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News from 2009
Science and Engineering Win
Christ Church boys have topped the State in a science and engineering challenge and in doing so have won the right to compete against the best teams from around the country.
SLSWA Rescue Chopper Spots Christ Church Boardies
The cheers matched the bright colours of boardies as the Westpac Lifesaver Rescue Helicopter descended on the School oval this afternoon.
Nativity Performance Captures Christmas Spirit
The Early Learning Centre put smiles on all the faces in the chapel this morning with their colourful nativity performance.
Helping Hands Pack Hampers
After three weeks of packing hampers during recess and lunch breaks, five Prep School boys this week loaded 160 Christmas hampers on to the Anglicare truck. Through the Anglicare Christmas Appeal, these hampers will help provide much needed items for families in crisis this Christmas.
School Welcomes Future Students
The atmosphere in the Prep School today was warm and welcoming as boys entering Years 2 to 6 in 2010 attended Orientation Day.
Rhodes Scholar Inspires Year 7 Class
Brad Hilliard’s Year 7 class was proud to host WA’s 2010 Rhodes Scholar Dustin Stuart at the School this week.
Community Choir Set to Bring Christmas Spirit
The Christmas spirit is already stirring and the Community Choir has been busy preparing for the upcoming Advent Carol Service.
Future Students Create Centenary Masks
A buzzing network of art workstations were set up around the Prep School today as the future boys of 2010 began creating special masks to use for the School’s Centenary celebrations.
Treasure Supports Movember
After receiving a metal detector for his eighth birthday, Year 2 boy Andrew set about searching for treasure, deciding that the best place to start was in the playgrounds at Christ Church.
Year 7s Become Solo Researchers
An exciting research project called Solo Enterprise has taught a group of Year 7 students how to become specialists in a topic of their choice.
Parent Volunteers Honoured for Outstanding Service
The Parents' Association recognised the outstanding volunteering efforts of two parents at their October meeting.
Ninth Year of Design and Technology Awards
The ninth annual Design and Technology awards held this week was a showcase of the top senior student works in 2009.
Staff Finalise Venture Planning
As the Year 10 students look forward to Venture, an exciting 11-day expedition through the Walpole region, the Kooringal staff have been working hard behind the scenes.
School Offers Moment of Silence for Remembrance Day
Staff and students joined together on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month to pause for Remembrance Day.
Interschool Spelling Bee Challenges Prep Boys
The annual 2009 Interschool Spelling Bee was hosted by Christ Church last Tuesday.
Exceptional Violinist Takes LMusA
Year 11 student Riley Skevington has achieved a distinction for the Licentiate diploma in Music (LMusA), a dream far beyond the reach of most musicians his age.
Year 1s Become Mailmen
The franking machine was given a good workout when the Year 1s acted as mailmen as part of their ‘Jobs in the Community’ programme last week.
Touch Rugby, French Style
Head of Languages Elisabeth Gerber’s Year 11 French class had the opportunity to drop the books and try out their language skills on the playing field this week.
Becoming Level 1 Earth Keepers
Since Term 1, the Year 5s have been working hard to become Level 1 Earth Keepers.
Two Generations of Canteen Rosters
Fifty years after enjoying her first canteen duty, Christ Church grandmother Rosemary Hodder has officially done her last duty as her grandson Ben finishes Year 12. But keen to stay involved in the School, and despite no longer having any sons or grandsons at the School, she said she would be happy to help out in the future if there weren’t enough mothers available.