A big congratulations to one of our graduating seniors, Andrew Spanton, for completing his Gold Duke of Edinburgh award. The Duke of Edinburgh Award offers the participant the opportunity to set goals and achieve results in a fun and challenging way. The program is non-competitive. Students who participate in the Duke of Edinburgh Award program […]
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Last night, staff and students all boarded onto a boat cruise of Toronto Harbour for our annual Athletic Banquet. It was a fantastic evening of good food and music, honouring Crestwood’s outstanding athletes and their accomplishments this year. There were many awards given out yesterday, but the two most prestigious awards are: The Lion Heart […]
On Thursday, the school gathered into the gymnasium for the annual co-curricular assembly. It was a phenomenal demonstration of the commitment and dedication of the staff and students in our community. Points are awarded to students for: school teams, clubs, MVP, MIP, leadership roles, academic prowess (90% average or higher), school bands, choir, and drama […]
The winners of the Euclid Waterloo Math Contest are: grade 7 – Matthew Holland grade 8 – Ben Sharer Congratulations boys! […]
Congratulations to grade 11 student ALEX CHAN for her winning submission to this year’s Spring Poetry Contest, with the theme of “Sweet Nothings.” Her poem The Purple Flower was inspired by a bloom she recently discovered in her backyard garden, and was drawn to the flower’s colouring. Alex will receive a copy of Michael Ondaatje’s […]
Crestwood’s Senior Ambassadors premiered their “Flawz” video today in Town Hall, a months-long project spearheaded by grade 11 student Gabi Sandler, with a focus on inclusion and accepting differences. The video encourages students to declare their flaws as a means of accepting that nobody — no matter what they say — is perfect. Students and […]
BOOK DRIVE!!! Give a book. Be the difference. Please help encourage a young person to read by donating new and gently used books that have inspired you, changed your life, or that you loved reading. Second Chance Scholarship Foundation and The Children’s Breakfast Club are holding a book drive and we are collecting books at […]
On Monday, the entrepreneurs of Ms. Lyons and Ms. Dickinson’s grade 10 Introduction to Business classes, kicked off the week off with Crestwood’s Annual Business Fair. Students displayed their inventions and innovations to the school population over junior and senior lunch. Students had a great time pitching their product to both students and teachers. […]
This April, almost 30 Crestwood students from grade 9 to 12 participated in the Begbie Society’s Canadian History Contest, an annual competition designed to test students’ knowledge of major historical concepts and events, as well as their critical thinking and essay writing abilities. This contest is written by over 1200 students across the country. The […]
31 Crestwood students, teachers and alumni ran down Yonge street in the Sporting Life 10k run, in support of Camp Oochigeas. It started off as a cool, rainy day; perfect for a morning jog. Just as we all were approaching the finish line, the sun came out to greet us and cheer us on for […]
1. Attention all grade 11 students. For a very limited time grad sweatshirts and ties for the Class of 2013 will be on sale. Put your orders in now. Take a look and try them on Tuesday at the Bake Sale. 2. Thank you to all the parents who volunteered for our bake sales, they […]
Members of the senior French classes and YARRD students recently held a Skype session with students in the Congo, a conversation that was held in French. Crestwood students shared some information about themselves and were able to learn a little about life in the Congo. The call was made possible through YARRD’s connection to the […]
We have reached our first goal of $20,000 in savings. We are also Top of Ontario in $ Savings Ontario is too small for us. Let’s go for Canada #1. We need $70,000. Please join the Crestwood EcoAction Team and help us be Canada #1. To join us visit. Create an account and then choose […]
Early on Tuesday morning, Crestwood welcomed The Our Town Project to the cafeteria. Grade 9 English students studied Thornton Wilder’s play “Our Town” towards the beginning of the year, and had the opportunity to see the play come to life right here in the school. The play tells the story of the citizens of Grovers […]
On May 8th an 9th, Grade 7 students Amanda Lawee and Yona Tugg will be selling kernels nut free popcorn before and after school, and at junior and senior lunch. All the proceeds will be going to The Toronto Humane Society. The bags will come in 7 different flavours including: ketchup, butter salt, air caramel, […]
The Guidance Department has been busily meeting with grade 11 students to discuss postsecondary planning and course selections for next year. Appointments will continue into next week, and will provide students with information regarding the university application process and how best to research using tools such as Career Cruising and eInfo (please see links below). […]
The Spring Concert and Art Show is coming to Crestwood! The event takes place in the gymnasium on Thursday, May 10, at 7:00 pm and involves all the music and art students at the school. We always look forward to an entertaining evening. […]
On Tuesday, May 15, from 1:30-3:10 p.m, Crestwood’s Student Government will be hosting “Crestwood Luau,” this year’s version of the annual Spring Carnival. Students in Grades 7-12 will be treated to an afternoon filled with Hawaiian-themed games, music, food, and much, much more. Highlights of this year’s event will include an air band competition, a […]
After two weeks, the EcoTeam have already reached nearly $15,000. in ecosavings. Our team is currently in the top 5 of Ontario in three categories!!!. Please join the Crestwood EcoAction Team and help us reach the $20,000 goal. Let’s help Crestwood being one of the top Eco Organizations in Canada. To join us visit http://calculator.ecoactionteams.ca […]
Yesterday, students journeyed to the Theatre Passe Muraille to see Prisoner of Tehran. It was one of those eye-opening days, I think, for many of the students participating. The play, and the workshop in the morning, led them to a place where they realized that their lives as young people are exceptional when compared to […]
The Southern Ontario Model United Nations Assembly (SOMA) is a student forum for the debate of international issues modeled on the UN itself. It is student-run and has been held for 40 years on the University of Toronto campus and it attracts hundreds of high school students from all over the U.S. and Canada. Students […]
We are getting closer to our goal! After our first week, the EcoTeam has already reached nearly $3,500. Please join the Crestwood EcoAction Team and help us reach the $20,000. To join us visit http://calculator.ecoactionteams.ca. Create an account and then choose join a team. Our team name is Crestwood Prep College and our password is […]
Crestwood Preparatory College held its 3rd Annual Veterans and Grandparents Breakfast on April 23, 2012. Many World War Two Veterans and Holocaust Survivors and Crestwood grandparents who have participated in our Oral History Project attended, to be thanked and entertained by the students and staff at Crestwood – another very successful event! Mr. Masters and […]
It has been a fantastic year. Working together with our students, teachers and staff, the Parents’ Association has been partner to some amazing initiatives. This includes the sports clinics to help our athletes, support to our drama department to help with the production of Alice in Wonderland, providing support to the English Department to enrich […]
On Friday, April 13, Mr. Hawkins’ World Religions 11 class and many members of Mr. Masters’ YARRD club visited the Noor Cultural Centre, an Islamic mosque and community centre on Noor Drive, just a few minutes from Crestwood. This is the third year that we have visited them, and we were once again embraced by […]
Another successful year of YPI has come to an end with a $5000 donation going to Alli’s Journey on behalf of the Toskan-Casale Foundation. I want to thank all the Grade 9 and 10 students for participating in this year’s program, especially the finalists and this year’s winners Eric Freedman and Amanda Werger. Keep up […]
On Wednesday, April 18th almost 30 Crestwood Students participated in the annual Begbie Society Canadian History Contest. Students analyzed images, editorial cartoons, documents and other primary sources from Canadian history to demonstrate their critical and historical thinking skills. Results from the national contest are expected in mid-May. […]
As you might know, Sunday April 22nd is Earth Day. Every year Earth Day Canada and Eco Action Teams organize a year round contest. The aim of the contest is for every team to help reduce your environmental impact. We have created a team at Crestwood, and would like you to help us achieve the […]
The members of Senior Concert Band distinguished themselves at a band competition in New York City April 11-15 by scoring high marks at the festival and obtaining a rating of Excellent and a trophy for their performance. We are very proud of their accomplishment. […]
Thank you to all who came out to support us in this year’s drama performance, “Alice in Wonderland”. Ms. Bryant and Ms. McCourt worked tirelessly with the cast and crew to make this fantastic performance come to life. Special thanks to everyone who dedicated many hours of hard work behind the scenes, particularly: Ms. McFarlane, […]