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From
Chair
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We start the countdown to our
Centenary in 2017 in a spirit of
optimism, and renewed faith in the
future. This is shaping up to be an
exciting year for St Andrew’s College
as we celebrate a full roll, new
buildings underway, and further steps
toward the Chapel rebuild.
Founders’ Day is always a momentous
occasion in the life of the College. This
year the celebrations were especially
poignant because we laid the
foundation stone for the new Chapel.
This follows Chaplain Paul Morrow’s
blessing of the site, and the
completion of significant ground
remediation. This was a complex and
expensive procedure, but something
that the Board was committed to.
The final tenders for the main Chapel
contractor are in and we expect
construction of the building to begin
shortly. We are still on track to hold
our Centenary celebrations in our new
spiritual home.
However, the ground remediation
and the escalating cost of building
in Christchurch together with tight
contracting timeframes have meant
we are starting to build before all
fundraising has been completed.
So far we have raised over $750,000
and have additional pledges of
$1.18 million for the Chapel. This
is still someway off the $6 million
fundraising target, but we are confident
our community will help us get there.
There is still plenty of time to be
part of this significant project. Just
as the College community did in the
1950s when they raised the money to
build the Memorial Chapel through
the sale of bricks, I encourage you
to get behind today’s campaign. Two
thousand of the original bricks from
the Memorial Chapel were carefully
salvaged and will be incorporated into
the new design as part of a memorial
wall. These bricks are available for
purchase at $3000 each (payable
over five years). Donors who buy
bricks will have their name recorded
on a plaque recognising their support
and generosity.
It was a pleasure to host Chapel
architect Patrick Clifford for a
presentation to our community on
the Chapel design. This gave us an
opportunity to see how the memorial
wall, and other heritage items
salvaged from the Memorial Chapel,
fit into the overall look. Patrick won
a gold medal from the New Zealand
Institute of Architects recognising
his expertise and contribution to
architecture. This is one of the highest
awards bestowed by the Institute and
validates our choice of him as the
project architect.
While we are proud of the building
work underway, our buildings are
nothing without our students. I’m
pleased to report analysis of 2014
NCEA results shows we achieved
a record number of Excellence
endorsements at all levels. A total
of 134 students achieved Excellence
endorsements, which is 19 more
than last year. This is a credit to our
committed and passionate teaching
staff who are encouraging our
students to strive to do, and be,
their very best.
We are looking forward to seeing
what inspiration the renovated Music
Department and the new Dance
Studio will bring to our students.
We are expecting equally exciting
performances from our champion
Pipe Band as they practise in the new
Pipe Band room before their return to
the world stage in Scotland in August
to defend their title.
This year will also see the completion
of a second Gymnasium, a boon for
the increasing number of students
taking part in co-curricular activities
at the College.
St Andrew’s remains in great shape
and this positive environment will
ensure that the College continues to
flourish and grow.
Kind regards,
Garry Moore
Board Chair
Chairman of the Board Garry Moore in front of the cleared Chapel site in his
'brick' suit, which he has been wearing around campus to promote the ‘buy a
brick’ initiative to help fundraise for the new Chapel.