On a glorious day at Lammack playing fields, pupils and students enjoyed yet another exciting and closely contested Sports Day. The day gave our pupils and students a chance to showcase their sporting prowess, great energy, and competitive team spirit. The fantastic performances from the athletes ensured a lively atmosphere, as the Houses went head-to-head to win the House Challenge Shield.
It was a close competition right up until the end, and when all the points were totalled, the worthy winners were Raleigh House.
The final points and House positions:
| 1st | Raleigh | 393 pts |
| 2nd | Howard | 389 pts |
| 3rd | Grenville | 377 pts |
| 4th | Frobisher | 362 pts |
| 5th | Hawkins | 303 pts |
| 6th | Drake | 291 pts |
This year also saw some events having new school records broken! Congratulations to the new school record holders for 2022:
| Nicole Saunders | Senior Girls | Shot Putt | 8.10m |
| Grenville | Year 10 Girls | 4 x 100m Relay | 67.15 |
Champion Athletes 2022
| Year 7 Boys | Cameron Stephens |
| Year 7 Girls | Sofia Menor Butler |
| Year 8 Boys | Hamza Mughal |
| Year 8 Girls | Ariana Haydock |
| Year 9 Boys: | David Bowlin |
| Year 9 Girls: | Eve Jenkins |
| Year 10 Boys: | Oscar Kelly & Aidan Robinson |
| Year 10 Girls: | Sydney Chadderton |
| Year 12 Boys: | Milo Gammon |
| Year 12 Girls: | Nicole Saunders |
In summary, a most entertaining and enjoyable day had by all, with a few new records and plenty of enthusiasm, effort, and pupil participation.
Thank you to Year 12 students and Team Uganda 2022 fundraisers Milly Taylor and Nabaa Almitwally for organising the ‘Tuck shop’ and keeping pupils and students cool and refreshed with ice cream and drinks. £236.60 was raised with all proceeds going to The Erasmus Uganda Charitable Trust.
And finally, a very big thank you to the PE department, all the Heads of House, Heads of Year, Support staff, groundsman, and our Year 12 helpers for making everything run so smoothly on the day.
