Huonville High School recently held its annual Athletics Carnival on the 29^th and 30^th of October. It was a huge success with both sunshine and a ‘slight’ breeze making for an exceptionally memorable two days. Over the course of the carnival, students participated in a number of track and field events, also getting the opportunity to try their hand at a few novelty events, including: Archery, the Leap Frog Relay, the Homeroom Relay, and of course the four-way Tug of War.

At Huonville High School we pride ourselves on our school values of respect, responsibility, safety and growth. We are delighted to announce that students demonstrated each of these values at the highest level.

As always, the Athletics Carnival would not be complete without the infamous Egg Toss. Somehow Mr Bryant and Jackson Geeves managed to steal

the win, so congratulations to them. To the rest of the staff and students, well done on wearing the eggs with such grace.

Another highlight of the carnival was the 100 metre staff race. There was a lot of hype leading up to this event, with Mr Cowlard and Mr Curé as clear favourites. Honourable mentions go out to Mr Bowen-Beuchart and Mr Watts for their gallant efforts, but bragging rights go out to Mr Curé for his exceptional run.

Results

Each of the four houses were represented extraordinarily well by the students, with participation at an all-time high. Congratulations to everyone that got involved.

This year’s results saw a race for first place, as the houses battled it out to get as many points as humanly possible. In the end, Acacia managed to hold off Banksia for just long enough to take the win. (Okay-see-ya-later… Acacia!)

Grade 7 Boys

Grade 7 Girls

Grade 8 Girls

Grade 9 Boys

Grade 9 Girls

Grade 10 Boys

Grade 10 Girls

This event would not have been possible without the help from all the teachers and staff who assisted with each of the events, so thank you for all your hard work.

To all the participants, congratulations on an amazing carnival. Let’s keep up the team spirit as we approach the Inter-high Athletics Carnival in a few weeks!

Thank you!

Health and Physical Education Department