The CFG Night Market was a huge success! If you had nothing to do and nothing in the fridge for dinner on Friday 15th March, your best choice would have been to head down to CCS for the Night Market. You would have found a festive bustling atmosphere with lots of different food stalls to […]
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CFG Night Market
Make sure to come along to the CFG Night Market on Friday 15th March 5.30-8.30pm. There will be plenty to see and do, including looking after your dinner plans that night. The Night Market this year, replaces the normal Cornerstone Gala and is basically a smaller version of the Gala. Remember the money raised from this […]
Looking Back On 2022 In Photos
Look back on the best photos from 2022 at Cornerstone. Term 1 – Year 13 Camp, Tutu day, Pi day, New Turf Term 2 – Star Wars Day, Book Day, Sports Exchnge, Careers, Pink Shirt, Middle School Social, Year 10 Tradefair, Matariki Term 3 – Cross Country, Carnival Day, Mathex, Senior Ball, Tribe Football and […]
Senior Prize Giving in Four Videos
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) […]
Road Patrollers Honoured Orange
Cornerstone volunteer Road Patrollers enjoyed the annual Orange Parade this week, marching through the centre of town. They were thanked for their service to road safety by Mayor Grant Smith. Constable Lewis Barkley also contributed his applause for the students, saying “we need good people who volunteer, especially when it comes to keeping people safe”. […]
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 […]
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 […]
Moonlit Senior Ball
Over 100 Year 11s to13s gathered at Cornerstone to celebrate our 2022 Moonlight themed Senior Ball. School blazers were exchanged for suits and gowns. School buses were exchanged for sports cars a Mustang and a convertible. Organised by the student Social Committee, the night began with a short prayer by prefect Hannah. Then the lights […]