ACS Cross Country

38 students competed in the ACS Cross Country Carnival recently in Barraba. Well done to every student who ran with endurance, grit and determination as they tackled the challenging course.

Congratulations to the students who achieved top 10 placings on the day - Evie, Zoe, Sadie and Stella.

A special congratulations to Zoe, who qualified for the ACS team and went on to compete at NSWCPS and CCC Cross Country Championships.

Attendees: Bonnie Anderson, Matthew Bramley, Chester Burgmann, Ally Cameron, Myles Carrigan, Vera Chrystal, Stella Craig, Sadie Craig, Penelope Craig, Rosemary Davies, Charlotte Dicks, Madelyn Dufty, David Dufty, Harrison Dunn, Kormac Garden-Thorn, Hunter Gillmore, Pip Gleeson, Harper Greentree, Billie Harris, Evie Hogan, Lilah Hugo, Jim Johnstone, Zara Lampe, Fred Lampe, Madelyn Luff, Ruby Nalder, Lucia Quirk, Blair Shepherd, Mary Smith, Arlo Swansbra, Milo Tapscott, Chase Varcoe, Josie Wannan, Zoe Wannan, Arlo Watene and Cooper Whiting.

NSWRU Primary School Rugby 7s

Students had a fantastic experience representing our school at the NSWRU Primary School Rugby 7s held in Granville. Across six fast-paced games, our team of 12 Stage 3 students showed resilience, adaptability and growing confidence in both attack and defence.

A big thank you to our parent coaches, Drew Eather and Jack Freeman for their support and guidance throughout the day.

To add to the excitement, students attended the Waratahs match that night, making it a memorable experience for everyone involved.

Attendees: Weston Burgmann, Albert Cameron, Harry Crossing, Ryder Drady, Aiden Eather, Harry Freeman, Dustin Harris, Bailey Kay, Jack Lehmann, Jaxon Rushby, Harry Thurston and Mac Winston-Smith.

ACS Rugby Union Trials and Gary McSweeney Cup

11 boys from Stage 3 travelled to Tamworth to compete in the ACS Diocesan Rugby Union Trials and Gary McSweeney Cup Day.

Despite the cold and wet conditions, the players took to the field and played fantastic rugby. They ran hard, tackled strong and worked as a team to support one another continuously throughout the three games they played. Well done boys!

Thank you Drew Eather for volunteering to coach the team on the day.

Attendees: Matthew Bramley, Weston Burgmann, Albert Cameron, Ryder Drady, Aiden Eather, Nate Fenton, Harry Freeman, Dustin Harris, Bailey Kay, Arlo Swansbra and Harry Thurston.

NSWCPS and CCC Cross Country Championships

Congratulations to Zoe Wannan, who represented our school at the NSWCPS and CCC Cross Country Championships in Sydney last week.

Zoe ran an outstanding race, finishing 10th overall in the Girls 8/9 Years age group! This is an incredible achievement at such a high level of competition.

Well done, Zoe!

Athletics Carnival

What a fantastic day of competition, participation and school spirit at our annual Athletics Carnival last Friday!

Well done to all students who gave their best throughout the day, competing in age race heats as well as our track and field event finals.

Our Infants students enjoyed their own mini carnival, taking part in hurdles, relays, egg and spoon races and many other fun activities. Meanwhile, Primary students not competing in field events stayed active with a variety of ball games.

One of the highlights of the day was seeing the finish line lined with enthusiastic students and families cheering on every runner as they crossed the line. The encouragement and support created a wonderful atmosphere throughout the carnival.

Congratulations to our 2026 Athletics Carnival Age Race Champions;

5 Years – Max Tubner & Bridie Thurston

6 Years – Charlotte Luff

7 Years – Edison Wannan & Isla Maxwell

8 Years – Mary Smith

9 Years – Charlie Thurston & Zoe Wannan

10 Years – Bailey Kay & Pip Gleeson

11 Years – Harry Thurston & Stella Craig

12 Years – Gus Collins & Abigail Snars

Congratulations also to our Age Champions:

Junior Champions: Bailey Kay, Pip Gleeson & Zoe Wannan

11 Years Champions: Hunter Lubke-Wood & Stella Craig

Senior Champions: Mac Winston-Smith & Zara Lampe

The HOUSE RELAY CHAMPION resulted in a tie between Xavier & Joseph!

The OVERALL HOUSE CHAMPION for 2026: Joseph

An extra special congratulations to Stella Craig, who set a new school record in the 11 Years Girls 100m. Breaking a 42-year-old record which has been held since 1984 by Helen Alexander!

A huge thank you to our wonderful staff and volunteers for all their hard work in making the day such a memorable event. Thank you also to the families and spectators who attended both the carnival and our high jump finals held at school during the week.

Finally, we wish the very best of luck to all students who have qualified to represent our school at the ACS Primary Athletics Carnival next term.

Good luck to all students attending the following upcoming sporting events:

ACS Primary Toni Palmer Memorial Shield (Inverell)

2026 ATHLETICS CARNIVAL RESULTS

200m Race
	Junior Boy	Junior Girl	11 Years Boy
1	Bailey Kay	Zoe Wannan	Harry Thurston
2	Charlie Eather and Arlo Watene	Pip Gleeson	Jack Lehmann
3	Jim Johnstone	Mary Smith	Ryder Drady

	11 Years Girl	Senior Boy	Senior Girl
1	Stella Craig	Weston Burgmann	Abigail Snars
2	Madelyn Dufty	Mac Winston-Smith	Zara Lampe
3	Harper Greentree	Harry Freeman	Jamelia Hynch

800m Race
	Junior Boy	Junior Girl	11 Years Boy
1	Bailey Kay	Zoe Wannan	Harry Thurston
2	Nate Cameron	Mary Smith	Aiden Eather
3	Frederick Lampe	Bonnie Anderson	Jack Lehmann

	11 Years Girl	Senior Boy	Senior Girl
1	Stella Craig	Mac Winston-Smith	Zara Lampe
2	Harper Greentree	Weston Burgmann	Ruby Nalder
3	Madelyn Dufty	Kormac Garden-Thorn	Billie Harris

High Jump
	Junior Boy	Junior Girl	11 Years Boy
1	Jim Johnstone	Pip Gleeson	Charlie Hagar
2	Bailey Kay	Zoe Wannan	Hunter Lubke-Wood
3	Arlo Watene	Mary Smith	Harry Thurston

	11 Years Girl	Senior Boy	Senior Girl
1	Stella Craig	Mac Winston-Smith	Georgie Ford
2	Harper Greentree	Gus Collins	Billie Harris
3	Madelyn Dufty	Kormac Garden-Thorn	Abigail Snars

Shot Put
	Junior Boy	Junior Girl	11 Years Boy
1	Huxson English	Charlotte Dicks	Hunter Lubke-Wood
2	Frederick Lampe	Pip Gleeson	Harrison Jackson-Chalker
3	Cooper Lewis	Madison Tucker	Albert Cameron

	11 Years Girl	Senior Boy	Senior Girl
1	Sophia Dicks	Mac Winston-Smith	Ataliah Whitmore
2	Stella Craig	Gus Collins	Zara Lampe
3	Harper Greentree	Harry Crossing	Ally Cameron

Long Jump
	Junior Boy	Junior Girl	11 Years Boy
1	Jim Johnstone and Arlo Watene	Pip Gleeson	Hunter Lubke-Wood
2	Charlie Thurston	Zoe Wannan	Jack Lehmann
3	Hunter Gillmore	Madison Tucker	Harry Thurston

	11 Years Girl	Senior Boy	Senior Girl
1	Stella Craig	Mac Winston-Smith	Zara Lampe
2	Harper Greentree	Weston Burgmann	Abigail Snars
3	Madelyn Dufty	Harry Freeman	Georgie Ford

2026 ATHLETICS CARNIVAL RESULTS - AGED RACES

70m Race
	5 Years Boy	5 Years Girl	6 Years Boy
1	Max Tubner	Bridie Thurston
2	Charlie Bolton	Evelyn Holmes	Walter Eveleigh
3	Kayne Wijesinghe	Paisley Mowle	Hugo Cuell

	6 Years Girl	7 Years Boy	7 Years Girl
1	Charlotte Luff	Edison Wannan	Isla Maxwell
2	Adley Hugo	George Cuell	Lucia Kay
3	Olivia Gersbach	Flynn Smith

100m Race
	8 Years Boy	8 Years Girl	9 Years Boy	9 Years Girl
1		Mary Smith	Charlie Thurston	Zoe Wannan
2	Chester Burgmann	Evie Hogan	Nate Cameron	Bonnie Anderson
3	Mason Slack-Smith	Blair Shepherd and Lara Thurston	Charlie Eather	Claire Luff

	10 Years Boy	10 Years Girl	11 Years Boy	11 Years Girl
1	Bailey Kay	Pip Gleeson	Harry Thurston	Stella Craig
2	Arlo Watene	Sadie Craig	Ryder Drady and Hunter Lubke-Wood	Harper Greentree
3	Jim Johnstone	Madison Tucker	Jack Lehmann	Madelyn Dufty

	12 Years Boys	12 Years Girl
1	Gus Collins	Abigail Snars
2	Weston Burgmann	Zara Lampe
3	Harry Freeman	Jamelia Hynch

	Overall Relay Champion House	Overall Ball Games Champion	Overall House Champion
1	Xavier & Joseph	Xavier	Joseph
2	Penola	Joseph	Xavier
3	Mackillop	Mackillop	Mackillop
4		Penola	Penola

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