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,

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

Art Department Reveals 2019 School Play

The Arts Department revealed the school play during the Halloween assembly.  This year’s play will be the slapstick whodunit comedy, Clue!  Auditions will be Monday, November 4th and Tuesday, November 5th in the drama room (110).  There are sign up sheets on the drama news bulletin board outside room 108.  If anyone has any questions,

Guidance News (Nov. 1st)

Your Degree @ UBC Your Degree @ UBC, presented in Toronto, is your opportunity to learn more about why UBC might be the right fit for you At the event, students and their parents will hear about student life inside and outside of the classroom on their two beautiful campuses You’ll also learn about their academic

Winter Athletic Tryouts

Winter athletic tryouts begin next week, please see schedule below for tryout dates and times. U14 (Grade 7-8) Teams U14 Boys D1 Basketball – Mr. John Woldue Tryout #1 – Mon. Nov. 4 – 7:00-8:00am Tryout #2 – Thurs. Nov. 7 – 3:30-4:30pm U14 Boys DIII Basketball – Mr. Mark Pagano Tryout #1 – Fri.

Halloween at CPC

This past Thursday, October 31st, Crestwood Staff and Students fully embraced the Halloween spirit.  Our Halloween assembly included a “Costume Runway Fashion Show” and a variety of other activities that allowed students to demonstrate their Halloween enthusiasm. Come see our Halloween Photos, click to view!

Spooky Sweet Success

The Parents’ Association Hallowe’en Bake Sale was eerily good thanks to the enthusiastic support of students, staff and parents.  Everyone enjoyed the colourful, creepy and delicious treats provided by our Crestwood parents.  Thank you to Lisa Bloom and her team of volunteers for this delicious event.  Click to see more photos!

Focus on Our Environment!

This week, the Eco-Team members attended the Planet in Focus Film Festival at the Art Gallery of Ontario. We watched several environmental short films exploring important topics such as marine biology and ocean clean up efforts, endangered species and habitat preservation, environmental activism, and creative ways to reduce, reuse, and recycle. We also participated in

Fantastic Fall Athletes!

Congratulations to all of our fall athletic teams for fantastic regular seasons and for making the playoffs.  All playoff schedules have now been updated in Edsby.   U14 Girls Basketball – finished first place in the league, going undefeated. Playoff – Monday Oct. 28 @ CPC – 3:30pm Championships – Wed. Oct. 30 @ Branksome Hall