Grammar News

Physical Education

 

GREG JOYCE

Head of Middle and Senior School PE

 

Oakleigh Grammar House Athletics Carnival

Our athletics season kicked-off in late March with the Oakleigh Grammar House Athletics Carnival. Students had the opportunity to represent their House in a variety of Track and Field events. Some outstanding performances were achieved, and many long standing Oakleigh Grammar Athletics Records were broken on the day. 

 

Well done to all students who represented their House and to all Middle & Senior School staff who helped run the House Athletics Carnival Day.

This year we included a new event into the Athletics Program. The ‘Oakleigh Grammar Gift’, which was a 100m race featuring the winners of the 100m event from every age group for both boys and girls (similar to the famous Stawell Gift). Students’ starting positions were determined from their 100m age group winning time (slowest started closer to the finish line compared to the fastest times). Congratulations to Ethan Brown of Year 8, and Sarah Burnett of Year 12, winners of the 2019 Oakleigh Grammar Gift for boys and girls.

 

The results of the Oakleigh Grammar House Athletics Shield:

1st Place: Rose House - 631 points

2nd Place: Fraser House - 607 points

3rd Place: Bradman House - 589 points

 

           

EISM Division 3 Athletics Carnival

On the first day back at School this term after the long Easter break, our EISM Athletics team, which comprised of over 70 students and officials, showed strong commitment by organising themselves to be at School before at 7.45am, to compete at the EISM Division 3 Athletics Carnival at Lakeside Stadium. 

 

Our stand-out performers at the EISM Division 3 Athletics Carnival were:                                             

Veronica Micallef (Year 6) Under 13 Girls 800m and 1500m

Bill Delichristos (Year 7) Under 13 Boys 800m, 1500m, Long Jump & High Jump

Jovan Milenkovic (Year 7) Under 13 Boys 400m, 800m and 1500m

Sotiris Bakalis (Year 7) Under 13 Boys 100m C and 200 B

Ethan Brown (Year 8) Under 14 Boys 100m A and 200m, Triple Jump and 4 x 100m Relay  

Xavier Harpur (Year 8) Under 14 Boys Shot Put and 4 x 100m Relay             

Michael Kaniadakis (Year 9) Under 14 Boys 400m, 800m, and 4 x 100m Relay 

Nicholas Ghanakas (Year 9) Under 15 Boys 400m, 800m and Under 14 4 x 100m Relay    

Angelos Zois (Year 9) Under 15 Boys 100m A, Long Jump and Triple Jump

Patrick Kyritsis (Year 10) Under 16 Boys 100m A and Long Jump

Jonathan Sarris (Year 10) Under 16 Boys 100m C and Shot Put

Jacinta Kimberley (Year 10) Under 16 100m A and 200m A and 800m  

Victoria Turewicz (Year 10) Under 16 100m B and 200m B, 400m, Long Jump, Triple Jump

Alexandra Bonney (Year 11) Open Girls Shot Put

Jenna Menelaou (Year 12) Open Girls 800m

Alex Sowden (Year 12) Open Boys 800m and 1500m

Chris Giannaros (Year 12) Open Boys 100m A and Long Jump 

 

   

EISM Athletics Champions Carnival

At the next level EISM Champions Athletics Carnival, Oakleigh Grammar won three medals:

Jacinta Kimberley won gold by placing first in the Under 16 200m (27.95sec) and 4th in the 100m (13.43sec).

                     

 

Alexandra Bonney won silver by placing second in the Open Girls Shot Put (9.33m).

 

 

Ethan Brown won bronze by placing third in the Under 14 Boys Triple Jump (10.30m).  

 

 

National Schools Event - Adelaide

This year’s much anticipated National Schools Event was hosted by St George College in Adelaide. The NSE involved seven Orthodox schools from around Australia - three from Sydney, one from Adelaide, one from Perth and two from Melbourne (including Oakleigh Grammar).

 

Oakleigh Grammar selected a large team of 48 students ranging from Year 8 to Year 12 who travelled to Adelaide for the Games Week in May.

The sports involved were boys and girls Basketball, Futsal, Table Tennis, Volleyball, Girls Netball and Boys Soccer. The Sports Tour also involved official functions, a cultural event, a dinner dance and sightseeing.

 

Congratulations to our Girls Table Tennis Team (Vasilia Tamvakis, Stavroula Sideris, Christine Koutsioulis and Yiana Tamvakis), who remained undefeated throughout the tournament, and were crowned NSE Premiers. 

    

 

Day 1 Results:

  • Boys Futsal finished 5th - MVP Louka Bauzon
  • Girls Futsal finished 6th - MVP Lia Bauzon
  • Girls Volleyball finished 3rd - MVP Izzy Karvounis 
  • Boys Volleyball finished 3rd - MVP Dimitri Ballas 

Day 2 Results:

  • Girls Netball finished 4th - MVP Krisa Paboukis
  • Boys Soccer finished 3rd - MVP Jorge Georgalas

Day 3 Results:

  • Boys Basketball finished 5th - MVP Patrick Kyritsis
  • Girls Basketball finished 4th - MVP Vayia Karanikas
  • Boys Table Tennis finished 3rd - MVP John Lelekakis
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