Dance, laughter and song: CBC stages another hit musical

Anyone who keeps a keen eye on Bulawayo’s entertainment scene, will know that it’s that time of the year again: the annual CBC stage production, always a highly-anticipated offering on the local theatre calendar.

Edmund Rice Society Pioneers Earth Hour Campaign in Zimbabwe.

Preparations to mark the Earth Hour in Zimbabwe started with a workshop at St Patrick’s, CBC Bulawayo. Thirty representatives from different stakeholder groups including local government, churches, schools, environment agencies, NGOs and departments of the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources participated in the workshop. The workshop was facilitated by teachers who co-ordinate the Edmund Rice Society and a World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) representative.

Sprinting to success

There has been no let-up in the pace for the CBC Athletics team which, despite challenges and difficulties, has come to the close of yet another highly-successful season, with no less than 16 athletes making the Provincial team.

2012 CBC Form One Camp

The moment the day ends, heralding the end of the school week, the enthusiasm is palpable. The stairwells are jammed with what looks like throngs of hitch-hikers: happy, young lads wearing smiles bigger than their mountain-sized pillows, massive bags and, yes, sleeping bags.

CBC teachers chosen for international workshop in Kenya

Mrs D Stirling and Mr S Dangah represented the college - and the country as a whole - at a recently-held Cambridge-sponsored IGCSE Physical Education workshop in Nairobi, Kenya.

Falcon Cultural Weekend

I was recently chosen as one of the CBC representatives at the Falcon Cultural Festival Weekend, chosen specifically to participate in the Choral Workshop.

The Edmund Rice Society Rally - Assisi, Bloemfontein

The annual Edmund Rice Society Assisi Rally is the only event which unites all CBCs and ERS associate schools in the southern African district.
St Patrick’s Christian Brothers’ College, Bulawayo, which has been attending the rally since 2007, took part once again this year, joining representatives from 12 other schools from throughout the region.

CBC represented at New York University – Abu Dhabi – Career Counselor Conference

CBC Head of French and Career Guidance Counselor, Mrs M Davies, was nominated recently by the US Embassy as the only Zimbabwean representative to attend a Career Counselor Conference at the newly-opened New York University, Abu Dhabi.

CBC opens its doors to prospective students

CBC has ended a highly-successful marketing week, promoting the school to prospective From Ones.

The marketing initiative, targeted at Grade Six and Seven students and their parents for the 2013 and 2014 intake, ended on a high note with an Open Day last Friday which saw the school hall filled to capacity.

Battle of the orators

Always a lively and highly-competitive event on the school calendar, CBC’s 2012 Inter-House Public Speaking Competition held recently saw Andreans take the junior trophy and Davidians the senior.

The “golden boys” do it again

CBC, which last year took more medals than any other school at the Inter-Zonal Athletics meeting and, through Dumezweni Dube, broke the triple jump record, looks set to repeat its victory, if its success in the first round of the prestigious event is anything to go by.

CBC squash juniors excel

CBC was recently co-host to the Zimbabwe Junior Closed Squash Tournament, providing one of several venues for the prestigious event around the city, and fielding one of the newest members of the national team.

Check-mate!

Under the guidance and inspiration of indefatigable Chess Master, Mr N. Songo, the chess team has made college history, sweeping the board at a recent tournament featuring teams from throughout the country to take first place.

Edmund Rice Society visits Ingutsheni Hospital
By Bakani Ncube

It was extremely sad to hear that, although some patients may have recovered, families had abandoned or refused to look after them and, therefore, they were forced to stay at Ingutsheni for life.

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