Sportsmanship on display at carnival

10-Year-Old Girls Age Champions and Place Getters… Friends on and off the field.

North Arm State School was a sea of red, green and yellow last week as students donned their house colours and bellowed their best war cries for the annual sports carnival.

From high jump, long jump, shotput and sprints to ball games and sack races everyone joined in over two days of healthy competition.

The competing sporting houses Ninderry, Eerwah and Dunethin, all jostled for lead position as students cheered on their teammates and showed great sportsmanship.

The day culminated with the celebration of Age Champions, who were awarded their medals by North Arm Principal Kelly Edgar.

Beau M and Halle B were awarded 10-year-old champions, Jullian H and Charlotte D were awarded 11-year-old champions and Charlie K and Madleine B were awarded 12-year-old champions.

Sporting house Dunethin was victorious overall and was awarded the Interhouse Carnival Winners Shield, while Eerwah won the Interhouse Junior Ball Game Shield and Ninderry won the Interhouse Track and Field Shield.

Physical Education teacher John McKie said he was thrilled with the performance of all students. “I was just very impressed with the blend of competiveness, fun and the levels of sportsmanship displayed by all students over the two days,” he said.

Ms Edgar expressed how proud she was of all children who participated and the champions on the day. “It’s been a fantastic couple of days and we couldn’t have asked for better weather.  A big thank you to all the students, parents and staff who helped to make these two days such a success,” she said.