List of 15 news stories.

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  Arts Society King Presents The Mayor’s Celebration of Youth & Arts

  Arts Society King Presents The Mayor’s Celebration of Youth & Arts is one from  March 24-April 17, 2025 featuring SS Students from CDS. The opening reception is March 26th from 6:00-8:00pm. Vote for your favourite piece for the People’s Choice Award. Visit artssocietyking.ca for more information
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  CDS Athletes Ignite Winter Season with Passion and Triumph

  On Monday, March 3rd, Middle and Senior School students gathered to celebrate the achievements of our winter term athletes, while Junior School students rallied on March 4th. The assemblies were a wonderful opportunity to recognize the dedication, perseverance, and sportsmanship displayed by our student-athletes throughout the season.

  
  

  Coaches and teams took the stage to highlight the successes of their players, sharing memorable moments from games and tournaments. Whether it was hard-fought victories, personal bests, or the teamwork that defined the season, each athlete’s contributions were acknowledged and applauded.
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  Congratulations to the cast and crew of Radium Girls!

  From November to February, this cast and crew worked hard to prepare for the show. They started with a read-through where they discussed the obstacles that might come up. The large cast of characters, quick changes, and time leaps were some of the topics brought up. Ms. Bevacqua, Ms. Pozzebon, and Ms. Cicchillo even made spreadsheets to figure out which of the cast members would play the many characters still uncasted. 
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  The Academy Awards 2025: Film Class Competition Winners

  Each year, Ms. Moonan's Grade 12 Film class takes part in a competition to predict which films and individuals will win at the Academy Awards, also known as the Oscars. The Academy Awards took place on Sunday, March 2nd this year, with Sean Baker's Anora receiving the Best Picture award, making history for the first time that a single individual has won in four competitive categories for a single film (Best Picture, Best Director, Editing, and Best Original Screenplay).
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  Thrills and Trails: Grade 6’s X-Country Ski Trip to Hardwood Hills

  Last week our Grade 6 classes set off on an exciting cross-country skiing field trip to Hardwood Hills. They took a lesson to learn essential skills like balance, turning, and climbing hills before setting out in small groups to explore scenic trails and enjoy a fun-filled day in the snow.
  
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  Grade 11 Personal Fitness Climbs to New Levels

  Earlier this week, the Grade 11 Personal Fitness class travelled to Of Rock and Chalk in Newmarket to use their rock climbing gym. Everyone had a great time testing their skills on walls of varying difficulty levels. 

  
  

  We all started on the easier wall, building confidence, then moved straight to the more challenging walls. It was exciting to see classmates encouraging each other and celebrating every successful climb. 

  
  

  The group enjoyed the physical challenge and the sense of accomplishment that came with reaching the top of the walls and ladder. Overall, it was a fun and rewarding experience that left everyone feeling excited to go again!
  
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  Middle School Students Embrace the Magic of Winter with Carnaval de Québec!

  For the first time in five years, our Middle School students experienced an afternoon full of festivities to celebrate Carnaval—and what a day it was! 

   

  Embracing the magic of the world’s biggest winter carnival, students had a blast enjoying the snow with activities like la tire d’érable, snowshoeing, tobogganing, an obstacle course, and more. They warmed up by the campfire, drank hot chocolate, and enjoyed French treats, while celebrating with Bonhomme Carnaval himself!

   

  A huge thank you to all the teachers and Senior School French student volunteers who helped to make this unforgettable day possible. Vive le Carnaval!

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  Cultural Dessert Taste Test Experience

  On February 11th, students gathered for a unique and flavorful experience at our Cultural Dessert Taste Test Experience in the CDS Dining Hall, an event designed to celebrate global traditions through food. Hosted by the Senior School Diversity Club, the event featured eight stations, each offering a delicious dessert or delicacy from different countries, prepared by parent and staff volunteers.
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  Get your Tickets for Radium Girls - Feb 27 & 28, March 1

  It’s 1926 and Radium is thought to be a miracle cure. Teenager Grace Fryer has joined the United States Radium Corporation as a dial painter in Orange, New Jersey. With two brothers fighting overseas, she wants to do her part to support the war effort. 
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  Grade 4&5 Cross-Country Skiing Trip to Hardwood Hills

  Last week, Mother Nature finally cooperated, giving the Grade 4s and 5s a perfect day for a cross-country skiing field trip to Hardwood Hills.

  
  After gearing up and receiving a lesson on balancing, gliding, stopping, and turning, we set off on the groomed forest trails. The day was filled with laughter, determination, and teamwork as we tackled uphill climbs, picked ourselves up after falls, and encouraged one another while soaring down hills and winding through the trails.
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  CDS Brothers Take Sport to the Next Level

  Everett Smith ’25 and Leyton Smith ’27 are not only linemates on CDS's Varsity Hockey team, they are also partners on the CDS Golf team—a unique experience they’ve both enjoyed over the past two years in high school.

  
  As CDS students just two years apart, the boys have competed on a wide variety of teams since Junior School, including soccer, basketball, volleyball, softball, cross country, rugby, track, golf, hockey, and even CDS's Gord Lytle fishing team. While they haven’t always played on the same teams, it’s on the hockey and golf teams where their brotherly bond has truly shone.
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  CDS French Students Explore La Belle Provence

  Last week, 28 Grade 10 French students embarked on a trip to “la belle provence” to engage in traditional French activities while strengthening their understanding of the language through conversations with locals in restaurants and stores, on ski slopes and tours, and so much more. 

  
  

  Waking up before the sun Wednesday morning, the students left CDS around 7am to embark on the eight-hour journey. They arrived in Quebec City around 5pm and the real fun began! While eating dinner and taking a night walk through the Old City, and riding the funicular between upper and lower Quebec City, the students began to see the Old City come to life before their eyes.
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  Health Science Club trip to King Animal Hospital

  Last week, our Health Science Club visited King Animal Hospital, a new, state-of-the-art veterinary referral and emergency hospital that opened in January 2024 north of CDS off 19th Sideroad. 

  
  Founded by the Scheinberg family, who are also the founders of Dog Tales Rescue and Sanctuary and the Dog Tales Charitable Foundation, the hospital provides advanced, compassionate care for animals and operates 24/7 with a team of 200 dedicated professionals. 
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  Winter Game Day Was a Hit!

  Classes ended at 2:30 pm yesterday so that Senior School students could cheer on their friends and classmates at one of three sports games taking place on campus and support the Social Justice Bake Sale.
  
  Cyclone spirit was evident throughout both Middle and Senior School gyms, where our U16 Girls’ Volleyball team defeated SJK in three straight sets, 3-0; our Sr. Girls’ Volleyball team hosted Lakefield College and battled it out for a 3-2 win; and our Sr. Boys’ Basketball team came from behind at the end of the third and proceeded to win a nail-biter against Crescent School, 45-42. The fans were jubilant!
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  York Regional Senior Debate Qualifiers

  On Saturday, CDS hosted the York Regional Senior Debate Qualifiers. CDS sent five teams, including a Grade 8 team to gain experience as swing debaters. This was both a prepared and impromptu resolution debate.

   

  We had excellent results from our students, and two of our teams, Jack Brown '25 and Audrey Jiang '26 & Sophie Yuan '28 and Yolanda Sun '28, qualified to compete in the Provincial Debate Championships on February 21-23 at Upper Canada College.
  
  Congratulations to all the debaters who participated!