2020}} The basketball court was named after former Dakota Collegiate coach and teacher Dale Bradshaw.{{cite news |url= https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/our-communities/lance/Bradshaw-still-a-presence-on-the-court-451157903.html|title= Bradshaw still a presence on the court |work=Winnipeg Free Press|date=16 October 2017|accessdate=6 December 2020}} Between 1968 and 1982, Bradshaw coached Dakota Collegiate to five provincial basketball titles.{{cite news |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/3139585/dakota-collegiates-outdoor-basketball-court-to-be-named-after-former-coach/amp/ |title=Dakota Collegiate’s outdoor basketball court to be named after former coach|work=Global News|date=20 December 2016|accessdate=6 December 2020}} In 2019, it was announced that the city of Winnipeg would be funding two new tennis and pickleball courts.{{cite news |url=https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/city-funding-two-new-tennis-and-pickelball-courts-1.4349385 |title= City funding two new tennis and pickelball [sic] courts|work=CTV News|date=23 March 2019|accessdate=6 December 2020}} The courts grand opening was held on October 5, 2020.{{cite news |url= https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/our-communities/lance/New-tennispickleball-courts-open-at-Dakota-Collegiate-572814451.html |title= New tennis/pickleball courts open at Dakota Collegiate |work=Winnipeg Free Press|date=21 October 2020|accessdate=6 December 2020}}

Notable alumni

References

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External links

  • [https://www.lrsd.net/schools/DCI/ Dakota Collegiate's Website]
  • [https://www.lrsd.net Louis Riel School Division Website]
  • [https://www.lrsd.net/schools/dci/aboutus Dakota Collegiate - About Us]

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