Year 7/8 School Sport SA Volleyball Competition

After weeks of training during lunch and Thursday afternoons, 17 students travelled down for the School Sport SA (SSSA) Volleyball Championships. The day involved playing a number of games (Clare HS, OLSH, Playford College and Temple – Paralowie) with the top 2 teams moving through to the finals being held in week 6.

It was an early start for the students with both the boys and girls excited and nervous for their first game. The competition provided a great experience for the students as it is very similar to what is expected at the end of year SA Smash Championships.

Even after a long bus ride both teams came away with a win and you couldn’t wipe the smile from everyone’s face. From here the teams battled away and showed some glimpses of what they were capable of although consistency and basic errors meant the results didn’t go our way.

Ultimately the students had a great time, they improved across the day and the experience will ensure they are prepared for the end of year event. Well done to everyone involved.

SA Smash Volleyball

The SA Smash Volleyball Championships are slowly creeping up on us. Students/families recently received the final letter/consent and invoice. If you did not receive the letter and/or you have any questions please give Aaron Camplin or Daniel Clark a call at the school. Well done to those who have done some fundraising. There may be some other opportunities over the next few weeks. Please communicate this with the school as all fundraising needs to be approved by the Governing Council.

House Captains for 2023

Who will be leading the houses Chaffey, Tintra, Sturt and Murray in 2023? Each year the captains work closely with the PE staff and students to ensure the success of our annual events (swimming, athletics and cross country). Students can nominate at the Student Services Office and during the assembly in week 5, they will have the opportunity to discuss why they should be selected before there is a vote. If anyone has any questions about the role please see Mr Camplin for more details.

Sports Awards

As the end of the year is coming around quick, it is time to start preparing for the 2022 RHS Presentation Night, where students will be acknowledged for their efforts and contribution in a variety of areas.

Even with ongoing precautions and at times cancellations, there has been many special efforts and achievements across 2022 in sport at school, community and state level. Some of these efforts have been mentioned throughout the year, although we are aware that we may have missed something. Students have the opportunity to nominate for a variety of sporting awards:

• Year 7-9 Clint Dovendans Junior All-Rounder
• Sports Blues
• Ken Prokopec Contribution to School and Community Sports Award
• RHS Sports Person of the Year

Students can either access the nomination sheet from the school Facebook page or from the Student Services Office. Nominations are due by the end of week 4 (11^th November).

Community success

As seen in some of our previous newsletters, we aim to acknowledge the efforts and success of our students in the class and out within the community. A student who has had a busy and outstanding 2022 is Kierra Schumann.

Kierra is a talented athlete who has been willing to get involved and give things a go. Some of these include supporting her house and school in a variety of events, local football, tennis, volleyball, basketball and netball, where she has had the most success recently.

Some of the achievements include:

• U17 Best & Fairest (Renmark Netball Club)
• U17 Most Potential (Renmark Netball Club)
• A2 Woman’s Runner Up Best & Fairest (Renmark Netball Club)
• U17 Best & Fairest (Riverland Netball Association)
• A2’ Woman’s Runner Up Best & Fairest (Riverland Netball Association)

On top of the above achievements, Kierra has dedicated a lot of effort and time through attending weekly training sessions in Adelaide as part of the Volleyball SA Under 16 Development Squad.

Well done to Kierra on the achievements so far in 2022. I have no doubt there will be plenty more as you always aim to get the most out of yourself.

Aaron Camplin
Leader of HPE and Sports