Cross Country

For the first time, Chigwell School entered the Essex Schools Cross Country Championships, held at Stubbers Adventure Centre. Thirtynine pupils took part across the two age groups which was a fantastic turnout for a first event. The Year 7 girls and boys teams were large and two Year 6 pupils, Emily and Thomas, were selected to run up an age as ‘guest’ runners. The Year 7 girls put in

a sterling performance, with the top four scoring to be the A team, which came 15th out of forty-four teams. The B team (next four runners) came 35th overall. Emily ran exceptionally well, coming 15th out of 224 runners; an outstanding performance considering she is a year young! This resulted in