On Tuesday 21st May the Years 5-8 students competed in the OAS cross country competition.

All students competed well and it was great to see so many pushing themselves to achieve goals and compete to their personal best. Thank you so much to the staff and whānau who were course marshalls and supported our children on the day. It was also fantastic to see so many spectators encouraging the children.

The results of the OAS cross country are as follows:

Year 5 Girls

1) Ella Jones
2) Paige Wakelin-Noble
3) Ruby Kortegast

Year 5 Boys

1) Nathaniel Sillars
2) Jonathan Buxton
3) Asher Jette

Year 6 Girls

1) Jero Galway
2) Alice McLauchlan
3) Mia Snyman

Year 6 Boys

1) Sammy Gillespie
2) Emeric Savry
3) Corey Griffiths

Year 7 Girls

1) Charlize Smith
2) Millie Bourgeois
3) Tessa Baard

Year 7 Boys

1) Hugo Ebel-Wilson
2) Rzaiah Lucas-Fleming
3) Rhys Holyoake

Year 8 Girls

1) Abby Taylor
2) Lilly-Ann Whitworth-Chalk
3) Ariana Froud

Year 8 Boys

1) Oliver Sillars
2) Zephyr Kelsey-Ross
3) Rico Shelley

As a result of this cross country 33 students then went on to compete at the Eyre Cluster race in Cust. It was a beautiful day for a race and the children gave it their best shot with some very tough competition against other schools in our cluster. Congratulations and good luck to the following children who have made it through to the Rakahuri Zone Championships happening in Rangiora on the 28/05: Ella Jones, Paige Wakelin-Noble, Nathaniel Sillars, Jonathan Buxton, Millie Bourgeois, Hugo Ebel-Wilson, Abby Taylor, Oliver Sillars & Zephyr Kelsey-Ross.