On Tuesday, November 5th, 28 students from grades 9 through 12 participated in the annual DECA Regional competition, all hoping to win a spot to Provincials this coming February. All students came dressed to impress in business attire and practiced their presentation and problem-solving skills in case study presentations both individually and in teams. These
Thank you everyone who dressed up yesterday for Halloween. The entire day was yet another show of Crestwood’s social life in full bloom. Further congratulations to yesterday’s costume award winners: Georgia Gardner, Allie Niddam and Jeffrey Radford-Grant!
All winter sports tryouts begin next week in the gymnasium. Tryouts will run consecutively the weeks of November 4th through to the 8th, as well as November 11th through to the 15th. Check the gymnasium schedule for your practice times.
A “Spooktacular” Edition of the Crestword is available, with the newspaper featuring an all-Halloween edition. Learn about the We Scare Hunger food drive, find out the origins of the night, read a scary student-written short story, try your hand at our crossword, or see some of your favourite teachers as children in their costumes. Can
Mr. Cardinale along with his grade 11 and grade 12 Computer Science classes, travelled to Ryerson University on Tuesday. They participated in an engaging and interactive robotics kits that use a robot called Alphi. Students were given the opportunity to learn about how to program and wire up these robots to make them follow a
This weekend in Sudbury, Ontario Caitlin Skain competes against Ontario’s best in the OFSAA 5000m Cross Country Championships. In what has turned out to be a marvelous Cross-Country Season for Caitlin, we hope she continues her winning ways and brings Gold back to Crestwood!
Crestwood Preparatory College’s Open House will be held on Wednesday, November 6th at 7:00 p.m. in the school gymnasium. There isn’t a better opportunity to get to know the school, the staff, and the programs. The formal presentations and question period will be about half an hour long. The evening includes a tour of the
Crestwood is taking part in Holocaust Education Week, which begins next Monday. Our presentation of the “National Narratives of the Shoah” will take place in the Jacobs Family Theatre, 2nd Floor, Brain Health Centre- Kimel Family Building in the Baycrest complex. This is closest to the north- east end of the building (note that there
On October 24th, Crestwood handed out its annual academic awards to those students who had achieved the highest grades for the 2012-2013 academic year. The following students are congratulated for their amazing efforts and we hope they keep up the good work in years to come. The winners for grade 7: 3rd Highest – Hannah
Congratulations to alumnus Benjamin Baker ’13 whose short story “The Puddle” won first place in the Young Writers of Canada’s 2013 writing contest! Benjamin has been featured in their publication “A World Away,” and has set a precedent for Crestwood’s future writers.
On Friday October 18th, trivia reigned at Crestwood as over 100 students from all over the CIS competed in the first annual CIS Reach for the Top Festival. Crestwood’s Senior A team, with Kevin Todd, Zachary Brown, Jake Pascoe, Victor Minkov, and Justin Memar went a perfect 3-0 to place 6th out of 18 teams in
On Thursday, October 17 Crestwood Lower School grade 5 and 6 students visited the Upper School in what was an eventful and activity-filled morning. Both grades toured the Upper School as well as partook in group activities such as fingerprinting in the science labs and building newspaper towers in the gym. We can’t wait to see
In what has turned out to be an outstanding run for Crestwood’s U14 Boys Soccer team, please congratulate the boys for finishing the Division II regular season in first place overall. Crestwood will host the Div II U14 Championship next Saturday, October 26th. Come on out to support the team. Let’s go Lyons! [nggallery id=10]
On Oct 9th Mr. Scott Masters was yet again honoured for his contribution to teaching. Mr. Masters was presented with the Award for Excellence in Holocaust Education by Citizenship and Immigration Canada Minister for Multiculturalism Jason Kenney. Mr. Masters was honoured for his innovative approach to promoting understanding and awareness of the Holocaust as well
Next Friday, October 18th, over 100 students from around the CIS will descend on Crestwood in a battle for trivia supremacy. Mr. Jull and Mr. Masters, along with our intrepid Reach for the Top teams, will be hosting the first annual CIS Reach for the Top Festival. Teams from St. Catherines, Hamilton, and all over
This week we began our Crestwood Walks Across Canada Challenge. Our goal is to walk the 7428km across Canada. Collectively as a staff we have walked over 900km this week, taking us half way across Nunavut, on our way to the North West Territories. The Crestwood Staff would like to challenge the students beat us
Representatives from universities will continue their visits next week, and grade 11 and 12 students are encouraged to sit in on these sessions to receive information and ask questions. This week Crestwood will host Huron College (at Western) on Monday, the University of Toronto on Tuesday, Richard Ivey School of Business and Acadia University on
On Wednesday, October 2nd, Mr. Jull and Ms. Sawka led a group of senior Art, World Issues, and YARRD students in an exploration of new work by Canadian environmental photographer, Edward Burtynsky. They travelled to the Nicholas Metivier Gallery for a guided tour of his latest exhibition, then toured TIFF Lightbox for a screening of
Crestwood participated in the National School Run Day to support the Terry Fox Foundation. Students and teachers came to school decked out in Red and White to show support for Terry Fox. It was an amazing morning which began with a 2 kilometer walk through the ravine. After the walk students challenged the teachers to
On Wednesday, October 2nd, Mr. Jull and Ms. Sawka are leading a group of senior Art, World Issues, and YARRD students in an exploration of new work by Canadian environmental photographer, Edward Burtynsky. We will be travelling to the Nicholas Metivier Gallery for a guided tour of his latest exhibition, then walking to the TIFF
Thank you to those parents who attended last night’s Postsecondary Information Night. We hope that the information will be useful as students research career pathways in the coming months. Parents of grades 11 and 12 students who did not receive the material are welcome to pick it up in guidance. Additionally, the presentation has been
On Wednesday September 18th, the grade 7s at Crestwood ventured into the far North in search of excitement, courage as well as a little bit of fun. For many, it was a chance to meet new friends as well as experience new adventures in a completely novel and unfamiliar environment. While at Spirit Point students
Mr. Hawkins and Mr. Masters took the World History 11 and World religions 11 students to the ROM on Tuesday, Sept. 24. Students learned about ancient culture and religion and had a great time handling the artifacts and exploring the museum!
On Saturday, September 21st between 10am and 12pm, Sarah Kraftchuk ’05 will be signing copies of her newest book at Evergreen Brick Works. LOVE TO BE ME! encourages children to appreciate their bodies and themselves, recognizing that making the world a kinder place starts with being kind to oneself. For more information visit LOVE TO
Last week, Crestwood Grade 9 students went on an overnight trip to Spirit Point to complete their Outdoor Education component of the Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award. While at Spirit Point students participated in a variety of different activities.This trip allowed our students to build new friendships and challenge themselves in unfamiliar environments. Students learned how
Attention all grade 11 and 12 parents: the postsecondary planning and application process can be daunting, so allow the Crestwood Guidance Department to help! We will be hosting a Parent Information Evening on Thursday, September 26th at 7:00pm in the cafeteria to help walk you through the process.
This week, Crestwood Preparatory College started the sign-up for DECA 2013-2014. Students who sign up for DECA will compete with other teams, individuals and schools in both regional, provincial and potentially international competitions. Students will learn marketing strategies not taught in class, they will become more confident presenting, and will strengthen their problem-solving skills using
This past Tuesday, the Chess Club had its first regular meeting of the year. Boasting an impressive 20 members, the Club will be playing in a ladder system topped by last year’s champion, Peter McLeod, and runner-up, Brandon Chow. Members can sign up to challenge each other to matches which are played every Tuesday during
On Tuesday, September 17th, members of the AP English Literature class travelled to the Tarragon Theatre to see a production of Daniel McIvor’s play, “The Best Brothers”. This trip was a terrific way to start our literary adventures together! The group begins by exploring Geoffrey Chaucer’s long verse poem, “The Canterbury Tales” this Friday after
On Friday Sept. 27th Crestwood will be participating in the Terry Fox National School Run Day. It is important that our community understands the significance of this event. We are running / walking in honour of a Canadian hero; we are running in honour of all those who have suffered and survived cancer; we are
