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National School Sport Week

Well done to all 7, 8, 9 and 10 students who took part in the National School Sport Week. The challenges that were set covered a range of disciplines from:-

Can you row the English Channel?

Can you climb a mountain?

Can you throw a frisbee a mile?

Here’s how we got on…….

The Mountain Climb.

Year 7x – climbed a total of 787.5 metres

Year 7y – climbed a total of 825 metres

Year 8x – climbed a total of 986.25 metres

Year 8y – climbed a total of 1072.5 metres

Year 9x – climbed a total of 1170 metres


Total Height climbed – 4841.25 metres

Top year 7 climbers - Ethan Bilclough 750 metres and Abbey Gilender 375 metres

Top Year 8 climbers - Curtis Pratt 765 metres and Chelsea Payne 750 metres

Top Year 9 climbers - Joshua Nicholson 1500 metres and Joanne Foley 765 metres

The Cross Channel Row:

All groups covered the 30,000 metre course in less than 25 minutes, well done to all teams.

Top notable times for the 3500 metre race:

Year 7 - 16 min 50 seconds - Luke Atkinson, Mathew Cumberlegde, Jamie McCauley, Joshua Brown.

Year 8 - 15 min 15 seconds - Curtis Pratt, Luke Atkinson, James Dixon, Sean Price, John Carson.

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