Holy Spirit Outpouring in School 2008 - impacting 2009

We experienced a real touch of God in school from the beginning of Term 2 through to the end of the year. many young people were impacted by the supernatural power of God. There were some incredible attitude and behaviour changes in the lives of students. The incredible thing is that the positive comments about behaviour and attitude was backed up by parents. At one stage we had our Year 10 students spending most lunchtimes in prayer - a real WOW.

We are praying for real revival in school. While it was exciting to see God touch these ones in 2008, as staff and students we have become really hungry for an ongoing touch of God in our lives. We want to experience his love and acceptance, and carry that in to every situation we find ourselves so we can see God's Kingdom increased.

The following notes tell a little more about what happened in school.     Outpouring 1   Outpouring 2

Excellent Results from 2008

23 February 2008

2008 NCEA Results

Students at CRS continue to outperform National averages in many areas, and the 2007 results statistics confirm this:

The majority of our students had enough credits for their Level Certificate before sitting any of the external NCEA exams at the end of 2007. The number of students with their Certificates endorsed at Merit and Excellence levels was also very pleasing. Literacy and Numeracy requirements for L1 are well covered at CRS and are also well above National averages.

Parents and students can take heart at this history of achievement and look forward to more good results in 2008.

We have a great staff who are committed to our children's learning and all aspects of their development. We have small teacher pupil ratios. We have diligent students who are developing in Godly character.

The way forward depends only on our trust in God to sustain us, bless us and help us in every area of our learning. May the Lord give each of our student's knowledge, understanding and most of all, the wisdom to apply both.

 19 November 2007

Teraza's Trip

Teraza Sampson has been at CRS since 2001. This year we had the privilege of sending her to Wellington on a World Vision scholarship. As a result of this Teraza has developed a deeper desire to help people in difficult situations. Early in the new year she is heading to Israel with Bridges for Peace. She has also committed to a further 6 months working with Bridges for Peace in Israel.  This is a voluntary, unpaid work to serve others. The following gives a small insight to what she will be doing.

This is the job I will be taking in Israel for 6 months:
This position is responsible for errands, mail, money changer and bank runs. They obtain supplies for the office and kitchen, mail out publications in Israel, and fills in for the receptionist when needed. They help the office manager, the CEO's administrative assistant with various tasks and needs such as on-line product research, phone inquiries with local vendors, or special events needs. They assist the office manager with trips to the Customs Post Office in to pick up publications shipments. This position requires a good deal of walking, sometimes with packages/purchases. A typical courier run for the day will take 1 -2 hours, depending on the time needed at each location. The remainder of the time is spent assisting at the office.

The costs for staying in Israel are reasonably high, and each volunteer needs to come up with their own money for living. Because of her commitment to school, and now to others we thought it would be good to consider how we could support her. At this stage we simply thought that anyone who was interested in making either a one off donation, or would be interested in considering monthly support could simply contact Mrs Priestley in the school office.

We look forward to hearing back from Teraza as she seeks to serve God for this time in Israel.

25 October 2007

Brendon and College Herald

On Thursday 25^th October Brendon Leather, his parents and Jeni Cameron were invited to attend an award ceremony held on the Floating  Pavilion in Auckland.

This was in recognition of all the students who had won major prizes in the "College Herald" this year. Brendon was one of them and had won one of the  "Editor's Choice" awards for his artwork showing a soldier fighting for our country along with a lesser award for a quirky depiction  of the sport of rabbit hunting. The afternoon commenced with speeches by the Editor and other Herald employees, followed by the presentation of  awards and afternoon tea.

The College Herald is published every Tuesday, distributed free to all High Schools and solely filled with student artwork, photography and written work. Each week there is a theme to follow. $80,000  worth of prizes goes out yearly to the winning entrants. In some cases the schools also receive $500. The standard is very high, so it is a real privilege to have work chosen. Congratulations Brendon.