'CATCH A RISING STAR' - CONCERT IN THE CATHEDRAL

Over 400 boys, from Years 5 - 8, played to a packed Holy Trinity Cathedral on Tuesday night at what has become one of the highlights of the school calendar - The Concert in the Cathedral. The evening began with a rousing performance by the Kapa Haka and ended with the much-loved rendition of "Tequila" by the Jazz Band. All the different bands played with enthusiasm and a high-level of skill, and the evening was a huge success.

DESKS BOUND FOR SAMOAN SCHOOLS

On Tuesday 10th November, over 500 King’s boys loaded their classroom desks and chairs onto two containers on their journey to two schools, Falese’ela and Safato’a, on the south west coast of Samoa. These schools serve 6 local villages with a desperate need for support following the recent tsunami. The children in these schools have very little equipment at all and currently do their lessons sitting on the floor. Each King's boy attached a personal letter of friendship and encouragement to his desk, and generous parents also contributed tee shirts, books and stationery to be sent with the furniture.

All classrooms at King's now have the new Furnware desks and chairs, to complement those in the LightHouse. The new furniture has been designed specifically to meet the needs of each individual student. Each desk and chair is tailored to the correct height of each child ensuring better posture and comfort.

ST CUTHBERT'S COMES TO VISIT

Year 1 St Cuthbert's girls spent the day at King's with our Transition and Year 1 boys while the Year 2 boys went off to St Cuthbert's for the day. Many new friendships were forged over storytelling and play time!

NATIONAL SEIDO KARATE CHAMPION!

Finn Matheson, 2CO won National Champion in the under 10 division at the National Seido Karate Tournament despite being only 7 years old. He also achieved the extremely rare feat of scoring a perfect 10/10 from all five judges. No-one present had ever seen a perfect score at any previous Tournament at any grade level
Finn was presented with his gold medal and certificate by Hanshi Charles Martin of New York honbu (honbu=headquarters - 'hanshi' is the rank of 8th dan black belt, is second highest in the world and only three people have ever attained that rank).

NEW ZEALAND NATIONAL TENNIS CHAMPION

Arash Hafezi, 7Mc, has won the Junior Tennis Masters at just 12 years old. This gives him the ranking of the Number 1 twelve year in New Zealand. Arash started playing tennis three years ago and practises at least four times a week.

Congratulations Arash! A fantastic achievement.

'LIFT THE LID' ART EXHIBITION IN THE LIGHTHOUSE

On October 29th the Lighthouse was packed with hundreds of people admiring all the amazing pieces of art produced by every boy in the school and exhibited in the first major Art Exhibition of its kind to be held at King’s School. For most boys this was their first ever exhibition and a chance to share their work with their families.

King’s Old Boy and celebrated artist, Sir Don Binney officially opened this amazing exhibition.

Every spare wall in the Lighthouse was filled with a huge variety of different artwork from all year groups, using different medias, topics and colours. Families mingled and admired the art, stopping to discuss the various pieces as they caught their eye. It was a fantastic evening for the whole school community.