Spirits were high at Cambridge Middle School’s annual athletics day at the Cambridge Athletic and Harrier Club in Vogel St last week despite the drizzly rain.
Conditions were too slippery to run the high jump, so teachers kept students entertained by letting them jump onto the landing pad and slide across the surface instead.
However, the 100m and 200m sprint races, relays, long jump, shot put and discus all went ahead.
Students could choose to take part in competitive or non-competitive events. Steph Bell-Jenkins took her camera along.
Charlotte Rennie flies high in the long jump.
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- Charlotte Wiseman celebrates crossing the finish line in the ACE class race
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- Sawyer Wiseman gets some air flying onto the high jump landing pad.
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- (From left) Anna-Grace Stokes, Kate Rota and Amelia Jamieson with Ruby Sen (front) gather for a photo in front of the long jump. Amelia had already competed in the discus and was waiting for her shot put event.
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- ACE class members (from left) Sophia Ban, Ashley McMenamin, Hannah Zamin, Charlotte McMenamin and Dani Curtis after their 100m running race.
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- Learning assistant and rugby player Waisake Salabiau uses his slight physical advantage to win the 4 x 100m relay for the teachers.
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- Cambridge Middle School deputy principal Tagget Christophersen gets off to a flying start in the first leg of the 4 x 100m relay against student house teams.
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- Year 8 student Malan Lourens powers home to win the 100m sprint final.
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- Twelve-year-old Cody Skinner gives it everything in the year 7 discus event.
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- (From left) Ella, Reyd, Ruby, Lily and Hayley dressed up in house colours to support their teams and said the best thing about athletics day was hanging out with their friends
