Co-Curricular Report
Secondary Athletics
The Secondary Athletics carnival held on Friday 1 April was a fun and successful day that consisted of a wide range of team spirit and friendly competition between both students and staff who raced head to head in the annual “Student vs Staff” relays.
Our age champions of the Secondary Athletics were:
13 Girls – Tahlia Blight
13 Boys - James Mason
14 Girls - Clara Edgar
14 Boys - Oscar Marshall
15 Girls - Katie Barnes
15 Boys - Lucas Holgate
16 Girls - Isabella Crossman
16 Boys - James Coulson
Open Girls - Niah Bacon
Open Boys - Dylan Scoble
Our House winners of the Secondary Athletics were:
4th place - Chanter
3rd place - Pericoota
2nd place - Martin
1st place - Meninya
Another huge congratulations again to not only age champions but all participants of the athletics day. My gratitude is greatly extended to all the staff and the secondary and primary student helpers who assisted in helping the day run as smoothly and successful as possible. I hope all students and staff had an enjoyable day and were able to make new and healthy connections with the Moama Anglican Grammar community. We now look forward to Cross Country which is coming up in Week 1 of Term 2.
Mr Anthony McMahon
Head of Co-Curricular
Secondary Athletics Carnival Student Report
By Cara Haley and Shepherd Jose
With the wind in our ears the secondary athletics carnival started with a blast from the starter gun signaling the start of the 1500 metre race. On April 1st 2022, despite being April Fools Day, students demonstrated a strong spirit of friendly competition with team mates supporting and cheering on their peers. Students ran, jumped and threw with enthusiasm, competing for their designated houses with the year 12’s showcasing a range of costumes we have never seen before.
You can’t help imagine what it must have been like for the athletes in Ancient Greece who introduced the same events we compete in today, but I am grateful that some events have been refined such as Long jump, which originally involved the athletes carrying weights in each hand. These were swung forward on take-off and released in the middle of the jump in a bid to increase momentum.
On behalf of the student body we would like to extend our thanks to the Physical Education Department and to all staff, Year 6 helpers and parents who contributed to the smooth running of this carnival. Lastly a big congratulations to all the students who participated in the numerous events and good luck to those moving onto the next stage of inter-school competition.