40 Raroa students left to compete at the beautiful Newtown Park on Thursday the 30th March.  After a week of touch and go weather and a postponement on Wednesday, we got to go and show the other intermediates across Wellington our skills, in both track and field events.

We had 12 students out of 40 qualify for the Regional Athletics Competition which will take place this December. Congratulations to all of the 40 who took part and competed to their best ability. 

Especially well done to the following 12 who achieved a total of 19 1st, 2nd and 3rd placings in the different events.

Raroa placed 3rd overall with 35 points, after Tawa with 40 points and Hutt with 37 points. A close competition indeed! Thank you to all of the parents who came along and supported us on the day!

Year 7 girls ~ Lara Smith, 3rd Long Jump and 2nd 800m; Jess Barker, 1st Vortex; Olivia Ingham, 1st High Jump, 1st Discus, 1st Shotput; Lucy Jurke, 2nd 1500m, 3rd 800m and Lola Byrne, 3rd 1500m.

Year 7 boys - Flynn Watson, 3rd Discus.

Year 8 girls ~ Julia Mautz, 3rd 1500m, 3rd 200m, 3rd 100m;  Sarah Hay, 1st 1500m, 3rd 800m; Pepi Olliver-Bell, 2nd equal High Jump and Micah Wratt, 2nd 800m. 

Year 8 boys - Alex Thompson, 1st Vortex;  Paddy Martin, 3rd Long Jump and Victor Han, 3rd 100m.