Category: Upper School

Congratulations to Kyra Grossman who competed at the OFSAA Cross Country championships last weekend.  Not only did Kyra finish in the top half of the midget girls race but she also had one of her best times of the season.  Congrats Kyra!

Junior Girls’ Basketball Team Last Saturday our Junior Girls’ Basketball Team hosted the Division 1 Final Four playoffs. In the first semi-final of the day, it was our Crestwood Lady Lions playing against Ridley College. The team got off to a fast start and never looked back playing a great game all around on both

A big congratulations and shout out to former Crestwood Lion Dusan Prelo, in obtaining a full scholarship to Georgetown College in Kentucky.  Dusan is the first student athlete from our Elite Basketball program to receive a full basketball scholarship to a US institution.  We are looking forward to having many more Crestwood Lions achieve US

Over the past couple of weeks, Crestwood students have been collecting food for the North York Harvest Food Bank.  The food bank challenged us to bring their most in-demand items:  oil, canned tomatoes, canned meat, canned beans and rice.  And the Crestwood community responded with great generosity!  Our goal was 1000 lb of food and

Basketball The U14 Lady Lions traveled to Havergal College last Saturday to compete in the CISAA U14 Division 1 Championships.  The Lady Lions played the tournament hosts in their first game, but came up short, losing 47-33, against a very strong, very deep, Grade 8 dominant team.  In the Bronze medal game, the U14 Lions

On Tuesday, October 31st, Crestwood held a Halloween Assembly where fun games and costume competitions took place.  Check out some photos from the assembly!                                                                

​ 1)​ The University of King’s College Faculty Tour-2017 Dr. Neil Robertson and Journalism-School Director Prof. Tim Currie will deliver the lecture “The Education of Odysseus: The Art of Storytelling from Ancient Greece to Contemporary Journalism.”Thursday November 9, 2017 The Grand Hotel, 225 Jarvis St, Toronto, ON M5B 2C1 7:00pm to 9:00pm (doors open at 6:30pm) For more

All tryout dates are posted on the school website.  If your son or daughter is interested in trying out for a team they are to attend the first tryout dressed in the proper athletic clothing and be prepared to play. Winter Tryout Schedule 2017 Team Tryout Dates Coaches U14 Boys Basketball Monday Nov. 6 –

Evening P.A. Meeting Please join us for our upcoming evening P.A. meeting on Thursday, November 23 at 5:30 pm in the boardroom.  To help with scheduling, the meeting will be held during the teachers’ dinner break on Parent / Teacher Interview evening. Refreshments will be available and everyone is welcome.

Auditions for Crestwood’s 2018 School Play, Treasure Island, begin Monday, Nov.6, and wrap up on Tuesday, Nov. 7. If you want to be involved in the play make sure you have signed up and are ready to audition! The sign-up sheet and all audition materials can be found outside Room 110.

Tuesday October 31– Wilfrid Laurier University Visit Thursday November 2nd– Brock University Visit Friday November 3rd– Dalhousie University Visit  

A Nice Evening Out   Parents and staff enjoyed a great evening at Spacco this week.  Thank you to all who were able to attend this special night out with the Crestwood community. A Creepy Good Bake Sale. This week’s bake sale was a spooky success.  A beautiful array of cupcakes, cookies and other tasty

On Sunday, October 22, a group of 35 Crestwood students headed downtown to help volunteer with the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon.  The students worked throughout the morning and afternoon to provide finish line refreshments — including a record supply of Gatorade — to over 15,000 runners who participated in the event.  Thanks to all of

On Wednesday afternoon, members from the Crestwood Chess Club hosted a junior and senior team chess match against players from Victoria Park Secondary School, one of the top chess programs in the city.  Our senior team, captained by Navid Sarshar, played a strong match despite being shorthanded but eventually lost 3-2.  Our junior team also

Another Big Hit for the PA! “Spacco” was the site of much fun and merriment last night. About two hundred members of the The Crestwood Preparatory College community once again enjoyed an evening of “friend raising”, brought to us by the ever talented, dedicated and versatile members of our Parents’ Association. Only one day after

Cross Country The U14 Cross Country Team did an excellent job Wednesday at their championship meet at Centennial Park. Tony Qi, Jordan Nikolov, Aedan Takes, Liam Macinnis, and William Ford left it all on the course as they raced against the best of their peers. Well done everyone and looking forward to the Track &

Thursday night the Crestwood Community celebrated the academic achievements of some of our amazing students currently in Grades 8 to 12.  To view the recipients at this year’s ceremony please click on the link – Academic Award Recipients 2017                                           

Basketball In their first and only home game of the season, the U14 Lady Lions finished off the regular season with a convincing 46-28 victory over HSC.  The Lady Lions took a commanding lead and never looked back.  With great play on both sides of the ball by all, the Lady Lions had their best

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Next week, Crestwood will be holding its annual “We Scare Hunger” food drive in support of the North York Harvest Food Bank.  Over the past thirteen years, we have built a strong relationship with this charity and take pride in providing support to this community.  This year’s drive is being organized by Grade 11 student,

It’s bake sale time.  See you there!

Come by for some tasty Halloween treats and don’t forget your loonies and toonies!  Brought to you by the Parents’ Association.

Basketball In their first and only home game of the season, the U14 Lady Lions finished off the regular season with a convincing 46-28 victory over HSC.  The Lady Lions took a commanding lead and never looked back.  With great play on both sides of the ball by all, the Lady Lions had their best

Volleyball The Jr. Boys’ Volleyball team traveled to Bayview Glen Wednesday where they lost in close games 25-19, 25-22 and then ultimately ran out of energy in the third losing 25-11. The boys had great team spirit and showed improvement in positioning. With a little more practice and perseverance, coaches Wappel and Hann believe a

We hope you’ll join us for our evening at Spacco on October 26 at 7:00 p.m.  It’s a great opportunity to get to know Crestwood parents and staff in a relaxed, enjoyable atmosphere.  We look forward to seeing you there!

University Visits: Tuesday October 24th– St. Francis Xavier University (Antiginosh, NS) Wednesday October 25th– Western University Friday October 27th– Acadia University (Wolfville, NS) Ontario Colleges Information Fair Tuesday October 24th and Wednesday October 25th

Volleyball The Jr. Boys’ Volleyball team traveled to Bayview Glen Wednesday where they lost in close games 25-19, 25-22 and then ultimately ran out of energy in the third losing 25-11. The boys had great team spirit and showed improvement in positioning. With a little more practice and perseverance, coaches Wappel and Hann believe a

Zachary Brown (’14) recently had an article published in the annual volume of the Journal of the American Revolution, the most important contemporary resource for American Revolution studies. Zachary, who is currently finishing his Bachelor of Arts degree at Stanford University, was one of only two undergraduate students to have their work selected for inclusion in the

Crestwood students have been hard at work on their oral history projects, visiting Sunnybrook and Baycrest and the RCMI, and hearing some important stories from those 90-somethings from around the city.  Stay tuned to see their work, which will eventually be posted on our webpage at https://crestwood.on.ca/ohp/.                      

PA Meeting and Coffee Please join us for our first PA meeting of the school year on Thursday, October 12 at 8:45 in the boardroom.  Coffee will be available at 8:30 a.m.  Everyone is welcome!