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Navigating the Changing Landscape of Adolescence: Implications for UTS and Families
Navigating the Changing Landscape of Adolescence: Implications for UTS and Families

I look forward to having a compassionate and timely conversation with UTS families this evening about the growing tensions faced by today’s youth and what we as educators and parents can do to help.

Now seems like a challenging time in history to be young with an ongoing youth mental crisis in Canada, the impact of social media and the looming threat of climate change, all of which can negatively influence students’ sense of wellness  and their engagement at school.…

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May 15, 2025

Final Exam Schedule and 30% Summative Period for Credit Courses

Credit courses are now in the 30% Summative Evaluation period and working on final projects, presentations and essays. This period runs until June 6, followed by Exam Week from June 9 to 16.

Students may only miss an exam due to illness, and a doctor’s note is required to confirm they were unable to write the exam. Vacations or other personal commitments are not valid reasons for missing an exam.

Both the summative and exam schedules were included in the April 10 updates. For convenience, the exam schedule is reposted below.

Preliminary Important Dates for 2025-26

Looking ahead to next year, please see below for important dates related to the school schedule, including opening dates and closures (as shared April 3 in Updates).

Other details about special schedules and late starts will be added in the coming weeks.

Student Award Self-Nomination Portal
Opens May 21

The Student Award Self-Nomination Portal will open on May 21.

Students will receive instructions in their inbox the day the Portal opens. Student self-nominations are part of the larger selection process outlined here. 

UTSPA Annual General Meeting
May 21

The UTS Parents’ Association (UTSPA) will be hosting their Annual General Meeting on Wednesday, May 21 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

If you would like to join this in-person meeting, please join us in room 235 next Wednesday.

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out by email at UTSPA@utschools.ca.

UTS Art Show
May 13 to 20

UTS will be filled again with artwork from students across the grades. Come explore the artistic talent at UTS and be sure to join us at the Parent and Guardian reception on May 20 at 5 p.m. (right before Senior Music Night!)

Senior Music Night
May 20 

All music classes from M4 to S6, Senior Strings and Winds, Senior Taiko, Choir and Senior Jazz Band will be performing May 20 at 6 pm. The evening will also be a celebration of our S6 music students and their amazing musical journey over the past six years. Advance tickets are $8 and will be available for purchase through SchoolCash Online beginning on May 6 and close on May 20 at noon. Tickets at the door are $10. Staff and students are free.

F1 Drama Night
May 28

Please  join us on Wednesday, May 28 at 6 p.m. in the Withrow Auditorium for a showcase of our F1 Drama work, Small Stories. One hundred F1 students will be performing in this evening performance. Small Stories celebrates the power of story, community and connection. We hope to see you there! 

S6 Prom
May 29
6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Tickets now available on SchoolCash Online

Please purchase your child's ticket today!

Date: Thursday, May 29

Time: 6:30 to 10 p.m.

Location: The Boulevard Club - 1491 Lake Shore Blvd W, Toronto

Price per ticket - $140

Please ask your child to submit their Prom 2025 Table Request Form which is due tomorrow.

Thank you!

SchoolCash Online Ending May 30

We are making the move to a new billing system for the next school year to streamline, improve and simplify your payments for things like tickets and excursions.

This means that there will be no transactions handled through SchoolCash Online as of May 30. 

Please ensure that all outstanding charges you may have in your SchoolCash Online accounts are paid by May 30.

Full instructions for the new billing portal for the upcoming school year will be shared well in advance to ensure a smooth transition.

House Island Day
June 4

June 4 is our annual House Island Day, a longstanding tradition at UTS that the entire school looks forward to. It’s a day to celebrate students’ hard work, dedication and successes throughout the past school year, and a time for them to have fun with peers as well as staff and administrators. As this is one of the most vital opportunities for the school to build community, this is not a day for students to stay home and study or complete work.  We would appreciate full attendance.  A consent form with more information will be coming out to all parents and guardians tomorrow.

Blue & White Athletics Banquet
June 16

High school students (M3 to S6) who competed in any UTS Blues Athletics event during the 2024-25 school year are invited to attend the Blue and White Athletics Banquet.

The Athletic Banquet is a time to celebrate and recognize the achievements of our UTS student-athletes and our UTS coaches for their contributions within and around the UTS Blues Athletic program!

The details are as follows:

Date: Monday, June 16, 2025

Time: 1 p.m.

Location: McIntyre Gymnasium at UTS

Cost: $20 per student. Please buy your tickets BEFORE May 30th on SchoolCash Online.

Tickets will be available for $20 Cash ONLY at the door on Monday, June 16, 2025.

Included: A meal will be served, and there will be games and prizes throughout the banquet.

Summer Camps

A few spots remain in our summer camps, including Integrative Thinking, Extended Debate, Watercolour Painting and our partnership program with the Postgraduate Research at the Temerty School of Medicine, the Global Health Mini-Masters. 

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This week at UTS…

Senior drama students had a wonderful opportunity to welcome guest artist Guillermo Verdecchia, a Governor General’s Award-winning playwright and director, into the classroom to support their final scene study and help launch their major summat
Eight of our keenest German learners went to flex their language muscles at McMaster University [tag] for the 52nd annual Ontario High School German Contest. This was a great opportunity for them to apply their classroom learning in a fresh context,
Exploring language, culture and connection at the @goetheinstitut_toronto with students of German from UTS and @appleby_college! Beyond enjoying delicious food and engaging in friendly quiz competition (congrats to the winning team, Gruppe 2!), this
Wishing a joyful Easter weekend to all those who celebrate! The school is closed for Good Friday and Easter Monday. We look forward to seeing everyone back on Tuesday, April 22!
The gender gap is real – it’s 2025 and women are still underrepresented in technology careers, and the phenomenon of girls losing interest in tech as they come of age remains all too common, but one conference at UTS aims to change that.
So much happens during a year in the life of UTS. In the 2023-24 school year, we had breakfast with superhero Simu Liu ’07, we rendezvoused with alumni on Broadway and at Harvard and we played the transcendent world premiere of Lost and Found,