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Marching

Tamara, Year 11 —

What a long exhausting week I had at the New Zealand Champs Complete.

I am still feeling exhausted from competing two weeks ago but am absolutely elated with what my team and I have achieved. The final marches we performed were really stunning and it was our absolute best march of the season. 

Because we did not quite achieve the goals we set at South Islands, we came back hungrier than ever and we bravely set ourselves the ultimate goal of winning NZ Championships. 

The passion, dedication, work ethic, determination, and resilience, saw my team achieve our goal. These attributes will make all of my team stronger in life as well as being valued employees and exceptional members in the community. 

This result is so much more than just marching. I could not be prouder. We had to compete without one of our teammates and we missed her so much. We knew she was there with us in many ways.
Tamara Ellis-Delany