Year 12 students, Sam Taylor, Jed le Pine, Ben Jensen, Mason Thacker and Lewys Francis ran a charity trail ride over the weekend of 1st & 2nd July. They had over 280 people attend and have made over $8,000 for the Waiau Pool rebuild. This is wonderful effort and staggering when you consider that last year, all our Business students raised about $7,500.

It has been an excellent term, again with some memorable Boys’ High moments. Though appreciative of a holiday, we are looking forward to term three and a key milestone for the school with the opening of the Hall. There will be an assembly for students on Tuesday the 5th of September and a wider community event on the 8th of September. This will be a special moment in School’s history and it symbolises our commitment to building the community. The Hall shows that building relationships are central to our curriculum.

The week of 26-30 June saw ‘Ara Music Arts’ host the first edition of ‘Combo Jazzquest’. This event involved the CBHS Dixie Band and the CBHS Blues Band competing against numerous other Canterbury high school jazz combos during the week with a 20 minute programme followed by an hour long workshop with the tutors at Ara Jazz School. For this competition a combo was defined as a jazz ensemble of between 3 and 6 players.

On Friday 30 June the school co-hosted the Waitaha Regional Maori Speech Competitions, Ngā Manu Kōrero ki Waitaha. We did this alongside Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Whānau Tahi, a school that CBHS has established a strong association with.

Rotten conditions were the feature of the 2017 Otago Boys' traditional sports exchange. 144 students across nine different codes travelled to Dunedin for one of the longest standing traditional fixtures in the country.

On Sunday the CBHS staff entered 7 teams into the annual Mud, Sweat and Tears race at Motukarara. This was the largest group entry of anyone in the race and a fantastic effort from our staff. 

On Wednesday 28th June a unique opportunity presented itself to Christchurch Boys' High School Rugby as Blackrock College (Ireland) faced off against School in a 2nd XV fixture followed by the two 1st XVs going head to head.

During Term 2, a group of students made inquiries about a shearing course. Through the help of the Careers Department and Mr Dunnett, a course was found though Te Ako Wools and the Gateway Programme. 

Driving in New Zealand is a unique experience and can be hazardous at times due to our rugged terrain, fast-changing weather…and now our drivers, so it seems. We have gained quite a reputation for bad driving, with kiwis admitting to some pretty terrible driving habits.

Two former CBHS students have donated and contributed a large native wood delivered to our School to be carved by Guidance Councellor, Wiremu Gray and students of CBHS. 

Academic Reports will be sent home electronically via the Parent Portal and will be available the first week of the holidays . 

Our Deans and Guidance staff have put together some important messages relating to pastoral issues for many of our boys and families. We recommend all parents and students take a look at the attachment below.

Congratulations to the Old Boys below who have been recognised with Queen’s Birthday Honours

"The brain is designed as a tool for interacting with other brains. It lights up enormously when you have to interact with others".

Limitless are offering an opportunity for Year 10 students to attend a two day event that's all about exploring your strengths, values and passions and how these can translate into a career of purpose. Limitless Conference 2017 is created with engaging workshops, exciting speakers and activities where you'll find out more about yourself and explore the awesome things you could do with your 80,000 hours of work in your life !!  

The Peter England and Family Citizenship Award was established by Peter England in 2014. As a former boarder, Peter encourages Adams House students to apply, but the award is open to all CBHS students. Students at any level may apply for the award at any time.

Leaving school this year? Get your Leavers Gear order in!

It is great to see so many boys still cycling to school. However, I am concerned about the number of students that do not have lights or high visibility gear on them. Unfortunately, our school uniform is dark and our school jacket is black. With the longest day still to come, having we are facing another couple of months of dark mornings and also earlier darkness if the boys have practice after school.

The timetable above outlines the daily schedule from the start of Term 4 once the Hall is operational. Term 3 will operate on the same timetable as this term.

Below are some important points from a recent NZQA circular.

These trips are part of the Junior Outdoor Education programme. The students and accompanying staff have a fun and educational day at Mt. Hutt Skifield. These will occur during Term 3. Please complete and submit the form below by 25th July 2018.

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