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Fine art of student success
09 Mar 2021
Fine art of student success 09 Mar 2021 An art award that aims to uncover hidden talent within Canterbury secondary schools has put the work of College Yea ...
Growth spurt for Eco-Action Nursery Trust
09 Mar 2021
Growth spurt for Eco-Action Nursery Trust 09 Mar 2021 More native plants will support increased native birdlife in 秀色直播church.The forest we are planting ...
New records set on Athletics Day
02 Mar 2021
New records set on Athletics Day 02 Mar 2021 It was all about speed and distance, flying javelins and flying bodies, as College athletes ran, leapt and thr ...
College Senior A serves up big volleyball win
02 Mar 2021
College Senior A serves up big volleyball win 02 Mar 2021 The 秀色直播鈥檚 College Senior A volleyball team 鈥榖locked鈥 all rivals to secure the Division Two tit ...
Stellar NCEA results highlight our academic reputation
01 Mar 2021
Stellar NCEA results highlight our academic reputation 01 Mar 2021 Our 2020 NCEA results were among the highest in recent years, consolidating our position ...
College A reins in rivals on polo opening day
23 Feb 2021
College A reins in rivals on polo opening day 23 Feb 2021 秀色直播鈥檚 College cantered to comfortable wins in the first tournament of the polo season, securin ...
Powering in the pool
23 Feb 2021
Powering in the pool 23 Feb 2021 Covid restrictions impacted on the College swimming sports on Monday 15 Februarywith some events unable to be held, but th ...
Formality and fun at Founders鈥 Dinner
23 Feb 2021
Formality and fun at Founders鈥 Dinner 23 Feb 2021 Attending the annual Founders鈥 Dinner is a rite of passage for College鈥檚 Year 13 students.It鈥檚 a chance ...
Kapa haka group underway for 2021
11 Feb 2021
Kapa haka group underway for 2021 11 Feb 2021 Over fruit and croissants, and bacon and eggs the College kapa haka group today sprang into life for 2021.The ...
New Prefects inducted for 2021
05 Feb 2021
New Prefects inducted for 2021 05 Feb 2021 Prefect gowns flowing, the 25 students of the 2021 Prefect group were formally inducted before the whole school ...
Kapa haka breakfast for boys and parents
04 Feb 2021
Kapa haka breakfast for boys and parents 04 Feb 2021 Parents of boys wanting to join the College kapa haka group are invited to join their sons for breakfa ...
Open doors, open hearts
04 Feb 2021
Open doors, open hearts 04 Feb 2021 Good traditions well maintained 鈥 Tiakina tika, ng膩 tikanga tika. The tradition of the mihi whakatau, with its karanga, ...
You鈥檙e unique, valued and loved
03 Feb 2021
You鈥檙e unique, valued and loved 03 Feb 2021 How do you keep safe in a digital world?By deliberately building an identity on the internet that is an asset f ...
Step up the Class of 2025
02 Feb 2021
Step up the Class of 2025 02 Feb 2021 The class of 2025 filed in to Chapel today for a short ceremony to formalise the beginning of their College education ...
2021 Term 1 Newsletter from Garth Wynne
28 Jan 2021
2021 Term 1 Newsletter from Garth Wynne 28 Jan 2021 Click here to view the Term 1 newsletter. ...
Start of Year Routine 2021
22 Dec 2020
Start of Year Routine 2021 22 Dec 2020 Click here to view the start of year routine for 2021. ...
Junior Water Polo 3rd in South Island
01 Dec 2020
Junior Water Polo 3rd in South Island 01 Dec 2020 The College team proved its worth at the weekend鈥檚 South Island Secondary Schools鈥 Junior Water Polo tour ...
Rolling up their sleeves for the community
01 Dec 2020
Rolling up their sleeves for the community 01 Dec 2020 秀色直播church community groups felt the combined force of Year 10 College boys over the past week, as ...
From 秀色直播church to Lima, Peru
01 Dec 2020
From 秀色直播church to Lima, Peru 01 Dec 2020 Four College boys took part in a live Zoom call last Friday 27 November with students from Markham College in L ...
First the design, then the making
24 Nov 2020
First the design, then the making 24 Nov 2020 Footstools, side tables, a condiment holder, shelving units, a letterbox, ski racks and outdoor braziers 鈥 so ...
Junior Round Square Day packs a punch
17 Nov 2020
Junior Round Square Day packs a punch 17 Nov 2020 There are no excuses for not knowing about Round Square after today鈥檚 assembly in the gym.The Junior Roun ...
By Tomorrow 鈥 they鈥檙e worth $5000
17 Nov 2020
By Tomorrow 鈥 they鈥檙e worth $5000 17 Nov 2020 They were the youngest group at the Geraldine Arts Festival, but By Tomorrow played up a storm giving a stand ...
College singers among NZ鈥檚 best
17 Nov 2020
College singers among NZ鈥檚 best 17 Nov 2020 It鈥檚 confirmed 鈥 Jake Cutler, Tom Whitteker and Ollie Jones have got great voices.All three have won places in ...
Big Band impresses at Fat Eddie鈥檚
16 Nov 2020
Big Band impresses at Fat Eddie鈥檚 16 Nov 2020 The Big Band and the Jazz Combo made a big splash at Fat Eddie鈥檚 on Sunday 8 November, entertaining patrons f ...
Young leaders in the making
16 Nov 2020
Young leaders in the making 16 Nov 2020 As popular as ever, the annual half-day leadership conference, Be Inspired, saw 200 eager Year 7 students from 17 s ...
Entrepreneur in the making
11 Nov 2020
Entrepreneur in the making 11 Nov 2020 Necessity is the mother of invention they say.Following COVID-19, Year 10 student Will Bretherton saw a gap in the m ...
Celebrating our 2021 University Scholarships
03 Nov 2020
Celebrating our 2021 University Scholarships 03 Nov 2020 Congratulations to the Year 13 students who were offered university scholarships for tertiary stud ...
Sweet sounds from Joshua and Bruce
02 Nov 2020
Sweet sounds from Joshua and Bruce 02 Nov 2020 The judge was looking for stage presence, interpretation and audience involvement and violinist Joshua Hook ...
Back country appeals to College boys
02 Nov 2020
Back country appeals to College boys 02 Nov 2020 Boulder hopping up a river bed, tramping steep tussock hillsides, scree running, and crossing rivers 鈥 Lab ...
Good vibes on the water
29 Oct 2020
Good vibes on the water 29 Oct 2020 Pretty much every day in summer, you鈥檒l find Jack Mckenzie riding the waves at Waikuku Beach, just a minute from home.鈥 ...
Medal for Art in U14 triathlon
20 Oct 2020
Medal for Art in U14 triathlon 20 Oct 2020 Not even driving rain and wild winds could stop Art Aitken from winning the U14 South Island Secondary Schools鈥 ...
The start of an historic tradition to celebrate mahi and leadership
15 Oct 2020
The start of an historic tradition to celebrate mahi and leadership 15 Oct 2020 Ma te huruhuru ka rere te manuIt is the feathers that enable the bird to fl ...
Darryn takes second place in Wallace Art Awards
13 Oct 2020
Darryn takes second place in Wallace Art Awards 13 Oct 2020 An oil pastel and acrylic on canvas by 秀色直播鈥檚 College鈥檚 HoD Art, Darryn George, is the second ...
Great results for clay target shooters
13 Oct 2020
Great results for clay target shooters 13 Oct 2020 Clay target shooting is an increasingly popular sport at College with teams competing successfully durin ...
Chess team foots it with the best
12 Oct 2020
Chess team foots it with the best 12 Oct 2020 Qualifying for the New Zealand Secondary Schools鈥 Chess Competition was huge, let alone taking 11th place ami ...
2020 Term 4 Newsletter from Garth Wynne
09 Oct 2020
2020 Term 4 Newsletter from Garth Wynne 09 Oct 2020 Click here to view the Term 4 newsletter. ...
We are the debating champions
02 Oct 2020
We are the debating champions 02 Oct 2020 First a win against King鈥檚 College a week ago, and now named the winners of Canterbury Schools鈥 debating.The Coll ...
Sparks fly in debate
25 Sep 2020
Sparks fly in debate 25 Sep 2020 鈥淭his house believes that, in the event of an all-out war between India and China, the US should not intervene.鈥漌ith King鈥 ...
The heat is on
21 Sep 2020
The heat is on 21 Sep 2020 As part of its drive to reduce its carbon footprint, College has made the switch to using the B20 Biotherm biofuel blend to powe ...
They shaved for a cure 鈥 and raised more than $61,000
18 Sep 2020
They shaved for a cure 鈥 and raised more than $61,000 18 Sep 2020 It was buzz cuts all round when more than 70 College boys shed their locks in Shave for a ...
He reka te kai
17 Sep 2020
He reka te kai 17 Sep 2020 Everyone enjoys good kai 鈥 so what better way to celebrate Te Wiki o te Reo M膩ori than to share a tasty, tender feast?It takes t ...
Prepped for a battle of wits
15 Sep 2020
Prepped for a battle of wits 15 Sep 2020 At the annual College vs St Margaret鈥檚 College showcase debate, the College team and seasoned debaters 鈥 Year 13 s ...
Enthralling, irresistible Evita
08 Sep 2020
Enthralling, irresistible Evita 08 Sep 2020 It opens at the close, with the sombre announcement that Eva Per贸n, dynamic and beloved first lady of Argentina ...
College Shooters on target
07 Sep 2020
College Shooters on target 07 Sep 2020 For the first time, College has been awarded both the Canterbury Secondary School Skeet Trophy and the Canterbury Se ...
Challenge Shield in our hands
27 Aug 2020
Challenge Shield in our hands 27 Aug 2020 Getting their hands on the Challenge Shield has been a season鈥檚 highlight for the 1st XI who wrested the coveted ...
College off to chess nationals
25 Aug 2020
College off to chess nationals 25 Aug 2020 For the first time in years College will compete in the finals of the New Zealand Secondary Schools鈥 Chess Compe ...
Don鈥檛 meddle with Max
24 Aug 2020
Don鈥檛 meddle with Max 24 Aug 2020 For the second year in a row Year 9 Harper House student Max Calvert has won the South Island U50kg novice boxing champio ...
Tom on top
24 Aug 2020
Tom on top 24 Aug 2020 After a couple of stellar runs, Year 10 student Tom Picton-Warlow had blitzed the competition, taking 1st place in the Canterbury se ...
Ready to launch ... By Tomorrow
19 Aug 2020
Ready to launch ... By Tomorrow 19 Aug 2020 After winning the Canterbury 1 regional competition, College rock band By Tomorrow have made it through to the ...
Locusts for morning tea, anyone?
17 Aug 2020
Locusts for morning tea, anyone? 17 Aug 2020 Locusts, shallow pan fried with herbs and spices, were a popular morning tea choice on Thursday 13 August when ...