Guidance News (Dec. 6)

MNJCC: Chanukah Groove Volunteers Wanted! Chanukah Groove: A day of fun and community as we explore the traditions of Chanukah! Stories, arts & crafts, songs, games and tasty holiday treats for kids ages 0-10 and their grown-ups. How to Apply / Contact: VOLUNTEERS REQUIRED FOR SATURDAY and/or SUNDAY CHANUKAH GROOVE depending on your availability. ➤

CPC Chess Club

On Saturday, November 30th, members of Crestwood’s Chess Club competed in the North York Youth Chess Championship at St. Timothy’s Catholic High School.  Crestwood’s top finisher was Kian Torabiardakani, who finished in seventh place in the U-18 division with 3 points from his 5 matches, while Arjun Anand and Thomas Li were only a half-point

Sports Roundup (Dec. 6)

After defeating Crescent last Thursday, the U14 Boys Hockey team headed to UCC this past weekend for their annual invitational tournament. The boys got off to a great start on Friday defeating Loyola High School followed by Academie St Louis to advance to Group A on Saturday. Saturday started well with a nail biter win

Crestwood Gives

Over the past two weeks, the CPC Community generously donated toys, clothes, books, and other items to support 11 families from the Durham Children’s Aid Society.  As in previous years, our Crestwood community stepped up to the task and we saw over 20 bags of goods sent off to make a special holiday for many

Winter Festival of the Arts

Incredible talented students.  Many creative and touching drama performances, and with beautiful music displayed by both the bands and the Crestwood Voices, amazing poetry recitations, so much beautiful talent seen and heard at the Crestwood Winter Festival of the Arts. This Thursday, December 5th, the Crestwood community hosted our Winter Festival of the Arts. Students

Snow Day Policy and Attendance

It’s that time of year again. Parents and students need to be informed about school policy regarding days that either do, or seem to get, an inordinate amount of snow. When snowfall is significant, and we think it would be too much for kids to travel to school, we will put an announcement on our

Guidance News (Nov. 29)

Queen’s Commerce Applicants Beginning this year, there will be a new set of supplementary essay (SE) questions each month. If you DO NOT complete the SE in a given month, the questions will change and your work will be lost. Answers are not saved from month to month. Queen’s encourages applicants to complete and submit

Anti-Bullying

Last week, the Female Peer Mentorship club and the rest of the Crestwood community took part in our Anti-Bullying week. Throughout the week, there were posters, announcements, social media posts and even bake sales to spread message of being kind on all platforms. To start out the week, we saw a beautiful Graffiti wall made

University of Waterloo Beaver Computing Contest

Congratulations to the following students for achieving the top 25% score of all participants worldwide in this year’s university of Waterloo Beaver Computing Contest. Joanne in particular achieved perfect in the grade 7-8 contest! The Grade 7-8 students are as follows: Joanne Hu (achieved perfect) Tom Huang Daniel Markusson Kate Pan

Sports Roundup Nov. 29th

The Crestwood Junior Boys basketball team started their NJC season 4-0 over the weekend. The Lions hosted the first session of the year and did not disappoint the home fans. The boys defeated CSJV out of Montreal and Vaughan last Friday evening in two competitive contests. On Saturday morning, the Lions picked up a well

Evan Prosserman in National Skating Championships

Grade 9 student Evan Prosserman spent the past week in Edmonton competing in the Skate Canada Challenge. Evan, a participant in Crestwood’s High Performance Athlete Program, skated his way to a spot in the National Championships in the Novice Men’s division, finishing 11th overall out of a field of 26 skaters. The entire Crestwood community

PA News (Nov. 21)

Holiday Bake Sale Coming Soon! Our Holiday Bake Sale is will take place on Wednesday, December 11.  Baked or bought, nut-free treats are always appreciated.  If you would like to contribute, please contact Lisa Bloom at lisa.bloom@rogers.com or (416)879-1063.

Guidance News (Nov. 21)

UNIVERSITY APPLICATIONS – REMINDERS ➤ After completing and reviewing your OUAC application – make sure to submit payment! ➤ When you successfully submit your application, you will receive an OUAC Reference Number (2020-xxxxxx) ➤ Keep this number; you will need to refer to it whenever you contact the OUAC or the universities ➤ The universities

Human Rights Symposium

On November 19th, Crestwood Preparatory College hosted “Towards Reconciliation 2”, our second human rights symposium devoted to indigenous issues. Over 400 students attended, with guests coming to Crestwood from many GTA independent schools. The day began with Ojibwe Anishinaabe kokum Kim Wheatley, who offered a prayer for a successful day of learning for all participants.

Sports Roundup Nov. 21st

The Crestwood Junior Boys basketball team finished runner-up up at the prestigious Father Henry Carr Junior Crusader Classic over the weekend. The Lions finished 3-1, falling to the hosts 72-69 in the championship game. The Lions got off to a hot start on Friday winning each of their pool games by double-digits. In game 1,

Guidance News (Nov. 15)

OUAC: Ontario University Applications This week the grade 12 students started their Ontario university applications A full break down of the seminar can be found at the following link: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1F4SaZNLI7AXOgo39c0ydAqFlDyjMNnHPH_y8O-mh4Y4/edit The grade 12s are encouraged to review their choices with their parents/guardians and submit payment once complete Any students interested in completing an out-of-province application (ex. UBC,

Sports Roundup Nov. 15th

The Crestwood Junior Boys Basketball team put on a show Wednesday afternoon with an 89-31 victory over St. Mike’s. The Lions got off to a quick start and never looked back, leading 28-5 after the 1st quarter and 57-10 at halftime. It was a complete team effort on both the offensive and defensive end, with

Veterans Visit CPC on Remembrance Day

November 11th:  Crestwood students were privileged to meet with several veterans on Remembrance Day.  This is a day that all Canadians honour and think about the many veterans who have made sacrifices for Canada during times of war.  Crestwood is committed to making all veterans feel special.  To show our gratitude to the Canadians who

Book Your Parent-Teacher Conferences Before Nov. 19th

Report Cards have been completed and mailed out. Information regarding the Parent-Teacher Conferences and instructions on how to book a time-slot will be included with the reports. All interview bookings will take place through Edsby (https://crestwood.edsby.com/). The ability to book appointments will be open on Tuesday, November 12th, 2019 at 9 am and will be open until Tuesday, November 19th,

Guidance News (Nov. 7)

Ontario University Applications (OUAC) The Guidance team will be completing the following OUAC seminars next week with the grade 12s: Wednesday November 13th (Day 8) McCluskey – Period 3 McCluskey – Period 4 Thursday November 14th (Day 1) Jull – Period 2 Jull – Period 3 Jull – Period 5 If any grade 12 students do not

Flag Football Tournament

Flag Football Tournament (Upper School Boys + Girls): see photos! We had an excellent turnout for CPC’s first annual U14 Flag Football Tournament on November 6th.  Clear, sunny weather helped take the chill out of the air and the day long event was a great success.  A heartfelt thank you to all of the staff

Sr. Girls Basketball Claim CISAA Championship

Coach Gill and Coach Herbert would like to take the time to congratulate the Sr. Girls Basketball Team who competed in their CISAA semi-final against Appleby and championship game against Villanova College yesterday.   The girls defended their title in a nail-biting game and in the last minutes were able to come out on top. Well

PA Evening Meeting

Parents’ Association Evening Meeting – November 21. PA Pre-Interview Gathering on Thursday 21st from 5:30pm to 6:25pm in the Boardroom…all welcome Our next PA meeting is scheduled for Thursday, November 21 at 5:30 p.m.  Parents who are interested, but can’t attend our morning meetings may be able to take this opportunity to join us.  It’s

Sports Roundup (Nov. 7th)

This past weekend the Sr Girls Prep Basketball Team travelled to Montreal to participate in the Ecole Secondaire Saint-Laurent annual Showcase.  The entire weekend was physically demanding for every member of the team.  Our Lady Lions came in as the showcase favourites and they did not disapoint winning each game with a margin of 24