Canterbury Connections Semester 2 2013

CANTERBURY CONNECTIONThe better prepared, the stronger

Semester 2 2013

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There has been much to celebrate this Semester, with many achievements and events keeping everyone in the Canterbury community busy.

FOREWORDDear Members of the Canterbury College Family,

Students, parents and staff enjoyed the biennial Canterbury Fair, with plenty of rides, food, stalls and performances to keep the crowd entertained, as well as a fantastic fireworks display to end the event. The Parents and Friends Association members must be acknowledged and thanked for their hard work in organising the Fair, and the support of staff and parents is also much appreciated.

Our students had vast opportunities to excel in the sporting, academic and cultural arenas and many successes were celebrated. Community was the central focus of Year 9 studies, as they completed their Innovations@Canterbury projects and showcased their work at the annual Exhibition in the CEC. Their displays were excellent, and exemplified a commitment to making our community a better place.

A group of Year 11 and 12 students also had the opportunity to travel to Thailand on a Service Tour, where they worked with people of the northern hilltribes and learnt about what it truly means to contribute at a grass-roots level.

In sport there were many highlights this Semester, including the JTAS Athletics Team being awarded First Place and many of our students progressing to State and National level in a variety of sports. The boys in the Year 10 Basketball Team also won the Premiership for the third year in a row.

Our artistically minded students shone at many events and competitions, including the Gala Concerts, Dance Night and MusicFest where Canterbury brought home two Platinum awards, which are given for near-perfect performances.

The Annual Excellence Awards at the end of the Semester brought academic achievement into the spotlight, and all awardees are to be congratulated. For Senior students in particular, this was an opportunity to recognise the efforts they have shown in their studies and was a fitting end to the academic year.

I thank everyone in the Canterbury College community for what has been a highly successful 2013, and look forward to what next year will bring.

Thank you for working in partnership with us.

Mrs Donna AndersonHead of College

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What an exciting Semester this

has been! Early in Term 3, I had

the pleasure of accompanying

three Year 11 students to the

Anglican Schools Students’

Network Conference at Alex

Park. Students from 14 Anglican

schools, together with their

Chaplains, came together to

celebrate their shared faith in

Jesus Christ. The hope was that

this would assure them that they

were not alone in their Christian

journey, and therefore they

would accept the challenge of

the conference theme to ‘Be The

Change!’ in their own schools.

Excellent speakers, great music, time to have fun on the beach, and a very loud disco all contributed to a wonderful experience for both students and staff. Participation in a refugee camp role play added an extra dimension to the experience, as it opened our eyes to some of the things that refugees have to face and adapt to in these long-term camps. I was the camp doctor, distributing smarties (pills) and snakes (antibiotics) to sick people if they obeyed the camp protocols. This gave me a glimpse of the political, powerful, exacting, stressful, soul-destroying and, at times, dangerous nature of that role.

The next exciting event was our annual Confirmation Service with Bishop Alison Taylor in September. Our Chapel of the Good Shepherd was packed with families and friends of the students who were being Baptised, Admitted to Communion or Confirmed. It was lovely to have Bishop Alison with us on such a warm, happy, memorable occasion.

In addition to our Year Level Chapels, there have been three Retreats. The focus for Year 11 students

CHAPLAIN ’S CHAT

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was on the sort of man or woman they might choose to become, their ability to realise their vision, and the link between their beliefs, thoughts, words and actions. As St Paul says in Galatians 6:7, “You reap what you sow.”

The focus for Year 12 students was the mixture of excitement and fear they might be feeling as they consider leaving school. Being free from the constraints of school is certainly exciting, but facing the unknown without its familiar routines and security can be rather daunting.

Our Year 8 students had a lot of fun exploring the wonderful minds God has given them, the link between the heart and the mind in Scripture, and the importance of the GIGO principle. They were challenged by St Paul’s words in Philippians 4:8 that we should fill our minds with whatever is true, noble, pure, admirable, excellent or praiseworthy, which is not an easy task.

The biggest thrill was our Blessing of the Pets Chapel at the end of Term 3. Students emailed photographs of

themselves with their pets to be shown on the screens before the service. People from Little Paws joined us with their beautiful cats. Staff, including our Head of College Mrs Anderson, brought their beloved pets onto the stage so all could see them, and shared with us how much their beloved pets meant to them. As a College, we reached out our hands in prayer, asking God to bless our pets with good health, long lives, and the knowledge of how much they are loved.

There are so many wonderful events that happen as the year draws to a close: the Kindy-Year 2 Celebration Evening, the Year 12 Valedictory Eucharist, the Year 6 Celebration, the Carols at Canterbury evening, the End-of-Year Christmas Chapel, and the great Christmas Appeal that enables us to bless hundreds of needy families through the Anglican Agencies TRACC Logan, InSYNC Beenleigh, and St Mark’s Daisy Hill.

At every event, and at all times, we give our heartfelt thanks to God for His graciousness towards us.

Reverend Elroy Mee

College Chaplain


TOURS

Miss ion and Communi ty in Tha i land

Mrs Deanne HamiltonCoordinator Mission and Community Development

During the September holidays nine students and two staff, along with an Antipodean Leader, headed to Thailand. Students were Cassidy Cloupet, Rebecca Taylor, Mitchell Tronc, Natasha Day, Chloe Wilson, Raquel Proudfoot (Year 11), Kieryn Gow, Kellie Thompson and Cassidy Millard (Year 12). They were accompanied by myself and Mr Tim Roberts. Although it is difficult to describe the intensity of a service trip, essentially it has three core components: Project, Trek and Cultural Immersion. All core areas are student-directed and therefore involve significant planning, budgeting and organising for the students to negotiate. The project is decided on a needs analysis of the area and must be fully funded by the students. It also must include the use of local goods and services. Most of the labour is provided by the students themselves; however, local tradespeople are also employed, using the money raised. Whilst in the village, all food and transportation are supplied by the locals ensuring that work is being generated for those most in need.


The itinerary for Thailand was negotiated by the group in the months leading up to our departure but even best laid plans go astray. We hit the airport to find out that our first travel leg in-country by train had been cancelled due to track works. The leadership group now had to negotiate the frantic bus stations of Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai and work to a strict budget to ensure we reached our village project on time.

The heat hit us as soon as we landed. There was no relief from the humidity which became increasingly uncomfortable, with backpacks and trekking bags our constant companions. The students negotiated with locals extremely well and, with the little Thai they could remember, had us on Tuk-Tuks as often as possible.

The group was glad to get into the higher altitude of Chiang Rai and especially excited to reach our Akha Hilltribe - home for the next week. The village had a number of families with concrete floors, electricity and separate wash houses (little more than a hole in the ground, buckets of water and an iron sheet door) and these became our homestays. On the other side of the hill, families lived in palm throng and wood sheeting huts, some precariously perched on the side of steep embankments.

Our project was to provide a community meeting area. This space would allow the hilltribe children to be taught by the Pastor when the monsoons cut roads to the local school. It would also be a place for the villagers to congregate and store valuable stock. With the hall complete, the entire village came together to celebrate with a night full of food and dancing. The most amazing part of the evening, though, was when the group was lined up and each family came forward to offer gifts of thanks, bless us and pray for our health and safe travel. For the entire group this was an extremely emotional experience.

After days of shifting dirt and moving mud, we headed out of the hills and had a wonderful elephant ride to the foot of the mountains. After a solid hour walk - all of it upward, and in intense heat - we reached our next homestay where we learnt how to make bamboo bowls, cups and chopsticks with machetes (some of us better than others) and how to cook omelettes and rice using bamboo.

When reflecting on the two weeks, it is hard to go past the smiling faces and excitement of the village children during afternoon playtime as the best experience of all.


EXPLORATION

YEAR 3 SPACE CAMP

Our young students in Year 3 experienced their

first overnight school camp in Term 3. The Space

Camp was both educational and fun with a focus

on identifying things in space. Interesting activities

were organised and students spent time in a special

presentation inside a space dome. Many students

had planned well in advance what they wore,

especially their pyjamas with some very interesting

outfits on parade. This camp was a focal point of

the Science curriculum for the Term and helped to

reinforce much of the knowledge of our students.

Congratulations to Miss Emily Nolde, Mrs Karen

Cope, Mrs Piper Ray and Mr Nick Akers for their

attendance and organisation of the camp.

The annual Camp was a fantastic way to start the

Semester for Year 5 students. The group went to

Tyalgum Ridge Retreat near Mt Warning, New South

Wales for a camp designed to stretch and challenge the

students. Some of the activities included raft building,

canoeing, BMX riding, campfire building, a ropes

course and flying fox, hiking up to a waterfall, rock

hopping, archery and team-building games. It was a

rewarding experience for the teachers to see students

pushing themselves outside their comfort zones.

YEAR 5 CAMP


NATIONAL SCIENCE WEEK

To mark National Science Week in Term 3, our Year 9 and

10 Extension Science students presented spectacular and

entertaining demonstrations to the Junior School students. This

included liquid nitrogen, explosions, fire, colour changes and

oozy stuff just to mention a few of the wonderful experiments.

The Australian Youth Rocketry Challenge

once again attracted some tough

competition in 2013, and the Canterbury

team of Kevin Fung, Conor Anglim and

Alex Kerr (Year 10) had spent a long time

perfecting their rocket.

Their hard work paid off with the highest

launch of the day, a massive 623m. Even

better than the great launch was that the

payload (an egg) was brought down safely,

free of any cracks or scratches.

AUSTRALIAN YOUTH ROCKETRY CHALLENGE


The day dawned bright and sunny as 64

excited Year 11 students and their teachers

(Mr James Jenkins, Dr Debra Tedman, Ms

Katrina Moore and Mr Tory Mills) boarded

the bus to travel to North Stradbroke

Island for the three-day Biology Camp.

Activities included mangrove studies,

meeting researchers from the Moreton

Bay Research Station, and surveying

the invertebrates of Brown Lake and 18

Mile Swamp. Students also studied rock

platform inhabitants, sand inhabitants, bush

rehabilitation, plankton and fish.

The camp is a challenging academic

experience, and once again the biologists

rose to the occasion, working hard but

with good humour into the late evening to

analyse and interpret their field work.

Dark Side members and relatives gathered for the

annual Family Night to celebrate the end of the school

year. Presentations, performances and quiz games were

followed by a sausage sizzle and some star gazing on

the oval using the College’s 14 telescopes plus another

eight special ones brought along by the South-East

Queensland Astronomical Society.

The winners of the Cosmic Shield for the members

with the most astronomical knowledge were Lachlan

McAlpine (Year 10) and Kameka Claffey (Year 7). The

winners of the Galactic Shield for highest attendance

were Nicola Cain (Year 7), Monique Wisnewski and

Jacob Bahr. Jacob also sang the Tom Lehrer song ‘The

Elements’ at 300 words per minute and Hunter Cullen

of Year 6 impressed the audience with a presentation on

the physics of the Big Bang.

Mr David Ilsley

Dark Side Coordinator

DARK SIDE FAMILY NIGHT


ART DESIGN EXCELLENCE

GAMING GENIUS

ENVIROGRANT RECIPIENT

PHOTOGRAPHIC FLAIRRachel van Luyn (Year 8) and Duc Truong (Year 10) both

achieved highly at the 2013 Pixel Prize Queensland Competition

for photography. Rachel (pictured) was a Winner (Best image

composition) for her photo ‘Honey Eater Flight’, while Duc gained

a Highly Commended (Best representation of the theme ‘Visions

of a Sustainable World’) for his photo ‘Greenland’.

A group of Canterbury College’s most creative students has been

awarded a grant from the Australian Government’s Creative Young

Stars program. Each student received $500 as part of the program,

which encourages and celebrates creative, cultural, academic

and community achievement and provides financial assistance

for training and event attendance. Congratulations to Taniesha

Purnell, Eliza Turton (Year 8), Kayla Gell, Brooke Hitchmough

(Year 9), Talitha Glazbrook, Lara Higham, Humeyra Kara (Year

10), Jackson Lyle, Dylan Swansson (Year 11), Alanah Bebendorf,

Marina Pennisi, Georgia Sanderson and Lauren Steiner (Year 12).

Bradley Corbet (Year 8) was recognised in the

IEUA-QNT Awards for Excellence in Art Design.

He received a Highly Commended at the awards

evening hosted at Wesley House in Brisbane’s CBD.

Harrison Turton (Year 9) was named a finalist in

‘Screen It’, Australia’s largest competition for young

film makers, animators and game makers.

His was one of five finalists in the Secondary Games

section for his entry ‘Outcast’.

Matthew Smart

(Year 8) was awarded

an EnviroGrant of

$2300 at the Logan

Eco Action Festival

(LEAF), for installing

wildlife nest boxes

from Nest Boxes

Australia to attract

local animals.

CREATIVE DREAMS COMING TRUE

ACHIEVEMENTS


Head ’s Assembl iesOur College held two Head’s

Assemblies this Semester to recognise

student achievement in the academic,

cultural and sporting arenas.

Well done and congratulations to all students who were

awarded at these Assemblies, and thank you for your

contribution to life at Canterbury.

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‘Teamwork’, ‘Multiculturalism’

and ‘Social and Environmental

Responsibility’ were discussed and

reflected upon at the three Spirit

Assemblies held this Semester.

As a community, we celebrated our unity, diversity

and sense of duty to the world around us. Student

achievement and performances took centre stage,

including the talents of the Cheerleaders, the

Boys’ Vocal Group and our Senior students who

undertook a university course while still at school.

SPIRIT ASSEMBLIES


MATHEMATICS TEAM CHALLENGE

The Mathematics Team Challenge was held at

Canterbury College in early August, with more

than 350 students from 22 schools participating in

the Events Centre. Our teams were exceptional and

gained many places, including Firsts for our Year 8A

and Years 11-12A teams. Each team received Gold

Medals and a trophy.

CHESS IMPROVING OUR STUDENTS’ MINDS

In Term 3, 28 Junior School students attended the

Gold Coast Primary Interschool Chess Championships

at Carrara. All of the students played very well and

tried their best, displaying excellent sportsmanship

throughout all seven games on the day.

There is a wealth of research that has found chess to be

beneficial to children’s education, including by Dr Peter

Dauvergne from the University of Sydney in 2000.

According Dr Dauvergne in ‘The Case for Chess as a Tool

to Develop Our Children’s Minds’, chess can strengthen

problem solving skills, teach how to make difficult and

abstract decisions independently and enhance reading,

memory, language and mathematical abilities.


Spor ts Awards N ightsCanterbury celebrated the

achievements of its young sportsmen

and women with two Sports Awards

Nights this Semester.

The events acknowledged our teams that

participated in JTAS and TAS sports in

Trimesters 2 and 3. One of the highlights was a

special guest appearance by Ms Nicole Hudson,

former Captain of the Australian Women’s

Hockey Team and Olympic Gold Medallist.


Annua l Exce l lence Awards

Congratulations to Ebony Williams (Year 12) who was awarded Dux of Canterbury College.

Joshua Gell (Year 12) was awarded The University of Southern Queensland Springfield Campus Proxime Ducem Accessit Award.

The Annual Excellence Awards was an outstanding display

of our students’ talents and was a celebration of their

hard work and dedication to their studies throughout

2013. Highlights included a guest appearance by Rachael

Beck and David Hobson from the QPAC production of

‘Chitty Chitty Bang Bang’, who performed ‘Doll on a

Music Box/Truly Scrumptious’ with Canterbury dancers.

Congratulations to all awardees and thank you to all the

parents who attended in support of their children. Thank

you also to all staff who assisted and helped to make the

event as spectacular as it was.

Bridget O’Brien (Year 11) was awarded Sports Person of the Year.


Sarah Grove (Year 6) was awarded Dux of Junior School.

Akshaya Ajit (Year 9) was awarded Dux of Middle School.

Taniesha Purnell (Year 8), a performer in ‘Chitty Chitty Bang Bang’, took centre stage with the show’s stars Rachael Beck and David Hobson in a Q&A session.


Congratulations to Noah (Year 6) and Isaac Rooney (Year 4)

who have competed at State and National level in Taekwondo.

The brothers were awarded First in the pairs event at the

Queensland State Championships in June, and both qualified

for the National Championships held in October. Isaac received

one Gold, one Silver and two Bronze medals, while Noah

received one Gold and two Bronze medals.

It is with great pleasure we acknowledge Devon Bell

(Year 4, pictured left) and Jack Humrich (Year 5,

pictured right) for their great results at the State Cross

Country trials. Amongst competitors from the entire

state, Devon finished in 10th place and Jack finished

in 20th place. A commendable result for these two

great runners. Devon also finished Sixth in the 10

Years age group across Queensland Athletics.

Special congratulations to Dylan Swansson

(Year 11) who during the mid-year holidays

travelled to California, USA to attend the

Idyllwild Arts Summer Program where he

specialised in the Jazz stream.

MUSICAL MASTERYCongratulations to Brooke Hitchmough (Year

9) who won the Australian Double Reed

Society 2013 Oboe and Bassoon Competition’s

Intermediate section. Brooke was awarded a

trophy and $250 prize money.

BLACK BELT BRILLIANCE

DYLAN JAZZES UP SUMMER

CROSS COUNTRY SUCCESS

Dylan with Dr Tower, the Director of the Jazz Program at Idyllwild.


BRIDGETTE FRENCH (YEAR 11)

x Captain of Ice Precise, the winning team at the Queensland Synchronised Ice Skating Championships.

ETHAN ELLMERS (YEAR 9)

x Played in the Grand Final-winning Under 14 Logan Lightning Brisbane Premier League Soccer Team.

BROCK SMITHERS (YEAR 8)

x Played in the Gold Coast Cyclones Team that won the Queensland Junior Rugby Union State Championship.

SARAH GROVE (YEAR 6) x Named in the

Queensland Primary Schools Cricket team.

TAYLA RAINES (YEAR 9)

x Competed in the School Sport Australia Swimming and Diving Championships in Adelaide in the 50m, 100m and 200m breaststroke.

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SUCCESS Congratulations to Thomas Logan (Year 9), Shae McClellan (Year 3), and Tegan McClellan (Year 8) who travelled to New Zealand at the end of July to represent Australia at the BMX World Championships. Shae placed Fifth, while Tegan and Thomas each finished in the top 20 for their respective age groups. Well done.

SPORTS ACHIEVEMENTS

Dylan Leo (Year 9) has continued his drag racing success, progressing to five finals out of eight and winning Track Champion in the Junior Dragster Series at Willowbank Raceway. To top the weekend off, he

won the meet as well.

WILLOWBANK WIZARD

AQUATHLON TRIALSThe 2013 Aquathlon trials were held on the Gold Coast in November, with four Canterbury College students giving their all. Kalani Lang, Grace Hamilton (Year 5), Sophie-Louise Mathieson and Declan Prain (Year 6) had great races and should be very proud of themselves for completing the 1km run, 200m swim and 1km run course. Declan placed Eighth and progressed to the State Championships in Hervey Bay.


GRANDPARENTS ’ DAY

COMMUNITY

What a fabulous time we had on Grandparents’ Day! Several

hundred grandparents came to spend some special time with

us enjoying a great concert by our talented students, a morning

tea and some time in classrooms. There were many positive

comments about the morning and how much it was enjoyed.


Fathers play such an important, influential role in

their child’s development so we need to take the

time to thank our fathers for their love and care. Our

students bought little gifts from the Father’s Day

stall, and many families also enjoyed the breakfast

in the Canteen. To all our fathers, guardians, carers,

grandfathers, uncles and the men who hold the hands

and hearts of their children, we hope you had a Happy

Father’s Day.

FATHER’S DAY


CANTERBURY GOES GOLD FOR CHARITYA new focus for free dress days this Semester meant that a wide number of local organisations could benefit from the coins donated by our College community.

BLOOD DRIVE – DONATION DAY 2013

DAY FOR DANIELLast year we were honoured to have Mr Bruce and Mrs Denise Morcombe visit the College and discuss with students the importance of being aware of their environment and also having a plan if they ever felt unsafe. This year the College continued to spread this message with a special child safety assembly for all Junior School students. The assembly was held on Day for Daniel and our students had a ‘Walk for Daniel’ afterwards. They were able to spend some time reflecting on the safety message and speak with our Senior leaders about these thoughts.

Our Senior leaders, with the help of Junior School Humanitarian Captains, believed it was important to support foundations that have significant connections to our own community. They chose three that provide quality care programs and support to not only patients but also their families. September was the month of raising awareness for childhood cancer with the colour gold central to that campaign. Thank you to all students and staff who dressed up and donated gold coins to support Project Declan and the Mater Foundation and also to the students who supported CanTeen by buying and wearing bandannas.

Showing their colours: Nanaia Matangi, Summiar Eyers and Rachel Hunt (Year 9) supported the College’s fundraising efforts.

Our Year 12 Spiritual Development course was firmly

focussed on giving back to the community. We all

understood that fundraising was important but so is

raising awareness of the work of organisations such as

the Red Cross. Canterbury has been a part of the Club

Red program for three years and a number of students

have completed Ambassador training. One in three

people in their lifetime will need the services provided by

Red Cross, yet only one in 30 people are regular blood

donors. The solution was simple: encourage students

who were over 16 to register and even donate for the first

time on campus. But what about the students who could

not donate? The answer: Blood Buds. Our keen Seniors

promoted the concept of encouraging a family member

to donate on the student’s behalf. Over 300 lives were

saved in one day, and more importantly a new group of

community-minded young people committed to being

regular donors.

Felix Mollel, a Maasai warrior from Tanzania, is an amazing and inspirational character who our staff were fortunate enough to meet in January when we visited the School of St Jude. He has shown great personal resilience and perseverance to become a visitor guide at the school and recently visited Australia to share his story. Along with Director of International Relations Ms Kim Saville, he also toured the College and spoke with many classes. The students who heard from Felix now have an even greater appreciation for the hardships faced but also the hope that exists for many young children in Tanzania due to the hard work of those at the School of St Jude.

SPECIAL VISITOR GIVES INSPIRATION


HEAD’S THANKSGIV ING COCKTAIL EVENING

The College hosted the annual Head’s

Thanksgiving Cocktail Evening in the

Canterbury College Trade Training

Restaurant, to recognise and thank the many

wonderful volunteers who give so generously

of their time towards classroom and extra-

curricular activities. Thank you to you all.

Your assistance is truly valued and appreciated.



CANTERBURY COLLEGE FAIRCongratulations to our Parents and Friends Association

(P&F) who successfully organised the College Fair.

It was a wonderful day, culminating in an amazing

fireworks display.

Thank you to the many parents and staff who gave

so freely of their time to assist the P&F with this

remarkable event. Well done everyone.


Junior School Captains Georgia

Clipperton, Declan Prain and Tiffany

Woods went with Mrs Jenny George,

Dean of Junior School, to the launch

of the ‘Rediscover Logan’ publications,

which are new booklets celebrating

many successes within Logan.

The Queensland Minister for

Education, Training and Employment

Mr John-Paul Langbroek was the guest

speaker, and our students were excellent

ambassadors for Canterbury College.

Canterbury College hosted the Forde Seniors’ Forum 2013

in the Events Centre early in Semester 2.

The Hon. Bronwyn Bishop MP and Federal Member for

Forde Bert van Manen were in attendance.

Our own Stage Band, Middle School Girls’ Chorale

and Dance Company did the College proud when they

performed at the event.

Pieces included ‘Blues for Nate’ performed by the Stage

Band, the Chorale sang ‘Dreams’ and the Dance Company

presented the audience with ‘Mercy’.

FORDE SENIORS’ FORUM 2013

‘REDISCOVER LOGAN’ LAUNCH


LADIES AT LUNCH

The Logan Chamber of Commerce

Ladies at Lunch event was a huge success,

with Mr Anthony Hillier discussing the

staff and student wellbeing initiatives of

Canterbury College.

While our Music students provided the

soundtrack, our Hospitality students

ensured all guests were well fed.

14 MINUTES OF SILENCE

CANTERBURY HOSTS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Logan’s business community

came to Canterbury College

for the Logan Chamber of

Commerce Monthly Breakfast in

October.

Attendees were able to experience

the facilities of our Trade Training

Centre and our Hospitality

students catered the event in a

very professional manner.

This event is an important fixture

of the College calendar and is

another example of Canterbury’s

community focus.

Congratulations to the Junior School

students who attended the ‘14 Minutes

of Silence’ in the Canterbury Events

Centre, to raise awareness of the work of

World Vision. Their willingness to give

up talking and play certainly highlighted

their compassion for those in our world

less fortunate.


Mary Ashmore is the Ceramic tutor at the Logan

Artists Association and students were lucky to have

the benefit of Mary’s expert tuition in wheel throwing

when she visited the College. Students were shown

how to wedge the wheel-throwing clay so that it was

ready for use, then Mary demonstrated her amazing

skills to fascinated students and staff. Each student got

a chance to throw a pot of their own, and whilst they

were waiting their turn, they also completed a press

mould hand-built pot. The class was very excited to

finally get their chance to have a play on the wheels

and get very dirty. A lot of fun was had by all.

Mary returned later to further demonstrate to the

students the art of turning and tidying up the bottom

of their wheel-thrown pot creations. The resulting

pots looked fantastic and were very impressive for first

time wheel potters.

Mrs Suzi Bennett

Curriculum Coordinator, Years 7-12 Visual Art

V ISUAL ART ENRICHMENT

THE ARTS


Xuhu i Concer tEarly this Semester, we had the honour of hosting a

group of students from the Musical Group of Juveniles’

Activities Centre of Xuhui in China. Fourteen students

joined together with the College Symphony Orchestra for

a night of music, cultural connections and celebrations.


Dance NightCongratulations to all Dance

students who performed so well at

the end-of-year Dance Night event

in November.

The event showcased the work of 2013 and included

performances by Years 9 – 12 Dance students,

Junior Steppers (Years 4 – 6), Dance Ensemble

(Years 7 – 12), and Canterbury Dance Company,

the premiere Dance group of Canterbury College

for Years 9 – 12 students.

From the opening number ‘Wax On, Wax Off’ until

the finale ‘Let’s Get Ridiculous’, all dancers showed

poise, grace and elegance, and they should be proud

of the work they have done this year.


Cantabile

The girls of the Canterbury College Cantabile

Choir displayed their vocal talents once again

when they were awarded First with Honours

at the Gold Coast Eisteddfod.

They competed in the Secondary School

Choir A Grade section, and two other

Canterbury College choirs were also at the

eisteddfod. Treble Voices competed in the

Middle School Choir section and were

awarded a Very Highly Commended with

Honours. The Boys’ Vocal Group (BVG)

competed in the Secondary Showcase Choir

section where they were awarded a Highly

Commended.

Dance Company

The Canterbury College Dance Company wowed

audiences and judges at the Gold Coast Eisteddfod

in August. Competing with four dances ‘People Help

the People’, ‘Get Outta Your Mind’, ‘Mercy’ and old

favourite ‘Proud Mary’, Dance Company received a

Very Highly Commended and three Honours.

STATE L IBRARY PERFORMANCEOur Symphonic Band and Stage Band

performed extremely well at the Queensland

Band Culture exhibition at the State Library

in August.

They performed music from a variety of

eras, from the late 1800’s with Verdi’s

‘Danza Brilliante’ to the futuristic music of

the latest Star Trek movie.

GOLD COAST EISTEDDFOD SUCCESS


Our Canterbury College choirs have been busy this Semester,

performing with grace and distinction at St John’s Cathedral.

In late July, the Cantabile Choir had the privilege of singing

with the Cathedral Choir. They performed Franz Schubert’s

‘Mass in G’, a work written in 1815, and it was a wonderful

experience to take part in such a service with traditions that

date back hundreds of years. Then in October, Cantabile

performed with the Middle School Girls’ Chorale in ‘Voices

from Heaven’. The concert was a special celebration of 20

years of Cantabile. The choirs performed beautifully and were

joined by special guest artists, Canterbury College Studio

Voice teachers Leanne Kenneally and Leon Warnock.

Canterbury has surpassed its amazing success at last year’s MusicFest competition with two Platinum, two Gold and one Silver Award in 2013, proving our young musicians are among the best in the state. MusicFest is the largest school ensemble music competition in Queensland, and more than 20,000 students compete every year. Platinum Awards at this competition are reserved for near-perfect performances, and Gold and Silver are also excellent results. Congratulations to the following groups:

Cantabile - Platinum Award Symphonic Band - Platinum Award Stage Band - Gold Award (with two Special

Commendation Awards - Nikita Zatyko (Year 12) for her saxophone solo, and Liam Donnelly (Year 10) and Zane Bergman (Year 10) for their trombone work)

Symphony Orchestra - Gold Award Ritornello - Silver Award.

WORLD RECORD HOLDERSThe members of the Symphonic Band and Symphony

Orchestra (pictured) were a part of history as members of the

World’s Biggest Orchestra at Suncorp Stadium. Queensland

Music Festival Artistic Director, and internationally renowned

musician, James Morrison led 7224 musicians in the World’s

Biggest Orchestra, beating the previous world record of 6452

set by Vancouver Symphony in 2000.

Zane Bergman (left) and Liam Donnelly celebrate their MusicFest Special Commendation Award for their trombone work.

MUSICFEST SUCCESS

CANTERBURY CHOIRS SHINE


Award-winning author Maxine Mellor visited in

August to work with a dedicated group of Senior

Drama students on further developing their

script writing skills. The workshop, subsidised

by the Arts Academy and facilitated by Playlab

Press, was entitled ‘Are You For Real?’ and gave

some of our budding young playwrights an

excellent learning environment.

The focus of the two-hour workshop was on

enhancing student knowledge in managing and

structuring the Elements of Drama, Skills of Drama

and the dramatic conventions of Realism. A key

learning outcome of the workshop was for the

students to understand how to take an idea and

create dramatic action.

The international smash-hit theatrical production of ‘War

Horse’ came to our campus in July. The Year 12 Drama

students were offered the chance to work with artists from

the production in an extensive puppetry workshop, which

trained the students in the same techniques used in the stage

production.

The workshop focussed on students creating their own character:

a small boy made of nothing more than brown paper and

masking tape. Through physical performance techniques, the

students immersed themselves in this character and created a

believable, realistic scenario of their own devising.

To start the ‘Artist in Residence’ program for 2013, the

two Year 12 Drama classes viewed quality live cinematic

theatre when the Markwell Presents touring show ‘What

Simon Said’ came at the end of July. This 60-minute

show focussed on the central character of Simon, who

lives alone, is dealing with a big day in his life and is

constantly hen-pecked by his mother. ‘What Simon

Said’ is about the inner battles we all engage in, and how

much of what we imagine happening does not happen in

the real world.

The show utilised many cinematic theatre techniques, and

students were able to see the potential for their own future

productions. The performance was followed by a 60-minute

seminar which explored the theory and techniques behind

cinematic theatre, thus ensuring the students also had a

solid theoretical understanding of this highly contemporary

dramatic style.

Mr Matthew Kopelke

Curriculum Coordinator, K-12 Drama

DRAMA WORKSHOPWAR HORSE

WHAT SIMON SAID


GALA CONCERTSThis year’s Gala Concerts were an end-

of-year musical spectacular, featuring 17

groups over four concerts.

Performers included students from Junior Strings,

Twinklets, All Star Strings, Junior Singers, Junior School

Choir, Junior Guitar Ensemble, Treble Voices, String

Orchestra, Middle School Girls’ Chorale, Stage Band,

Percussion Ensemble, Boys’ Vocal Group, Senior Concert

Choir, Cantabile, Ritornello, Symphonic Band and

Symphony Orchestra.


Junior Sport It was another awesome season of JTAS

Sport this Semester, with many exceptional

achievements by our students. They

played with spirit and energy in Football,

Basketball, Touch Football, Tennis and

AFL, while also performing exceedingly

well in Athletics.

Participation was at a fantastic level, with

nine teams entered in Basketball and three

of those winning six out of seven games.

The Blue Tennis Team were undefeated - a

great season.

JUNIOR SPORTS


Thirty-nine students in our JTAS Athletics Team

contested the JTAS Athletics Championships. Our

students achieved First Place and broke six records:

Caitlyn Peck (Year 4) in the 200m, Jack Humrich (Year

5) in Long Jump and Discus, and the 9 Years Girls, 10

Years Girls and 11/12 Years Boys 4x100m Relays.

Our record-breaking relay teams were Amy Reynolds,

Jemma Dilks, Melissa Donaldson and Caitlyn Peck

(4x100m Relay - 9 Years Girls); Miah Ward, Mia

Hamilton, Paige McNamara and Olivia Gell (4x100m

Relay - 10 Years Girls); and Jack Humrich, Harrison

Hoey, Hamish Kabel-Pluck and Patrick Humphrey

(4x100m Relay - 11/12 Years Boys).

JTAS ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS


JUNIOR SCHOOL INTERHOUSE BALL GAMES CARNIVAL

Our youngest students bounced,

rolled and tossed their way through

their Interhouse Ball Games

Carnival in September.

Kindy-Year 2 students enjoyed a morning session,

while the Year 3-6 students had their own games in

the afternoon. Games included Rob the Nest, Clean

up the Backyard, Over and Under, and Tunnel Ball.

The four teams Becket, Ramsey, Temple and Cranmer

kept up their loud and proud war cries, with plenty of

vocal supporters throughout the day.


K-2 INTERHOUSE ATHLETICS CARNIVALThe Kindergarten-Year 2 Athletics Carnival saw many

small, happy faces run, jump and skip the day away in

the August sun. To all the staff, students and families

involved, thank you for a wonderful day. There were

many great moments for each child and parent. We

thank you for making this day special and look forward

to fostering this love of physical activity with your child.


PREP – YEAR 2 SWIMMING CARNIVALIn October all Prep, Year 1 and Year

2 students travelled to Bethania

Aquatic Centre to take part in their

2013 Swimming Carnival. Students

enjoyed the many games, whilst

having a splash in the water.

It was a fabulous day, and it was

wonderful to see the students’

enthusiasm and active participation.


Sen ior Spor t Trimester 3 saw the Canterbury teams

exhibit great sportsmanship and

teamwork as they held their own against

their TAS competitors.

Sports played included Boys’ Basketball, Boys’ Football,

Girls’ Touch Football and Girls’ Volleyball, and the College

was awarded another Premiership; an excellent achievement.

Congratulations to the Year 10 Boys’ Basketball Team on

their third Premiership in as many years, and the Year 8 Girls’

Touch Football Team who progressed to the Grand Final.

SENIOR SPORTS


The Canterbury College Cheerleading Team competed at the World Cup Cheerleading Championships in August, with students from many Queensland schools in attendance at this major event. The College entered teams in six different divisions and achieved the following results:

- Senior Pom: Third

- Middle Pom: Fourth

- Stunt Group Team: First

- Stunt Group Team 2: First

- Senior Dance Duo: Third

- Middle Dance Duo: Second.

TAS REP RUGBY PLAYERSAfter a stellar TAS Rugby Union

season, several Canterbury College

Rugby Union players were selected

in the TAS Representative Rugby

Union Team. Congratulations to the

following students: Open Team –

Raymond Rehua and Tarewa Papuni

(Year 12); Under 15 Team – Daniel

Brownbill, Luke Clipperton, William

Hilston, Tai Cragnolini, Lachlan

Brookes and Damien Tronc (Year 10).

THREE CHEERS FOR CANTERBURY

During the June/July holidays, the Canterbury Equestrian Team attended the Interschool State Championships.

This year, the team consisted of Taylah Andrew (Year 12,

Captain), Samantha Collins, Amber Kaats, Hannah Vardy,

Sharquira Jenkinson (Year 10) and Maleah Lang-McMahon

(Year 4). The team achieved outstanding success and, just to

top it off, some of our riders qualified for Nationals.

EQUESTRIAN STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS


INTERHOUSE ATHLETICS CARNIVALThe 2013 Middle/Senior School Interhouse Athletics

Carnival was held in July, with great spirit shown by

all competitors, balancing mass participation and

individual brilliance. Congratulations to Becket

House for claiming the overall Championship Trophy

for the most points.


The team gained much experience and many great

results. At Lake Kawana, Jenna Bilston (Year 8)

received a Silver Medal in the Under 14 Single Scull

and many rowers progressed to Semi-Finals and Finals.

In Bundaberg, Jessica Lord (Year 8) progressed to the

Semi-Finals of the Under 14 Single Scull, in a field of

77 rowers. All Double Scull crews rowed so well that

they progressed to the Semi-Finals.

This Semester saw the Rowing Squad compete at the South Queensland Schools Rowing Championships at Lake Kawana and the Queensland State Schools Rowing Championships Regatta in Bundaberg, with great success.

ROWERS SHOW THEIR SKILL


NATIONAL RIDERCongratulations to Year 10 student Hannah

Vardy on her achievements in the Queensland

Team at the National Equestrian Championships,

held in Perth in early October. Hannah was

chosen to represent her state in the Senior Novice

Dressage and Elementary Dressage events where

she placed Ninth and 13th overall respectively.

Nine committed and talented Canterbury College athletes

represented the South Coast region at the Queensland Track and

Field Championships. This event involved the best athletes from

all over Queensland competing for the title of State Champion.

Congratulations to the following students who claimed medals

against very strong opposition:

Mitchell Fekete: Gold in the Under 14 Hammer Throw and

Silver in the 13 Years Discus.

Caitlin McQuilkin–Bell: Silver in the 16 Years Girls 800m.

Tianah List: Bronze in the 15 Years Javelin.

TAS Ath le t i cs

The theme for this year’s TAS Athletics

Championships was the ‘TEAM’, and this

was certainly the focus throughout the

event. The team produced many excellent

performances, and special mention goes to

Tianah List (Year 10) and Caitlin McQuilkin-

Bell (Year 11) who competed with absolute

distinction. Their talent and school spirit was

outstanding, resulting in two TAS records.

At the end of the day, Canterbury College

placed Fourth in the TAS Blue Division - a

great result and only narrowly behind Third.

QUEENSLAND TRACK AND FIELD


Junior Resource Centre staff were thrilled with the

response to our annual Book Fair held in Term 3. The

Fair is always a great opportunity to encourage students

and their families to get excited about reading, learning

and the wonder of books. The Book Fair’s success hinges

on the support of the College community and this year

staff, students and families were exceptionally embracing

of the event.

BOOK FA IR

JUNIOR SCHOOL

QUEENSLAND TRACK AND FIELD


Our Book Week celebrations brought many

beloved literary characters to life in our

Junior School. Pirates, fairies, superheroes

and Middle Earthlings all came together

to remind our students of the fun and

importance of reading.

BOOK WEEK PARADE



PIRATES’ SECRET TREASURE SHOW

The Kindergarten students dressed in

their best pirate attire for the Pirates’

Secret Treasure Show in August.


KINDERGARTEN-YEAR 2 CELEBRATION EVENING

What an enjoyable night was had at the ‘Night at the Movies’

for our Kindergarten – Year 2 students. The event was a

joyous recognition of their achievements in 2013, and many

family members attended in support of the students. There

was plenty of variety and the children performed very well in

their year groups. It was wonderful to see our young dancers

also having an opportunity to perform for an audience.


NIGHT OF THE NOTABLES

Our Year 5 students transformed themselves

into 19th century Australians for their

‘Night of the Notables’ presentation.

Students studied characters from Australia’s past in their History

classes; people who were part of our development and were

involved in the expansion of the first settlement.

The evening was the culminating event of this History unit, and

the children were able to share their work and what they had

learnt about their chosen person.


Our happy Year 4 students left with

smiles on their faces for their three-day

camp to Maranatha on the Sunshine

Coast. This camp provides the students’

first experience of rope courses and

outdoor training activities.

YEAR 4 CAMP


Innovat ions@Cante rburyMost would agree that Innovations@Canterbury was a huge success in

2013. Thank you to all parents and family members for your support.

The attendance rate certainly made it an amazing occasion. This Year 9

cohort has set the bar very high - the exhibits were flooded with colour,

interactive equipment and valuable information. Younger students

certainly benefitted from every stall, taking away lots of goodies and

being able to learn from their role models. We are extremely proud of

their achievements and thank everyone involved in this student-driven

project.

This year, seven groups exhibited their self-directed projects at the CEC

in September: Hands on Wildlife, Hands on Environment, People

and Technology (PAT), Cultural Immersion, North Queensland

Investigations, Domesticated Pet Education (DPE) and RSL.

MIDDLE SCHOOL



JAPANESE ACTIVIT IES AT MT COOT-THA

It was a day of learning, tranquillity and art as

the Year 8 Japanese students visited the Japanese

Gardens at the Mount Coot-tha Botanic Gardens.

The students learnt about the five elements of a

Japanese Garden (ornament, plant, stone, water

and wood) and studied how “borrowed scenery”

impacts on the feelings generated inside a garden.

The Brisbane City Council Education Officers

took the students through Japanese cultural

activities of haiku poetry and sumie (ink drawing).

The students then used all of the information

gathered to create their own model garden and

used Japanese sentences to describe what was in

their model.

The students also saw a special bonsai tree display

and learnt about the different patterns formed by

the shaping of the branches.

Mrs Sue Walduck

Coordinator of International Programs/Japanese Teacher


STUDY TOURS

We were fortunate enough to have a number of

schools visit our College from various countries

this Semester. Over a number of weeks our students

buddied up with the visiting students to provide a

cultural experience. We appreciate the lengths our

students went to, to make them feel welcome to the

Canterbury College community. The following is a

speech given by Year 8 student Samara Paradine at

the farewell for the students from Yanan, China:

On behalf of all the students at Canterbury College,

I would like to thank you for coming to Australia to

experience our school and way of life. We have enjoyed

getting to know you and sharing our classes and recesses

together.

As a College, we hope that you have enjoyed your time

here and have many fond memories and friendships to

look back on and take home to your families and friends.

Your experiences of Australian wildlife, sport and food

will be with you forever.

We would like to wish you a safe and happy trip back to

China and wish you all the best in your futures.

Thank you and safe travels. By Samara Paradine (Year 8)


The Good Shepherd program fosters growth

and friendship between the Middle and Senior

Schools, with the Year 7 students being mentored

by Year 11’s. The mentors this year impressed

staff and students with their dedication and

enthusiasm while providing a support system for

their younger buddies and facilitating activities

to develop qualities for success, such as building

trust, confidence and resilience. The program

concluded in August, with Year 7 students

hosting a Break up Breakfast to thank the Good

Shepherds for their hard work and commitment.

MENTORS CELEBRATED

This year Canterbury College entered

a Year 7 team and a Year 8/9 team

in the Readers Cup competition.

The competition involves each

team reading six set novels then

participating in an interschool

competition to answer detailed

questions about each novel.

Monique Wisnewski, Nicola Cain, Kameka Claffey,

Hannah McNamara, Aaliya Khan and Angel Zou

participated from Year 7, and placed 12th out of 34 teams.

Alice Garner, Chelsea O’Connor, Alaina Warwick,

Heilyn Bonquin and Georgia Lovelock made up the

Year 8/9 Team, and placed Fifth out of 13 teams.

READERS CUP


The Careers Expo was held at the Logan Metro Sports

Centre in Crestmead. Students in Year 10, with their

form teachers, the Year Level Coordinator and myself,

attended the exhibition. They had the opportunity

to attend workshops and speak with representatives

from many industries, universities, TAFES, registered

trainers, the Defence Force, manufacturing and

construction. This exhibition gave the students further

insight into their planning and supported their SET

Plan preparation for Senior studies.

Mrs Colette Naicker

Careers Counsellor

STUDENTS DISCOVER THEIR FUTURE

SENIOR SCHOOL

SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING CHALLENGEThirty Year 10 Extension Science students competed

in the Griffith University Science and Engineering

Challenge held in the CEC in August. The students

competed in eight teams to complete science and

engineering activities with minimum introduction

and theory. Overall Canterbury placed Second, with

two teams winning their challenges. Tessa Markham,

Michelle Smith and Luke Clipperton (pictured) won the

‘Bridge Building’ and Courtney Kwan, Tiana Holder,

Selina Wells and Lisa Kerr won the ‘Catapult’ challenge.

Mr Laurie Maetam

Curriculum Coordinator, Years 10-12 Science


In 2010, Mrs Michelle Sams (Guidance Counsellor and Coordinator of the Peer Mediation and Buddying program) started training Senior students in the process of peer mediation. In 2011 the mediators offered another service to the College community and began buddying select students in the Junior School. Since this time, the buddy service has increased and now quite a number of Junior students have been supported by our Senior buddies.

As well as developing social connectedness and improving young children’s self-esteem, the buddies play an incredible role in building positive relationships across the College. Every Junior student needs to feel they have someone to look up to, which is why the work of our buddies is so important.

The Senior buddies - Chelsea Wells-Dunn, Victoria Munro, David Kindness, Harry Wells, Jackson Lyle (Year 11), Talitha Glazbrook (Year 10) and Zoe Agerbeek (Year 9) - have similar ideas about what they like about being a buddy and what makes their work special.

“We work with the children on their social skills and classroom skills, in a way that is fun and enjoyable for them,” Chelsea said.

The buddies join in class work, help in sport activities and play with the children at break times and they are very dedicated to the task.

“It is great to be able to connect with the younger students, and to feel that they look up to us,” Victoria said.

In 2014, Canterbury College becomes an official Better Buddies School and will be supported by the Alannah and Madeline Foundation. The Canterbury College Peer Buddying Network will increase and further buddying services will be provided in the Junior School. Mrs Jenny George (Dean of Junior School), Mrs Paula Deighton (Assistant Dean of Junior School) and Mrs Michelle Sams look forward to working with our Senior buddies and training our Year 6 buddies so that they can help our new students entering their first year of Junior School to feel safe, valued and connected to our friendly and caring College community.

BUDDIES MAKING CHILDREN SMILE (AND FEEL SAFE)


For the first time since 2008, a Canterbury College debating team has won the Rotary High Schools Debating Competition. Congratulations to the Year 12 Team who won presenting the negative case of the topic ‘That children can change the world’.

All three adjudicators were very impressed by the assured nature of the team’s presentation, the unity of the team’s case and the thoroughness of their rebuttal. Rhiannon Nind was chosen unanimously by the adjudicators for the Best Speaker Award.

Budding designers Natasha Stanley and Sarah Corbet (Year 11) used their creative flair to take them to the State Final of the Agricultural Societies Natural Fibres Make and Model Competition.

The event was held at the Royal Brisbane Show (Ekka) in August, and the girls entered the ‘Wearable Art’ section. Natasha (pictured left) was awarded Second for her dress made entirely of cards, inspired by ‘Alice in Wonderland’. Sarah (pictured right) was inspired by nature and her theme was a violet orchid.

Congratulations to 2012 Canterbury College graduates Henrietta Mwitenawe and Jacob Wilson who were both awarded an Australian Vocational Student Prize. These are awarded annually to students who have shown exceptional skill, commitment and achievement while undertaking a Vocational Education and Training (VET) in Schools program or an Australian School-based Apprenticeship (ASbA).

Henrietta completed Certificate III in Aged Care, Certificate II in Retail and Certificate II in Hospitality, while Jacob completed Certificate III in Wall and Ceiling Lining, Certificate II in Emergency Medical Services First Response and Certificate II in Public Safety (Aquatic Rescue). Henrietta and Jacob each received a certificate and a cheque for $2000 from the Australian Government.

This is a wonderful achievement and we are very proud of them both. We wish Henrietta and Jacob the very best in their future endeavours.

EKKA SUCCESS

AUSTRALIAN VOCATIONAL STUDENT PRIZE

HOSPITALITY HIGH TEA PRESENTATIONYear 11 Hospitality students hosted their parents for a High Tea presentation near the end of this Semester, showcasing the skills they have learnt this year.

The food and drinks were presented beautifully in a highly professional manner, with a selection of meringues, friands, sausage rolls and sandwiches just part of the delectable menu.

Winners: Mr Iain Hogg and Mr Tim Ballam-Cross with the winning Year 12 Team of Rhiannon Nind, Jessica Barker, Maddison King and Eleanor Hilston.

DEBATING WIN


The Year 10 Dinner

Dance held at the end of

October was a success.

Thank you to Mrs Joy

Turnor and her team

for organising the event.

Many staff accompanied

the students onto the

Kookaburra Queen for a

very enjoyable evening.

Year 10 Dinner Dance


YEAR 11 LEADERSHIP CAMP

The Year 11 students were involved in their Leadership Camp

in the last week of Term 3. This four-day camp was designed

for students to be involved in a range of activities to enhance

their leadership qualities and to unite them as a cohort.

Students enjoyed a trip to the beach, a Heroes Dance, a diverse

mix of leadership activities and also the important leadership

speeches and development of House ideas for 2014. The camp

was an outstanding success with the students thoroughly

enjoying themselves whilst also seeing a dramatic shift in their

relationship with one another. We congratulate the students

on their impressive participation throughout the camp with

everyone immersing themselves in the activities and helping out

as needed. Mrs Donna Anderson, Ms Diana Glover and I were

able to visit on the Wednesday and were very impressed with the

spirit shown and the camaraderie evident between the students.

The Seniors of 2014 nominated and held voting for various

leadership roles next year. A special thank you also goes to Mr

Glen Walker and Dr Debra Tedman as leaders in organising the

camp and also to the teaching staff who attended. Their positive

attitude and commitment were greatly appreciated. It is now

hoped that, with the skills and lessons learnt throughout this

unique experience, the class of 2014 will leave a lasting and

positive legacy for the College community.

Mr Tony Nutt

Dean of Senior School


As the Year 12 students of 2013 approached the end of schooling life, the cohort reflected on their experiences and pondered their futures as they celebrated their Valedictory Dinner.

Congratulations and well wishes were shared by everyone, as Dean of Senior School Mr Tony Nutt and Head of College Mrs Donna Anderson offered words of praise and advice to the graduates.

College Captains Eamon Kearns and Eleanor Hilston cut the graduation cake to end the evening, followed by a presentation of a collection of photos contributed by the students.

Va led ic tory D inner


The Class of 2013 Final Roll Call was a time for celebration, reflection and looking forward. Hearing their names called for the final time as Canterbury College students was bittersweet. The tears and laughter which filled the CEC showed the great impact this cohort has had on the College, and we wish them all successful, bright and happy futures.

FINAL ROLL CALL


In the lead up to this year’s Ski Trip, 37 Year 12 students and the four supervising staff regularly checked the snow reports in anticipation for the opening of New Zealand’s south island ski season. Thankfully, luck was on our side, with lots of early season snow providing us with a sufficient base and all lifts operating. Our tour party skied and boarded at Mt Hutt near Methven, and Coronet Peak and The Remarkables near Queenstown.

Unfortunately, Mt Hutt did not provide us with

the most pleasurable skiing conditions. We were

forced to have a down day on what was meant to

be our first day of skiing. Mt Hutt had lived up to

its nickname ‘Mt Shut’. We finally hit the snow on

Day 3 of the tour but the conditions were deplorable

with gale-force winds almost pushing us back up

the mountain! This did not deter our students.

After their first morning lesson practising on the

magic carpet, the students were itching to try out

their newly-acquired skills on a more difficult run.

Thankfully, most of them had gained some degree of

control and were able to make it safely down their

first green run. We had so many funny moments on

our trip. Many involved getting on or off the chair

lifts or the wearing of the ‘Shorts of Shame’ – an ugly

pair of boxer shorts that the last late student had

to wear. The students were wonderful ambassadors

for Canterbury and a pleasure to travel with. We

hope that this opportunity has instilled a passion

for skiing, boarding and travel. Thank you to Mr

Mitchell Staples, Mr James Jenkins and Miss Jacinta

Cain for accompanying the students on the trip.

Mrs Megan Christie

Ski Trip CoordinatorSki

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PAST AND PRESENT

Joshua Goes(Class of 2003) I currently work in the Site Reliability Engineering section of Google. As the name suggests, our goal is to keep things reliable and stable. Contrary to what the name suggests, the focus is not just site related; it can be the behind-the-scenes cogs and gears as well. Within the Site Reliability Engineering section, most of us have specialty areas that make up of most of our day-to-day work. My specialty area is monitoring - keeping an eye on many, many computer servers and pre-empting any issues.

I remember Canterbury College being a fun place. The teachers were really nice, easy

to get along with and some of them were pretty entertaining. My English teacher taught me for three years and, despite my poor performance in the subject, she never gave up trying to teach me. I feel that, out of all the teachers I have had, I learnt the most from her.

My favourite class was Physics. Aside from it being personally interesting, it was a lot of fun especially when doing the electronics coursework. One of the mini-projects I remember well was creating a fully functional naughts-and-crosses game on our graphics calculators.

Without a doubt, Canterbury has helped make me who I am today. The teachers were all so friendly, supportive and patient with me, and without that I do not think I would have come as far as I have.

Ke l l y Brown (Class of 1998)

When I first left Canterbury, I studied Science for a year, then took a break working in public libraries in Logan before starting uni again a year later, this time in Education.

Since graduating, I have been working as a primary school teacher in Special Education. I recently studied part-time for my Masters of Education (Guidance and Counselling), and have just started working part-time as a Guidance Officer.

I have really enjoyed my work as a teacher and what I enjoy most is seeing children progress in their learning, when they have that “I get it!” moment. As a Guidance

Officer, there are some challenges in the role. Hearing about the really tough circumstances in their lives is the greatest challenge. I know that I am making a small difference by being someone who cares and listens to them. Helping children build their skills and confidence to deal with problems in their lives is very rewarding.

I started at Canterbury College in Year 5. Over the years, there were many great times. Year 7 Camp was such a great experience - though at times I thought I was not going to survive three days in the bush! I enjoyed Latin, Biology and Music at school and I had some fantastic teachers. There was plenty of laughter, adventure and friendship. I really value the friendships I made at Canterbury, and today one of my closest friends is someone I met in Year 8.

Without a doubt,

Canterbury has

helped make me who

I am today.

Helping children

build their skills and

confidence to deal with

problems in their lives

is very rewarding.


Jake Ilsley (Class of 2009) There are many memories I have of Canterbury, and they mainly include Rowing, Music, and getting up to the usual adolescent mischief with my friends. I also remember my teachers. I enjoyed studying Music, IPT, Maths, and Physics.

I studied Mechanical Engineering at the University of Queensland

(UQ) and have done vacation work with Woodside Oil. I hope to

further my career in the industry in 2014.

There have been many challenges I have come across in my

university life. Mechanical Engineering has a very high work load,

and creating a work/life balance was somewhat an art form to

perfect throughout the years of my undergraduate degree. Having

said this, I have really enjoyed the experience and am grateful for

the friends I have made along the way and the opportunities I

have been lucky enough to receive.

CAPS – CANTERBURY ASSOCIATION OF PAST STUDENTS

Tamara Muellner (Class of 2003) After Senior School, I completed a Bachelor of Business Management, majoring in Marketing and Business Communications. This eventually led me to my current role as a Marketing Coordinator for a national B2B consumables company.

I enjoy my work because every day is different. I am constantly learning and finding ways to improve what I do. There have also been obstacles, however, as marketing is a very competitive industry and it is hard to get your foot in the door. Being confident and attending networking events has been a challenge, but I am building my network and am better for it.

I remember Canterbury College as a very fun and supportive place. Subjects I enjoyed included Music, Drama and Science, and I still remember the teachers.

I am constantly learning

and finding ways to improve

what I do.

I am grateful for the friends I have made

along the way and the opportunities I

have been lucky enough to receive.

REUNIONS 2014In 2014, four reunions will be held for our past students.

The Five Year Reunion (Class of 2009) will be held on

22 February, the 10 Year Reunion (Class of 2004) on 29

March, the 15 Year Reunion (Class of 1999) on 3 May

and the 20 Year Reunion (Class of 1994) on 24 June.

Any past students who would like to be involved or

would like more information should contact CAPS at

[email protected]. You can also go to the

CAPS page on Facebook.

ANNOUNCEMENTSPlease let us know about your special events such

as weddings, engagements and births. Email your

details and pictures to [email protected]

PAST AND PRESENT STORIESWe would really like to know what you are all doing

now, and to be able to share your stories with other

past students and the current Canterbury community.

This is a great way of letting everyone know what you

have achieved since leaving Canterbury. Email your

details and pictures to [email protected]

FACEBOOKLike us on Facebook and join the CAPS Facebook

group for current information.

CURRENT DETAILSIt is very important that we have everyone’s current

details so please let us know yours, and pass the CAPS

email on to anyone you know who is a past student,

teacher or parent of Canterbury College. Details can

be emailed to [email protected]


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