Canterbury Taipans Aquatic, Tennis & Athletics Facility | Staffing Update
Canterbury Taipans Aquatic, Tennis & Athletics Facility | Staffing Update
Dear Canterbury Taipans Club Members, Families and College Tennis Participants,
Our College’s Canterbury Taipans Aquatic, Tennis & Athletics Facility is growing rapidly as a joint school and community high performance centre – across Swimming, Learn To Swim, Tennis and Athletics, since opening back in 2020.
This expansion in membership size, staffing, calendar events, weekly classes, café and shop products, along with escalating complexity in bookings, financials and external stakeholder engagement, has created the need for a new fully dedicated senior management role to oversee the entire business and operations – the General Manager – Taipans Sporting Club.
This role has been advertised on Seek during this month of May.
Under this new General Manager role will be the Head Swimming Coach, Head Tennis Coach and Head Athletics Coach.
A full-time Head Tennis Coach position, which links the Taipans Club more closely into the TAS and Junior TAS Tennis Program, has also been advertised.
We genuinely thank Mr James Rapkins for his great pioneering work setting up Canterbury Tennis and the Canterbury Taipans.
We will announce and introduce our new General Manger and Head Tennis Coach to the College and Club community in the coming weeks.
Kind regards
Mrs Meagan King
Deputy Principal
Year 12 Chemistry Excursion Today: Beenleigh Artisan Distillery
Year 12 Chemistry Excursion Today: Beenleigh Artisan Distillery
This morning our Year 12 Chemistry cohort visited the Beenleigh Artisan Distillery, where they toured the facility and learnt about the real-world applications of the organic chemical reactions they've been studying in class.
The term 'Flood Rum' made much more sense after seeing the water height markings on the inside of the distilling building.
After their tour, students were lucky enough to have a Q&A Session with Head Distiller Wayne.
Students were interested to discover: rum's flavour profile is made from a range of organic esters and ethanol; the differences between rum and whiskey; how the liquor ageing process works; and why there are many different types of barrels and vats.
2023 Junior Quota Beenleigh Annual 'The Big Box Sleepout' | Canterbury Students 'Sleep Rough'
2023 Junior Quota Beenleigh Annual 'The Big Box Sleepout' | Canterbury Students 'Sleep Rough'
On Saturday 27 May, our community-minded Secondary students - Lilly Rider, Rhylee Jackson, Tayla Budd, Morgan Watt, Benjamin Stanley, Connar Smith-Miller, Ashutosh Vaitha, Amelia Periaho and Maddy Mills - attended the Junior Quota Beenleigh annual 'The Big Box Sleepout' to raise money for homeless people living in our community.
Held on the courts of the Beenleigh Tennis Centre, this eye-opening night of 'rough sleeping' was an excellent opportunity for our Secondary students to see what life is like for people doing it tough and living on the streets.
Junior Quota kids are mentored by senior Quotarians who call this their Training For Life project.
All funds raised will go towards youth programs centred around the Beenleigh and Logan areas.
2023 Open 3K Canterbury Championships | Singles & Doubles Tennis Tournament: POSTPONED @ Canterbury Tennis Centre
2023 Open 3K Canterbury Championships | Singles & Doubles Tennis Tournament: POSTPONED @ Canterbury Tennis Centre
What: 2023 Open 3K Canterbury Championships - Singles & Doubles Tennis Tournament.
When: Daily Times (TBC), POSTPONED!
Due to unforeseen circumstances this tournament has been postponed.
The Canterbury Taipans sincerely apologise for any inconvenience caused.
Where: Canterbury Tennis Centre - Canterbury College.
- Please enter via the Sports Precinct Gate, 182 Old Logan Village Road, Waterford with plenty of on-site parking.
Who: For ALL tennis players who have/will turn 13-years-old in 2023 (i.e. born in 2010 or earlier) OR have a minimum UTR rating of Men: 7.5 | Women: 6.
RSVP Information: Tennis Australia Official Website Event Listing HERE.
Entries Open: 12:00am Friday 28 April 2023.
Entries Close: 11:59pm Tuesday 30 May 2023.
Withdrawal Deadline: TBC.
Hosts: Tennis Queensland and our Canterbury Taipans Tennis Club.
Draw Release: TBC.
Food and drink will be available from Canterbury's on-site Splash & Smash Cafe.
Court Surface: Hard-court.
Contact: Canterbury Taipans Tennis Program Manager - T: 07 3299 0900 | E:
Term 2 Gold Coast Gardiner Secondary Interschool Chess Tournament
Term 2 Gold Coast Gardiner Secondary Interschool Chess Tournament
Canterbury College recently took 17 students to St Stephen’s College for the Term 2 Gold Coast Gardiner Interschool Chess Tournament.
Our students played seven games and were awarded a merit badge if they won 4.5 or more.
If students came 1st, 2nd or 3rd, they received medals, which applied to team wins.
We were fortunate to play with entire teams in the A, B, C and D Divisions.
Competition Highlights
A Division:
- Amir Al-Shoomary placed 4th out of 62 players, winning five of seven games. ✅
- Anthony Li acquired a rating of 1,243. ✅
- Ashutosh Vaitha placed 11th out of 62 players. ✅
- The CC Blue Team placed 3rd out of 17 teams, with each team member receiving a bronze medal.
B Division:
- Due to consistently winning most of their games, our CC Red Team placed 3rd out of 11 teams, with each member receiving a bronze medal.
C Division:
- CC C placed 4th out of 25 teams, winning 16.5 games out of 20. ✅
D Division:
- Ramon Zeng won the D Division category, winning 6.5 games out of 7. ✅
- Matt Barnes placed 5th out of 77 players. ✅
- The CC D Team placed 1st out of 22 teams by winning 20.5 games, with each member receiving a gold medal.
Teams
A Division (CC Blue): Ashutosh Vaitha, Anthony Li, Amir Al-Shoomary, and Shubham Bhatt.
B Division (CC Red): Kevin Dizon, Rayan Mohammad, Leslie Ho, and Deacon Hunt.
C Division (CC C): Jordan Tan, Darcy Taylor, Liam McGregor, Matthew Flaherty, and Connar Smith-Miller.
D Division (CC D): Ramon Zeng, Jacob Cole, Matt Barnes, and Hargun Dhillon.
The benefits of playing chess are immeasurable, with numerous studies finding correlations with improving concentration and focus, memory, reading skills, problem-solving capabilities, creativity, critical and original thinking, logical and sequential thinking, and decision-making.
Tournaments also allow students of all levels to compete, improve, and make new friends.
Well done to all competitors. ♛♔♜♘♝♖
Please visit this MyCC News Story for more photos of this event.
May Music Month @ Canterbury Wrap-Up | Performances, Achievements & Awards!
May Music Month @ Canterbury Wrap-Up | Performances, Achievements & Awards!
Our Year 12 student Dylan You was invited to perform with his clarinet at the 4MBS Young Virtuosi Concert at SunPAC.
Our Year 9 student Isabella Oxenbridge was invited to perform on the piano at the Masterclass of Mr Piers Lane - Australia’s pre-eminent concert pianist, at the ABC Studios over in South Bank.
After the Masterclass, Piers invited Isabella to perform at the opening concert for the prestigious Sydney International Piano Competition in July.
Highly talented brothers Haydn and George Li have been selected through a rigorous audition process, to participate in the Australian Chamber Orchestra’s ACO Academy in Sydney this July, along with other gifted young string players from around the country.
The ACO Academy is a five-day intensive project held at ACO’s home at Pier 2/3 in Sydney.
Rylan Baird (Year 12), Luka Roberts and Haydn Li (Year 10), George Li (Year 7) and Canterbury alumna Lucia Hughes (Class of 2021), performed with the Queensland Youth Orchestra’s leading ensemble QYS, in the Earth Fire Water concert at QPAC under the direction of Mr Simon Hewett.
A number of Canterbury music students also participated in the Redlands and Toowoomba Eisteddfods.
Redlands Eisteddfod Results
Kevin Jung - Flute
2nd Prize: Woodwind Jazz/Pop/Latin Style Open Section
Chris Kim - Flute
1st Prize: Brass/Woodwind Grade 8 To Diploma Section
Lily Wong - Violin
3rd Prize: Grade 7 Section
Haydn Li - Viola
1st Prize: Diploma Section
1st Prize: String Solo 14 & 15 Years Section
1st Prize: Baroque 14 Years & Over Section
1st Prize: Open Championship Section
2nd Prize: Open Concerto Section
George Li - Cello
1st Prize: Junior Championship Section
1st Prize: Baroque 11-13 Years Section
2nd Prize: Junior Concerto Section
2nd Prize: Own Choice 10-11 Years Section
Toowoomba Eisteddfod Results
Isabella Oxenbridge - Piano
1st Prize: Open Concerto Section
1st Prize: Open Chopin Section
1st Prize: AMEB Diploma Level Section
1st Prize: Open Championship Section
2023 Years 3-6 Junior School Interhouse Athletics Carnival | FULL Photo Gallery
2023 Years 3-6 Junior School Interhouse Athletics Carnival | FULL Photo Gallery
Today's weather was perfect as our Years 3-6 classes took part in their annual Junior School Interhouse Athletics Carnival.
It was a fun-filled day for everyone across different activities - Shot Put, Long Jump, High Jump, Ball Games, as well as the 800m, 200m and 100m running events.
The three Cs of Competition, Camaraderie and College Spirit were all on show...
Stay tuned as the age winners and winning House will be announced at Junior School Assembly soon!
The FULL photo gallery can be found on our Facebook Page HERE.
Canterbury's Australian Cancer Council 'Biggest Morning Tea' Bake Sale Fundraiser | Photo Gallery
Canterbury's Australian Cancer Council 'Biggest Morning Tea' Bake Sale Fundraiser | Photo Gallery
The Canterbury Functions Centre was bustling with staff and students trying to get their hands on some tasty student-baked treats at our 'Australia's Biggest Morning Tea' Bake Sale.
This annual nationwide fundraiser is an excellent initiative aimed at raising much-needed donations towards the Cancer Council Australia.
Thank you to our Years 10-12 Hospitality students and the Canterbury staff, who made this operate so seamlessly (and tastefully).
The photo gallery from this event can be found HERE on our Facebook Page.
If you would like to donate online and help Canterbury reach their fundraising goal, please visit this link HERE.
Or simply scan this QR code:
A huge thanks to the Cancer Council Australia's generous partner, De'Longhi who is doubling all donations TODAY up to $25,000.
2023 Term 2 APS Sumo Robotics Competition: Well Done To Our Junior School Sumo Roboneers!
2023 Term 2 APS Sumo Robotics Competition: Well Done To Our Junior School Sumo Roboneers!
On Wednesday, our Junior School Sumo Roboneers competed in the Term 2 APS Sumo Robotics Competition down at St Stephen's College at Coomera on the Gold Coast.
This South Eastern League is undoubtedly growing, with 34 teams and over 100 students competing!
Anticipation, excitement and nerves filled the room as teams battled for a place in the quarter finals.
Our students displayed the school's values of good-natured and fair competition throughout the event, as they competed against other schools to dominate the high-tech sumo arena.
This tournament was the culmination of many hours of hard work, as students developed their engineering and coding skills, teamwork and resilience.
Today was not just a competition, but also a celebration of everything they have achieved.
At the end of the preliminary rounds, the teams left standing in each of the four arenas, played off for a place on the podium.
Five of our six Canterbury Roboneers teams made it into these quarter finals, with one team managing to finish in an admirable 4th place.
Congratulations to all the teams that participated in this spirited and fun event.
REMINDER: Canterbury's Australian Cancer Council 'Biggest Morning Tea' Bake Sale Fundraiser | First Break, THIS Thursday 25 May @ Canterbury Functions Centre
REMINDER: Canterbury's Australian Cancer Council 'Biggest Morning Tea' Bake Sale Fundraiser | First Break, THIS Thursday 25 May @ Canterbury Functions Centre
Come and join us to help raise much needed funds for the Australian Cancer Council at Canterbury College's Biggest Morning Tea!
What: Canterbury's 'Biggest Morning Tea' Bake Sale Fundraiser.
When: Morning Tea Break: 10:20am - 11:00am, Thursday 25 May 2023.
Where: Canterbury Functions Centre (U02) - Canterbury College.
Who: For ALL Secondary School Students & Staff.
Hosts: Our Year 10 Hospitality Students - Aided By Our Years 11-12 Hospitality Students.
Cost: A range of food items will be available for purchase between $1.00 - $4.00
Contact: Mrs Holly Westphal, Secondary School Teacher -
This bake sale fundraiser will feature morning tea classics such as: muffins, cookies & biscuits, caramel slice, brownies, finger buns and sausage rolls.
A range of dietary needs, such as gluten-free and vegetarian, will also be catered for.
Make sure to get in quick on the day, before all the food sells out!
And it's all for a great cause with the money raised going to the Australian Cancer Council.