Cargill Wins House Athletics

With the unexpected Covid-19 lockdowns early in Term 1 hampering initial plans for the annual athletics preliminary and finals days, everyone was pleased when the 2021 House Athletics finally had a chance to get underway in the last week of term – the fourth and last possible date to hold it!

Usually held over two days, the rearrangement meant that the usual two days of events were packed into one with students encouraged to take part in as many events as possible. The fields were a blaze of House colours as the students competed and with House points for participation up for grabs, spirits were high.

Whether the students were running, jumping, throwing, or on the side-lines supporting their House representatives, the urge to compete, and compete well, was high! Highlights of the day were the senior boys’ and girls’ high jump events that both drew a crowd of supporters in the build up to the final relay races. To finish the day, selected prefects, Bruce House members and staff raced, with Bruce House crossing the finish line first, despite the sneaky head start from the staff!

As always, we welcomed the Year 7 & 8 girls from the Girls’ School to compete alongside their College peers. With the points tallied, Cargill were named the 2021 Athletic Champions.

Thank you to all staff who stood in the scorching heat to time, measure and record!