List of 15 news stories.

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  Croatia Trip Opens Students' Eyes to Adventure Travel

  Over the March Break, 12 intrepid students accompanied Ms. Wellnhofer and Ms. Winterink to Croatia with World Challenge International. This trip was designed to allow us to make many independent decisions, live with our choices, and step out of our comfort zones. This trip was one big adventure where we had to work for almost every reward – which made each one that much sweeter!

   

  We slept in tents, managed a group budget of over $2000 to cover our groceries and snacks, cooked outside on camping stoves, kayaked on rivers and the sea, hiked in beautiful places, grocery shopped where nobody spoke English and all the labels were in Croatian, hiked up into a remote mountain hut, explored 1000-year-old forts, old cities, and abandoned villages. We weathered a thunderstorm and huge rainstorms, and adapted to many changes in our itinerary. While all of us came on the trip with a friend, many of us really didn’t know each other before the trip. As a group, we worked very well together and concluded our week with a lot of shared memories.
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  Sustainability Club Clothing Swap

  Ready for some spring cleaning? Got some clothes that are still current but are ready to leave your closet? Bring your gently used clothing to CDS so it can be sustainably worn again. We are only taking clothes that are clean, in good condition, and current.

   

  Drop off of items will happen on Monday, April 29 and Tuesday, April 30 before school and during break in the Mantella Atrium. Students will be given "store credit" for their items.

   

  The swap will happen at lunch in the Mantella Atrium on Tuesday, April 30. Students who have brought clothing items in will be the first to be able to shop the swap with their credit. Those who wish to shop the swap but did not bring in items will be able to purchase items by donation on Wednesday, May 1 at lunch time.

   

  Any clothes that have not been swapped or purchased can be picked up by their owners at the end of lunch on Wednesday, May 1. Any leftover clothing will be donated and any funds raised will go to The David Suzuki Foundation. This clothing swap is organized by the Sustainability Committee.
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  Support CDS Robotics this Weekend!

  Team 4951 - The CDS Cyclones - is competing in the Provincial Championships over the next three days. Come cheer them on at The International Centre (6900 Airport Road) Hall #5 in Mississauga! Admission and parking are free, and children of all ages are welcome. There is even a Lego Robotics booth available for our younger robot enthusiasts!

   

  Our team colour is navy blue, so wear blue and/or your CDS gear and bring your school spirit! Other teams take 60+ students and fans to each tournament. We are a small team (around 12 students), so we would welcome as many students, parents, teachers, and fans as possible to come cheer us on.
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  CDS Robotics #4951 Secures Alliance Spot at FRC

  Over the March Break, Team #4951 competed at an FRC event in Newmarket.  With aspirations to match last year's top finish, CDS impressively secured a spot on the #4 Alliance team.

   

  The team demonstrated remarkable teamwork and resilience through five playoff rounds, narrowly missing a chance to compete in the finals.

   

  This was a huge accomplishment, where everyone on the team pulled together to get the robot working to its fullest potential.

   

  Other highlights of the tournament included the large crowds who came to see their Minecraft World and Gumball machine filled with student-created collector 4951 mini-buttons and candies. 
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  CDS Snowboard Team Has Always Been A Family Affair

  Ask any current or former member of the CDS Snowboard team about what it is like to be a part of the team, and most will mention “CISAA Fam” -- that intangible, collegial aspect of our CISAA snowboard league that makes it such a joy to be a part of each year. But at CDS, the concept of the “snowboarding family” runs even deeper, with a strong history of multiple family members participating on (and being very successful) the team.

  
  Nowhere is this more evident than in the Gosal family, whose three members, Daya ‘19, Jeevan ‘20 and Sarin ‘24 have captured more CISAA and OFSAA snowboard hardware than any other athlete in team history. Clearly, they have snowboarding in their DNA!
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  Grade 4 Student Places First in Global Math Contest

  Last week, Grade 4 student Ezra Leung received the exciting news that he had tied for 1st place in the Caribou Mathematics Competition! This worldwide online contest is held six times throughout the school year. Each of these days, six contests are offered, one for each of the grade levels 2, 3/4, 5/6, 7/8, 9/10 and 11/12 and each one in English, French, Persian and Mandarin.
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  Jazz Combo Delights at Humber College Festival

  The CDS Jazz Combo recently performed at the Humber College Jazz Festival this week in Toronto.
  
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  Pink Shirts for Charity

  The Inclusivity Club worked throughout the month of February to prepare for Pink Shirt Day on February 28th. Since Pink Shirt Day symbolizes an important stand against bullying, the club embarked on an ambitious project to create and produce our very own Pink Shirt designs to sell as a fundraiser for Friends of Ruby, an organization dedicated to the well-being of 2SLGTBQIA+ youth through mental health services, social services, and housing. 
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  CDS Cyclones Performing Well in the Playoffs

  Our Cyclones have enjoyed an incredible winter sports season. Congratulations to all of our athletes!
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  Adaptive Physical Education in the Junior School

  Last week the Junior School participated in an “abilities awareness week” in Physical Education. They tried out wheelchair basketball, wheeled-sled hockey, bell ball and seated volleyball.
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  CDS Alumna Introduces Grade 1s to the Bassoon

  The Grade 1 Music classes began to learn about the instruments of the Orchestra recently by using the symphonic tale for children, Peter and the Wolf. This musical composition was written by Sergei Prokofiev in 1936. The narrator tells a children's story, which the orchestra illustrates by using different instruments to play a "theme" that represents each character in the story. It is Prokofiev's most frequently performed work.
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  Middle School VEX Robotics

  Last Saturday, eight members of the Middle School robotics team attended the VEX Lunar New Year qualifying tournament at the International Centre in Mississauga. Of the 43 teams in attendance, Team 4951A, consisting of Lucas Juhasz, Nikhil Mithra, James Muter and Jahan Somaiya, finished 26th overall, and 4951B of Michael Chen, Austin Cheng, Chauncey Li and Samir Mistry finished a respectable 33rd place. Both teams made CDS proud as they engaged all day in learning, engineering, strategizing, driving, and troubleshooting their robot.
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  Grade 10 & 12 Art Classes Visit the Art Gallery of Ontario

  On February 2, the Grade 10 and Grade 12 art classes visited the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO). While at the gallery, they took part in a tour that focused on the idea of a "Time Machine", examining a variety of art genres and artists and how they related to global connections and cultural exchanges, primarily through memory.
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  Legacy on the Court: One Student's Journey to Igniting Spirit and Pride

  Drew Schnekenburger ‘24 first started visualizing success for the Senior Boys’ Basketball team last summer. Excited to finish his final year of high school on a high note, especially after missing out on full season experiences during the first two years of COVID, he also wants to leave his mark on CDS athletics as a three-term athlete.
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  Junior & Senior Drama Students Collaborate in Shared Love for Theatre

  Last Saturday, both the cast and crew of the Senior School play Clue and the Junior School show SpongeBob: The Musical spent the day in our Performing Arts Centre rehearsing for their respective performances. The SpongeBob directors had the incredible idea to bring the two groups together since they were already in the same space. In the afternoon, the two groups had the opportunity to work with our talented head of Drama, Ms. Bevacqua-Tirone. The group took time to get to know each other, shared a scene from their shows with one another, and participated in a fun drama game.
  

   

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