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Renmark High School students excel in sport

As highlighted in previous newsletters and the school Facebook page, Term 1 was a huge success in a variety of sports. It began with some great individual and team results at the School Sport SA Triathlon event held at West Lakes followed by the historical win at the Interschool Swimming Carnival. The swimming team then competed at the SA Aquatics Centre in the School Sport SA Swimming Championships (C Grade) where we achieved further success as the girls finished 1st and the team finished 2nd  overall. This means that we will compete in B Grade in 2020.

The support, commitment and willingness by the students to represent Renmark High School was extremely positive, resulting in their success. Thanks again to Kerri Donaldson and Renmark Vitor Swimming Club for your continued support.

Winning the Interschool Swimming Championship was a special moment for RHS and we hope to have continued success in the pool but the focus quickly turned to athletics. This started on the Friday of week 7, when many students attended and participated in the Renmark High School Sports Day.

Many PB’s and great results were achieved throughout the day and the overall feeling was positive. For the next few weeks many students utilised their time during lunches and before school, to work on and develop their technique and overall fitness. It was pleasing to see the number of students out on the oval challenging and assisting their peers in preparation for Interschool and Adelaide events.

Mr Thiele, Mrs Pater and other PE staff members worked with the students to select a team to compete at Glossop High School. Once again the attitude, support and determination to do their personal best, meant that as a school we had a lot of success throughout the day. We didn’t miss an event! It was pleasing to witness the willingness of students to jump and give things a go in the rare instances where we found a gap due to injury or illness. There were many standout performances across the day but in the end everyone’s contribution was vital and those involved can hold their heads high.

Interschool Results

  • 2nd Tug of War
  • 1st U14 Boys Pennant
  • 1st Most Improved Shield
  • 2nd Championship Shield

We also achieved four Interschool Records for the day and were the only school to do so. These include:

  • Bailey White U14 1500m 4:44.59 (4:51.50 – 1988)
  • Isabella Cant U14 1500m 5:02.20 (5:06.00 – 1982)
  • Sasha Jenke U16 Javelin 34.42m (30.80m – 2012)
  • U20 Spoke Relay 1:36.89 (1:39.00 – 1990)

Topping off a great term, the athletics team travelled to Adelaide on Thursday 11th April to compete in the School Sport SA Athletics Carnival (Division A2). The day was a celebration of a great term and it did not disappoint with many special efforts noted. The school finished 2nd overall (by 1 point) with the boys 2nd and girls 1st, which means we will compete in the A1 dividion in 2020. Along with the 7 students achieving a STANDARD (top 5% of athletes across the week), Bailey White produced a memorable run and recorded the fastest ever time in the U14 1500m (as an U13) with an incredible time of 4:27.60. The standards achieved on the day include:

  • Stephanie Prokopec U14 Javelin
  • Gemma Letton U20 Javelin
  • Hurtle Morgan U16 Javelin
  • Isabella Cant U14 800m
  • Alex Curtis U15 Shot Put
  • Dion Brauer U20 High Jump
  • Bailey White U14 800m and 1500m

Other special moments include:

  • Matilda Rothe – 1st 1500m, 800 and 2nd in the 400m
  • Maddy Long – 4th Open 400m (as an U14)
  • Hurtle Morgan increasing his  interschool javelin throw by 10m
  • Hayley Poulish and Jacob Pinyon competing in the 3000m (Hayley 1st)
  • Jack Ellis and Georgia Pater running the steeple chase
  • Charlize Flett stepping up for the open relay
  • Dion Brauer achieving 192cm in high jump (attempted 195cm and clipped the bar – RHS record 193cm)

RHS Records (broken at Interschool or Adelaide)

  • Bailey White broke his own RHS 1500m Record (2019)
  • Bailey White broke the U14 800m RHS record (2017)
  • Jess Price set a new U16 100m and 200m record (1995)
  • Isabella Cant broke her own in the U14 800m (2018)
  • Gemma Letton set a new U20 200m record (Holly Noack set in 2000)

Well done and congratulations to all of the students who were involved inTerm 1. Our focus now turns to Cross Country. The Renmark High School event will be held on Tuesday 14th May. As a school we encourage as many students to get involved, continue to support the school/ house and utilise this opportunity to improve their personal fitness. We believe that our success can continue on Wednesday 22nd May (Martins Bend) at the Interschool Cross Country event, if we have the same attitude and commitmentas demonstrated by the students in Term 1. We can create more history by taking out the event, making it 2 out of the 3 Interschool Sport events for 2019.  

Term 2 Knockout Cup Sport

  • Open Mixed Hockey
  • Open Girls Football
  • Year 10 Boys and Girls Volleyball
  • 8/9 Boys and Girls 9 a-side Football

Year 10 STEM CHALLENGE

Students have been busy competing in teams to design a paper roller coaster. Their design had to meet a number of specifications with extra points being awarded for collaboration skills and ‘excitement value.’ Across the two weeks our students had to think critically and creatively, develop and maintain positive group dynamics and show persistence in completing a tricky task.