The girls showed determination and perseverance as they completed an afternoon of sport in the wild, wintry weather.
As the wind howled and the rain bucketed down on Monday the 29th of June, the Year 10 students from St Mary’s school were still enthusiastic and excited about their sport’s afternoon. About 150 girls gathered in the gymnasium to participate in an afternoon of sports and problem solving activities led by the Sports Challenge Australia team.The Sports Challenge coaches; Dr Garry Tester, Leah Pitts, Jacqui Finnegan, CJ Jackson, Chris De Boer, Taryn Priestly, Tania Giorgetta, Richard Heptinstall, David Chitty, Briony Keenan and John O’Connell all encouraged the students to cooperate with their teammates and challenge themselves as they completed a 6 group rotation. Activities included The Abacus and The Grid where the girls had to work as a team to come up with ways to solve the puzzles. They were also involved in some friendly sports competitions as they were guided and coached in games by legends of Soccer, Touch Rugby and Basketball.
The students were divided into groups according to their “house” colours, or sporting factions. The winner of “The Grid Challenge” was the “Wardle” group which was the green team. They completed the activity in nine and a half minutes, a world record for St Mary’s. Well Done Wardle!
As Margaret Jordan, Year 10 Coordinator explained, “that is what is so special about Sports Challenge, no matter what weather or conditions they always deliver an outstanding program, they really are our ‘lighthouse’ in a storm.”
