Hundreds of students from Wagga Public School made the most of Friday’s sublime autumn weather, enjoying the day out of the classrooms at their annual athletics carnival.
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Seven individual records were broken, but they shall remain top secret until students are informed at school next week.
But the teachers also had something to celebrate, breaking a longstanding drought in an annual feature event.
“We have a teachers v parents v students race, which is always a highlight,” carnival coordinator Erin Elsley said.
“It’s a 4x100m relay and it’s the first year for a long time that the teachers have won. Rhiannon Daley, she’s one of our new teachers, and she is quick!”
Supporters in green had plenty to celebrate as the strong 'Araluen’ house finished on top.
The cream of the crop will progress to the Wagga PSSA carnival but as always, the focus is on having a go.
“We had a great day, we have 440 students at the school and everyone was up there – we had great participation,” Elsley said.
Age Champions
- 8yrs Boy: Jamal Harris-Thomson
- 8yrs Girl: Taleen El-Ghali
- 9yrs Boy: Jhett Pattinson
- 9yrs Girl: Jessica Friend
- 10yrs Boy: Harry Austin
- 10yrs Girl: Anna Fagan
- 11yrs Boy: Seth Clark
- 11yrs Girl: Tamara Cochrane
- 12yrs Boy: Ethan Hart
- 12yrs Girl: Georgia Cameron