The Real Art Roadshow has been at College this week. Parked on the Quad, this mobile art gallery contains more than 60 original works including a piece by College’s Head of Art, Mr Darryn George.
Art History teacher...
Mr Le Vaillant’s Year 13 Accounting class were able to videoconference with Rangi Ruru Girls’ School and Kristin College to observe Prime Minister, John Key talking with Rangi Ruru Year 11 to 13 Accounting and...
American Screenwriter, Don Evans, visited College and a Year 13 media class were able to hear first hand about the realities of writing for Hollywood. Don has been a writing teacher in the US and has had his most recent...
Fifteen senior drama students attended the New Zealand International Arts Festival in Wellington over the weekend. Leaving Friday afternoon and returning Monday morning, the boys got to take in eight international theatre...
The Chapel Choir premiered a new work, commissioned by the Choir from Christchurch composer Philip Norman, at the College baptism service on Friday evening. The work is a setting of the Canticles which includes a Magnificat and...
The Cricket 1st XI played Burnside High School in the New Zealand Schools' Gillette Cup. Batting first College amassed 331/4 with Captain Tim Murgatroyd, playing his 50th 1st XI match, scoring a forceful century. Jack Harper (87)...
On Sunday 28 February all four Boarding Houses combined to take part in The Crazy Legz Relay to raise money for the 2010 College Lenten Appeal. Each House Year Group was required to complete the standard marathon distance...
The College Athletics Championships were held on Thursday and Friday of Week 4. The weather was kind and there was an excellent turn out of supporters for the boys.There was one new record set this year by Tom Macfarlane,...
At the weekend the Schola Cantorum performed twice in Waimate. Their first concert was a combined Roman Catholic and Anglican fundraiser on Saturday night at St Patrick's Basilica. The acoustics at the Basilica are...
On Saturday 52 boys went to see Avatar at Hoyts 8. The movie is almost three hours long and most boys enjoyed it but were ready for bed afterwards!
On Sunday 25 boys enjoyed the fine weather and tried their hand at surfing,...
Mr Coxon of the College Music Department has recently been appointed as the conductor of the Christchurch Youth Orchestra. Four boys from College were successful in their auditions and they will join him as part of the group of...
College had its own Bike To School Day to coincide with Go By Bike Day. Boarders gathered with their bikes on the Quad before starting their ride from College and around Hagley Park before breakfast. Dayboys were...
These championships were held at Corsair Bay on Tuesday 16 February.College had two senior teams and three individuals in this event. It involves a 500m/750m swim, a 20 kilometre cycle and 4 kilometre run.Senior...
Tuesday 16 February was the annual pancake race in Cathedral Square. College Chaplain, Bosco Peters, took a team of seven boys to take part as a College team. This year the boys managed to stay on their feet and keep the...
OBHS batted first in the annual exchange and were well placed at 98/2, but superb bowling from Hamish Robertson (thre wickets), Jack Harper (three wickets) and Guy Murgatroyd saw a major batting collapse as OBHS were dismissed...
On Saturday 130 boys went to the Crusaders vs Highlanders to see the Crusaders win their first game of the Super 14. The Year 9s were up bright and early the next morning for a coasteering activity at Diamond Harbour. ...
Another Year of Success
Headmaster, Simon Leese comments, "We are naturally delighted with the results in the national examinations at all levels. Individuals have shown determination and have worked to fulfil their...
Taylor Frost, Year 13 in 2009, has been awarded the top NZQA scholarship for drama. Taylor has also gained a Distinction for his ATCL examinations. "This says a lot about his tenacity, determination and talent," says...
The swimming sports took place this week at QEII pool. There were some strong swimmers taking part this year and there were six new records set on the day.
William Hurst - junior 50m backstroke and 100m...
Friday 12. of February 2010
Rowing Update
The rowers never really got a holiday as they embarked on three, week long training camps to get themselves ready for the three regattas they would be competing in during January and February.
To date they have competed...
The 2010 boarding activity programme started last weekend with a series of events. During the day on Saturday the Year 10 boarders got to take part in paintball and this was followed by the Year 9 Ultimate Race in the...
Year 12 student Boyd Siripornpitak, was selected for the New Zealand Mathematical Olympiad training camp held in Christchurch during the school holidays. Boyd is now one of 13 chosen from the group of 24 students, to be a part of...
Year 12 student Bradley Wood has been studying piano for 10 years. During the holidays he received the results of his Trinity College London ATCL examination. He was awarded a pass with distinction. Head of Music at College, Mr...
On Monday morning the Bentley Drivers Club from the U.K. gathered at College to commence their six week tour of New Zealand. Most of the cars were from the 1920s and 30s but included in the group was a replica which was...
1st XI v Canberra Grammar SchoolDay 1Angus McKellar took a wicket in the first over, but the other promoted opener for Canberra Grammar School then promptly started to swing and hit the ball to all parts of the ground. After six...
In the match against King's College, the teams played in around 38 degree temperatures.College won the toss and bowled on the same wicket as their victory over Shore. Again Hamish Robertson bowled superbly in gaining 2/26 and he...
On Tuesday 19 January, the College 1st XI got off to a good start in the Trans Tasman Tournament in Canberra.
On Day 2 they recorded a good win against Shore School from Sydney. “We saw the first hour today as very important...
The Year 9 and 10 boys have been immersed in Maori culture during a three day programme of Te Ao Maori at College, led by the CPIT Te Matauranga Department. Boys got to take part in a range of activities including the...
Thursday 03. of December 2009
Year 10 Camp
The Year 10s returned from camp exhausted but happy. They had spent the week in Mount Lydon or at the Boyle Outdoor Education Centre making the most of the outdoor opportunities there. The boys took part in a variety...
As part of a project on the environment, boys from Richards House decided to tackle something close to home. Several boys, supervised by their Housemaster Mr Sellars and Matron Ms Brown, worked on clearing rubbish from the...
Associate Minister of Education, Hon Heather Roy visited College as part of her whistle stop familiarisation visit to Christchurch independent schools. She had a brief tour of the school with the Headmaster and an...
The annual Intermediate Schools Science Competition, this year run in conjunction with the Rotary Club of Christchurch, was held at College this week.
Each competing team, made up of four children, was given one biology,...
Newly appointed Deputy Head Boy, Alex Donaldson (left) with Head Boy, Tim Murgatroyd are both looking forward to their new roles at College in 2010.
The top chess team at College got to spend a lunch time competing against another school team, although only the College team was in the room. The College team, Peter Burridge, Tom Brady, Alex Fowler and Captain, Boyd...
A camera crew was at College this week to film Old Boy, Sir Miles Warren for a one hour documentary about his work. Richard Reddiford and Geoff Thorne are co-producing the documentary which will initially be screened on TVNZ as...
Pictured are the Schola Cantorum as they sang the National Anthem before the match last Saturday.
Monday 09. of November 2009
Alex Wilson
Former Gap student Alex Wilson has died as a result of a fall from a cliff near his university in Scotland. Alex spent a year at College taking part in a range of College activities. He made friends with many of the boys and...
Friday 06. of November 2009
One To Watch
The Schola Cantorum are preparing to sing the National Anthem for the Final of the Air New Zealand match from AMI Stadium on Saturday evening. The match is televised live from AMI stadium on the Sky sports network. Schola...
The Humanitarian Committee have had a very busy year of fundraising activities including organising Own Shirt and Tie Day, the Year 11 Dance, College boys taking part in the 40 Hour Famine, a mufti day and rounding off the year,...
The Boarding Awards Dinner is an opportunity to reflect on the year and remember the highs and lows that boarders have experienced together. The Rutherford Cups are awarded to a boy from each House who has made a difference...
Head Boy Alexander Fowler along with Old Boys Nick Claridge, Rakiura Herzhoff and Nick McGregor were invited to an evening event attended by Prince Edward during his visit to Christchurch. All of these boys have achieved a...
The two judges at this year's Interhouse Short Film Competition spoke highly of the event as being the best one they had judged. They noted that the calibre of the 17 films entered in this year's competition were of a high...
College’s Graeme Christey recently received the top honour at the regional Wattie's Volunteer Coach of the Year award. At the event hosted by Sport Canterbury, he won the fiercely contested general category for his contribution...
Friday 30. of October 2009
Pink Lunch
Last Friday saw the Dining Hall turn pink for the annual Parents’ Association Pink Lunch. Organised by Nadine Conway and her team, many of the mothers and their friends enjoyed getting together. Headmaster, Simon Leese,...
Wednesday 28. of October 2009
Cricket Update
Over Labour weekend the College 1st XI played Wanganui Collegiate School in a traditional fixture. Batting first Wanganui Collegiate were dismissed for 123, with Tom Bruce, Captain of the XI, top scoring with 70. College's...
Last week the Model United Nations held their junior competitions at the Horticultural Hall. Two teams from College competed with two boys in each team. Jonathan Fowler and Tim Blackett represented USA and the team of...
TVNZ were in College this week to film the Chapel Choir and the Schola Cantorum as part of a series of stories to appear in a programme about the annual Carol Service at Christ Church Cathedral in December.
It was a long...
On Friday evening, 16 October, 17 boys performed in this competition at College. The adjudicator was Ms Celia Stewart from the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra and she praised the students for their outstanding level of...
John Gordon of School House is currently appearing in the Repertory Theatre's new play 'A Secret Garden'. John has had some lead roles in College plays but sees this role as his biggest challenge yet.
In his review...
The Founders' Dinner was held in the College Dining Hall on Tuesday night. It was a formal dinner and the traditions were in keeping with College values. Nick Ryan (Condell's House) was the student guest speaker and his speech...
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