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Monday 12. of May 2008 What's on this week....

Week 2M 129.15-10.45am    Year 12 Careers Expo, Westpac Centre    1.15-2.00pm    University of Melbourne liaison visit4.00pm    School cross-country races, North Hagley...

Sunday 11. of May 2008 Boarding Programme - Week 1, Term 2

The Term 2 programme began well this weekend with four activities on offer.

On Saturday evening 70 College boys along with 25 St Margaret's girls went Ice Skating and had a great time. This was one of many planned joint...

Thursday 08. of May 2008 Bill English Speaks at College

The National Party's Deputy Leader and Spokesperson for Finance, the Rt Hon Bill English visited College today to speak with senior commerce students and staff on the state of the economy and the National Party's vision for the...

Tuesday 06. of May 2008 Selection for National Orchestra

Justin Standring (flute), Hamish Grigg (French horn), Todd Gibson-Cornish (bassoon) and Isaac McCluskey (bass trombone) have been selected as members of the New Zealand Secondary Schools' Orchestra.

During the holidays the boys...

Tuesday 06. of May 2008 ANZAC Service

The first Chapel service of the new term was held on Monday, with ANZAC commemorations as its focus.

The Chaplain, Rev Bosco Peters quoted from a speech by Pope Benedict on a recent visit to the White House, which the Chaplain...

Friday 11. of April 2008 House Music

Thursday 10 April saw the College community come together for the annual House Music evening. An overflowing Assembly Hall witnessed an amazing standard of work that kept everyone entertained for two hours. Adjudicator Mrs...

Wednesday 09. of April 2008 Year 9 Camp

Year 9 boys and a number of staff returned from a week long camp at Peel Forest on Friday.

Mostly fine weather combined with a number of challenging activities kept staff busy and boys well occupied.

A full report on the Year...

Tuesday 08. of April 2008 Crusaders in Touch

Stephen Brett and Steve Fualau are pictured with members of the Christ's College Touch Team during the Crusaders' visit to College on Tuesday, 8 April.

Both players were only too willing to pass on some helpful tips to...

Monday 07. of April 2008 Maadi Results

Christ’s College was represented by 40 boys at this year’s Maadi Cup regatta. Over 2000 rowers from 110 schools attended the regatta at Lake Ruataniwha, making it the biggest regatta ever held in New Zealand. Races were staged at...

Tuesday 01. of April 2008 Linguistic Proficiency Rewarded

Every year the New Zealand Association of Language Teachers acknowledges the success of students who have achieved a very high level of linguistic proficiency in comparison to their peers nationwide. 

This year, Excellence...

Sunday 30. of March 2008 Boarding Programme - Week 8

This weekend the boarders had the choice of Laser Strike on Saturday evening, and a trip to Hanmer Springs on Sunday for Quadbiking and a visit to the Hot Pools.The Year 9s took full advantage of the Laser Strike activity and all...

Saturday 29. of March 2008 Big Day Out at National Club Athletics Champs

The National Club Athletics Championships were held in Auckland over the weekend (March 28-30) and College athletes put in some outstanding performances.Guy Archibald won the M19 Javelin with a throw of 59.62m and was 5th in the...

Wednesday 26. of March 2008 College Earth Day

The College supported Earth Hour with an Earth Day on Friday, 28 March.

Many staff and students championed the cause in a number of ways throughout the day, including:Cycling to schoolNot communicating by emailSwitching off...

Wednesday 19. of March 2008 Open Day

The College opened its gates to interested members of the public on Tuesday for its annual Open Day.

As they entered the gates, younger visitors were presented with a 'secret mission' envelope which contained a pair of 3D...

Sunday 16. of March 2008 Boarding Programme - Mystery Activity Day

On Sunday 16 March, 40 boarders "set sail" for Akaroa on a Mystery Activity Day.

None of the boys knew where they were going or what they were doing. On arrival in Akaroa most of the group went aboard the Fox 11, a double...

Thursday 13. of March 2008 As the Worms Turn

Five Houses have become the custodians of their own worm farms.

The farms, which are located in School, Richards, Rolleston and Corfe/Condell's House grounds, are part of the on-going initiative at College to increase our...

Thursday 13. of March 2008 Chapel News

At Chapel this morning, Mr Raymond Eberhard, the General Manager of Hohepa Homes, addressed staff and boys. Hohepa Homes was established in Canterbury in 1965 as a means of supporting intellectually disabled people to live...

Monday 10. of March 2008 CCOBA Yacht Race

Glorious weather and excellent handicapping saw a great day's racing for the CCOBA annual yacht race in the Marlborough Sounds.The race under the direction of Jonny Oswald, and supervised by the committee boat of Alistair...

Sunday 09. of March 2008 Winning Design Catches Ride on Bus

Hamish Simcock (Y10, Julius) has won first prize in the ECAN "Earth Hour Design Competition".

Look out for his winning design which has been placed on the back of two Metro buses.

The design reads - 'Save Power with Earth Hour,...

Sunday 09. of March 2008 Motocross Weekend

Morgan Thomson (Y13) and Dan Macfarlane (Y10)  travelled to Darfield for this weekend's Motocross activity, assisted by Sam Harrison.

The event was Round 3 of a series and the boys were only involved in this latest round....

Friday 07. of March 2008 Art Teacher Presents 'Pulse'

Artist and Christ's College Head of Art, Mr Darryn George was the toast of the Christchurch Art Gallery this evening as his stunning new project was unveiled in the William A. Sutton Gallery.

The walls of the gallery themselves...

Friday 07. of March 2008 Christchurch Secondary Schools' Triathlon - Corsair Bay

On Thursday 6 March 2008 in near perfect conditions the Christ's College Triathlon team competed in the annual CSS Triathlon Competition.This year College fielded several teams - David Chapman, Jack Ensor and Sam Dunford-Baker,...

Wednesday 05. of March 2008 Historic Cricket Victory

Christ’s College vs Christchurch Boys’ High School 3/4 March 2008, at CCCG1

A rained out match against St Bede's saw College approach the traditional interschool against Christchurch Boys' High School feeling rather underdone....

Monday 03. of March 2008 Boarding Programme, Week 4

After a superb two days of athletics sports on Thursday and Friday, the heavens opened on Saturday to wash out much of the sport. Luckily for the boarders, the Saturday evening activity was indoors and over 40 boys took the...

Thursday 28. of February 2008 2008 Athletic Sports

The 2008 Athletic Sports wound up on Friday afternoon. The two day event enjoyed perfect conditions with friendly inter-House rivalry intensifying during the final races as Houses competed for the overall House...

Tuesday 26. of February 2008 Boys on Bikes

Many College boys opted to jump on their bikes this morning in support of a Bike to School day. Boarders set off early for a cycle around the park, while dayboys began arriving shortly afterwards from all parts of Christchurch.

Sunday 24. of February 2008 Senior Scholarships and Gold Awards

The Senior Scholarships and Gold Awards were announced by the Headmaster on Friday. The recipients are:

ScholarshipsTR Moore Scholarship (Y13)OTE Clifford, AKA Smith

Senior Somes ScholarshipEPM Elder, CS Hadfield

TR Moore...

Monday 18. of February 2008 Scholarship Results

Today in assembly the Headmaster reported the school's Scholarship results, released yesterday.47 individual subjects were achieved, with seven of those 'Outstanding'. The awards were made to 23 students.Special mention was made...

Sunday 17. of February 2008 Year 9s On Line

Three Year 9 classes began a series of ICT workshops today under the guidance of ICT Head of Department, Mr Paul Rodley and technician, Mr James Tolchard.

Comfortably seated in the main IT suite, the boys first created folders...

Sunday 17. of February 2008 Watersports for Boarders

Despite the weather on Friday night, 130 boys attended the opening game of the Super 14 at the AMI Stadium as the Crusaders took on the Brumbies. Saturday was a total washout with all sport cancelled and unfortunately the 40 boys...

Wednesday 13. of February 2008 Schools Embrace Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day got off to a very early start this morning as College boys and St Margaret's College girls left their respective marks on each other's schools.

St Margaret's girls walked through their front gates under the...

Tuesday 12. of February 2008 New Award Recognises Academic Excellence

From next week the College will be introducing a new award. A blazer pocket badge will be awarded to those students with outstanding achievements at NCEA level 1 and level 2. The badge is similar to our colours badge, but...

Monday 11. of February 2008 CCOBA Annual 'Day Out In The Car'

On Sunday, 10 February a group of Old Boy Classic Car enthusiasts took part in the annual 'Day Out In The Car' run.  The cars gathered around the Quad and then proceeded to Motukarara where they had morning tea and viewed a...

Friday 08. of February 2008 Christ's College Moves Out

For the first time, College classes are being held on two sites as the Cranmer Centre has been brought into full time use. Now the home of the Commerce Department, staff and boys are getting used to this exciting development. The...

Monday 04. of February 2008 New Boys Welcomed

The wet weather didn't dampen the spirits of the 2008 Year 9 group as they gathered with their parents in the Chapel this morning.

In welcoming the new boys to College, the Headmaster spoke of the partnership between the...

Sunday 03. of February 2008 Boarders Get off to an Andrenaline Pumping Start

A number of the new Year 9 boarders began their induction and orientation process on Sunday 3rd February and kicked things off with a team building visit to Adrenaline Forest for a high wire challenge course.

Over the next 5...

Monday 10. of December 2007 College Farewells Leavers

The traditional end-of-year events to farewell Year 13 students were enjoyed by a large number of College parents and friends recently.

The Carol Service in Christ Church Cathedral provided a spiritual and festive atmosphere,...

Monday 10. of December 2007 Medal Winners at National Champs

The National Secondary Schools' Athletics Championships which were held in Wanganui on 8-9 December, involved some 1000 athletes. This year's College team could arguably be described as the strongest yet, bringing home one gold...

Sunday 09. of December 2007 New Trailer for Rowing Club

AON New Zealand has generously funded a new rowing trailer for the College rowing fleet. The trailer is made of aluminium and replaces the old steel trailer that the College has had for many years. 

Headmaster Simon Leese...

Thursday 06. of December 2007 College EnviroDay

Last week Year 9 and 10 boys were involved in activities dedicated to discovering ways to protect and enhance our environment. Led by staff members, the boys were involved in the following activities:

Visiting Orana Park to...

Wednesday 05. of December 2007 Te Ao Maori Programme

Years 9 and 10 boys have been enjoying a three day Te Reo and Tikanga Maori course under the tutelage of staff from the CPIT Te Mataranga Maori Department. The boys have been engaged in a number of cultural activities including...

Monday 26. of November 2007 Hall's Form Continues

Sam Hall's superb form continued in the weekend as he scored his second century of the term. Opening the batting, Sam batted the entire innings against St Thomas' and ended undefeated on 132. Hall combined well with Chris...

Saturday 24. of November 2007 Years 9 & 10 Te Ao Maori Programme

Te Ao Maori: (a glimpse at the Maori world)Monday 3, Tuesday 4, Wednesday 5 December 2007 

Dress for the Three DaysCollege tracksuit top and pants, House jersey or singlet and house shorts, PE shoes and sports socksDayboys...

Thursday 22. of November 2007 Young Scientists Rise to the Challenge

The annual Christ's College Intermediate Schools' Science Competition took place on Wednesday 21 November. Again, this was a keenly fought contest between Year 7 boys and girls from city and country schools around Christchurch....

Wednesday 21. of November 2007 Carol Service

College extends an invitation to parents and friends to attend this year's Carol Service  on Thursday 6 December from 7pm in the Christ Church Cathedral.

Re car-parking - the College has been advised by the Cathedral that...

Sunday 18. of November 2007 2008 Prefects Announced

The following have been appointed School Prefects for the 2008 year:Winston Cosgrove, Head of School, (School)Anton Smith, Deputy Head of School, (Somes)Oliver Johnstone, Head of House, Condell’sChris McGoldrick, Head of House,...

Sunday 11. of November 2007 Boarding Programme - Open Water Diving Trip, Kaikoura

Six boys passed their PADI Open Water certificates and completed their dive training this weekend in Kaikoura. The boys were Jos Hoetjes, Richard Wilson, Jeremy McDonnell, Robbie Fairgray, Guy Wilson and Ned Allison. The course...

Sunday 11. of November 2007 2007 Boarding Awards

Last Thursday evening  saw the 2007 Boarding Awards Dinner held in the Dining Hall. The evening is an opportunity to look back over the year, reflect on what has been achieved, both individually and as a group, and...

Friday 09. of November 2007 Donation to Canterbury Hospital Trust

At this morning's Chapel service, Dr Randal Allardyce from the Department of Surgery at the Christchurch Medical School accepted a cheque on behalf of the Canterbury Charity Hospital Trust. The cheque, in the amount of $1640, was...

Monday 05. of November 2007 2007 INVISION Christchurch Secondary Schools' Film Festival

Held in the Christ's College OBT, the results of the 2007 INVISION Film Festival were as follows:Best Short Film:    Elliot from Christchurch Rudolf Steiner SchoolBest Documentary: Appreciate It from Linwood...

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