Sports News
State Athletics Championships
Congratulations to our 5 athletes on their achievements at the recent State Athletics.
Clara J: 2nd Discus and 3rd in Shot Put (10 years Girls)
Nina J: 3rd in Shot Put (10 Years Girls)
Hyuga B: Long Jump 8th, High Jump 16th and semi-finals in 100m (10 Years Boys)
Mollie W: Semi-finals in 100m and 200m (12 Years Girls)
Phoenix L: 1500m 7th
Clara and Nina will be heading off to Sydney in late November to complete in the Nationals. We look forward to hearing about their next adventure. Good luck girls.
Running Club
Running club will continue until the end of week 8 (November 20) on Mondays and Wednesdays and Week 10 on Fridays, unless the weather makes it impossible to run safely or public health restrictions return. Sessions will be held on Mondays, from 3:15 to 3:45 and Wednesdays from 7:45 to 8:15 with Mr Bateman. Mr Sutherland will be holding his sessions on Fridays from 7:45 to 8:15. Remember that all of these sessions will occur on the main, or years 3-6. Parents are most welcome to participate.
Metropolitan West Athletics Representatives
Congratulations to all of the students listed below who have competed for the Metropolitan West Athletics Team in the Qld State Schools Athletics; Hyuga B, Clara J, Nina J, Phoenix L and Mollie W. Unfortunately only some of this tremendously talented group could qualify for the state team due to the calibre of the other athletes. We were lucky enough to have Clara J and Nina J qualify. What a tremendous achievement. These students will compete for the Queensland Athletics Team in Sydney on 28th of November to the 2nd of December.
Upcoming Swimming Carnival
As always we will need parental help staffing our Senior (Years 3 to 6) Swimming carnival. We are fortunate that the parent body has always been very generous in volunteering time. For the Senior (Years 3 – 6) Carnival, on 4 December, we will need timers. If you can help please email Mr Bateman; cbate12@eq.edu.au .
Football Goals
Please remember, that although these goals are metal, they are not built to be climbed upon. Please do not climb on them as you will be endangering yourself, damaging the goals and be the unhappy recipient of a white slip.
Yeronga State School (YSS) District Trial Selection (Years 4 to 6)
The representative pathway for school sport is for students aged 10 to 12 years. Yeronga is part of a very strong district which consists of 28 schools (Eastern Taipans District).
In most sports we are encouraged to send only 2 students from the school that demonstrate a very high level of ability. The majority of these teams are under 12 teams. A good guide for this is:
- A representative club player
- A top performer in your sport outside of school
- Playing in higher age groups
- Consistently demonstrating outstanding performances in interschool sport fixtures and training sessions in the highest division.
In order to be considered to attend a District Trial students should make themselves known to either (Mr Bateman or Mr Curness) at least 2 weeks prior to the trials.
Important Sporting Dates Terms 3 & 4, 2024
18 October – Gala Day 3
25 October – Gala Day Reserve Day
4 December 2024 – Yeronga State School Senior (Competitive) Swimming Carnival