Congratulations to the entire Crestwood population. Last year Crestwood raised money for “Get Loud!”. In fact we raised more money than any other school in the GTA. Special thanks go out to Anna W. for making this all happen. As a special thank you we received enough Kernels popcorn for the entire school! Keep it
Terry Fox Day
Terry Fox Day is fast approaching and we will be participating on Monday, Sept. 24th. Pledge sheetswere given to all students this week in their homerooms. Students may gatherpledges by using the sheets or going online at www.terryfox.org and searching forCrestwood (online info is outlined on the pledge sheets as well). Cash or checkis accepted
Spirit Point
From Sept 12-14 the Grade 7’s at Crestwood PreparatoryCollege participated in their first adventure as a combined grade when they travelled to Spirit Point Wilderness Camp in Trout Creek, Ontario. The students immersed themselves in new lifeskills and refreshed some old ones while making new friendships and continuingold ones. From raft building to firestarting and
Welcome Back!
Join us for a welcome back coffee at 9:30am in the cafeteria and a BBQ for all grades at 11am. We are Looking forward to seeing you all on Tuesday. Have a great long weekend!
Valedictorians Jarryd and Jonah
Congratulations to our 2012 Valedictorians, Jarryd and Jonah.
Graduation 2012
Congratulations to all of our 2012 Graduates! All of the groups, as they say, took home a lot of “hardware” for their accomplishments. We are all very proud of them. Our high schoolgrads, in particular, have received admission into prestigious universities andprograms. The number of scholarships announced was testimony to all the hardwork, character and
Crestwood’s U15 National Soccer Player
Crestwood is extremely excited for Emanuel accomplishment in being selected to the U15 National Soccer selection to participate in Mexico. He’s currently playing one year up with the 1996 Boys OYSL team. We wish Emmanuel great success with the current selection to the U15 National Team Selection and future success with his ultimate goal of
Crestwood School wins U12 Championship
The Crestwood Softball team defeats UCC to capture the U12 Championship at Upper Canada College. The score of the final contest was 10-9 and filled with many peaks and valleys highlighted by a game winning catch by Jacob Wilkinson with the bases loaded and two out in the last inning. Congratulations to all team members
Andrew Spanton earns his Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award
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
Athletic Banquet
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
Co-curricular Awards Assembly
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
Math Contest Winners
The winners of the Euclid Waterloo Math Contest are: grade 7 – Matthew Holland grade 8 – Ben Sharer Congratulations boys!
Spring Poetry Contest Winner: Alex Chan
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 Flawz!
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
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
Annual Business Fair
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.
Begbie History Contest
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
Crestwood runs the Sporting Life 10k
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
PA News
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
PC Skypes with students in the Congo
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
Eco Action Team Update
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
The Our Town Project
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
Toronto Humane Society Popcorn Fundriaser
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,
Guidance Update: Postsecondary Planning
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).
Spring Concert and Art Show
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.
Crestwood Luau is coming…
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
Eco-Action Update
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
Students enthralled by “Prisoner of Tehran”
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
Crestwood students partake in Model UN
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
Eco-Action Team Update
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
