Category: Upper School

Grade 8 Graduation On Wednesday, June 20th, 2018 our Grade 8 Graduation will be held in the gymnasium starting at 5:00 pm.  Gym doors will open at 4:15 and seating is on a first come basis. The ceremony will last until approximately 6:00 pm and will be followed by light refreshments.  Students are to be dressed for this formal occasion (males –

Check out CPC’s follow-up interview, Teaching the Heart with YPI on VoicEd Radio, with Mr. Tanev and the winners of the Grade 10 YPI project.

We welcome all grade 8’s to please come celebrate with us at the Grade 8 Graduation Party! Click here to view the invitation and RSVP.

This is a reminder that all Grade 12 students must accept an offer from an Ontario University by June 1st.  After this date, all offers expire and students can no longer accept.   OzTREKK would like to invite counsellors, students and parents to our Study Medicine in Australia Information Session on Saturday, June 2, 2018 from 11 a.m. –

Next Thursday, May 31st we will be having our end of the year locker clean out.  Students are to please bring bags and boxes with them to school that day in order to carry locker contents home with them.

  Team Date Time Location Opponent Junior Boys Rugby Wed. May 23 3:00-5:00 Sunnybrook CISAA schools U14 Boys Rugby Fri. May 25 1:00-5:00 CDS CISAA schools Senior Girls Soccer (playoff) Wed. May 23 3:00-4:30 Crestwood HTS Senior Girls Soccer (Championships) Sat. May 26 9:00-3:00 TBA CISAA schools U14 Girls Soccer Wed. May 23 3:00-4:30 TCS

Rugby Monday was an exciting day for the U14 Rugby Team.  Our U14 boys scored a total of 18 trys, during their 4 matches. Hosted by Sterling Hall, our boys played against Sterling Hall, both Appleby squads and Greenwood College.  In the first match, our U14 Rugby Team dominated Appleby College’s second squad with a

The Prom was a typical fancy affair again this year.  After a wonderful pre-prom hosted by the Snyder’s, the kids were off to revisit the Bayview Golf and Country Club – a swanky country club hosting a swanky prom. BGCC was under renovations last year, and it was good to be back. I have always

Last week our Grade 8 students spent four days in Montreal and Quebec City. The students were tested as they navigated their way through a labyrinth maze and hiked the stunning Canyon Sainte-Anne! They learned about the Aurora Borealis at the planetarium, and what it meant to be a soldier in the Martello Towers. Some

Last week, Crestwood’s Grade 10 students spent 3 days and 2 nights visiting our nation’s capital. After departing Crestwood early Wednesday morning, our first stop in Ottawa was the Canadian War Museum. Students had the opportunity to learn about the role of military conflict in Canadian history. Exhibits stretched as far back as pre-contact conflicts

Used Uniform Sale The Crestwood Parents’ Association will be holding a Used Uniform Sale on Tuesday May 29th from 3:30 – 5:00 pm. All parents are welcome to come and shop. The sale will take place in the school cafeteria. Last minute donations can still be dropped off at the office until sale time. Thank you

Exams begin for all students on Friday, June 1, 2018.  A general schedule is available on the website under the documents tab. All students have received a personalized examination schedule but if it has been lost they can look at the general schedule online. Morning exams begin at 9:00 am and all afternoon exams begin at 1:00 pm. Exams in Grades

Just a reminder that students need to accept OUAC offers by June 1st.

After a well-fought match on both sides, Victor Strogonov took advantage of a two pawn advantage in the end game to checkmate Arjun Anand and claim the title of Crestwood Chess Club Tournament champion to go along with his position at the top of the ladder after the regular season. The Club now prepares to

This year’s prefect-run “end-of-year event,” will be a Crestwood Awards Show called, “The Roary’s!” Students and teachers have placed their votes and had the opportunity to nominate individuals for a Roary!  The awards show will take place on Thursday May 17.  Will you be nominated for a Roary?  Get excited for a fun day of

On Tuesday, May 1st Crestwood’s production of Treasure Island debuted! The play was a huge success. The cast was mostly comprised of Crestwood’s younger students, but they did not disappoint. After six months of preparation the cast rose to the occasion of the performances and put on a very entertaining show. The play was a slapstick inspired take

Volunteer Opportunities Saturday May 5th– Brookbanks Park Clean Up    9:30-11:30pm Meet at the entrance to park (Fenside and Brookbanks, across from CPC). Wear suitable clothing, rubber boots, work gloves. Bottled water, rubber gloves and garbage bags will be provided. Saturday May 5th– Scotiabank ProAm Hockey Tournament for Alzheimers -Various shifts on the Saturday http://www.baycrestproam.ca/participate/volunteer/ Saturday May

Used Uniform Sale The Crestwood Parents’ Association will be holding a Used Uniform Sale on Tuesday May 29th from 3:30 to 5:30pm. While the sale is primarily geared towards new students, all parents are welcome to come and shop. The sale will take place in the school cafeteria. In the meantime, we are looking for donations of

Each year, the CITE (Conference of Independent Teachers of English) holds a writing contest, into which each CIS school can submit an entry.  This year, the genre being highlighted was creative non-fiction.  In the fall, all Grade 12 students wrote a feature magazine article, and the top assignment, written by Megan Werger (’18), was submitted

This past month, Grade 10 students in the Careers course participated in the YPI competition. YPI otherwise known as Youth Philanthropy Initiative is an interactive highschool program that encourages students to actively create social change in their communities. Students were put into groups where they chose a local grassroot charity to research. With this, each

Rugby Thursday afternoon the U14 Rugby team traveled to Country Day for a 4 game tournament against Country Day, Greenwood and Holy Trinity.  The U14 team played valiantly as they won their game against Holy Trinity 4 – 1, tied their match with Country Day 2 – 2 and fell short to Greenwood 5 –

Examination Schedule Exams begin for all students on Friday, June 1, 2018.  A general schedule is available on the website under the documents tab. All students will be receiving a personalized examination schedule in early May. All morning exams begin at 9:00 am and all afternoon exams begin at 1:00 pm. Exams in Grades 7 – 10 are one and a

April 26th marked Crestwood Preparatory College’s annual Spring Concert and Art Show where our Arts community gets the opportunity to display their collective talents. The Visual Arts Department, guided by Ms. Mishka Sawka and Ms.Lisa Belanger, mounted a stunning display of student works which highlighted their burgeoning artistic skills. The gallery of art featured an

A Beautiful Bake Sale   The Crestwood P.A. hosted a colourful spring bake sale for staff and students this week.  Thank you to all the students, staff, parents and volunteers who helped make it a delicious success.  A very special thank you goes to Justine Codron, who has been doing a fantastic job managing our

Crestwood alumni Zachary Brown (’14) was honoured this past weekend by Stanford University as one of 25 recipients of the J.E. Wallace Sterling Award for Academic Excellence. The award is presented to the top 25 graduating students in the Faculty of Humanities and Science at the prestigious west coast university. Zachary, who has been studying

Please join us at this year’s CPC theatrical production of Treasure Island. Tickets will be available for purchase at the door on the night of the show (cash only).  We look forward to seeing you there!    

Our Grade 11 Biology students spent last week at the Huntsman Marine Science Center in St. Andrews, New Brunswick. Located at the mouth of Fundy Bay, the research center has the unique opportunity to study incredibly diverse ecosystems that thrive among the highest and most powerful tides in the world. Here, our young biologists explored

Soccer A big congrats to the Varsity Girls’ Soccer team on their first very convincing win of the season.  Wednesday the ladies traveled to Port Hope to face Trinity College.  Despite the rain and cold the lady Lions started out quick with Julia Lee scoring our first two goals.  Jahnai Brown followed with 2 of