Sports Day 2018
July 11th was the one day on this year’s school calendar when lessons were suspended and the entire school population came together to engage in enjoyable and competitive Inter-House activity. Teamwork is vital. With an event of this scale all must play their part, or the day simply will not work. I am pleased to report that once again the students and staff pulled together to make the day a great success and a positive experience for all involved.
| 850 | ATHLETES | 352 | PERFORMANCES ON THE TRACK | |
| 320 | PERFORMANCES ON THE FIELD | 200 | SIXTH FORM LEADERS | |
| 128 | TENNIS DOUBLES MATCHES | 100 | SUPERVISING STAFF | |
| 96 | VOLLEYBALL MATCHES | 64 | SOFTBALL MATCHES | |
| 48 | TUG OF WAR MATCHES | 64 | BOCCIA MATCHES | |
| 7 | SPORTS DAY RECORDS | 1 | UNIFIED SCHOOL |
Thankfully we had some heavy cloud cover throughout the morning which brought welcome relief from the relentless sun of previous weeks. The relays remain the highlight of the day for many and this year’s series did not disappoint with some fantastically close races. The atmosphere at these 4 events encapsulates what the House system is all about, with staff and students alike rising as one to cheer home their teams who are giving their all on behalf of their House.
WEB GALLERIES BELOW:
| SPORTS DAY 2018 AM | SPORTS DAY 2018 PM |
There were seven Sports Day records posted at this year’s event. They were as follows:
| YEAR 7 | JAVELIN | JORDAN GBAMANJA | 29.67M | WASHINGTON |
| YEAR 8 | SHOT PUT | JOSH TUTT | 13.57M | WASHINGTON |
| YEAR 8 | JAVELIN | WILL CAMPION | 31.27M | MANLEY |
| YEAR 8 | TRIPLE JUMP | LOUIS JUDGE | 11.08M | BRIGHTWELL |
| YEAR 10 | 300M | GEORGE GAMMAGE | 40.98S | BRIGHTWELL |
| YEAR 10 | RELAY | P | 47.91S | BRIGHTWELL |
| YEAR 10 | SHOT PUT | CHRIS DYRMISHI | 15.20M | CHIPSEY |
Grateful thanks are expressed to all staff and Sixth Form students who gave up their time in order to encourage the performers, supervise students and officiate over events throughout the day. Congratulations go to all students who were active, regardless of final positions. Every performance contributed to the respective House totals.
Particular congratulations go to Ms Davies and Brightwell House, who won the overall Sports Day for the first time. It took them 12 years but the celebrations would suggest at the time would suggest it was worth the wait.
The cups for Sports Day were decided as follows:
| YEAR 7 | YEAR 8 | |||||
| 1ST | BRIGHTWELL | 37 | 1ST | MANLEY | 27 | |
| 2ND | CHIPSEY | 32 | 2ND | BRIGHTWELL | 18 | |
| 3RD | WASHINGTON | 24 | 3RD | WASHINGTON | 15 | |
| 4TH | MANLEY | 19 | 4TH | CHIPSEY | 10 | |
| YEAR 9 | YEAR 10 | |||||
| 1ST | CHIPSEY | 38 | 1ST | BRIGHTWELL | 26 | |
| 2ND | MANLEY | 27 | 2ND | MANLEY | 20 | |
| 3RD | BRIGHTWELL | 21 | 3RD | CHIPSEY | 15 | |
| 4TH | WASHINGTON | 19 | 4TH | WASHINGTON | 9 |
OVERALL SPORTS DAY RESULTS:
| 1ST | BRIGHTWELL | 102 |
| 2ND | MANLEY | 98 |
| 3RD | CHIPSEY | 95 |
| 4TH | WASHINGTON | 67 |
