General House News
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NZ Formula Ford Win
After taking his first overall round win in the New Zealand Formula Ford Championship at Hampton Downs last weekend Somes House student James Munro is keen for a similar result at Manfeild Park in Feilding this weekend. He had made a spectacular first time entry into the championships by securing pole position in qualifying and then winning the opening race at Teretonga Park, Invercargill a week earlier. The 16-year-old moved to second in the championship point standings at Hampton Downs with victory in two of the three races, including the prestigious Ron Frost Memorial Trophy in the third race.
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Rolleston Win House Plays
The 2012 REACTION House Plays awards were announced during Thursday's College Festival Day. Actor Laurence Wiseman adjudicated this year's ten plays, held over three nights, and presented the awards to the boys involved. Before doing so, he told the boys, "I've seen a lot of theatre from teenagers in my time as a teacher and the last three nights have been exemplary in so many different ways."The Best House Play and the Tothill Cup for 2012 was awarded to Rolleston House for Coaltown Blues (extract), directed by Scott Tynan and Michael Hall. Michael Hall also won the Best Actor award for 2012, and the Best Director Award with Scott Tynan.
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CANTERBURY CHAMPIONS
The Christ's College senior debating team has won the Canterbury Debating Championships, after defeating Burnside High School in the final last night at the University of Canterbury.
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BUSY WEEKENDS FOR BOARDERS
The Christ's College boarding programme continues to offer a variety of activities to our boys. In just the first few weekends of this term large groups of boys have enjoyed trips to ten pin bowling, a quad biking adventure (followed by hot pools) as well as being amongst the crowd as the Crusaders battled the Reds at the new stadium.
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JACOBS HOUSE NZ ROWERS
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Matthew Trott, an old boy of Jacobs House (1994-98), has been selected into the New Zealand Olympic Rowing team to compete in the men's quadruple sculls event. Matthew will be the second College and Jacobs House old boy to row at the Olympics, following Donald Leach (1994-97) who competed as part of the men's straight four at Athens in 2004.
Houses
When a boy begins at Christ’s College he also becomes a member of a smaller community - the House. The pastoral care of each boy is based on this House System. There are ten Houses: Condell’s, Corfe, Harper, Julius, Rolleston, and Somes for day boys: and Flower’s, Jacobs, Richards and School for boarders, with an average of 60 boys per House.
Learn more about the House system at Christ's College
Day HousesHouses for dayboys provide a place for study and recreation, a Common Room, showers and changing facilities, and areas for storing books and sports clothing. Boys meet here at the beginning of each day for House Assembly where they receive notices for the day and reminders of upcoming events to prepare for from their Housemaster. |
Boarding HousesIn the boarding environment, the facilities and support systems are more comprehensive. Assisting the Housemaster are an assistant housemaster, a matron, and two live-in tutors who are also studying at university. Most of the school facilities, such as the library, computer room, gymnasium, pool, music and art rooms, and the workshop, are open for use by boarding boys out of school hours. Evening activities during the week include set times for homework, but recreational activities are also encouraged. |