SPORTS ACHIEVEMENTS

Diving New Zealand Team Selection

Congratulations to Year 9 student Riley Oxenham who has been selected as a member of the New Zealand Diving Team to compete at the 2022 World Junior Championships in Montreal later this year. This is an outstanding achievement and we wish Riley all the best for preparations for this event.

SPORTS PRIZEGIVING - STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS

We are really looking forward to hosting our annual Sports Prizegiving in person again this year after the disruption last year. Our Sports Prizegiving is an opportunity to celebrate all of our outstanding sports community.

We are aware that many of our students are not just involved in school sport, but are also doing great things at club, regional, national and even international level. This may or may not include sports that are offered at AJHS.

To help us recognise these achievements, we would appreciate it if students could complete the following form if they have had any involvement or selection in the following between November 1st 2021 and October 31st 2022.

• Selected in a New Zealand Team

• Selected in a Regional Team (Harbour/Auckland)

• Competed at a North Island or National Event

• Competed at a Regional Event and had top 3 placing

• Had success in a club sports event

Please click on the link below and complete the form by 5pm Monday the 14th November 2022.

AJHS Sports Prizegiving Student Achievements 2022

The AJHS Sports Prizegiving will be held on Monday 12th December from 6.30pm - 9pm in the AJHS gym. All award recipients and their families will receive an invitation to attend the prizegiving.

AFL NEW ZEALAND YOUTH PROGRAMME

Looking for something to do over the summer? Want to improve your kicking, catching and evasion skills? Why not try AFL for free. The programme starts on November 6th from 9am-11am at Sunnynook Park. Register here.

AFL New Zealand has created its Youth programme for new players (boys and girls) born between 2006 - 2015. There is a focus on improving the participants skills, (transferable to other codes), rules, game play and fitness through training, game and development programme through a fun and exciting environment.

Benefits Include:

· Each player will receive an AFL New Zealand Youth Top

· An AFL Football

· 7 week Development Programme

· Weekly awards

· Selection opportunities for:

o National Combine

o AFL New Zealand Academy

o New Zealand representation

o International Scholarship

The programme utilises development resources on a weekly basis to inform and instruct on how to continue developing AFL skills outside the one-day-a-week attendance. There are also opportunities to be selected to represent New Zealand in male and female teams.

Find more information here or register here now.

*There are also adult leagues for males and females

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We love to hear about and share the successes of our students involved in sport outside of school, so please do send through results, photos and videos of students in action.

These can be sent to sport@ajhs.school.nz

Make sure you follow us on Facebook: AJHSSPORT and instagram ajhs_sport.

It is important that students check the daily notices regularly for upcoming sports events.

If you have any enquiries regarding sport at AJHS please don’t hesitate to contact us:

Jo Monkton - Sports Coordinator

Email: jo.monkton@ajhs.school.nz

Phone: 09 415 5473 ext: 605

Mobile: 021 554 035

Alex Wansink - Assistant Sports Coordinator

Email: alex.wansink@ajhs.school.nz

Phone: 09 415 5473 ext: 605

Nicola Kaiwai - Director of Sport and Head of PE and Health

Email: nicola.kaiwai@ajhs.school.nz

Phone: 09 415 5473 ext: 602