On May 27, 1942 Belgian Jews were forced to wear the yellow star, signalling what would be an ominous change in the tone of the Nazi occupation of their country. One of the Belgian Jews who had to endure this was Anne Eidltz. She was born in 1936, just before the war started. She was born
In April, several grade 11 and 12 Crestwood students participated in the Euclid Math Contest. The following students received an award of distinction for placing in the top 25% of all contestants: Alex Chen (1st) Danny He (1st) Casper Yang (2nd) Sophia Gu (3rd) Vera Wang Tony Wu Shaan Lin Aries Wang Robert Muresan Amy
The finalists from each Grade 8 English class competed in the championship round of Crestwood Reads. It was a fierce competition, where panelists advocated for and debated about the independent novels they’d selected to read this term. In the end, the novel Black Like Me by John Howard Griffin, was voted as the winner. Many
Last week the students of Mr. Masters’ and Mr. Major’s Grade 11-12 classes had the chance to learn from people who made history, courtesy of the Social Equity Committee. We were able to host two speakers who visited with our students over zoom. First Alice Pretlow visited us; in 1964 Alice attended an integrated school
Grad Panel 2021: Thank you to our 2021 Grad Panelists who spoke to the grade 12s on Thursday about making a smooth transition to post-secondary and maintaining balance and well-being as a student!
Dear Parents and Guardians of Crestwood Preparatory College: There are several popup Pfizer mobile clinics for ages 12+. You’ll need to provide proof of address in the M3A postal code and proper identification. For proof of address, you can use any Crestwood report card from this school year. 1. John Polanyi CI (640 Lawrence Avenue W) 11am-9pm
This year’s Crestwood Youth and Philanthropy Initiative winners are hosted by: Gabriel Pogrin, Jay Lu, and Kian Torabi-Ardakani. Our finalists are: Tal Shram, Arvini, and Mark Starkman presenting Food Share; Simran Anand, Karianne Engelbert, and Evan Prosserman presenting Women’s Abuse Council of Toronto; Jean-Luc Audet and Michael Lawson presenting Holland-Bloorview Foundation. Please click on the
Nursing Week is the annual celebration of this critical profession. It is held every May to coincide with the birthday of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing. This year more than ever we have to be aware of the critical role these health care providers play in Canadian society, as has been true through
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Mr. David Lee, (father of Julia Lee ’18). After thirty years in Education, David retired three years ago and immediately became a valued member of our FOUNDATION BOARD. As CPC’s inaugural Board Chair, David brings a diverse skill-set and a wide variety of Independent/Private School experience. Along with being an award-winning teacher and coach, he has an
The Festival of the Arts & Technology evening is an amazing way to celebrate Art, Music, Drama, and Technology by showcasing the abilities of the students of Crestwood Preparatory College. Traditionally, we transform our hallways and classes into displays of talent and creativity. However, this year we once again will take the Festival of the Arts from the classrooms and halls of Crestwood to
Grace Yu, a Crestwood graduate (Class of 2018), who studies chemical engineering at McGill University just won a prestigious award for Summer Undergraduate Research Award in Engineering (SURE). SURE is a program where top students are selected to work with Engineering professors at McGill on a summer research project for 16 weeks. Grace will be
Schymera Samuels accepted to the Prestigious QUarms Program at Queen’s University Schymera Samuels (2021) has been accepted to the prestigious QUarms program at Queen’s University for next year. The QUarms program at Queen’s is a unique pathway allowing graduating high school students to apply to Queen’s Medical School after only two years of undergraduate study
Great news from the English Department! A huge congratulations to Charles Jian, who came in 3rd, and Madelyn Tuns who received an Honourable Mention, in this year’s InCITE Writing Contest! Their short stories stood out among the dozens of writing entries submitted by CIS students from across Ontario. Their accomplishments were announced on Saturday, April
Congratulations Crestwood Preparatory College, once again for ranking 5th on our Top 50 School Fundraisers of 2020 (secondary division)! We hope the official top schools listing and congratulatory letter mailed to you conveyed our immense gratitude for your incredible work. There was no limit to Terry’s try in raising funds for cancer research and that same
On April 29th, Simran was named a “Runner-Up” in the New York Times High School STEM Writing Contest for her essay, “Tony Heros.” Her work, the only Canadian submission to receive an honourable mention in the Times, was ranked in the top 30 of over 3,000 entries! Her article explores the microscopic world of the
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The Festival of the Arts & Technology evening is an amazing way to celebrate Art, Music, Drama, and Technology by showcasing the abilities of the students of Crestwood Preparatory College. Traditionally, we transform our hallways and classes into displays of talent and creativity. However, this year we once again will take the Festival of the Arts from the classrooms and halls of Crestwood to
Mr. Masters and Mr. Hawkins continue to present “history through the eyes of those that lived it” in their grade 10 history classes, where they have just completed their extensive World War two/Holocaust unit. Every single student in the 6 sections of the course had a chance to see a zoom presentation by a Holocaust
Thursday, April 8 was Yom HaShoah, or Holocaust Remembrance Day. It’s a day to remember and reflect on the horrors of the Holocaust, where six million Jews and millions of other innocent victims – Roma and Sinti, Slavs, disabled persons, LGBTQ+ individuals, and others – were systematically murdered by the Nazis and their collaborators. At
Throughout the month of March our Grade 12 students have been putting together hygiene kits for the homeless. Through the generous donations of countless Crestwood families we were able to donate 80 hygiene kits, and lots of extra supplies to the Good Shepherd Ministry. The Good Shepherd Ministries serves the homeless population in Toronto, giving
Classes in session at Crestwood Preparatory College, see photos of the Grade 10 Science Students working on their frog dissections in class today. This is part of their Biology Unit.
Report Cards were completed and put in the mail this week. Please keep an eye on your mail for the reports. However, with Good Friday and Easter Monday, their arrival may be delayed by Canada Post.
“Digger” Gorman served in the Canadian Navy during the Second World War. Originally from New Brunswick, the future geology student – that’s where the name “Digger” came from – Digger was deep in his studies when the war approached. As a science/engineering student, Digger’s enlistment was originally deferred, but like many in his generation, he
The following video was created by the Senior Prefects as part of our Character Education program and the theme for March was Citizenship: Citizenship Video
Although this may not have been a typical spirit week for Crestwood we didn’t let a pandemic keep us down. This was an amazing week filled with theme days, virtual challenges and in person challenges. We kicked off the Monday of Spirit Week in our PJs and eating Krispy Kreme donuts. With $250 in proceeds
Having Fun!
March 19, 1944 marked a turning point in Hungary’s wartime history; it was the day that Nazi Germany began a direct military occupation of its onetime ally, Hungary. Life for Hungarian Jews, which had been deteriorating under the previous regime, took a dramatic turn for the worse as discriminatory laws gave way to ghettos and
Skin Colour Is Never A Crime, But Racism Is These days, we keep seeing disappointing news reports about violent events that happened in North America because of racism against Asians. Crestwood Preparatory College disagrees with any racial hatred and commits to ethnic equality at all levels. Here we want to appeal to every Crestwood student
The Crestwood community grieves the senseless loss of eight lives in Atlanta, Georgia, six of whom were women of Asian descent. Our heart goes out to all the victims and their families. This heinous crime represents only one instance amidst a surge of Anti-Asian violence since the beginning of the pandemic, which disproportionately affects women.
