Years 7 – 12 Inter-house Athletics Carnival – Friday July 22

The Secondary School Inter-house Athletics Carnival will be held in Term 3, Week 1 on Friday 22 July at Hensley Athletics Field, Eastgardens. Below is important information for students and parents.

Roll Call

All students are to arrive at school as usual in their correct sports uniform in time for Roll Call in their Form room at 8.20am.

Travel Arrangements

As the Carnival may be cancelled if there is likelihood of rain, it is essential that all students make their way to school and travel to the Carnival by hired coaches. No student is permitted to make their own way to the Carnival. Students and staff will depart from Hensley Athletics Field at approximately 2.15pm. All girls will be taken back to school on the coaches.

Uniform

Girls must wear their correct school sports uniform which may include a t-shirt in their House colours. A school sports hat, sunscreen, and school jumper and/or school tracksuit should be brought to the Carnival. Students will be sitting in an exposed area which can get very cold.

Lunch

There will be no canteen facilities. All girls must bring their own lunch and plenty of water to drink during the day. No girl will be allowed outside the area for any reason.

Behaviour

SCEGGS has been very fortunate to use Hensley Athletics Field. The staff at the venue have been very co-operative and helpful. Please return their hospitality by showing thoughtful behaviour and ensuring that all rubbish is placed in the appropriate bins.

Generally

There are to be no electronic devices, phones, tablet PCs etc and definitely no chewing gum. Just bring your House spirit and participate enthusiastically. All girls must sit in their allocated areas when they arrive at the venue.

Sports Training on Friday afternoon

There will be NO sports trainings on the day of the Carnival.

Wet Weather

Be fully prepared for wet weather (umbrellas, raincoats, etc.). In the case of extremely inclement weather a decision will be made at 8.00am.

If WET WEATHER results in the cancellation of the Carnival, we will operate on the Day 10 Timetable. Girls should be as prepared as possible for the day, although we will understand if they are not able to have every single item they need for the four lessons!

Athletics Events on the Day and Appropriate Attire

Major and Minor Heats

There are two different types of heats for running races, Major and Minor heats. You may like to nominate for a Major Heat for the following reasons; to run your best against other competitive runners, to challenge yourself to get your best time, to be in the mix for IGSA selection and many more reasons. If you do not nominate for a Major Heat, you will be in a Minor Heat and will still have the opportunity to run and receive points for your house. All students should have already received a sign-up email from Ms Axford last week.

Six Lane Races (One lane for each House)

All Major heats will be full of 8-10 athletes.

Minor heats will consist of six lanes (six athletes), one athlete from each House. This will mean that you will be running against five other athletes if you are in a Minor heat. This is a great opportunity to be competitive against the other Houses and challenge yourself to get the maximum points for your heat.

800m Races Starting Early (only Major Heats)

For those wishing to compete in the 800m races, there will only be Major Heats. These will begin prior to the official start time of the carnival at approximately 8:00am. A bus will depart school at 7:15am.

Invitation 100m and Staff v Students Relays

Due to moving the 800m to earlier in the day, we are hoping to introduce an Open Invitation 100m race. The Invitation 100m is the 10 fastest girls in the school across any age who will have the opportunity to race against one another. We also hoping to run a staff v prefects relay. These events will only go ahead if we have enough time at the end of the carnival.

Appropriate Athletics Attire

We want you to show your house colours and spirit however please ensure you are competing in appropriate clothing for athletics. The staff at all events will be asking you to remove any clothing that is not appropriate eg Onesies.

Please come and chat to myself, Ms Axford, or the Athletics Captain Tessa McCarthy for more information.

Alison Gowan
Director of Sport