Crestwood Preparatory College

The Crestwood Oral History Project reached a milestone this week - our 1000th interview posted! We chose to give that spot to Dr. William Anderson, who visited us for a Black History Month presentation in February. Dr. Anderson was born in 1927; his adoptive parents were from Georgia, and their family histories had only recently emerged from the yoke of slavery. The young William knew these people growing up – a generation once removed from slavery – and he learned to appreciate their intuition. William was 14 when the Pearl Harbor attack took place, and when his time came later in the war, he decided to volunteer, choosing the US Navy. He was assigned to a ship in the 7th Fleet, bound for the Pacific. When they were in the Philippines as the war was coming to an end a call was put out for personnel with medical experience, and William volunteered. There he became a corpsman, and a Hospital Apprentice, First Class, and he learned to be a doctor “in about six weeks”, as he recalls. With all that experience it was difficult for him to get the education he wanted after the war though, and he got a degree in mortuary science, and later gained entry to Alabama State College, where Ralph Abernathy was a classmate. He met Norma Dixon during this time, and the two married and began their family. Norma’s younger brother was in high school, and one of his good friends was the young Martin Luther King, who William met at this time. From there different connections helped to take William to his goal, and he was admitted to the Des Moines College of Osteopathic Medicine where he earned his medical degree. William returned to Albany, Georgia, and witnessing the realities of segregation at this stage of his life pushed him to be involved, and he became one of the founders of the Albany Movement, along with King and Abernathy. They regularly held demonstrations and meetings, being arrested and subjected to threats from the K*K. They stood their ground, and change came, and Dr. Anderson reminds us that this is an ongoing obligation – and one that he continues to actively pursue at the age of 96. Please take the time to meet Dr. Anderson here - https://crestwood.on.ca/ohp/anderson-william/.

The Senior Music class (Gr. 10-12) picked right where they left off during 4th period on Friday. What a perfect way to kick off the weekend!

Grade 7 tech class working on building paper towers. Working on resilience and problem solving skills.

Introducing your 2023-2024 Crestwood Athletic Council Executive.

Great turnout for this mornings Flag Football tryout!!!

Thank you to all the parents that joined us last night for Curriculum Night.

Our grade 8 science students are having fun learning about the properties of fluids.

Mr Pahis Grade 7 Tech students playing "paper-ball" ice breaker games on the first day of class. Learning to meet new people, introducing themselves appropriately and ACTIVE LISTENING: Learning to listen attentively to a speaker, understanding what they are saying, responding accordingly and learning about the diversity found within their peers.

As a part of Crestwood's Grade 7 & 8 Female Leadership Initiative, Zara Cole and Maddy Laio attended The Ontario Student Leadership Camp where they learned new leadership skills. We look forward to watching them grow as leaders here at Crestwood.

Fall sports tryouts are underway!!!!

Great day welcoming all of our returning and new students and families. 2023-2024 is going to be a great year!!!!

Congratulations to Crestwood’s Evan Malkhassian (2025) on his commitment to play NCAA Division 1 hockey at Harvard University.

We’re Hiring! We are seeking an Intermediate-Senior Computer Science / Engineer teacher with a keen interest in Robotics. Please use the link in Bio for more information on how to apply.

Attention all CPC Alumni!!! On Sept. 23, Crestwood will be hosting an Alumni Wine / Beer tasting in Niagara Falls , Ontario. There will be a bus leaving from CPC at 8:00am heading to Niagara Falls for lunch, and wine & beer tasting at 2 locations in the afternoon. Spaces are limited so sign up ASAP. RSVP at [email protected]

Class of 2023, you will always hold a special place in the hearts of your teachers. 🎓

Incredibly proud of our Class of 2023! Thank you to Alumnus Shawn Bernstein ‘04, who shared a special message to our grads about “pivoting and life lessons”. Madelyn Tuns ‘23 had the honour of sharing her wisdom to the Class of 2023 as this years Valedictorian. 🎓

On Wednesday evening we celebrated our Grade 8 graduates!!! Pictured here are our Subject Award winners.

Happy summer reading, CPC! 📗🐛☀️🕶️

Crestwood Girls' Hockey is excited to have six players who are participating in the OWHA U16 Preliminary Identification / Tryout Camp.

The OWHA U16 High Performance Program is designed to introduce players to the High Performance setting. This program offers athletes an opportunity to participate in an OWHA High Performance Preliminary Identification/Tryout Camp and possibly be selected to participate in the Ontario Women’s Hockey Association’s camp in July 2019.

Our Grade 7 Mathematicians built robots during their ISPs this year, and used their understanding of 3-dimensional shapes to calculate the surface areas and volumes of their robots.

Congratulations to Crestwood’s Ashe McEwen (‘25), who represented Crestwood at OFSAA Track and Field last week. Ashe had a great 100m hurdle race finishing 4th in his heat!!!

Ms. Lee from the Upper School visited Ms. Sandler and Ms. Milosis' JK class for an exciting afternoon of science. We learned about how to be safe scientists and got hands-on with our new skills. The highlight? Creating a stunning rainbow caterpillar using the captivating power of capillary action! Stay tuned as our scientific adventure continues. Something magically beautiful is in the works. Thank you for the exciting afternoon!

OFSAA lacrosse. Day 1 ended with a heartbreaking overtime loss to King’s Christian.

Let the graduation celebrations begin!!! Our Grade 8 and grade 12s got their yard signs this week!!

After heated competitions in their English classes, the Grade 7 Crestwood Reads finals took place today at lunch. Winners from each class competed in the final showdown for the best book they read across the grade. Contestants went through three rounds to share the synopsis of their book, top reasons for why someone should read it, and a question period. After an incredible showing and a tight race, the book "The Push" by Ashley Audrain won for best book of the year! Congratulations to Ava Refani, who prepared an excellent defense for the book. Thanks to our fantastic contestants across the board for a job well done!

Pride Day tomorrow! 🌈

On Monday, May 29th, The Underground Film Club premiered their film The Hedgehog's Dilemma. This small and determined group of students worked tirelessly the entire year to create a feature length film. It featured the incredibly talented cast of Kaitlyn Tran, Luis Espino Brandazza, Amy McCulloch, Andrianna Ellinidis, and Theo Badea. It was written and directed by Madelyn Tuns. The Underground Film club would like to thank everyone who attended this event and supported them throughout the year. The director would also like to thank her cast for this incredible experience. She is very proud of all of them.

🎉 Cheers to our Outstanding Co-Curricular Award Winners! 🌟✨ We take immense pride in celebrating the remarkable students who have truly immersed themselves in the vibrant school life of Crestwood Preparatory College by making remarkable contributions to co-curricular activities throughout this school year.

Congratulations to the following extraordinary individuals who have earned the highest number of house points in their respective grade levels:

Grade 7/8: Lexi Wee and Justin Gallagher
Grade 9/10: Ava Porter and Mikel Campbell
Grade 11/12: Beatrice Park and A***n Meh

Your unwavering dedication, unwavering passion, and exceptional talents have truly illuminated our community, serving as a remarkable inspiration for us all. As you continue to reach for the stars, you continuously contribute to making Crestwood shine even brighter! 🌟🏆

Our students loved sending their teachers into the freezing cold dunk tank at todays spring festival.