by Sonya Tamos
Term 2 has seen a large number of students being involved in the Interschool sports events, competing in the Yarra Group Winter sports. Over 90 Year 7 students headed out on May 8 to play either Soccer, Football, Netball and Badminton with the Netball girls coming up trumps winning the Netball competition. The junior boys were also successful in their Netball competition winning that event. Senior girls won their Table Tennis competition and these team will all be playing in the Eastern Metropolitan Region sports next Term.
Yarra Group Cross Country was held on Friday May 10th. Congratulations to the following students who were successful in their age group and will be competing in the Eastern Metropolitan Region Cross Country at Yarra Glen Racecourse in June:
- Brianna Amiet,
- Laura Dangaard,
- Erin Foley,
- Chloe Fordham,
- Zak MacIntosh,
- Sorcha McKenzie,
- Jacob Neal,
- Bella Theophanous,
- Maddison and Brooke Watson.**
What a great day for the Whole School Athletics on Thursday May 23rd ! We ran our way around the track, threw javelins, shot puts and discusses, jumped high and long, competed in the Chapman 1500 and Wright’s Walk and tugged the rope in the wonderful sun shine! Unfortunately the student’s Senior Relay team were unable to beat the winning Staff team, who quite proudly wore their blue ribbons in pride!
Congratulations to the following students and House Group who won their Age Group and House Group Championship:
- U13 Chloe Fordham and Ben O’Connor
- U14 Erin Foley and Shane Randall
- U15 Bella Theophanous – Maddison and Seb Dickson
- U16 Lucy Lamond and Matt Stephens
- U17 Sophia Clune and Jack Byne
- U21 Brooke Watson and Zane Wheeler
Athletics House Group Champion was a tussle between Olinda and Yarra, with Yarra House completing the trifecta for all the Carnivals in 2019 by winning the Athletics House Group Championship.
