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Crescent School is an all-male Private School located in Toronto , Ontario , Canada , within walking distance of the highly acclaimed Bridle Path . In its 2001 report on Ontario schools, the Fraser Institute {Link without Title} ranked Crescent number one out of five hundred and sixty-eight in academic performance, an honour shared with seventeen other schools. The student body consists of approximately 650 students. The school is divided into three different schools: the Lower School, the Middle School and the Upper School. The school was founded in 1913 and is affiliated with the Conference of Independent Schools. As of 2006, the Headmaster is Geoff Roberts. THE MIDDLE SCHOOL The Middle School is from grades 7 to 8, grade 7 being an entry year into the school. The student:teacher ratio is 23:1 for both grades 7 and 8. Mark Hord is the head of this part of Crescent, formerly an Upper Canada College staff member. THE UPPER SCHOOL Also known as high school, the upper school is from grades 9-12, grade 9 being the entry year in the upper school. Student-teacher ratios vary from course to course. However, the maximum number of students per class is usually 22-23. The head of the Upper School is Colin Lowndes. Lowndes is also a former staff member of Upper Canada College The school uses a "unique" system of classifying each member of the Upper School by associating the grades with Years, where Year 1 is grade 9 etc. Upper school students have the opportunity to become house captains (see below) in year 3, and also have the opportunity to become prefects in year 4. Students applying for either position are chosen based on a vote which includes both staff members and students. The head boy is also an elected member of the year 4 class. THE TORONTO STUDENT FILM FESTIVAL Run by Crescent School students, the Toronto Student Film Festival is a Toronto-based film festival that gives high school students the opportunity to screen their work, interact with industry professionals, and win awards and prizes to further their craft. The festival was started by three Year Four students: Gordie Steiner, Zachary Russell, and David Whyte guided by the Festival Advisory Board, which consists of Crescent faculty and Mr. Colin Lowndes. This year's festival is held on April 6th & 7th. HOUSE SYSTEM The school runs on a house system where every student, teacher and staff is placed in a house. Each house is named after a prominent figure in Canadian history. Each house is also given a colour. The house names and colours are as following:
House Captains are elected every year and are members of the grade 11 class. There are 2 house captains for each house, these captains coordinate house events and preside over house meetings. House Captains as of the 2005-2006 school year are:
House Points are earned and the houses battle for house points throughout the school year. UNIFORM The uniform is a dark green blazer bearing the Crescent School coat of arms, although in year 4 the dark green blazer is traditionally swapped with a navy blue blazer. Furthermore a white shirt, grey or black dress pants, black dress socks, house tie, a black belt and black shoes are also items in the uniform. There are grub days where students pay a certain amount of money, or on the occasion of holidays such as Christmas/Hanukkah students may also be asked to donate food or toys, to wear casual clothes. NOTABLE ALUMNI
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