Wins and challenges The Winter Sports season for Middle School students has ended. The students showed great passion and determination throughout this time, revealing qualities beyond just sports. There’s a connection between their journey and an episode of the show Bluey called Cricket, which teaches us about being strong when things get tough, keeping a positive attitude, and having a mindset to learn and grow. In Cricket, Rusty, a young cricketer, shows us the value of working hard and never giving up. His determination to improve and face challenges head-on reflects qualities we want our students to have: courage, strength, and the will to keep trying. Failure is a part of success, and we learn the most when we take on challenges with an open mind. During the Winter Sports season, there were wins and challenging moments, showing that injuries are a normal part of sports. Our students learned that setbacks are just steps toward success. Every boy that stepped up to support their teammates even when injured showed resilience, dedication to their team and remind us that being a team player is more than just playing – it’s about creating a positive team spirit. Supporting each other and staying dedicated, even when faced with challenges, leads to great achievements.
Junior School JPSSA trophy winners
JPSSA trophies for Junior School
Well done to all the students for their active involvement during the season, and thank you to the coaches, teachers, and parents for supporting the teams throughout the season.
Christopher Lapsley supporting his teammates in spite of his injury
Last term witnessed a host of sporting events to keep our Junior School boys busy and engaged in physical activity. Our Year 3s continued their JPSSA journey with an enjoyable soccer carnival at Christ Church’s St Johns Wood playing fields, whilst our Year 4 students competed in hockey, football and soccer carnivals against Hale School and Christ Church Grammar. These carnivals expose our young students to all the JPSSA sports available to them when they join the Year 5 and 6 students in the JPSSA competition. Our Inter-House Cross Country carnival was a fantastic celebration of house spirit and personal effort with a keenly contested carnival taking place on the College grounds on Wednesday 31 May where every boy tried their best. Cross Country offers students the chance to give their all for their house and teammates. There were some fine individual runs with 3 records broken on the day by, William Millard (Year 2), Lachlan Horton (Year 3) and Oscar Lo Proto (Year 4). The house competition was won by Gordon House. This passion for running came to the fore at the Inter-School event where Scotch won the JPSSA trophy against the other PSA schools. This was a testament to their outstanding commitment to training and their spirit of competition on the day. Junior School athletes also placed first in the JPSSA Athletics Carnival bringing home the shield. Congratulations to all involved!
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