From the Sports Desk...

SENIOR HOUSE ATHLETICS CARNIVAL Recap - Tuesday 5th August 2025

With one eye on the skies, Donvale Primary was thrilled to enjoy perfect winter weather for our 2025 Senior House Athletics Carnival!

Our students rose to the occasion, demonstrating outstanding determination, resilience, and sportsmanship across a full day of track and field events. It was fantastic to see so many giving their all and supporting their house teams with such enthusiasm.

Congratulations to Grevillea, who stormed to victory as House Cup Champions with a total of 1,163 points – finishing 210 points ahead of Waratah in second place!

Students competed in a range of events across both track and field:

• Field events: shot put, discus, high jump, long jump, and triple jump
• Track events: hurdles, 100m seeded sprints, 200m sprint, and the optional 800m run

A highlight of the day was the ever-popular Teachers vs Students relay, where the SEDA students sprinted to 1st place. Hot on their heels, Mr Rodger led the teachers to a well-earned 2nd place finish!

🌟 Age Champions

We also celebrated our top-performing athletes in each age group. Congratulations to our 2025 Age Champions:

• 9-Year-Old Girls: Kiana Yuen – 30 points
• 9-Year-Old Boys: Judah Shanks – 35 points
• 10-Year-Old Girls: Tie – Beth Cosford and Siena La Rosa – 33 points each
• 10-Year-Old Boys: Pierre Maizy – 36 points
• 11-Year-Old Girls: Hannah Rowe – 36 points
• 11-Year-Old Boys: Jasper Tsang – 36 points
• 12/13-Year-Old Girls: Adele Staios – 38 points
• 12/13-Year-Old Boys: Odin Douglas – 34 points

🏆 Special Mentions

• Fastest Athlete of the Day: Odin Douglas, who blitzed the 100m sprint in an impressive 14.32 seconds
• Highest Individual Points: Adele Staios, with an outstanding 38 points earned across multiple events
• Team Spirit / Cheering: Grevillea won the 25 bonus points for the most cheering occurring throughout the day. Congratulations.

A huge thank you to all staff, volunteers (both our lovely parent helpers and the SEDA students who ran the rotations for us), and supporters who made the day such a success – and well done to all our athletes!

Key PE Dates

Monday 8th September - District Athletics

Monday 15th September - Junior Athletics Day (KABOOM)

Wednesday 17th September - Grade 5/6 Hoop Time

Friday 19th September - Footy Colours Day