Tilsley Park in Abingdon played host last Friday to a key event in the calendar of d'Overbroeck's Leckford Place - Sports Day! All students from Years 7 to 10 took part in a range of track and field events throughout the day.
Years of experience have taught staff and parents that reciting the mantra, 'the sun always shines on Sports Day' generally has a positive effect - and this year was no exception! The cold and rainy weather which greeted our athletes as they began the field events gradually made way for bright sunshine. By lunchtime the track, the field and the competitors' socks had all dried out nicely.
With the field events completed, staff and students took part in a 'can you run a mile?' challenge. For all concerned, the answer was a resounding 'yes'! The staff led the way with Nick Haines, Johny Richards, Graham Hope, Henry Winney and James Holburn starting well, along with Year 10's Marnie Wilson. After four gruelling laps of the track, Graham crossed the line first with Johny finishing a very close second.
The afternoon saw the focus switch to track events with some thrilling races taking place in both the boy and girl categories.
Windrush eventually triumphed in the house competition, pipping Isis to the post by just three points! The final standings were:
Windrush - 768
Isis - 765
Evenlode - 511
Thame - 501
Well done to all those who took part; and also to Martin and his team for organising such a successful day; to Angela and Tracey for providing sandwiches, apples and water to the staff and students; and to Jane, Sarah and Gwen, whose seemingly endless supply of Pimms went down very well with parent and teachers alike!
A selection of photos from the day are below - click on a picture to see a larger version. A professional photographer was also on site throughout the day and a link to his website will be provided to parents in due course, should they wish to order prints!
We all look forward to doing the same again next year. Afterall... the sun ALWAYS shines on Sports Day!
Ellen, Jess, Amelia celebrate
A determined Josh competes in the shot put
Year 9's Lily performed well in the discus
Jesse competes in the discus
Head of English Ruth Robinson provided commentary and score updates throughout the day. Special mention goes to her able assistant Graham, whose endless supply of 'jokes' throughout the morning kept everyone in groaningly high spirits
Usain Bolt's famous celebration made an appearance via Eoin, Greg, Pat, Jacob and Reuben
Wan Hee takes flight in the long jump
Year 10's Joseph looks the part in the long jump
Pat, Greg, Jac, Jacob, Eoin, Reuben and James do the Mobot!
Piers attempts to Fosbury Flop his way to success in the high jump
Oscar competes in the javelin
Staff, students and Frankenstein line up at the start of the 'can you run a mile?' challenge
The mile runners move off
Student hares and tortoises alike worked hard in the mile run
Eventual winner Graham (in the foreground in white) competes against Johny and Henry
Mark Olejnik, Head of d'Overbroeck's Leckford Place, ran well - disaster was later to strike during the staff relay when he took a dramatic tumble!
The two Jacks compete in a sprint finish
Katy and Natasha elected to cross the finishing line together
Piers is streets ahead of the competition
Alejandro, Charlie, Jack, James, Rupert, Phillip, Jamie and Jeremy sprint it out in the 100m
Belle, Natasha, Mair and Holly approaching the finish line in the 400m
Jamie romps to victory for Windrush in the relay
Mark presents the house cup to Jesse and Harry of Windrush
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