Sports Information

MR MAC CUP

Last Friday, we were delighted to have Mrs Bernadette McEvoy join us for our school assembly. Bernadette presented COX as the Term 1 winner of the MR MAC CUP.

Mr Rick McEvoy, fondly referred to as Mr Mac to students and staff, was a long-standing member of the Armidale Diocese as a teacher, REC and Principal of Sacred Heart Boggabri.

Sadly, Mr Mac passed away earlier this year after a battle with Motor Neurone Disease. He was a beautiful, kind person, and to keep his memory alive at Sacred Heart School, we have named a sporting competition between Namoi and Cox Sports houses in his honour. This competition is referred to as the MR MAC CUP.

During the second half of lunch on a Friday, our Year 6 Leaders organise various sporting activities for Namoi and Cox to go head-to-head to win this prestigious trophy. 

TERM ONE RESULTS

Week 4 ~ COX was the winner in the obstacle course.

Week 5 ~ 41 degrees (way too hot).

Week 6 ~ COX was the winner in the touch football passing contest.

Week 7 ~ COX was the winner of the tug-o-war.

Week 8 ~ NAMOI was the winner of the running relays.

Week 9 ~ GOOD FRIDAY

Week 10 ~  NAMOI was the winner of Bullseye.

Week 11 ~ COX was the winner of tag games.

Grace Groves asked Emily Valks (COX HOUSE CAPTAIN) to come forward and accept the cup from Mr Mac’s wife, Bernadette, on behalf of the McEvoy family.

Congratulations, COX students!!

SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY

A glorious day in the sun was had last Friday, 3rd May, for the Sacred Heart Cross Country.

Thanks to the amazing amount of supporters, spectators, mums, dads, nans, pops and friends who came along and encouraged our runners during their race and the helpers who could stand at checkpoints during the course. Your help is very much appreciated.

Winners on the day were as follows:

Here is a video with highlights from the carnival:

DIOCESAN CROSS COUNTRY TRIALS

The Diocesan Cross Country Trials will be held in Barraba this Friday, 17th May, and information regarding this event was sent out to families via COMPASS.

Students are to wear only their School Representative sports uniform for the trials. Sacred Heart Rep Shirts will be given out on Thursday. Please ensure that you take another shirt for your child to change into after their event has finished so that you can return your rep shirt to your supervisor before leaving the grounds. Students are not to wear any other representative uniforms. eg: Diocesan, Polding, PSSA, etc. Competitors can wear skins and/or compression undergarments, though they must be covered with school shorts or a school skirt. 

Students are advised to bring sunscreen and hats to wear at the trials. Please remember to bring adequate water for the day. 

I am no longer able to attend on the day, and the children will be supervised by the Small Schools Supervisor, Mrs Amanda Scott. She will have our School Tear Drop Banner so you are able to see where our school will be situated for the day. Many of our students are familiar with Mrs Scott as she supervised them at the Diocesan Swimming Carnival.

The links below are accessible to parents. Parents can also find these on the ADPSC website under Selections-Cross Country. 

<<Revised 2024 map>>

<<2024 program>> Please note the QR code for results can be found on the last page of the program. 

<<2024 canteen menu>>

ATHLETICS COACHING ~ TERM 2

Mr Andrew Frend from Zoom Athletics is back again this week to facilitate athletics skills to prepare students for our athletics carnival on Wednesday, 3rd July.  Thank you to the Australian Government's Sporting Schools Grant, which has allowed accredited athletics coaches to instruct our students in K-6.  

Photos from Week 1

Mrs Katie Goddard

Sports Co-ordinator