Southern View: September 03, 2019

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Tuesday September 3 2019 7
CHALLENGE:
Students
from seven
Christchurch
schools
including
Linwood
College and
Hillmorton
High School
took part in
Takere – an
Outward
Bound course. ​
Outward Bound challenge
STUDENTS FROM south
Christchurch have tested
themselves mentally and
physically at Takere – an
Outward Bound course designed
for the region’s young people.
Shara White and Jack Triggs
of Linwood College and Lachlan
Lovegrove of Hillmorton High
School were among the 14 students
from throughout Christchurch
who challenged themselves
through a variety of activities
in Queen Charlotte Sound last
month.
Outward Bound has been
changing the lives of New
Zealanders since 1962, with
more than 65,000 young Kiwis
attending courses designed to
help them to reach their full
potential through challenge in
the outdoors.
Haeata Community Campus,
Hornby High School, Catholic
Cathedral College, Mairehau
and Avonside Girls’ High School
students were also selected for
the programme due to their
leadership and commitment.
Outward Bound school director
Simon Graney said it was great
to have the Takere 2019 course in
school recently.
“They were a really energetic
and positive group of young people,
who quickly became a family
supporting each other as they
learnt to build courage and resilience,
and experience success as a
member of a team,” he said.
This year’s Takere course was
made possible through the support
of the Ben Gough Family
Foundation.
Prospective donors and
students can email fundraising@
outwardbound.co.nz for further
information about opportunities
and upcoming courses.
Cashmere High students
on show at Ted talk event
SCHOOLS
CURRENT, FUTURE and past
Cashmere High School students
showcased their talents at the
TedXyouth@Christchurch event.
The event was held on August
24 at the Christchurch Town
Hall and the theme was turangawaewae.
Year 12 Tama Cunningham
spoke of his identity and his
turangawaewae.
Beckenham School year 8 Lucy
Gray, who is one of Cashmere
High’s year 9 leadership scholarship
winners for 2020 also spoke.
Lucy is a co-convener of the
New Zealand School Strike for
Climate Change. She gave an
account of the need for youth actions
against climate change.
The key organiser of the event
was former Cashmere High
student Hannah Hudson, the
school’s dux for 2018.
Anzac Gallate’s, Cashmere
High’s head boy last year, also
played a role in making the event
possible. Anzac and Hannah
ran a mini TedX Youth event
last year and the success of this
enabled permission for this year’s
event.
A number of Cashmere High
students were in the audience.
ON SHOW: Cashmere High school’s ex-head boy Anzac Gallate
and year 12 Tama Cunningham played roles in the TedXyouth@
Christchurch event.