{"id":4289,"date":"2024-09-23T04:07:10","date_gmt":"2024-09-23T04:07:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc-oldgirls\/?post_type=article&#038;p=4289"},"modified":"2024-09-23T04:07:14","modified_gmt":"2024-09-23T04:07:14","slug":"2024-mlc-school-g-a-davey-cup-house-competition","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc-oldgirls\/article\/2024-mlc-school-g-a-davey-cup-house-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"2024 MLC School G. A. Davey Cup House Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-4298\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2024\/09\/G-A-Davey-Cup.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2024\/09\/G-A-Davey-Cup.jpg 422w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2024\/09\/G-A-Davey-Cup-111x150.jpg 111w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>The MLC School House Competition has come to a very exciting end for 2024 with Booralee winning the prestigious G. A. Davey Cup.<\/p>\n<p>The House competition at MLC School was was established in 1942 and is awarded to the House with the highest overall score in House Competitions throughout the year.<\/p>\n<p>Mr and Mrs George Arthur Davey were generous MLC School benefactors. George Davey was a prominent member of the MLC School Council for 25 years (1930s to the 1950s).<\/p>\n<p>These competitions embody the essence of School Spirit for the School we love.<\/p>\n<p>There were six competitions on offer this year.<\/p>\n<p>The Swimming and Athletics Carnivals, as well as the MLC School Rowing Challenge, have been part of the House Competition for many years.<\/p>\n<p>Illuminate has also been in the competition for many years, however, this year the format was slightly different, with each House having to construct a House artefact.<\/p>\n<p>There were two new competitions this year. The MLC School Olympics and House Debating, which were both great additions to the overall competition.<\/p>\n<p>The MLC Olympics House Competition consisted of the following sports:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Basketball<\/li>\n<li>Dodge Ball<\/li>\n<li>Hockey<\/li>\n<li>Oz Tag<\/li>\n<li>Netball<\/li>\n<li>Soccer<\/li>\n<li>Volleyball<\/li>\n<li>Water Polo<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">The winners of each respective House Competition were:<\/h3>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;border-style: ridge\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #9c9898\">\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">House Competition Event<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">Winners<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">Swimming Carnival<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">Booralee<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">Illuminate<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">Abbeythorpe<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">MLC School House Olympics<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">Abbeythorpe<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">House Rowing Challenge<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">Wade<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">House Debating Challenge<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">Joint Winners: Abbeythorpe, Booralee<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">Athletics Carnival<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">Booralee<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">2024 Final Placings for G. A. Davey Cup<\/h3>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;border-style: ridge\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #9c9898\">\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">House<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">Final Placings<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">Booralee<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">1st<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">Wade<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">2nd<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">Abbeythorpe<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">3rd<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">Lester<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">4th<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">Leawarra<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">5th<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">Mooramoora<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">6th<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">Churunga\/Prescott\/Sutton\/Whitley<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">Equal 7th<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h4>\u00a0<\/h4>\n<p><em><strong>&#8211; Andrew Simos<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nConsultant \u2013 Professional Learning, PDHPE and Performance<\/p>\n<p><em>Click on the image gallery for full size images<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-4289 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'>\n<figure class='gallery-item link-'>\n<div class='gallery-icon'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2024\/09\/Andrew-Simos-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:1:slideshow\" title=\"G. A. Davey Cup House Champions\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2024\/09\/Andrew-Simos-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption'>G. A. Davey Cup House Champions<\/figcaption>\n<div class='gallery-item__overlay d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center'><span class='fal fa-plus fa-2x'><\/span><\/div><\/figure>\n<figure class='gallery-item link-'>\n<div class='gallery-icon'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2024\/09\/G.-A.-Davey-Cup5.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:1:slideshow\" title=\"House Rowing Challenge\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2024\/09\/G.-A.-Davey-Cup5-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption'>House Rowing Challenge<\/figcaption>\n<div class='gallery-item__overlay d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center'><span class='fal fa-plus fa-2x'><\/span><\/div><\/figure>\n<figure class='gallery-item link-'>\n<div class='gallery-icon'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2024\/09\/g.-a.-davey-cup-7.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:1:slideshow\" title=\"Athletics Carnival Theme Reveal Assembly\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2024\/09\/g.-a.-davey-cup-7-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption'>Athletics Carnival Theme Reveal Assembly<\/figcaption>\n<div class='gallery-item__overlay d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center'><span class='fal fa-plus fa-2x'><\/span><\/div><\/figure>\n<figure class='gallery-item link-'>\n<div class='gallery-icon'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2024\/09\/g.-a.-davey-cup-6.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:1:slideshow\" title=\"House Debating Challenge\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2024\/09\/g.-a.-davey-cup-6-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption'>House Debating Challenge<\/figcaption>\n<div class='gallery-item__overlay d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center'><span class='fal fa-plus fa-2x'><\/span><\/div><\/figure>\n<figure class='gallery-item link-'>\n<div class='gallery-icon'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2024\/09\/G.-A.-Davey-Cup-3.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:1:slideshow\" title=\"MLC School Olympics\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2024\/09\/G.-A.-Davey-Cup-3-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption'>MLC School Olympics<\/figcaption>\n<div class='gallery-item__overlay d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center'><span class='fal fa-plus fa-2x'><\/span><\/div><\/figure>\n<figure class='gallery-item link-'>\n<div class='gallery-icon'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2024\/09\/G.-A.-Davey-Cup-2.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:1:slideshow\" title=\"Illuminate House Artefact\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2024\/09\/G.-A.-Davey-Cup-2-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption'>Illuminate House Artefact<\/figcaption>\n<div class='gallery-item__overlay d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center'><span class='fal fa-plus fa-2x'><\/span><\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The MLC School House Competition has come to a very exciting end for 2024 with Booralee winning the prestigious G. 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