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Upfront / Alumni on Campus
Students Get the Inside Edge on DECA
Former Head Boy Kyle Chang ’19 was a guest speaker at a January Crescent DECA meeting and passed along his advice to successfully compete in DECA. Chang just completed his fourth year at the University of Waterloo in their Business Administration and Math program, which is partnered with Wilfrid Laurier University. He competes on the Laurier Case Team and has also been coaching other Case competitors.
Experience Pays Off
Steven Pulver ’03 is co-founder of MinuteBox, an end-to-end and cloud-based technology service for law firms and their clients, combining physical minute book scanning, artificial intelligence based parsing, document automation and government filing. In April, he shared his career journey with two Grade 10 Careers classes. Pulver said that he’d learned how to evaluate a problem and approach it from numerous angles, informed by his entrepreneurial and law experiences, which has been especially helpful at MinuteBox.
“I can evaluate problems and say, ‘There’s a marketing need here,’ or I can put my lawyer hat on and approach it with a critical eye.”
Special Guest Visits Film Club
Ben Sokolowski ’02 met with members of Crescent’s Film Club in February, many of whom aspire to be directors and screenwriters. Sokolowski gave his rapt audience tips on how students could pursue writing and directing, and shared what he learned at the screenwriting program at the University of Southern California. He has worked on shows like What About Brian , CTV’s The Listener, NBC’s Fear Itself, and spinoffs of the popular zombie drama series The Walking Dead
Read Sokolowski’s Expert Advice on How to Pitch Persuasively, page 32.
An FNL to Remember
Innes Field was buzzing on May 5 as spectators from across the Crescent community enjoyed a BBQ followed by a varsity rugby match against St. Andrew’s College. Many alumni were in attendance, making it feel like an unofficial reunion. Crescent dominated in a powerful display of athleticism and teamwork, with a final score of 43–12.
