2018 Interhouse Swimming Carnival

On Friday 16 February 2018, students and staff of St Norbert College dusted off their House shirts in preparation for our first Interhouse Carnival for the year – the Swimming Carnival. The weather forecast was hot (with a chance of melting) but fortunately there was some cloud cover to offer relief throughout the day. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all staff and students for their contributions and enthusiasm towards the carnival. The level of House spirit was fantastic to see and I definitely loved the spontaneous dance-offs on show!

The scoreboard was close all day however congratulations to Prémontré (noot noot) who ran out eventual winners:

Prémontré (4,058 points)
Magdeburg (3,849 points)
Kilnacrott (3,565 points)
Tongerlo (3,436 points)
Xanten (3,388 points)

I would like to congratulate the following Champions, Runner-Ups and 3rd place performances from each age group:

Year 7 Boys Champion: Riley Suckling (X)

Year 7 Boys Runner-Up: Zac Dawson (P)

Year 7 Boys 3rd Place: Glen Brosztl (K)

Year 7 Girls Champion: Sophie Griffiths (K)

Year 7 Girls Runner-Up: Emily Bates (X)

Year 7 Girls 3rd Place: Phoenix Wu (X)

Year 8 Boys Champion: Matthew Deliu (P)

Year 8 Boys Runner-Up: Marty Cocking (X)

Year 8 Boys 3rd Place: Aidin Fenwick (M)

Year 8 Girls Champion: Neve Adnams (K)

Year 8 Girls Runner-up: Harriet McCready (T)

Year 8 Girls 3rd Place: Holly Giles (P)

Year 9 Boys Champion: Ethan Glassborow (P)

Year 9 Boys Runner-Up: Taj Hewitt (P)

Year 9 Boys 3rd Place: Francesco Tilli (M)

Year 9 Girls Champion: Arielle Chant (M)

Year 9 Girls Runner-Up: Chloe Deliu (P)

Year 9 Girls 3rd Place: Zeta Stevens (K)

Year 10 Boys Champions: Brian Anthony (T)

Year 10 Boys Runner-Up: Michael Tilli (M)

Year 10 Boys 3rd Place: Riley Moore (T)

Year 10 Girls Champion: Suzanne Vagg-Johnson (K)

Year 10 Girls Runner-up: Chloe Reder (M)

Year 10 Girls 3rd Place: Miette Howie (T)

Year 11 Boys Champion: Nicholas Lee (M)

Year 11 Boys Runner-Up: William Ishiguchi (X)

Year 11 Boys 3rd Place (tie): Benjamin Rowlands (K) and Oscar McDonald (T)

Year 11 Girls Champion: Jessica Ramos (T)

Year 11 Girls Runner-Up (tie): Simran Shivnani (M) and Lilika Mikaere (P)

Year 12 Boys Champion: Cyrus Tadena (P)

Year 12 Boys Runner-Up: Ethan Ricafranca (T)

Year 12 Boys 3rd Place: Lachlan Bunyan (M)

Year 12 Girls Champion: Elizabeth Skinner-Drakeford (P)

Year 12 Girls Runner-Up: Ava Glassborow (P)

Year 12 Girls 3rd Place: Kate Cooper (M)

I was excited to learn that 6 new records had been set on the day by the following students and teams:

Cyrus Tadena (P):

Year 12 Boys 50m Backstroke (32.70s)

Brian Anthony (T):

Year 10 Boys 50m Breaststroke (37.66s)

Ethan Glassborow (P):

Year 9 Boys 50m Freestyle (27.10)
Year 9 Boys 50m Butterfly (29.21)
Year 9 Boys 50m Backstroke (35.14s)

Emily Bates (X)

Year 7 Girls 50m Backstroke (38.06s)

Although important to recognize and celebrate achievement, it is worth noting that these carnivals do not run successfully without the participation and involvement of all students. I would like to thank all students who attended the carnival for their participation and spirit on the day with Tonglero House taking out the “Spirit Bear” award from the House displaying the most House spirit at the carnival.

This year was the second running of the “Golden Goggles” race between teachers and students. This was the second year of the race with a Staff team taking out the inaugural race in 2017. This year we once again had two staff teams take on a team from each House consisting of 4 senior students in a 4x50m freestyle relay. Congratulations to Staff Team 1 for taking out the race!

Staff Team 1:

Mr Brendan McGrath
Mr Corey Houwen
Ms Katelyn Isard
Mr Luke Nuske

Staff Team 2:

Mr Simon Harvey*
Mr Scott Hodgen
Mrs Leon Rogers
Mr Cian O’Gradiagh

* = False Start

A big thank you to all staff for assisting and to the following parent volunteers who helped on the day; Mrs Lisa Giles, Mrs Caroline Power, Ms Sam Craven & Mrs Dallas Haile. I would also like to thank all the parents who came down and supported our students.

Now onto the ACC!

Mr M Price (Head of Sport)

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