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Sports Day Highlights

Winner of the Year 7 Girls 100m Championship Sprint was Samantha Kozuch (below).

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Winner of the Year 7 Boys 100m Championship Sprint was Jarryd Mahomet Below).

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One of the most enjoyable events on the programme is The Tug-of-War. Not only do the children get to compete against each other on a House basis, but if time permits, the annual "Grudge match between parents and children is held.

Mr. Jones' class challenged their parents to a tug-of-war and Mr. Jones added some extra muscle for the student cause (shown below).

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The other "grudge match" is the annual Staff vs Parents vs Students, 4x100 metre relay. In a very, very popular win last year, the teachers took out the event comfortably (without one torn hamstring!). So interest in this year's event was enormous.

Congratulations to the Parents' Team who survived a very heated protest from the Staff Team to win narrowly in a photo finish. One teacher was quoted as saying, "If we hadn't dropped the baton, we'd have won by at least 60 metres. We was robbed!"

FINAL SCORES

FIRST PLACE

1435 POINTS

NICOLLE

SECOND PLACE

1423 POINTS

CHANDLER

THIRD PLACE

1389 POINTS

MASON

FOURTH PLACE

1330 POINTS

SHEPHERD

 

 

 
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The Annual School Sports Day was held in Term 1 and was well attended by a large group of parents, friends and ex-students.

Students enjoyed the friendly rivalry between the four School Houses, Chandler, Mason, Nicolle and Shepherd. This rivalry has existed ever since the house system was first introduced in 1978.

Winning Houses
1978

Nicolle

 1979 Mason 1980 Nicolle
1981 Nicolle 1982 Shepherd 1983 Nicolle
1984 Nicolle 1985 Shepherd 1986 Nicolle
1987 Chandler 1988 Nicolle 1989 Mason
1990 Shepherd 1991 Mason 1992 Mason
1993 Mason 1994 Nicolle 1995 Mason
1996 Nicolle 1997 Nicolle 1998 Chandler

Our Sports Day is conducted on a participation basis with all children encouraged to take part in all events, except the Championship Sprints and Team Relays. These events are contested by the fastest runners from each year level.

Although the main emphasis is on enjoyment, improving personal performances, skill development, fitness and participation by all, the Primary section of the school (Year 3-7) competes in a House competition. All children contribute points to their House for each event in which they participate.

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Ashley Karran (Year 6) stretches out in the Long Jump

The Junior Primary students (R-Yr2) participate in a programme based on skill development, enjoyment and participation by all.

Nevertheless, the students are very keen to succeed and achieve their best.

The photograph at right shows one Junior Primary student "soaking up" the atmosphere in The Water Race.

Note the position of the tongue!

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More "frantic action" in the Junior Primary Hoop Race.

Championship Sprint Results
Year 3 Girls Year 3 Boys
Narelle Smith Trent Spacie
Year 4 Girls Year 4 Boys
Kate Tattersall Brett Varnhagen
Year 5 Girls Year 5 Boys
Erin Latus Chris Kent
Year 6 Girls Year 6 Boys
Erin Limbert Forrest Annear
Year 7 Girls Year 7 Boys
Samantha Kozuch Jarryd Mahomet

1999 Final Results

This year's result was extremely close, with the leading House changing throughout the day.

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The tension mounts as the final scores are about to be announced.

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The final scores are announced by Mrs. Pauline Long who has been scorer and co-organizer for twenty-six years. Pauline will retire as a School Service Officer at the end of the 1999 School Year. Her contribution to Sports Day will be sadly missed.

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Nicolle wins another Sports Day
Winning House Captains, from left, Hannah Gross, Johnathan Day, Joel Smith and Lynley Hall proudly display the Sports Day Shield.

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