The Senior School Athletics Carnival took place on a beautiful sunny day on Tuesday 19th June at Walter Peate Reserve in Kingscliff. It was a great day and was wonderful to see so many students participating enthusiasitcally in events and showing a willingness to help out with the running of the events. Many records were broken and some impressive times and distances were recorded in different events. Our most competitive age group was the 14yrs boys where all of the boys were involved and showed great competitiveness and team spirit. It was particularly pleasing to see good sportsmanship evident at the carnival with one student (Kirsty Hergenhan) helping out another student (Caitlin Byrne) when she got injured during a race, sacrificing her own race. Other students also encouraging students to finish and do their best rather than pull out of events. was a pleasure to witness.
I would like to thank all the students, staff and parents who helped to put on a fun and successful day! A special thanks to Mrs Leonard for putting on a barbeque which was much appreciated and tasted fantastic! The overall winning house for the day was Norman but all houses put on a good showing. The zone carnival will take place down in Coffs Harbour in week one of Term Three on the 27th July. Students achieving in the top two posiitons for an event are eligible to attend. Participants are encouraged to train and stay fit during the holidays so they are able to perform to their best on the day.
