Above & Beyond
Athletics
Pixie H (Year 7) had a couple of great races at the Australian All Schools Triathlon Championships in Rockingham, WA. In the U15s Individual Triathlon she finished 10th overall (and 3rd in the 13s). In the State U15s Relay her mixed team (of the 2 fastest boys and 2 fastest girls in NSW) finished 3rd – it was a photo finish after 74 minutes of racing. Well done, Pixie!
Swimming
Charlotte H (Year 7) competed at Speedo Sprints and came 1st in the 200m medley relay and 2nd in the 50m breaststroke with a time of 37.50.
Pipes & Drums
Earlier in March, Oxley students Oscar A (Year 12), Will C (Year 10) and Sapphire S (Year 7) competed with the GMM Pipe Band at the Ryde RSL Pipe Band Competition. Despite not placing in their regular division, Grade 4, they also competed in the higher Grade 3 with a more technical and difficult composition and were proud to take first place!
Led by Barry Gray, the GMM Band held their own against some of NSW and ACT’s best bands. This was their last competition before the Australian National Championships, to be held in Victoria in mid April.