List of 15 news stories.

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  Debating 2025/26 ends with a surprise

  By Andrea Davidson

   

  Our three CDS students who qualified to represent Ontario back in January, travelled to West Point Grey Academy in Vancouver from May 27-31 to participate in the Junior National Championships. Students competed in four categories over three days. Special mention goes to Isla Gunning who was a finalist in impromptu speaking and who placed 14th overall. Aara Ko’s interpretive reading was particularly well received, and Austin Cheng did very well in the persuasive speech category. Congratulations to all three students for representing CDS proudly. 
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  Senior School Track & Field Recap

  By Denise Steadman
  

   

  The 2026 Track and Field season began with an exciting influx of new athletes, including 13 Grade 9 students, three Grade 10 students, and two students from Grades 11 and 12. As coaches, we were thrilled by the energy, enthusiasm, and commitment displayed by both our new and returning athletes throughout the season. Training this spring presented its share of challenges due to unpredictable weather conditions. Despite these obstacles, the team remained dedicated and persevered through every practice and competition.
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  The JS Monster Project

  By Ms. Kuchmak

   

  At the final Junior School Assembly, art teacher Ms. Kuchmak shared the heartwarming journey of The Monster Project; a year-long initiative that united students from Junior Kindergarten all the way to Grade 9.
  
  What started as a simple question, "How can we bring the brilliant imaginations of our youngest learners to life?"—blossomed into a massive, multi-divisional success story inspired by a video of a child's drawing being transformed into a plush toy.
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  Grade 7 Student Places 3rd in Royal Canadian Legion Contest

  Last November, the Royal Canadian Legion and schools across the country, invited Canadian students to honour Canada’s Veterans and foster the tradition of Remembrance through visual art, writing, and video, as part of the National Youth Remembrance Contests.
  
  Mr. Calmels and Ms. Williams encouraged their students to submit Remembrance Day poems and writings to the competition through the Legion’s Aurora Division, and last week we were excited to receive the news that Elise De Guia in Grade 7 was awarded third place in the Intermediate Poetry (Grade 7-9) division.
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  Grade 9 Green Industries Classes Have been Busy Planting

  By Ms. Wyvill Abubakar

   

  This term, Ms. Loukes' and Ms. WA's Green Industries classes have been busy replacing the old wooden planter boxes with the corrugated metal ones you can now see outside. This project involved a number of steps, including: starting the plants from seed, transferring seedlings to larger pots and giving them time to get bigger in the greenhouse before the frost warnings were lifted and they could be put in the planters. 
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  U15 Volleyball Nationals: Alessio Vivona '29 Wins Gold!

  Congratulations to Alessio Vivona '29 for winning provincials and the 2026 U15 National Volleyball Championships with his club team Venom Havoc over the long weekend!

   

  Alessio has been playing volleyball for three years. This was his first year with both Venom Havoc and CDS where he helped capture CISAA Gold for our U16 team and was selected as the team's MVP last fall! 

   

  Nice job Alessio!
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  Armaan Patel Commits to Play Soccer for Wilfrid Laurier University

  Congratulations to Armaan Patel '26 for officially signing with the Wilfrid Laurier University Men's Soccer team. Stepping onto the pitch for the Golden Hawks as a center attacking midfielder, Armaan will be balancing his athletic pursuits with a degree in Business Communications.
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  Film Club’s Top Picks for Future Classics

  By Ms. Passafiume

   

  On May 21, Film Club met for the last time this school year. This term, the club has included students in Grades 7 through 10. To mark the last meeting of the year, Film Club compiled a list of classic films for their generation.

  
  

  
  
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  Grade 10 Stage Design collaborates with Grade 12 Writer's craft

  By Sarah Barbanchon

   

  A wonderful collaboration came to life last week as our Grade 10 Stage Design students shared their final projects with the Grade 12 Writer’s Craft class.

   

  Using original screenplays written by their senior peers as a creative springboard, the Stage Design students crafted a brilliant array of movie posters, costume sketches, and set designs.

   

  The showcase was a testament to our students' creativity and innovation—it was especially exciting to see how multiple designers brought unique visions to the same script.

   

  Congratulations to all on a brilliant showcase!  
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  Grade 12 Artists Inspire

  Being able to express oneself and to communicate your ideas to society is the greatest achievement that the artist can attain. Through this creative act, they explore their humanity, test their resiliency and enrich the lives of others.

   

  Each year, the graduating class of art students continue to share their ideas through conceptual work, expand their horizons through their experimentations, and provide discourse through their discussions.

   

  May Art remain a part of your life wherever your future takes you. Let it uplift your soul and help you to realize your dreams. 

   

  Thank you to this year's GY Artists for sharing their work.

   

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  Highlights from Last Week’s CISAA Championships

  U14 Girls D1 SOFTBALL captured a CISAA silver last week, defeating Havergal College, 4-2, in the semi-finals before losing to Ridley College in a hard-fought battle, 19-9, in the finals.   
  
  U14 Boys SLOW PITCH captured CISAA bronze last week in their 9-4 win against Appleby College! 

   

  Sr. Girls D2 SOFTBALL consisted of all Grade 12 students, most who have played together since Grade 9. After years of struggling for numbers, this year Girls Softball proved so popular, there were enough players to field two teams!
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  Junior School Athletic Assembly Recap

  The Junior School celebrated a fun-filled Term 3 at their Athletic Assembly Tuesday. Our two Grade 6 students, Ori and Alessandra, did a fantastic job MCing the event as we honoured our U12 Girls Softball, U12 Boys Slo-Pitch and U12 Track Teams (so many PBs!)!

   

  Thank you to Canadian Mogul Skier and CDS Alumna Berkley Brown ’18 (Ms. Brown’s sister) for her inspiring keynote address.

   
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  Middle/Senior Spring Athletic Assembly Recap

  The CDS Sports Desk returned to the stage to celebrate the achievements of our Middle and Senior School teams and athletes at the Spring Term Athletic Assembly. Individual team awards, major athletic recognitions, and CISAA plaques were presented with sports commentary provided by our GY anchors Scott Muxlow, Sienna Dell’Elce and Diamante Sabuneti.

   

  In her closing remarks, CDS Athletic Director Ms. Winterink spoke about the value of playing sports.
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  Grade 5 Student is a World Champion in Wushu

  Thea Dong recently returned from the World Junior Wushu Championships (WJWC) in Tianjin, China, where she won Gold in Gunshu and Bronze in Daoshu. Thea has been practicing Wushu for the past four and a half years and this was her second appearance at the World Championships.
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  Strides for Sun Safety

  By Jacqueline O'Rourke-Corley

  
  To honour National Sun Awareness month, Pathways to People hosted their fourth annual Strides for Sun Safety event on Friday, May 8th. Each class wore blue and yellow and were challenged to find a shady spot on the CDS campus to enjoy a read-aloud focusing on sun safety. Students made sure to wear hats and sunscreen!
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