From the Head of Sport

Winter Sport Semi-Finals

This weekend we have Semi-Finals for a number of our teams and normal round games for rugby.

All students are reminded that they are to wear ONLY BMGS gear for both home and away games. This includes when travelling on the bus.

Snow Championships

The Blue Mountains Grammar Snow team has qualified for the NSW/ACT/QLD/SA State Snow Australia Inter-Schools Championships. This is the first time that a BMGS team has qualified for the State finals, in any of the 'team' categories. The event will be held from 22nd to 26th August at Perisher.

BMGS has qualified for the Girls' Division 1 Skier-X, with both Gretel and Eva Passlow in the team. Gretel skied up in a higher division so she could compete with her sister as a team for BMGS. Gretel also qualified as an individual racer, in this higher division, which is very impressive!

Both Eva and Gretel have also qualified for the State finals as individuals, in the Alpine giant slalom event.

Otto Passlow will be competing in the State Slopestyle Ski event. So overall, BMGS is competing in four events in the State Championships.

This is a great achievement for Eva, Gretel and Otto and we wish them all the very best at the Inter-School Championships.

Cross Country

Casper Larkin (Year 11) competed at the NSW Short Course cross country championships last weekend at Mount Panorama. He was placed 3rd in the U18 Division which is an outstanding achievement. 

Winter Sport Presentation Evenings

The winter sport presentation evenings are coming up shortly. Please ensure that you put the relevant dates into your calendars:

Netball – Tuesday 30th August 6:00 pm for 6:30 pm start - Coote Hall

Hockey – Wednesday 31st August 6:00 pm for 6:30 pm start - Coote Hall

Football – Wednesday 7th September 6:00 pm for 6:30 pm start - Cuff Hall

Rugby – Thursday 8th September 6:00 pm for 6:30 pm start - Coote Hall

Students are required to wear their full school uniform including blazer. Any student who is not dressed according to the school rules will not be presented on the night. I thank you for your support in this matter.

Orienteering

The School is going to run another Orienteering training afternoon next Friday, 19th August from 3:15pm, thanks to the support of Mark and Vanessa Freeman. This is open to both Senior and Junior school students. Please meet on the roundabout just outside Coorah.

A reminder that all students were sent the information at the start of the term regarding the NSW All Schools Orienteering Championships.(Pease refer to earlier Newsletters). This is a self-nomination event.

ISA Athletics

The ISA Athletics Carnival will be held on Tuesday, 13th September. The BMGS is posted on the Sports Office Noticeboard. Please ensure you let me know if you are unavailable for all the events that you have qualified for.

Any students who currently participate in Triple Jump or Hurdle events through Little Athletics can come and see me at the Sports Office for further information.

If you do not own a BMGS singlet you will be required to hire one from the Uniform Shop.

Sporting Fixtures - Saturday, 13th August

Mrs Megan Harris

Head of Sport