Category: Crestwood News

The latest edition of The Crestword is now available on the school website! This edition features a number of articles including a reflection on the Grade 11 Biology Trip to New Brunswick from Sydney Swartz and Meghan Kates and a piece about the joy of writing from Spencer Arshinoff.

Crestwood’s Varsity Softball team had a dramatic, walk-off win May 3rd, to push their record to 2-1. The boys played well in the early going, but then ran into a dry spell offensively, and were behind by two runs going into the final inning. However, after loading the bases with no outs, Aaron Jackson came to the

Congratulations to the newly appointed CPCPA for 2015-2016. Check out the line up on edsby. Special Thanks to Erica Cooke, Claire Edwards and Mary Lee for all your many years of volunteering. We will miss you. Bake Sale for Me to We and the Nepal Relief Fund next Thursday.

Last Thursday Night and Friday Morning, Crestwood’s Gymnasium was turned into Agrabah, city of wonder and enchantment, for the 2014/15 school production of Aladdin. Directed by Ms. Christina McCourt, and musical direction by Mr. Jeff Fong, Aladdin combined music, adventure and magic into a dazzling show. Congratulations to the cast, crew and production members, including students, teachers and

At the end of April, 29 biology students and 3 teachers made the long 17 hour bus ride to St. Andrews, New Brunswick.  The purpose of their trip was to be able to study the effect of tides on the life living in the Bay of Fundy.  For 4 days, students collected samples, analyzed their

Did you know that students are required to obtain a minimum of 40 hours of community service in order to graduate from high school? Many students wait until their graduating year, making it a stressful time to find opportunities to volunteer. So, why not get started early? ChangeTheWorld is a youth volunteering campaign created by

The Crestwood Senior Wind Ensemble participated in a music festival and competition hosted by Festivals of Music on April 15th to 19th in Nashville, Tennessee.  Amid stiff competition from participating high schools from both the USA and Canada, they distinguished themselves by winning a Bronze trophy. Apart from performance, the group of 25 students from

The Varsity Boys Softball team started the year in style, with an impressive 16-13 victory over Appleby College. The boys had an excellent effort all around, with timely hitting and effective defence. The attack was spearheaded by the timely hitting of Jonah Patel, David Hagon, and Andrew Edwards.  Key to the offense was also the

Exams begin for all students on Friday May 29, 2015.  A general schedule is available on the website under the documents tab. All students will be receiving a personalized examination schedule in early May. All morning exams begin at 9:00 am and all afternoon exams begin at 1:00 pm. Exams in Grades 7 – 10

Save the Date May 7th. Please join the PA for the Annual General Meeting in the Main Floor Board Room. There will be a continental breakfast at 8:30 and a meeting at 8:45. On the Agenda will be summaries of the 2014-15 CPCPA programs and planning for the 2015-2016 school year. See you there.

The following students will be representing their grades at the Junior Science Olympics held annually at Crescent School. This team will take part in a number of science challenges, competing against other school in the CIS. The Junior Science Olympics takes place on Saturday, May 2nd. Our Grade 4 student representatives are Chiara Codron, Leila Agil

On Wednesday, June 10, 2015 we will be holding our third annual Swing Into Summer event at the Richmond Hill Golf & Country Club to support the Foundation.  Participants will enjoy a great round of golf and will be invited for a Prime Rib Dinner and silent auction at its conclusion. Individuals can also just join us

Yesterday, Crestwood staff, students and community members were spectators to a fantastic YPI Finals.  Although the competition was tough and the presentations overwhelming with emotions, Maddie Elman and Sydney Steiman and their charity, DANI, were the victors of a $5000 donation from YPI and The Toscan Casale Foundation.  

The junior boys rugby team competed in their first games of the season, Wednesday at Cherry Beach.  Despite the cold weather, the boys came together to play some strong rugby, finishing the day second in our pool and 4th overall.  The highlight of the day was our 30-0 win over RSGC.  Artie Shlykov, Chris Sanders

The 2015 Pascal (Grade 9), Cayley (Grade 10) and Fermat (Grade11) Contests were written by a total of approximately 60,590 students from over 1500 schools. We are delighted to announce the awards for students in our school, who excelled in these contests. Certificates of Distinction – students ranking in the top 25% of all contestants across Canada in each contest.   Medals – the top

A number of Crestwood staff and students will be participating in the Sporting Life 10k on Sunday, May 10th in support of Camp Oochigeas. This is the school’s fifth year having staff and students involved! As well, almost 30 students will be volunteering at the event, handing out water at the 7k water station outside of the

2015-2016 School Supply Bundles are on sale. Additional Information and Order forms can be found on Edsby in the PA section or click here

Crestwood Preparatory College is pleased to offer a number of Ontario high school credit courses this summer. Courses are designed to provide students with an exceptional academic experience. This schedule provides for course completion by mid-July, allowing student’s time during their summer months to work, attend camp, or vacation with family. For more information on

On April 23rd and 24th our very own Crestwood gym will be turned into the enchanted city of Agrabah! Come enter a whole new world of excitement with Aladdin, Jasmine, Abu, and of course the Genie! The show starts at 7pm on April 23 and 9:30am on April 24th. Tickets are just $10 at the door. Come

Congratulations to a number of Crestwood student writers and artists whose works have been included in the sixth edition of InCITE, a publication for students attending independent schools in Ontario! The following students have been published in this year’s anthology: Spencer Arshinoff (writer) Georgia Gardner (writer) Amy Cho (artist) Gabriel Croitoru (artist) Donna Dong (artist) Echo Huang (artist) Malcolm

The latest edition of The Crestword is now available on the school website! This edition features a number of articles including a reflection on the Me to We Trip to Nicaragua from Loren Lettieri and a piece about the value of math from Sydney Swartz. As well, the newspaper features a two-page edition of The Acorn, which

U14 Girls Soccer The U14 Girls soccer team opened the season with their first game Wednesday afternoon against the girls from York School, with a well-earned and well-fought 3-1 victory. Our girls’ work ethic and tenacity in the first half paid off with 2 goals by Angelina Audette, who played her role as a center attacking midfielder

On Wednesday, April 15, Aboriginal speaker, Emilie Corbiere, visited with the Grade 5 and 6 classes to talk to the students about First Nations history, traditions and current state.  She showed the students many interesting artifacts from her own collection that truly brought the information she was sharing to life. The students and teachers all

On Wednesday April 1st, Ms. Reay’s grade 12 visual arts class visited the Ontario Art Gallery and attended the Jean-Michel Basquiat exhibit: “Now’s the Time”. Students brought art history lessons to life, as they participated in a docent guided tour of Basquiat’s body of work, during which themes of race, struggle and power shaped lively

Varsity Track and Field The Track and Field team competed at the CISAA Indoor meet. Crestwood is very proud of our athletes efforts and their great results. Special congratulations are extended to Daven Siu, who came in third place in the 60 metre hurdles, and to Derek Boecker, who made it into the finals for

Exams begin for all students on Friday May 29, 2015. A general schedule is available on the website under the documents tab. All students will be receiving a personalized examination schedule in early May. All morning exams begin at 9:00 am and all afternoon exams begin at 1:00 pm. Exams in Grades 7 – 10

On Friday May 8th, 2015 Crestwood Preparatory College will hold its annual prom at the Bayview Golf and Country Club (25 Fairway Heights Drive, Thornhill). All students in Grade 12 are invited to purchase tickets for the event. Tickets are on sale in Mrs. Santomero’s room until Friday May 1st and are $90.00 per person.

Once again the PA will be offering the Supply Bundles, Calculators, French and English Dictionaries (and new this year, Locker Shelves) for the 2015-2016 school year.  More information and order forms will be posted on Edsby and hardcopies can be found in the office over the next little while. Save yourself some time while supporting

Growing Strong is the first newsletter of the Crestwood Scholarship Foundation. This edition features ’14 Valedictorian Thalia Rassis’s reflection on her time at Crestwood, an account of the student fundraising charity challenge, and a message from our headmaster, Mr. Pagano. Also inside is important information about upcoming community events such as the “Swing into Summer”