Taj, Bailey and Isabella prepare for Wollongong.

After the recent success at the Riverland High School Cross County event, 15 students travelled down to compete at the School Sport SA Cross Country Championships at Oakbank. Compared to previous years, conditions were ideal, allowing the students to compete to the best of their ability.

Some of the results include:

• 2^nd Bailey (U13)
• 4^th Jaj  (U14 mutil-class)
• 14^th Tyler  (U14
• 15^th Haylee (U16)
• 19^th Dylan (U16)
• 22^nd Madelyn (U14)

After the event students were selected to try out for the School Sport SA Cross Country team that will compete in Wollongong (NSW) in late August. Taj, Bailey and Isabella were all successful in gaining selection in the team (3 out of 7 from the Riverland).

All the best to Taj, Bailey and Isabella at the School Sport Australia Cross Country Championships and well done to the other students who participated on the day.

2019 Snow Trip

We hope all students travelling to Mt Hotham (Victoria) for the 2019 RHS Snow Trip have a great time and relax before commencing the final part of their schooling.

School Sport SA Interstate Swimming Championships

All the best to Dylan who is competing at the School Sport SA Interstate Swimming Championships being held in Melbourne during late July. In preparation, Dylan has competed with many school and community swimming events. Dylan has been training on his own and with Kerri Donaldson while also juggling his commitments with West Adelaide (Football). Keep training hard over the next few weeks and enjoy yourself. 

Volleyball success

Earlier in the term the Year 10 Boys and Girls competed in the School Sport SA Knockout Volleyball round robin at the MARS Sporting Complex. Both teams put up a great fight, unfortunately the boys lost an important game, and missed out on competing in the finals.

The girls were excited as they had the opportunity to compete in the finals in 2018, against some of the best volleyballs in the state. The day started with a minute silence, with all of the students reflecting and showing their respect to the team mates, staff, family and friends of Sophia Naismith (Brighton Secondary School).

Brighton, Heathfield, Willunga, Seaview, Victor Harbor and Renmark competed on the day. We played against some great opposition and it was a great experience for the girls. Considering the group has not played much since the Australian Volleyball Schools Cup, they were very competitive although both Heathfield and Brighton were the stand out teams.

After losing to Heathfield in the first game, the girls pulled it together and had a great win against Victor Harbour. This meant that we finished 3^rd in our pool and qualifying for a semi-final match against Brighton Secondary School. Similar to the Heathfield game, the girls displayed some great plays although Brighton were more consistent and effective across the court. This meant that we would play off for 3^rd or fourth in the state against Seaview.

It was a long day for girls but they battled hard and achieved the win, meaning they finished 3^rd in the School Sport SA Knockout Volleyball Competition for the second time in a row (2018 3^rd to Heathfield and Brighton).

Congratulations on your efforts!