Crosby Heights Public School
Crosby Heights Public School | |
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190 Neal Drive Richmond Hill, Ontario, L4C 3K8 Canada | |
Coordinates | 43°53′03″N 79°25′32″W / 43.88404°N 79.42565°WCoordinates: 43°53′03″N 79°25′32″W / 43.88404°N 79.42565°W |
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School type | Public Elementary School |
Motto | "Success has to include me" |
School board | York Region District School Board |
Superintendent | Michael Cohen |
Area trustee | Corrie McBain |
Principal | T. Dunn |
Vice principal | Patricia Dynes |
Grades | JK-8 |
Enrollment | 800 (2009-2010) |
Language | English |
Area | York Region |
Colour(s) | Navy Blue, Gold |
Mascot | Cougars |
Team name | Crosby Cougars |
Website |
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Crosby Heights Public School is a public elementary school located in Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada. Built in 1958 as Crosby Heights Public School, the school was Richmond Hill's fifth school. It is located on 190 Neal Drive, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada (Postal Code: L4C 3K8). Before 2005, its postal address was 305 Crosby Avenue and its postal code was L4C 2R5 but the physical location has not change. It is part of the York Region District School Board and is currently one of the two Ontario Gifted Program Schools in the Richmond Hill-Oak Ridges area- the other one being Silver Stream Public School.
As of 2009-2010, Crosby has 41 teachers and approximately 800 students from Grades JK-8.
Crosby Heights is a feeder school of Richmond Hill High School, Alexander Mackenzie High School, and Bayview Secondary School.
Just recently, in May 2009, Crosby Heights celebrated its 50th anniversary.
History
Crosby Heights is named after a shopkeeper, Parker Crosby, who lived in Richmond Hill in the 1860s. His store was named "Crosby's Dry Goods," and was located on Yonge Street. When his shop burned down, he rebuilt it with bricks. This new shop was renamed "The Fire-Proof".
Clubs, Teams and Achievements
Clubs
- Eco Club
- Chess Club
- Potato Club (closed due to teacher leaving)
- Award Winning Movie Club "Bright Lights Movie Club" (closed due to teacher leaving)
- Stamp Club (closed)
- Scrabble Club
- Milkbags Club
- Slam Poetry Club
- Forest of Reading Clubs: (Blue Spruce, Silver Birch Express, Silver Birch Fiction, Silver Birch Non-Fiction, Red Maple Fiction, and as of 2014-2015, Red Maple Non-Fiction) (As of 2015/2016, there was no Red Maple Non-Fiction)
- Running Club ( A club run from early spring to end of school year)
- Cross Country Club
Athletics
Thanks to the support of the teachers, Crosby Heights offers the following sports teams:
- Badminton (Intermediate students)
- Basketball (Junior and Intermediate students)
- Cross Country (Junior and Intermediate students), with many top runners having been on the team in years past
- Skipping
- Soccer (Intermediate students)
- Volleyball (Junior and Intermediate students)
Accomplishments
Crosby Heights' teams have at times excelled. As of March 27, 2008, the senior boys volleyball team has won their own area, and the senior boys basketball finished their season with a 44-2 record, placing 3rd in Regionals. In the year of 2011-2012, the Intermediate Girls Volleyball team placed third in area, and the Junior Mixed Volleyball team placed first in their area. In the basketball season the Intermediate Girls came first in their area, coming second at Regionals and the Intermediate Boys came second in their area.
Music
In 2013, Crosby replaced the old teacher, Ms. Jones, with the new music teacher, Mrs. Michopolous.
As of 2012-2013, Crosby Heights had the following bands.
- Junior Band
- Intermediate Band
- Senior Band
As of 2013-2014, Crosby Heights has the following bands.
- Wind Ensemble (Lead by Mrs.Michopolous)
- Symphonic Band (Lead by Mrs.Michopolous)
At the Music Alive Festival 2014, both Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band earned Gold. Both bands were invited to join the Canada MusicFest Nationals 2014 in Vancouver, Canada, but because of the distance, both bands did not attend.
As of 2014-2015, Crosby Heights had 4 bands:
- Vaguely Musical Ensemble (Composed of approximately 11 grade 7 students, student lead)
- KC KC (Composed of several Grade 8 students, student lead)
- Wind Ensemble (composed of approximately 60 students, lead by Mrs.Michopolous)
- Symphonic Band (composed of approximately 60 students, lead by Mrs.Michopolous)
At the Music Alive Festival 2015, the following bands earned:
- Wind Ensemble- Gold
- Symphonic Band- Platinum
- Vaguely Musical- Gold Plus (Officially, they earned a Gold, but because of their excellent performance, the adjudicator gave them a Gold Plus)
Once again, the Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band were invited to compete in the Canada MusicFest Nationals in Toronto, in which Wind Ensemble placed Gold in Concert Band Division and Symphonic Band placed Silver in Concert Band Division.
As of 2015-2016, Crosby Heights has the following bands:
- Wind Ensemble (composed of approximately 55 students, lead by Mrs.Michopolous)
- Symphonic Band (composed of approximately 55 students, lead by Mrs.Michopolous)
- Jazz Band (composed of approximately 10 students, lead by Mrs.Michopolous)
- Vaguely Musical (composed of 12 grade 8 students, lead by student Asma K.)
Currently, Crosby Heights is fundraising for the Canada MusicFest Nationals trip to Ottawa.
Fundraising Events
Crosby Heights has several fundraising events each year, including the following:
- Pizza Program
- Milk Program
- Chocolate Fundraiser (cancelled after 2008/2009)
- Magazine Fundraiser
- Scholastic Book Fair (cancelled after 2012/2013, resumed in 2015/2016 due to new librarian, Ms.Fung)
- Read-a-thon (cancelled)
- Candy Grams
- School dance
- Popcorn selling
- GSL open
- Earth Rangers buttons (cancelled)
There is also a breakfast club every morning until 8:35 am
Free the Children
Crosby Heights has recently funded the purchase and upkeep of another school in Kenya, conveniently named Crosby Heights, with their Brick by Brick initiative hosted by Free the Children. By June 2006, Crosby completed their Alternative Income Program for their Kenyan families by raising the full $5000.00. By March 2007, Crosby has raised $4400.00 for the Clean Water Program.
Since December 2006, $2500.00 has been raised with the Brick by Brick Campaign. The school was built in May 2007.
On May 15, Craig Kielburger visited the school, giving the school congratulations on their work on the Crosby Heights in Kenya. The construction was finished.
Every year the entire school participates in Free The Children's Vow of Silence to raise awareness for those who do not have their own say in the world.
In late June, shortly before the academic year ended, a retiring teacher raised enough money to start another school, this time in China. Crosby now has raised over $9000 for Free the Children.
References
- http://www.yrdsb.ca/schools/crosbyheights.ps/Pages/default.aspx
- http://www.yrdsb.ca/AboutUs/Departments/Planning/Documents/Boundary/331Boundary.pdf
- http://ontario.compareschoolrankings.org/elementary/Crosby_Heights_Public_School/Richmond_Hill/Report_Card.aspx
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