Athletics Carnival
On Thursday the 17th and Friday the 18th of November, Parklands High held their annual Athletics Carnival. Due to complications with the weather last year and only being able to have a one-day carnival, it was exciting that we were able to go back to our regular two-day format.
The sun was out and beaming for the start of our Day One program. The day started with the national anthem sung by Miss Williams, Miss Payne and Miss Lincoln, followed by instructions from Mr Costelloe about the format of the day. Students were then straight into the house pursuit with 200 points up for grab. A sea of green, yellow and blue made their way around the oval during the race, with students from Nairana taking the win in the 7/8 pursuit and Tarapa in the 9/10.
Students’ first events were the 1500m on the track and different field events for each grade. The standard was set high in the 1500m race with many students participating in the event which made it a superb start to the carnival. It was also a very thrilling start in the first field rotation with Grade 7 student John Inglis breaking the high jump record with a jump of 1.50m. The previous record was 1.49m which had stood for twenty-one years, so a massive congrats goes out to John for this awesome achievement.
Throughout day one we saw athletes from Breone, Nairana and Tarapa really battling out to get points for their house. Students also had the opportunity to participate in the 100m and 200m heats on the track, and different field events throughout the day. The day ended with our grade relays, with the wins for each race being an even spread across houses. The weather was sensational all day and the good participation and sportsmanship from students made it a successful start to our two-day carnival. At the conclusion of Day One, Breone was in the lead just ahead of Tarapa and Nairana.
Day Two started with the 800m race on the track and the fifth field rotation for students. The sun was once again shining, and the vibes were electric heading into the final day of events for students. On the track, students also participated in the 400m, 200m finals and 100m finals. Heading into the 100m finals, the house standings were close, making it very interesting heading into these races.
As the day came to an end, everyone made their way to their homegroups to watch the finals of the 100m sprints for all grades. Everybody was aware how close the house points were, so the atmosphere was loud, exciting and nerve racking. At the conclusion of the 100m finals, Mr Hughes made the announcement that the house champions for the carnival were:
Breone – 1st Place
Tarapa – 2nd Place
Nairana – 3rd Place
A massive congratulations to Breone on being the house champions for 2022. We would also like to congratulate all students who participated throughout the carnival with both pride and good sportsmanship. Also, a big thank you to all staff who helped throughout the carnival-- without their help our carnival days wouldn’t run so smoothly. It was a very successful two-day event, and we look forward to the 2023 carnival.
- HPE Team
