Physical Education
School Sports Victoria Year 7 Summer Sports Day
The year of sports has already begun. On Tuesday 28 February, students from Year 7 represented Aitken College in School Sports Victoria Woodlands Division. They competed against a number of different schools within the Hume City Council. The results from the day are below.
All teams participated well and enjoyed a beautiful summer’s day out at sports. Unfortunately, competition was tough on this day and none of the teams progressed through. Students and parents can keep up to date with the latest information, sports dates and rules, via the School Sports Victoria website www.ssv.vic.edu.au.
Mrs Natalie McNamara
Secondary Interschool Sports Coordinator
School Sports Victoria Year 8 Summer Sports Day
On Wednesday 7 March, students from Year 8 represented Aitken College in the School Sports Victoria Woodlands Division. They competed against a number of different schools within the Hume City Council. The results from the day are below.
A very successful day out for the Year 8 students with four of the teams progressing through to the Northern Metropolitan Regionals on the below dates.
- Girls Softball - Wednesday 2 May
- Girls Tennis - Wednesday 2 May
- Boys Volleyball - Tuesday 30 October
Congratulations to all teams for participating. Students and parents can keep up to date with the latest information, sports dates and rules, via the School Sports Victoria website www.ssv.vic.edu.au.
Mrs Natalie McNamara
Secondary Interschool Sports Coordinator
House Swimming
The House Swimming carnivals were held in quick succession this year. Fortunately, the weather was perfect each day. Thank you to everyone who came and supported the students, to the staff who helped run the program and the students who participated. We would like to give a special mention to Mrs Lilley and the VCAL class who helped at the Cumberland carnival. They did a fantastic job helping competitors around the water, as well as the soccer and novelty pool. Below are the overall results from the day.
Cumberland:
Overall Cumberland Champions
- MALE - Marlee H
- FEMALE - Georgia A
Dunhelen:
Overall Dunhelen Champions
- MALE - Jack W
- FEMALE - Niamh W
Brookhill:
Overall Brookhill Champions
- MALE - Derek W
- FEMALE - Ashley G
Congratulations to everyone who participated.
Mrs Emma Dowling & Mrs Julie Wachter
House Sports Coordinators
House Cross Country
Students competing in the House Cross Country completed a 2km course around the school, which included a trip around the farmhouse. Congratulations to the following students.
Mrs Emma Dowling & Mrs Julie Wachter
House Sports Coordinators
SSV Swimming - Woodlands Division Championships
Our swim team consisting of 51 students from Years 7-12, successfully took out the overall champions in the Woodlands Division of School Sports Victoia swimming which were held at the Broadmeadow’s Pool on Wednesday 14 March. Of those 51 students, 41 students now go on to the Northern Metropolitan Regional district championship which will be held at Greensborough Watermarc pool on Wednesday 28 March. There were some outstanding results achieved by some students. In particular:
Under 13 Girls
NIAMH W - 1st in 200M Freestyle, 100M Freestyle, 50M Backstroke. Niamh is also a part of two relays (medley relay & freestyle relay) which also came 1st and proceed to the district level. Niamh was also given the under 13 girls champion.
Under 13 Boys
SEBASTIAN M - 1st in 200 IM, 50M Backstroke, 50M Freestyle, 50M Butterfly. Sebastian is also a part of two relays (medley relay & freestyle relay) which also came 1st and proceed to the district level.
Under 16 Boys
ANTONIO C - 1st in 200 IM Freestyle, 50M Breastroke, 50M Freestyle. Antonio is also a part of two relays (medley relay & freestyle relay) which also came 1st and proceed to the district level. Antonio was also given the under 16 boys champion.
DEREK W - 1st in 100M Backstroke, 50M Backstroke. Derek is also a part of two relays (medley relay & freestyle relay) which also came 1st and proceed to the district level.
The relay teams did exceptionally well with quite a few proceeding to the next level. Once again, the team of Antonio C, Blake C, Phong P and Derek W smashed the under 16 relay time. The “awesome foursome" have been together since Year 7 and are keen to do better than 3rd place in the State Finals in 2018. Well done to these boys!
Other results:
Aitken College won overall in the following age group divisions:
- Junior boys and girls, Intermediate boys and girls and senior boys.
- David N won overall under 15 champions
- Hamish H won overall under 17 champions
- Lachlan W won overall under 20 champions
Overall, a magnificent team effort by all. Good luck to all who are competing in the NMR district on Wednesday 28 March. I would also like to thank our SSV coordinators, Mrs Natalie McNamara and Mr Dean Taylor and also Mrs Julie Wachter who helped on the day and provided great enthusiasm to our team. Go Aitken!
Mrs Chris Pocervina
Head of Faculty PE/Health &
Swim Coach
Australian National Under 15 High Jump Champion
Congratulations to Jack W in Year 9 who went to Sydney to compete in the Australian Junior Athletics Championships. With an impressive jump of 1.78m, Jack secured his win with a personal best. We would like to congratulate Jack on this awesome effort and representing Aitken College with pride. We look forward to seeing Jack in the future representing his country and who knows maybe the Olympics and world championships! Great work Jack, we are very proud! Jack will also be in the Hume Leader as a feature article for his achievements.
Mrs Chris Pocervina
Head of Faculty PE/Health