Parents’ Association News
Spirit Week is here! The Parents’ Association will be giving out treats to students and staff before the games on Wednesday and Thursday. Watch for a familiar favourite, as well as a new surprise for this year. […]
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Crestwood Cafe Menu: Week 3
Come join us for lunch to enjoy a delicious menu cooked up by CPC’s lovely cafeteria staff! […]
Crestwood Cafe Menu: Week 2
Come join us for lunch to enjoy a delicious menu cooked up by CPC’s lovely cafeteria staff! […]
Crestwood Cafe Menu: Week 1
Come join us for lunch to enjoy a delicious menu cooked up by CPC’s lovely cafeteria staff! […]
Grade 12 Students Make Aspirin
Students in Grade 12 Chemistry completed their Organic Chemistry unit by making a common medication used to treat pain, fever and inflammation called acetylsalicylic acid, more commonly known as Aspirin. Over the course of three days, students completed a traditional organic chemistry lab where they were responsible for synthesizing (creating) aspirin by performing an esterification […]
CPC Swimming Off to a Great Start!
Swimming The swim team had an excellent meet last Wednesday at the Markham Pan Am Centre. 62% of all races swum were personal best times, which is amazing at this point in the season. Swimmers that swam a perfect day were Martin Chang, Maggie Funnell, Matthew Laslop, Thomas Li, Jack Magan, Will Magan, Megan Pearlman, […]
Summer School
Crestwood Preparatory College is pleased to offer a number of Ontario high school credit courses conveniently located in Toronto. Courses are designed to provide students with exceptional academic experience in the early summer. This schedule allows course completion by mid-July allowing students time during their summer months to work, attend camp, or a vacation with family. 2019 Summer School Course Offerings: Advanced Functions […]
Spirit Week Schedule 2019
Spirit Week is finally here! It will be starting on Monday from January 21st-25th. It’s time to grab your favourite pair of pyjamas, break out your hawaiian shirts, and practice your dodgeball skills because it’s going to be a fun week! […]
Guidance News
1) Upcoming Dates: Thursday Jan. 24th- Grade 9/10 Parent Information Night re: Course Selection for Grade 10 and 11. Monday Jan. 28th- Full Disclosure date- last day for any grade 11 or 12 student to drop a course without it showing on their transcript Friday Feb. 1st- Anticipated date for Grade 12 marks to be […]
Math Contest & Debate Winners
In November, members of the problem-solving club participated in the Canadian Intermediate and Senior Math contest. The following students achieved a score in the top 25% of contests for the Intermediate contest: Eric Bi, Arjun Anand, Danny He, Helen Liu, Tony Wu, Sophia Gu, and Aries Wang. The following students achieved a score in the top 25% […]
CPC Bumps Out Albert College & Bayview Glen!
Volleyball On Wednesday, the Senior Girls’ Volleyball team travelled to Albert College to play against both Albert College and Bayview Glen. Although the girls showed some rust in their play after the winter break, they were still good enough to win both games 2-0. Three games into the season, the girls remain undefeated. We will […]
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Last Chance for Trivia Tickets
Please join us for a fun and entertaining night of trivia at Crestwood! Tickets may be purchased online at the Crestwood Store. […]
Parents’ Association News
Welcome back everyone. It’s going to be a great year! Our next pizza lunch is coming up on Friday, January 18th. Please stay tuned for upcoming PA activities. […]
Report Cards and Parent Conferences
Midterm Report Cards have been completed and mailed out. Information regarding the Parent-Teacher conferences, that will take place on January 31st and February 1, is included with the reports. All bookings will take place through Edsby (https://crestwood.edsby.com/). The ability to book appointments will be open on Tuesday, January 22nd at 9 am and will be open until Tuesday, […]
The Winter Sports’ Season Continues
Please view the upcoming sports’ schedule below […]
CPC Hockey Takes Silver at York U Tournament!
Hockey Thursday, the Varsity Boys’ Hockey Team participated in the York University Senior Boys Hockey Tournament and did not disappoint. The team took on a very quick and skilled St. Augustine’s from Markham in their first game. With some missed scoring chances and untimely penalties, Crestwood was always playing catch up, losing a close one […]
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Parents’ News Association
The PA wishes all Crestwood families and staff a safe, happy and wonderful holiday. We look forward to a fantastic 2019 together. […]
The Grade 12 Intra-grade Debate Championship
Congratulations to Zoe Shen and Sally Li on winning this year’s Grade 12 Intra-grade debate Championship! The pair successfully argued that “it is reasonable in a democratic society for a police officer to require a driver to take a breathalyzer test”. It was a spirited debate with excellent arguments by both sides, but the government’s logical, fact […]
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Guidance News
A Message from the McGill Summer Academy Team Following the great success of our first two Summer Academies, we are happy to announce the dates for McGill Summer Academy 2019! From July 7-20 and July 21-August 3, students in grades 10 and 11 from across the world will have the opportunity to participate in classes, workshops, and social activities […]
Crestwood Space Lions in the Lego League
The Crestwood Space Lions had a successful debut at the first Lego League last Saturday. Although CPC didn’t qualify to participate in the regionals, the students had a wonderful learning experience. Their problem solving skills and persistence were well displayed. They took many notes in improvement for next year’s competition and can’t wait to get started! […]
CPC Student Achieves Bronze Level Duke of Ed Award
Congratulations to Arjun Anand for achieving the bronze level Duke of Edinburgh Award this past Wednesday at Town Hall! […]
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Back to Back Wins Against St. Andrew’s College!
Basketball The U14 Boys’ Basketball team travelled to play at St Andrew’s College Wednesday. In their first game of the season, the boys did not disappoint. The Lions played great defence in the first quarter which helped them jump out to a 15-0 lead. The boys continued to play great defence throughout, which helped propel […]
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The Grade 12 Data Management Game Fair
On Tuesday, the Grade 12 Data Management students tested out their unique probability games on the Crestwood student body. They had the opportunity to see first-hand how probabilities in theory are played out in real life. Thanks to everyone who attended! […]
Parents’ Association News
January Parents’ Association Meeting Our next Parents’ Association meeting is January 10, 2019. Please join us for coffee and muffins and hear about all the activities we have planned for 2019. Coffee is available at 8:30 am and the meeting starts at 8:45 am in the boardroom. Everyone is welcome. […]
Crestwood English Department Hosts Annual CITE AGM
On Tuesday, December 11th, the Crestwood English Department hosted this year’s CITE (Conference of Independent Teachers of English) AGM and Social. CITE supports the teaching and learning of English at its member’s CIS Ontario schools and is dedicated to providing CIS English teachers with opportunities for networking and professional development. Last Tuesday’s event was an […]
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Winter Festival of the Arts
“Undeniable talent from the art students”, “creative and touching drama performances”, “catchy and beautiful music displayed by both the bands and the Crestwood Voices”, and “amazing poetry recitations” are all responses heard after the Crestwood Winter Festival of the Arts. This Thursday, December 11th, the Crestwood community hosted our Winter Festival of the Arts. Students […]
CPC Grade Seven Girls Organize Secret Santa
An article written by Beatrice Park. This year some grade 7 girls did a secret Santa. At the beginning of December, all the girls decided to do a secret Santa. They put all the people’s names that were interested to join the fun activity into a hat and once someone had their paper, they had […]
CPC Spikes Past Pickering College
Volleyball This past Wednesday, the Senior Girls’ Volleyball team had their season opener at Pickering College. There was nervous energy throughout the game as the girls tried to apply what they have been practicing into a real game situation. Our talent level overcame some early season errors, as we won in pretty convincing fashion with […]
Crestwood Gives
Over the past two weeks, Crestwood families have been generously donating toys, clothes, books, and other items to support 11 families from the Durham Children’s Aid Society. As in previous years, our Crestwood community stepped up to the task and we saw over 20 bags of goods sent off to make a special Christmas for 27 children. These items will […]
Guidance News
GLION SUMMER PROGRAM COMPETITION 2019 Students can win a one-week summer experience in Switzerland or the UK! Greetings from Glion Institute of Higher Education! What is your child going to do next summer? Would they maybe like to spend a week, or two, with like-minded young people from all over the world in Switzerland or […]