UTS UPDATES
July 30, 2026
Welcome to the 2026-2027 school year at UTS!
UTS Updates are sent during the school year on Thursday afternoons to share important information about upcoming events, registrations, consent forms for excursions, UTS Parents’ Association, news, and more! Please expect the next UTS Updates on August 20, and one in the first week of September. You’ll receive more information about textbook ordering, the UTS Family Handbook, and when to expect school forms and schedules.
UTS Events
Outdoor Education in September
All F1s, M3s, S5s and S6s will be attending Outdoor Education in September. Consent forms are now available on the myUTS portal, and are due by the end of August. Accommodation forms will be sent directly to students on August 25. Any questions can be directed to studentlife@utschools.ca
- F1s: Camp Couchiching, September 15-16
- M3s: Camp Kandalore, September 14-16
- S5s: Camp Cedar Ridge, September 16-18
- S6s: Camp Couchiching, September 14-16
Welcome Back Social - September 10
Get ready for the UTS Welcome Back Social on Thursday, September 10, 2026 hosted along with the UTS Parents' Association. This free event invites the UTS community to reconnect and celebrate the new school year. Join us after school for an afternoon of great food, lively student performances, a fun photo booth, and engaging activities. It's the perfect way to kick off the academic year. Click here to register for this event.
Coffee Mornings for Parents and Guardians
Come and enjoy a cup of coffee at UTS! We’ve scheduled these events, for parents and guardians, around student camp drop-off times for your convenience, but please feel free to sign up for whichever day works best for your schedule. Each session will be in the Multi-Purpose Room from 8:15 to 10:15 a.m.
Reserve your spot now using the links below. We hope to see you there!
- M3 and S6 - Monday, September 14 - click here to register
- F1 and F2 - Tuesday, September 15 - click here to register
- M4 and S5 - Wednesday, September 16 - click here to register
Student Hot Lunch Orders
Once again UTS is excited to offer hot lunches, through our trusted provider Flamme Fresh. Please look for the menu link in the August 20 and September 3 editions.
UTS Grad Jacob Tsimerman '06 Awarded the Fields Medal
The entire UTS community was thrilled this week to learn that UTS alum Jacob Tsimerman '06 was awarded the 2026 Fields Medal, the highest honour in mathematics, for his work proving the André-Oort conjecture, a problem that stood unsolved for nearly 40 years. The medal was founded by the late John Charles Fields, also a Canadian scholar and math professor at U of T. Jacob is the first Fields Medalist based at a Canadian institution and the second Canadian to receive the award.
While at UTS, Jacob won two gold medals at the International Mathematical Olympiad, including a perfect score in 2004.
He calls mathematics a "team sport," built on collaboration, friendship, and curiosity rather than solitary genius.
From UTS to U of T, then a PhD at Princeton, and now back at U of T as a professor of mathematics and Fields Medal recipient — his path has come full circle.
Congratulations, Jacob. The entire UTS community is so proud of your incredible accomplishments!
Photo: Jacob Tsimerman working with the UTS Math Club in 2015 on Euler's Formula.
Watch a feature on Jacob's journey, and read U of T's announcement below
UTS Students Excel at International Envirothon
Five intrepid UTS students and staff supervisors braved temperatures of 35 to 38 C at the 2026 international Envirothon competition in Starkville, Mississippi, testing their environmental knowledge and practical skills alongside teams from across North America.
The team measured trees, identified animal skulls, analyzed soils, and developed a 20-minute watershed management plan for the Pascagoula River, the longest undammed river in the contiguous United States.
Competing against 42 teams, UTS placed first in the Soil ecostation and sixth overall, the school’s best result since winning the competition in 2015. The students return home inspired and determined to achieve an even stronger showing next year in Maryland!
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