Who could forget this year’s staff farewell video to Year 13s. We also had a touching tribute video to a departing teacher, performances, heartfelt speeches, and some special moments. Prize Giving Highlights Video (2 min) Staff Boy Band – Farewell video to Year 13s (3 min) Tribute to the departing Mr Bell (5 min) […]
Category Archives: Christian Character
Senior Prize Giving
Prize Giving was a day of celebration, with students awarded prizes for their Christian character, academic excellence and individual growth. There were memorable performances by the staff boy-band, junior choir and senior Tongan group. There were also a few heart-felt farewells to leaving staff Mr Bell and Mrs Sheed. Head Boy for 2022 Joshua Ah-Chan […]
Year 6 Camp at Rangi Woods
Bivouac and catapult building, river rafts and glow worm walks. These were some of the many highlights of Year 6 Camp. Our Year 6 students were joined ably by Year 10 volunteers to lead them for a week out bush craft, games, and unforgettable learning. Bush Chapel and special God-moments on the night walk were […]
Cultures Day – Wow
With 46 different ethnicities, Cornerstone’s annual Cultures Day was a diverse mosaic of colours, costumes, and cuisines. It was a big day for the student Cultures Committee, who organised and hosted the activities. The ‘each country at a time parade’ was a new feature this year, giving students a chance to look at traditional costumes […]
Secondary Drama’s Hilarious Christmas Story
Students wrote the script, directed the scenes and performed their own version of the Christmas story. It was a child friendly, and utterly hilarious show. Mr Mitchell’s favourite part was the princess aspirations of angel Gabriella. Others preferred the very animated cows, or the showdown between the wise men and the shepherds, both racing to […]
Colourful Characters at Year 13 “Dress-up Days”
As part of the celebration of Year 13s finishing school, students chose three themes for their end of school-dress up days. Students dressed in costumes for a future career, throwback/retro, and as their favourite book or TV character. There were appearances made by Top-Gun pilots, the Wot Wots, Anime characters and the Men In Black.
Year 13s Narrowly Win over Staff Team
As part of the farewell activities to leaving Year 13 students, this week a series of staff vs student games were played. Day 1 – Fat Mat Rounders Fat Mat Rounders is like baseball, but with giant fat mats for bases, and you can kick or throw the ball. The staff got off to a […]
Naphtali Win Parables Competition
A dancing tree, dodgy version of uber, and a saxophone solo were memorable highlights in this year’s Living Stones Parable competition. Tribes were tasked to tell a parable in around 10 minutes. Audiences were wowed with elaborate costumes, props, backdrops, dance, song,videos, and one tribe even had a chaotic lolly scramble. Judah from Asher tribe […]
Danny and the Shacks – Primary Production
“Danny and the Shacks” followed the story of brave follower Daniel, and his three friends as they made some brave choices. With two sold out shows at Wallace Theatre, the 90 minute show featured song, dance and an important story. Many were enamoured by Penelope’s eloquent pronunciation as Helga, charmed by Caleb’s pizazz as the […]
