On Monday, February 25th, Crestwood participated in The National Theatre School Drama Festival at Victoria Park Collegiate Institute. Students performed in a poignant play written by grade 12 student, Georgia Gardner, called The Deliberation Room. Directed by Sam and Sarah Douey, the play tackled difficult themes of consent and sexual assault. The show was performed […]
Swimming The U14 Swim Team consisting of Tom Chen, Lily Kauffman, Lauren Magan, and Maya Vohra, had a great Championship Swim Meet yesterday at the Markham Pan Am Centre. Special congratulations goes out to Maya, who had her best meet of the season, dropping lots of time in both of her events. Lauren Magan raced […]
Summer Job Opportunities: Crestwood Valley Day Camp Crestwood Valley Day Camp is currently looking for counsellors, swim instructors and activity specialists for the summer. Interested applicants should go to the website to learn more www.crestwoodcamp.com PPL Aquatic, Fitness and Spa Group PPL Aquatic, Fitness and Spa Group is currently hiring for lifeguards and program instructors. Apply […]
Back by popular demand, Crestwood Spirit Wear is here again but only for a short time. The school store has been reopened and we will be selling Crestwood Spiritwear for the next 2 weeks. The store will close on March 7th and all orders should be delivered when we return from March Break. Grade 12’s can […]
The TTC has paused its plans to provide complimentary PRESTO cards to students while they review the recommendations made by the City of Toronto’s Auditor General around fare evasion and the use of child PRESTO cards on the TTC. This pause also includes the distribution of youth PRESTO cards as well. More information will be […]
This past Tuesday, Crestwood’s senior class hit the slopes! Twenty-five students in grade 12, spent the day skiing or boarding at Mount St. Louis Moonstone in Coldwater, Ontario. Many of the students participated in a quick lesson and then spent the rest of the day venturing the hill or braving their first time on skis. The […]
Hockey After a two week hiatus, the Varsity Hockey team played their last road game of the regular season when they took on first place CDS. The team did not disappoint, jumping out to a quick 3-0 lead with some great saves by Alexa Gibson in net and a natural hat trick by Christian Campanelli. […]
Crestwood was proud to welcome Deputy Mayor Michael Thompson to the school Thursday as part of our recognition and celebration of Black History Month. Mr. Thompson shared stories of his emigration to Canada and early years in Toronto, highlighting his decision to get involved in politics. He also touched on the stories of the many […]
This past NBA All-Star Weekend, CPC’s own Aaliyah Edwards was announced MVP at the Basketball Without Borders Global 2019. Please click here to see the article that was published on the NBA website on her amazing accomplishment. Congratulations Aaliyah! […]
Read More… from NBA MVP at Basketball Without Borders Aaliyah Edwards ’21
Upcoming Events: Study and Go Abroad Fair- Sunday March 3rd Meet with universities, graduate schools and professional schools from around the world. This free event runs from 12pm to 5pm and is held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. To pre-register go to www.studyandgoabroad.com Summer Programs: University of King’s College (Halifax) Humanities for Young People […]
Happy March Break to all Crestwood families. Enjoy! Nominations Wanted The Parents’ Association has committee positions open for fall 2019. Coordinators are needed for various areas, including Mane Essentials (the PA store), Pizza lunches, Volunteers, Parent Social, Communications and Used Uniform Sales. The role of Vice-President is also open. Participation in the PA is a […]
Happy Family Day weekend everyone! Our next pizza lunch is coming up on Friday, February 22. […]
Congratulations to Aaliyah Edwards who has been chosen as 1 of 6 Canadians to participate in the Basketball Without Borders Global Camp as part of the NBA All- Star festivities in Charlotte, North Carolina this weekend. […]
CPC’s Queer-Straight Alliance hosted a successful Pride Week this week, filled with fun activities aimed at empowering students to be their true selves. The QSA, with the support of YARRD, hosted a moving Town Hall on Wednesday, featuring a talk by CPC alumna Lindsey Swartzman who courageously shared her coming out story with our school’s […]
Dear Parents, Friends and Guardians of Crestwood Preparatory College: I wanted to congratulate our Asian community on the New Year celebration last Friday night. It was a wonderful party. It was good to see you all there. Your children have been excellent in every respect. The dedication and respect they have for the school and […]
Basketball The Crestwood Junior Boys’ basketball team won the 64 team Kawartha Classic over the past weekend, winning 5 games over the course of two days. The boys got off to a hot start last Friday with wins over Crestwood Secondary School out of Peterborough and Maxwell Heights. On Saturday, the Lions defeated WC Kennedy […]
On Thursday, February 7, 2019, the CPC English Department hosted the final round of the third annual “Poetry in Voice” Competition. Last term, all Grade 9 students participated in a class-wide poetry recitation competition; students selected a poem to analyze, annotate, memorize and, finally, recite in front of the class. This week, the Grade 9 […]
On Friday, Crestwood once again celebrated it’s yearly “Multicultural Day”. All of the students in Grade 9 Geography took over the gym and transformed it into a cavalcade of flavours and colours. Each group of students represented a different nation from around the world. The groups decorated their stands with colorful displays and shared food and […]
As a part of our character education for February – Acceptance – Wednesday, February 27th will be pink shirt day, a day about standing up to bullying! Students will be able to order pink shirt day t-shirts, which cost $12 and come in youth and adult sizes. If you would like to order one please […]
Basketball The U14 Boys Basketball team played in a exciting game vs St. Michael’s College. The boys came out with a bang, that was generated by great full court pressure that led to easy transition opportunities. The St. Michael’s Boys went on a mini run of their own but our boys were able to weather […]
Read More… from CPC Remains Undefeated After Facing St. Michael’s College
January’s character education theme was compassion, so it was very meaningful to end the month with Mental Health Awareness Week. The stressors of school and an overwhelming schedule can put pressure on mental health so it is important to have a community that provides a support system on which to lean. Students are learning […]
Come and celebrate Chinese New Year with us! Join us for good food, drinks and performances from CPC’s students. Tickets can be purchased online at the Crestwood Store. […]
Curling The U-14 Curling team, led by skip Ally Sone, picked up their first win of the season Wednesday playing against Bayview Glen at the Donalda C.C.. In the fourth end, Ally was facing three Bayview counters with her first shot, but calmly drew to the four foot to lie shot. After the Bayview skip […]
PA Meeting – February 14 Please join us for our next PA meeting on Thursday, February 14 in the boardroom. Coffee and muffins will be available at 8:30 a.m. and the meeting will start at 8:45 a.m. Everyone is welcome! […]
We heard our CPC Lions roar this week!!! The Athletic Council put together another awesome spirit week again this year. The week was filled with fun theme days, staff vs student challenges, senior CISAA games, and a great spirit rally to end the week. Students could be seen walking the halls in PJ’s, Beach gear, Crestwood Spiritwear, LivWise gear, 70’s/80’s/90’s and futuristic wear […]
Course Selection for 2019/2020 Academic Year Students in grades 9, 10 and 11 will complete course selection online using the website www.careercruising.com. Students must then print off their course selection sheets directly from their career cruising account and submit the parent signed course selection sheet to Ms. Hann or Mr. Mitz in the guidance office by Wednesday February 14th. Students […]
Monday, Crestwood’s Kids Lit Quiz team competed in the Toronto Regional Heat at Allenby Public School against 45 other teams for one of two spots in the national championship this weekend. Following a full year of training, the team showed off its literary loquacity and more than doubled the score earned by last year’s team, […]
Read More… from Kids Lit Quiz Team at the Toronto Regional Heat
Spirit Week Treats The PA had a great time during Spirit Week. A fantastic team of volunteers handed out donuts on Wednesday and popcorn on Thursday to students and staff attending the games. It was nice to see everyone enjoying themselves. A special thank you goes to Julie Dergal who did an outstanding job managing […]
Hockey Thursday, the U14 Hockey team faced off against UCC. Trailing 3-0 after the first, CPC was able to close it to 3-1 after the second period. Sean Doherty made it a one-goal game but UCC restored their 4-2 lead with just over 6 minutes left. With 2 minutes left, CPC on the power play […]