What's Happening at chippewa!

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! 

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

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. 

Chippewa Middle School orchestra students, under the direction of Mr. Dion Morales, are busy preparing for their upcoming concert, meeting for rehearsals each morning before school.

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. 

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.

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

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

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

Students from across District 62 participated in the Special Olympics at Prospect High School in Mount Prospect on May 10. 

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.

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

Chippewa Middle School's Mural Mosaic Club is hard at work completing the amazing mosaic project they started last school year.

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. 

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.

Chippewa Middle School seventh graders enjoyed a four-day residency workshop during English Language Arts class this past week. 

Chippewa Middle School band students had the opportunity to participate in the D62/Maine West Band Festival at Maine West High School.

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

Chippewa Middle School orchestra students participated in the D62 / Maine West Orchestra Festival on Tuesday, October 22.

Chippewa Middle School eighth graders spent the first few weeks of school investigating how objects impact other objects.

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.

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

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

English Language Teacher Ms. Gauna teaches a Newcomers class at Chippewa Middle School, helping students who are new to the United States adjust to the daily routine of school and life in America. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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. 

8th grade student's in Mrs. Caitlin Hatta's class this week learned how to balance high school level equations.

On Thursday, February 8 Chippewa Middle School hosted its fifth annual "Chip Lit" Family Night. 

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

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

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

Sixth graders in Ms. Kanter's art class spent time working on landscape art this week. 

Chippewa's Cooking Club meets once a month after school to create easy, fun and healthy recipes. 

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

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. 

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

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

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

Indiana-based author and illustrator Rob Harrell spent the morning with Chippewa Middle School
students on Wednesday, December 13.

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!

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