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Year 13 Superheroes at the Burnside High School Athletics Sports. 
 
Photo by Sandra Pooch

Burnside High School Athletics Sports 2020

Sandra Pooch —

This was a fun, exciting event as always, held on the lower fields at school on 13-14 February.


As  usual the Year 13 students were heavily involved with fun outfits and supporting the younger students.

The participation rate was very high, especially from the junior students.

Congratulations to the following students who now are Burnside High School Record Holders.

U16 Girls Triple Jump Taylah Holdem (West) 11WDNK 10.45m 

U15 Boys High Jump Ethan Bone (West) (Leaver) 1.84m 

 U15 Para Javelin Hamish Cleary (North) 10NRDS 2.24m

2020 School Champions     

Over 16 Boys Track  Thomas Anderson (Senior) 13SFK

Over 16 Boys Field  Heawane Gold (Senior) 13CHL 

Over 16 Girls Track Payton Anderson (Senior) 13SFK

Over 16 Girls Field  Anna Kenworthy (Senior) 13GVK 

Under 16 Boys Track Theo Walker (North) 11NSMT 

Under 16 Boys Field Alfie Trafford (South) 11SHKR 

Under 16 Girls Track Grace Thomson (South) 12STNZ 

Under 16 Girls Field Taylah Holdem (West) 11WDNK 

Under 15 Boys Ethan Bone (West) (Leaver) 

Under 15 Girls Olivia Watt (South) 10SDES 

Under 14 Boys Ashton Cameron (North) 9NRYE

Under 14 Girls  Ayla Ryan (North) 9NMDA


Congratulations to all these students and the other students who participated.

Canterbury and South Island Secondary Schools' events were cancelled but we will have a strong team competing at the National Secondary Schools Athletics Championships to be held in Tauranga in December.