Around 160 people came to the Cornerstone Fundraising Group’s annual Quiz Night. There were team costumes, dance performances, auctions, plenty of food options to keep the evening engaging. Much of the wider Cornerstone Community came out for a fun night out of laughter and frivolity. Quiz categories ranged from Sports trivia, Bible, Geography, to TV […]
Category Archives: Christian Character
Naphtali Win Family Tribe Carnival
From bottle-flipping, to math tangrams, to bouncy castle sliding, Naphtali tribe dominated our end of term Tribe competition. The light-hearted competition was judged partly on our school values of kindness, and integrity. One of the advantages of a Year 1 – 13 area school is the family and community feel. Tribe teams were organised in […]
Upstanding Attitude Towards Bullying on Pink Shirt Day
In our annual bullying awareness week, students dressed in pink or bright colours to stand together against bullying. There were activities and best costume competitions. Proceeds of the primary school mufti-day went towards the Backpack Outreach He Kete Aroha – for at risk children in the Manawatu. We also had our Secondary Missions Committee run […]
Cornerstone Wins Christian School Sports Exchange Shield
With a strong sports team lead by Sports Prefect Talaiasi Muli, Cornerstone were keen to avenge their narrow loss in the 2021 Christian Schools Sports Exchange. Hosted by Longburn Adventist College (LAC), Cornerstone, and Hastings Christian School (HCS) competed in eight different sports over two days. Day One started well for Cornerstone, with our makeshift […]
Year 13 Leadership Camp
With the weather clearing, covid red requirements carefully met, and parents patiently working with a late decision, the Year 13 group were ecstatic their camp went ahead. Leadership Camp was about challenging students physically, mentally and spiritually. Mi Camp Whakamaru put on spectacular views, and delicious food for the event. The Year 13 tribe competition […]
2021 – A Year in Photos
Term 1: Swimming Sports, Secondary Athletics, Careers Fair and Summer Games. Term 2: Cross Country, Junior Secondary Social, Pink Shirt day, Hastings & LAC Sports Exchange, CFG Quiz Night, Year 10 Trade Fair, Tribe Football, Esther Production. Term 3: Year 4-6 Disco, Lockdown Onesie day, PB4L Rewards Afternoon Term 4: Crossfit Games, YES Scheme Awards, Senior […]
Primary Prize Giving 2021
Cornerstone’s Primary Prize Giving focused on the school’s motto of “Learn, Serve and Grow”. Awards were given out in these three categories for each class. The presentation began with Deputy Principal Mr Rose calling on his Year 6 son Ashton, and another boy Ben to pray. Principal Mr Mitchell then talked about Howard Gardner’s multiple […]
Cornerstone ‘Couch Choir’ Sing The Blessing
Thanks to Mrs (and Mr) Campbell for running the Cornerstone Primary Choir during lockdown. Our choir performance at The Northern Cluster Arts Festival was cancelled, so Mrs Campbell put out the call for the choir to sing together from home. Sung in all three of New Zealand’s national languages, we sing and pray ‘The Blessing’ […]
Hanna Recognised for Refugee Work
Missions Committee Prefect Hanna Fail has been recognised by the Manawatu Standard newspaper for her work with refugees. Hanna started an after school refugee tutoring club. Her goal is create community and help new refugees settle into Palmerston North. Read more about this, and her work as a UN youth ambassador at stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/news/300355642/teen-creating-positive-change-in-the-community:
Esther is Such a Time
Esther was the first secondary school production Cornerstone has ever put on. It is also the first production since 2016. Over 1,000 people made the trip to Wallace theatre on Centennial drive for the bible epic, which has the pivotal line “…for such a time as this”. Head Girl, Mollie Auer played the title role, […]