Firstly a big thank you to Stephanie Mew for taking the students to Orbost for the zone swimming (hopefully you didn’t get too wet). See below for a description of the day by Steph.

The students did very well. All of them got a ribbon! Jess won everything such a sensational swimmer I want some lessons.  Arch got a second in butterfly and third in free, Arrow got some second and thirds as did Khali.  She swam amazingly well, her freestyle race was incredibly close you could have ‘thrown a blanket’ over the first three. The girls relay was a highlight as Belle stepped up an age group and they came second.

A teacher approached me from another school to remark how well we went as before three quarters of the way through the program we were less than ten points off the leaders! Next year you should push for a better lane, we were up against the wall in lane 6 simply because we were a small school. The only downside: we were caught in a massive down pour at the end and were still waiting on the relays, which the girls came 2^nd in. Worth the wait

–          Stephanie Mew

Congratulations to all the students who attended and gave their all. You have done yourselves and your school proud.

Mr. Berry

Mallacoota P-12 College students were extremely excited to have a visit from Ian Rossborough and his assistant from Cricket Victoria. Ian is a coaching specialist who teachers cricket (specifically super 8’s) in Victorian Schools in a fun and competitive environment. Ian took the primary students for an hour and took our senior students for 2 hours. The students enjoyed themselves immensely. The students were fantastic and energetic, so much so, that Ian has arranged to come back in term four this year.

Last year we send a Boys and Girls Super 8’s team to Bairnsdale and Sale, those students had a fantastic time and learnt some great skills. This year we were hoping to send our Sec students to a tournament term one, unfortunately this was cancelled due to student participation rates. Another tournament will be held in term four, hopefully we will get some takers this time.

See below for some fantastic photos.

For more information visit http://www.cricketvictoria.com.au/get-involved/super-8s

Simon Berry

Last Friday morning saw students from years 4-12 pile into buses dressed in their team colours of red (Gabo) or blue(Bastion)  to travel to Eden and participate in the annual Mallacoota P-12 College swimming carnival.

They day commenced with 25 metre races, then on to the 50 metre races throughout the day, which saw many eager participants qualify for the district inter-school levels, which will be held in Orbost over the next couple of weeks.

 

As the day progressed there were participants of all ages getting involved in one way or another. Whether it be competing in a race, going in the walking lane to gain some extra points for their team or waiting for the novelty events at the end of the day, everyone showed the team spirit and made the day enjoyable for all and a great success.

The traditional student – teacher race at the end of the day proved to be too much for the teachers, who were pipped at the post due to the students’ obvious skill, stamina and age advantage.

When the results were tallied up at the end of the day, there was a history making moment with only one point separating the two teams of Gabo and Bastion. Gabo took out the victory as the winners of the Mallacoota P-12 swimming sports for the first time in years!

The day couldn’t have happened without the teachers and helpers who organised this event and put so much effort into making it a great day. Thanks to all for coming along and contributing to the day!

Chloe Scott

I would like to thank all the parents and staff who supported the day. It was a fantastic event. Lastly but most of all, thank you very much to the Sport Captains  Chloe, Jess, Jaz and Las and the School Captain; Meg for their fantastic leadership and hard work through out the day.

Simon Berry