In a Cornerstone first, a 2.4km track was marked on our own property to run the school Cross Country this year. The move allowed plenty of social distancing from the public, as well as classes to cheer each other on. Issachar tribe got off to a strong lead after the senior races slightly ahead of […]
Category Archives: Sport
Cornerstone Win Lower North Island Hockey Tournament
After medal placings in 2018 and 2019, the 2020 Cornerstone First Eleven hockey team won their regional tournament today in Napier. Day One – Tauhara College Cornerstone’s first game of the tournament was against Tauhara College, their toughest opponent of Pool D. Down 2-0 at half time, and then 3-0 shortly afterwards, the boys began […]
Fun Carnival to Finish Term
From Human Battleships to bouncy castles to 1990s video games, Cornerstone finished Term 2 in style. After one of the longest, and for many, the most tiring terms in a long time, a carnival day was in order. In combined groups of Year 1 to 13s, students rotated around 24 stations, perhaps more akin to […]
Records Shot at Senior Athletics
It was a day of breaking shot put records at Senior Athletics today. Deputy Head Boy Tim Muli flexed his mighty Tongan arms with school records in the Open Shot Put, Javelin and Discus. After breaking his own 12.34m shot put record, he exclaimed “Thank You God for giving me this great throw.” The Intermediate […]
Issachar Three-Peat at Swimming Sports
Issachar tribe, managed to retain their swimming trophy for the third year running. Naphtali drew ahead of a well-organised Zebulun tribe for second place under the hot Feilding sun. The day will be remembered for aerial acrobatics, close finishes in races, a feisty staff swim team, and roaring singing on the bus ride. Liam Simpson […]
2019 – A Year of Photos at Cornerstone
From Swimming Sports at the start of the year to Prize Giving at the end of the year, view 2019 at Cornerstone in photos.
Zebulun Win Top Tribe Games
After 16 rounds of raft racing, caterpillar walking, ring tossing go-karting, ping pong piping and gumboot throwing Zebulun tribe emerged victorious at this year’s Top Tribe games. Points were also given for team work, and showing kindness, with senior students quick to look after their Year 1 and 2 team mates. The Junior Athletics winners […]
Zebulun Win Junior Athletics
In a windy, weather postponed event, Zebulun tribe emerged from the pack to secure the Junior Athletics competition. With a lot of parental support, students ran, hurdled, threw and jumped their way to victory at Celaeno park. These results will be combined with the Senior Athletics competition held back in February to find out who […]
Cornerstone Sports Award 2019
With just under half of all cornerstone students playing sport for the school, the annual sports prize was a celebration of the community, character and team work that can develop in sports as well as athletic prowess. Mr McDonald, Cornerstone’s Head of Sport was recognised for the numerous teams he personally looked after, as well […]
Crossfit Games
With Year 1-13 students all working together to flip tyres, navigate a confidence course, and collect cones, this week’s Tribe competition was about team work. True to Cornerstone culture senior students very quickly adopted smaller buddies, and helped them through the obstacles. Reigning champions, Issachar managed to win again, by the narrowest of margins, with […]