Physical Education
Year 7-12 SSV Athletics Carnival
On Friday 2 August, 85 students participated in the Woodlands Division Athletics Carnival for School Sports Victoria at Craigieburn Athletics Centre. Students had to battle Melbourne's four seasons in one day without a single complaint.
Aitken College finished in 2nd place behind Gladstone Park Secondary College with Roxburgh Park Secondary College, Sirius College, Hume Central and St Mary’s finishing 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th respectively. All students competed their best with a lot of outstanding results. Special mentions go to the following students who were named as champions for their age level. These students are:
- David A - 15 year Male Champion
- Teia K - 16 year Female Champion
- Milan G - 17 year Male Champion
- Taya O - 18 year Female Champion
- Jake D - 18 year Male Champion
On Wednesday 4 September, 40 students will progress to the Northern Metropolitan Region Finals in either individual or relay events which will be held at Meadowglen International Athletics Stadium in Epping. A big thank you to Mr Taylor, Ms Crole, Mr Prentice, Mr Mackrell and Ms Seivers for your help on the day. Congratulations to all of our students on being fantastic sports as always.
Mrs Natalie McNamara
Secondary Interschool Sports Coordinator
School Sports Victoria Year 9/10 Winter Sports Day
On Wednesday 7 August students from Years 9/10 represented Aitken College in the School Sports Victoria Woodlands Division Term 3 round robin day. They competed against a number of schools within the Hume City Council. The results from the day were:
All teams participated well and in great sportsmanship. Congratulations to the Girls Hockey and Boys Basketball teams who have progressed to the next round on Thursday 17 October. This is the last round of sport for the year. I look forward to seeing all students participating again in 2019. Students and parents can keep up to date with the latest information, sports dates and rules, via the School Sports Victoria website www.ssv.vic.edu.au.
Mrs Natalie McNamara
Secondary Interschool Sports Coordinator