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Operation Christmas Child 2009
The boys, staff and family have done it again! This year CCGS donated 101 boxes to Operation Christmas Child, exceeding last year’s total of 65 boxes.
Prefects 2010
Prefects elected to lead the School in 2010 made individual pledges and were presented with distinguishing ties at the Senior School assembly.
School Farewells Class of 2009
The annual Year 12 Valedictory Assembly was an opportunity for staff, students and family members to give a formal farewell to the Class of 2009.
Kate Mitchell, Assistant Director of Kooringal
Kate Mitchell is Assistant Director at Kooringal, Christ Church Grammar School’s outdoor education centre.
More Mural Fun in the Prep School
After the success of last term’s mural in the Prep School undercroft, artist in residence Paula Hart has been back for more fun and colour with the boys, this time bringing life to the exterior walls near the Blue Web.
Simon Hunn, Head of English
Simon Hunn is Head of English at Christ Church Grammar School.
PMC Boys Build Historical Wooden Stools
Year 12 boys from the Peter Moyes Centre will take home a bit of school history at the end of the year – in the shape of a wooden stool.
Tim Willoughby Outstanding Performance Award
At the Midnite-Drama Dinner on Friday 23 October and in the presence of His Excellency the Governor, the inaugural Tim Willoughby Outstanding Performance Award was presented to Ben Thomas (Year 11) for his role as Professor Higgins in “Pygmalion”, staged earlier this year.
Wheelchair Basketball Raises Awareness for Disabilities
Several Prep School Physical Education classes were given the chance to see what it’s like to play sport in a wheelchair this week.
CO2 Fuels Dragsters at Nationals
Christ Church has recorded its equal best ever result at the National CO2 Dragster Championships and, for the first time, has produced the fastest student car.
Cadets Parade in Year Finale
Cadet commitments wrapped up for the year with last week’s annual Headmaster’s Cadet Parade and the Headmaster’s Senior Cadet Ranks Dinner.
Elisabeth Gerber, Head of Languages
Elisabeth Gerber is Head of Languages at Christ Church Grammar School.
Future Problem Solvers
After their fantastic success at State level last term, 18 boys from Years 6 and 7 travelled to Queensland earlier this month to take on the best future problem solvers in the country – and seven Year 7 boys came home with a place.
Angela Anderson, Prep School Learning Development Teacher
Angela Anderson is a Learning Development Teacher in Christ Church Grammar School’s LW Parry Preparatory School.
Distinctions in Accounting Exam
Year 12 Accounting students have set themselves up well for their final exams, with some choosing to sit an external exam and nearly all choosing to take part in a full-day workshop – on a Saturday!
French Enthusiasts Share Love of Food
Year 11 students from the Christ Church and Methodist Ladies' College Languages programmes met up last week for an authentic cultural dining experience.
Make Your Own Story Book Competition
This year some of our Year 8 classes entered the “Make Your Own Story Book Competition”.
Christ Church Wins National da Vinci Decathlon
Eight Christ Church Year 8s have used their outstanding skill diversity to claim national glory in a competition named after one of the world’s greatest thinkers and scholars Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519).
Mathematics Success Across Senior School
Christ Church students have achieved some fantastic Mathematics results over recent months.
Continued Science Olympiad Success
International Science Olympiads continue to provide success stories for Christ Church. The most recent is Year 12 student Jason Kong’s silver medal in this year’s International Chemistry Olympiad held in the United Kingdom and the selection of four more students for 2010 Science Olympiad Scholar Schools.