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Chip Action News!
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The Chip Action News Club delivers news and information to the students and staff at Chippewa Middle School every Wednesday and Friday morning during advisory. 

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STEM Students Prepare for a Mission to Mars
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Chippewa Middle School seventh grade students in STEM Teacher Ms. Alicia Koepke's class were tasked with building a rocket and successfully landing it on Mars. 

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Personalized Playing Cards
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Sixth grade Chippewa Middle School students in Ms. Carli Kanter's art class had a chance to get creative designing their very own playing cards.

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Creating Art with Common Logos
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Eighth grade students in Ms. Carli Kanter's art class at Chippewa Middle School have been busy creating artwork featuring popular logos.  

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Drones are Ready for Lift Off!
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This is the second year that the Chippewa Middle School drone soccer club has been meeting under the guidance of Ms. Caitlin Hatta and Ms. Alicia Koepke.

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Mosaic Mural Masterpiece Nearing Completion!
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Chippewa Middle School students in the Mural Mosaic Club are excited to announce that their masterpiece, which has been three years in the making, is nearing completion! 

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Chippewa Peer Buddies
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Chippewa Middle School Peer Buddies Club meets every Friday in the gym during recess. 

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CMS STEM Class: AKA AI Bias Detectives
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Students in Ms. Alicia Koepke's STEM class were tasked with detecting the bias of AI image prompts and the effect such biases can have on individuals. 

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Orchestra Collaboration Showcases the Musical Talents of CMS!
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Chippewa Middle School orchestra students had an amazing time participating in the D62/Maine West Orchestra Festival, an annual collaboration among all three District 62 middle schools and Maine West High School. 

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Des Plaines City Engineer Visits CMS!
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Ms. Becka Shipp, the Assistant Director of the City of Des Plaines Public Works and Engineering Department, visited Ms. Alicia Koepke's 6th grade STEM class at Chippewa Middle School.

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Dry and Wet Mount Microscope Slides
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Chippewa Middle School seventh graders in Ms. Caitlyn Hatta's science class learned how to make dry and wet mount microscope slides. 

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Sixth Grade Bridge Building
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Chippewa Middle School sixth graders in Ms. Alicia.  Koepke's STEM class had a fun and challenging time constructing bridges.

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Welcome to Chip Camp!
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More than 120 incoming Chippewa Middle School sixth graders had the opportunity to participate in Chip Camp on August 12.

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Soaring to New Heights in Drone Soccer Club
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Chippewa Middle School, along with Algonquin Middle School and Iroquois Community School, received a generous grant from Rivers Casino to start a Drone Soccer Club.

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Chippewa Chess Club
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Chippewa Middle School students in Chess Club meet after school on Tuesdays to share their enjoyment of the game.

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Pilot Takes Learning to New Heights
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American Airlines Pilot Captain Shawn Bowden stopped by Alicia Koepke's STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) class to share his story with Chippewa Middle School students. 

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Critical Load Card Structures
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Chippewa Middle School sixth graders in Ms. Alicia Koepke's STEM class created structures out of index cards and tested how strong they were using weights.

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STEAM Night at CMS
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Students, staff and family packed the halls, classrooms and gym at Chippewa Middle School as they participated in the school's annual STEAM Night. 

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Forces, Energy, Motion and an Egg
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Chippewa Middle School eighth graders spent the first few weeks of school investigating how objects impact other objects.

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Students Have a Blast Learning About Propulsion
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Chippewa Middle School 7th graders in Ms. Koepke's class had a "blast" learning about propulsion systems, and even had an opportunity to create one of their own.

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Creativity in Coding Class
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Chippewa Middle School sixth graders in Ms. Koepke's class recently had fun with computer coding. 

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Chippewa Cross Country Kick Off!
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The Chippewa Middle School cross country season has officially started for the school's 6th, 7th and 8th grade runners.

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Chip Camp Connections!
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On Thursday, August 8, Chippewa Middle School staff welcomed more than 150 incoming 6th grade students to campus for Chip Camp!

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Celebrating AAPI Heritage Month
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In honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Chippewa students enjoyed a performance from the Chinese Fine Arts Society.

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Young Chicago Authors Visit CMS
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Chippewa Middle School recently hosted a four-day residency of writers and poets from the non-profit organization Young Chicago Authors.

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Legos in Robotics Club
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Chippewa Middle School's after school Robotics Club has been busy working hard using Spike LEGO kits to solve different challenges.

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2nd Annual STEAM Night
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Chippewa Middle School recently hosted its second annual Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics (STEAM) Night.

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Eighth Grade Service Day
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Chippewa 8th grade students recently participated in a service day during English Language Arts class to learn the values of service, kindness and community.  

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Museum of Science and Cellular Respiration
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Eighth grade students in Ms. Caitlin Hatta's science class recently were tasked with developing a model to describe how food is rearranged in the body through chemical reactions.

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Middle School Students Visit Cumberland
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Several Chippewa Middle School students who are part of the school's Newcomers Program visited Cumberland Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd graders this week to read to them.

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Student Council Spirit Week Planning
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Chippewa's Student Council, led by Ms. Caitlin Hatta and Ms. Melissa Kujaz, met last week to discuss what the group needed to accomplish before spring break. 

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Mural Mosaic Club!
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Art Teacher Carli Kanter and English Language Arts Teacher Erin Shanahan run a Mural Mosaic Club at Chippewa Middle School twice a month.

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Chicago Author Visits Chippewa
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On December 18, Chippewa Middle School eighth graders had the privilege of meeting and listening to Chicago-based author, Ralph Shayne.

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Holiday Ornament Creations
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Chippewa students stayed after school last week to create ornaments for the CMS holiday tree in Metropolitan Square.

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Maine West Marching Band Event!
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Students from our Symphonic Band met with band students from Algonquin and Iroquois on October 10th at Maine West High School.

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Cross Country Collaboration
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Chippewa's 6th, 7th and 8th grade boys and girls cross country teams participated in a middle school meet at Maine West High School this week. 

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STEM Sketching!
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Mrs. Koepke's 6th grade STEM students learned how to draw multi-view sketches this week.

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Personal Narratives in ELA!
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6th grade students in Ms. Shanahan's ELA class started their personal narratives this week.

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Instant Activities in PE!
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6th grade student's in Mr. Moser's PE class were excited to get outside Friday morning to participate in instant activities.

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Chippewa's First STEAM Night!
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Chippewa students had a fantastic time at STEAM Night on April 13 making music with circuits, coding robots, making ice cream, creating prints, playing games, building towers and more!

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8th Grade ELA Service Day!
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On March 22, 8th grade students in Ms. Heslop, Ms. Radak, and Ms. Dankowki's ELA classes built items for the community.

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