Secondary Sports
Swimming Sports
On Wednesday students from years 7 to 12 participated in the secondary swimming carnival at the Echuca War Memorial Aquatic Centre. Students brought their school spirit, and we saw groups of friends cheering their classmates during the races, or dancing on the side of the pool to the music, which set a festive vibe at the carnival. The focus of this carnival was following the school value of doing your best and we saw many students swimming who were giving it a go, persevering to the end of the pool and definitely doing their best.
I would like to acknowledge and thank all staff who helped organise the day, especially the PDHPE staff who helped me set up the carnival along with student helpers Lauren O’Dea, Jamison McFadden, Ashah Downie, Maia Uys and Daniel Chu. Thank you also to the students who helped run the day – Elliot Walker-Staalkjaer, Jack Barber, Harper Raverty, Jude O’Rourke, Sophie Weeks, Chloe Hughes, Christian Douglas, Nixon Torney, Tanner Smith and all the helpers on the BBQ.
Congratulations to Hayley Holmes who broke her own Butterfly record for a new record of 35.31 seconds; the Martin 15 & under medley relay team who set a new record of 2.49.31; and Perricoota Open girls freestyle broke their record by almost 6 seconds for a new record of 2.33.71.
Congratulations also to the swimming age champions for 2019:
13 and Under Girls – Ayla Wise
13 and Under Boys – Archibald Peat
14 Year Old Girls – Chloe Brown
14 Year Old Boys – Jake Clancy
15 Year Old Girls – Tilli-Rose Peters
15 Year Old Boys – James Mawson
16 Year Old Girls – Jayda Richardson
16 Year Old Boys – Nicholas Hall
Open Girls – Hayley Holmes
Open Boys – Bernard Uys
The next level for swimming is BISSA Swimming in Wagga Wagga on Thursday 7 March. Information about this will be sent to families on Monday with a request for a response within a few days so that accommodation and transport can be organised. The students invited to advance to BISSA are:
Max Carroll, Zachary Anthony, Scarlett Southern, Ayla Wise, Kaitlin Weiser, Mia Healey, Meiha Burns, Emily Kerr, Taylah Hubble, Matilda Cooke, Archibald Peat, Aidan Moller, Brodie Park , James Head, Chloe Brown, Maia Roberts, Charlee Amos, Jemma Smith, Holly Butt, Jake Clancy, Seth Langman, William Crocker, Samuel Edgar, Rudy Webb, Tilli-Rose Peters, Emma Weiser, Maia Uys, April Eeles, James Mawson, Joshua McMaster, Dylan Jardine, Nicholas Cox, Andrew Martin, Lara Urbaniak, Jayda Richardson, Jenna Park, Arabella Quirk, Lily Charnas, Hannah Fletcher, Jacob Shaw, Waugh George, Angus McKindlay, Nicolas Hall, Thomas Kerr, Joshua Bavich, Hayley Holmes, Tessa Bulmer, Emily Percy, Mia Oberin, Bernard Uys, Thomas Holmes, Bailey Steenbuck, Bryce Horne, Daniel Chu and Mitchell Wickham.
Our next whole school sports event will be the Secondary Athletics Carnival on Friday 22 March 2019. I am hoping that there are some parents who are or have been involved in athletics with their children who would be happy to volunteer some time to help run our field events. If this is you, please let me know as I would love to have some helpers on the day.
Secondary Swimming records can be found at our website:
https://www.moamagrammar.nsw.edu.au/teaching-and-learning/co-curricular/sport/
Bar-Rook School Shoot
Bar-Rook Sporting Field & Game Australia are holding their annual School Shoot on Monday March 18th 2019. If you participate in shooting as a sport, own your own firearm and have a junior permit or equivalent and would like to participate in this event, please contact me.
The event will commence at 9am sharp at Bar-Rook Field & Game grounds, Gonn Road, Barham. The cost per student participating is $15.00, with ammunition and targets covered as part of this entry fee.
The school will require students to be taken to the event by their parents, however the school will coordinate the entries. Last year we had some very successful students participate in this event, so please let me know if you are interested in participating this year.
Athletic success
Congratulations Hannah and Hayley Greenman, and Maya Kadri who have qualified in various events to go through to State Little Athletics Championships.
Please continue to let me know of student successes in sport outside of school, as I enjoy sharing and recognising personal successes of students with our school community.
Mrs Kim McFadden
Head of Secondary Sport & VET