Wishart State School Sport a Year in Review 2017 This year has been a very busy but successful year for Wishart State School in sport. Our school competed in an extensive range of sporting activities at a number of local and state-wide events. Here is a look back on the year that was. January First week back of 2017 saw the Wishart State School Swim Club restart after the holiday hiatus. Many new and regular swimmers started the second half of their season. We also welcomed our new student leadership team into their positions. February Close to 20 Wishart students competed at the Mt Gravatt District Swimming Championships. As usual we had a strong showing with many students beating their personal best times and finishing in the top half of competitors. Brothers, Lachlan and Connor were selected for the Mt Gravatt team and regional trials. We had a number of students trial for Mt Gravatt District teams in other sports. Hayley was successful in making the Mt Gravatt District Girls Basketball. Semester 1 Interschool Sport kicked off with Soccer and Netball fixtures starting on the last day of the month. This year we had close to 90 students participating across 9 teams for Terms 1 and 2. March In March, Lachlan and Connor were selected in the Metropolitan East Swimming team by finishing in the top three competitors for their selected strokes. Hayley was selected in the Metropolitan East Girls Basketball team with a string of strong performances for Mt Gravatt. The next step for those three students was the State Championships. April The first week of April saw students selected in the Wishart State School Cross Country team compete at the Mt Gravatt District Cross Country team. It was a great carnival as we had a young team and hopefully the experience will improve them for next year. Summer was very successful at the carnival placing 8 th in the 10yrs girls age group and being picked to represent Mount Gravatt District at the Metropolitan East Cross Country Trials. May After competing at our local Cross Country competition Wishart State School s next destination was Kedron State High School to compete in 35 th Annual All Schools Queensland Cross Country Championships. This year we finished 2 nd out of 43 schools from across the state. This was our best ever result as a school at these championships. The overall result was down to a team effort which included some notable results Jireh (2 nd ), Noah (3 rd ), Joseph (4 th ), Joseph (5 th ), Xanthie (8 th ), Tara (13 th ) and Roman (12 th ). It also saw the following team s podium Under 7 s Girls - Emily, Vallie and Zafirah 2 nd Place Under 8 s Girls - Grace, Grace and Michelle 3 rd Place Under 7 s Boys - Jireh, Noah and Joseph 1 st Place Under 8 s Boys - Roman, Lachlan and Harry 2 nd Place
Towards the end of May the Wishart State School Netball squad made up of nearly 100 students from Year 1 to 6 took part at the Downey Park Netball Association Club Carnival. It was a great showing of the Wishart School spirit with former students and current parents coaching, umpiring and mentoring several teams across the day. A successful Semester 1 Interschool Sport season came to a close in May. A special mention has to go to all these students for having a go and representing our school at various venues around the district. We also had Wishart B Soccer team and Wishart A Netball team win premierships. To finish the month of May we had a number of students gain selection for Mt Gravatt teams, including Max for Softball, Hayley for Netball, Riley for U11 Rugby League, Ruby for Tennis, Spencer and Connor for Rugby Union. A tremendous effort. These students represented our district with pride this year.
June During the month of June, we had our annual Sports Days for 2017. These days were contested well with many students endeavouring to participate in 100m, 200m, 800m, Long Jump, High Jump, Shot Put, Discus, Tunnel Ball and Relays. Well done to all of the students who put in so much effort during PE lessons to be ready for the event. Winning Houses on Sports Day Senior - Mooloola, Junior Jagara and Overall Mooloola The month of June was another big month for Hayley who played superbly representing Metropolitan East at the Under 12 Queensland Netball Championships. She played a number of positions across the week long carnival and finished as top scorer in her team. This effort puts her up there as one of the best shooters in the state. The Cross Country season came to a close for Wishart State School at the 2017 Queensland Athletes All Schools Cross Country Relay Championships. Students had to battle the hilly grounds of Rivermount College at Yatala. Teams of three students went up against schools from across the state which included age groups from Prep to Year 6. The Wishart team had some great results, building on only one podium finish in 2016. Girls Under 7 team 3 rd Place Emily, Vallie and Zafirah Girls Under 8 team 3 rd Place Grace, Ella and Michelle / Boys Under 8 team 6 th Place Hugo, Jai and Bradley Boys Under 7 team 3 rd Place Noah, Joseph and Jireh / Boys Under 8 team 4 th Place Roman, Lachlan and Harry
July The Wishart State School Netball squad of over 80 students from Years 1 to 6 competed at the Coorparoo and Redlands Netball Carnivals and performed well considering they were up against club teams. Mount Gravatt Girls Cricket Trials were also held during the month of July and Lily was selected for the district. Hayley also competed at the State Championships for the Metropolitan East Girls Basketball team. She was then picked for the Queensland team to travel to Adelaide for the Australian School Championships. Over 50 students from Years 3 and 6 participated on stage in the annual Mt Gravatt Show for a third year. Students performed a number of Bush dances including the Heel and Toe and the Galopede. Our performances were also interactive which saw many members of the audience join in the dancing festivities. I would like to thank all of the students who took part and also the number of Wishart families who came along to support. Overall, the students had an enjoyable day and represented our school with pride. It was a fun way to end the month of July.
August Another big month for Wishart and Sport was the month of August. The Mt Gravatt District Track and Field Championship, held at QSAC, included over 50 Wishart students competing in numerous events for our school; long jump, high jump, shot put, discus, 100m, 200m and 800m were contested by our team across two days. Overall, as a school we contended strongly out of 40 schools from across the district which was a marvellous effort. Highlights included Lachlan 1st in High Jump (Champion) and 3rd in the Multi Event (selected in the district) Zachary 4th in High Jump (selected in the district team) Kurt 1st in Shot Put (Champion) and 1st in Discus (Champion) (selected in the district team) Damon 2nd in Discus (selected in the district team) Connor 3rd in the Multi Event and 4th in Shot Put (selected in the district team) Hayley 5th in Discus (selected in the district team) Lily in Discus 6th (selected in the district team)
The Wishart State School Bush Dance was held in the second week of August and it was a great night. The Rantan Bush Band again joined us in a celebration of the strength of community we have here at Wishart. Ruby, Camryn and Luke competed at the 2017 Brisbane International Tennis challenge at Griffith University. The team played some of the biggest schools from across Queensland and only narrowly missed out on the finals. Wishart State School competed in the Brisbane Netball Association Junior Carnival. Wishart students from our Netball Squad again participated in games across the day. All teams were successful and students thoroughly enjoyed the competition. Most notably, the Under 12 team finished 2 nd in their division. To round off the month over 50 students travelled to Craigslea State High School to compete in the Volleyball Queensland 2017 Primary Schools Cup. All teams challenged well with the highlight being the Under 12 Boys B team who finished 3 rd and Under 12 Girls who placed 2 nd in A division. A big congratulations needs to go to the girls who are the 2 nd best Under 12 Girl s team in the state. September and October A big year for Wishart State School in netball culminated at this year s Netball Queensland
Samsung Primary Schools Cup on the first Saturday and Sunday of the September school holidays. This year s tournament was held on the Sunshine Coast and consisted of 130 teams from all across the state. For the first time we had 2 teams participate in the competition and both teams delivered some outstanding results. The Wishart Blue team finished the first day in 3 rd place in their pool out of seven teams. Due to the fantastic efforts of team Blue on day one they competed in division 3 (6 divisions all up) on the second day. This was a huge achievement as many of the team had only started playing netball this year. The Wishart White team finished 1 st in their pool on the first day winning all of their games placing them in Division 1 on the second day. They successfully finished top of their pool on the Sunday which then put them through to the semi-finals. Unfortunately, the Wishart White team went down by 2 points in the semi-final meaning they finished in 4 th place overall. This result puts Wishart in the top echelon of netballing schools in the state. The Metropolitan East Girl s Cricket Trials were a great success with all students perfor ming well. Lily was selected in the regional team to go the Qld Championships in Mackay. For the 3 rd year in a row she competed at the State Titles which has to be some sort of record. Amy travelled to QSAC to compete for a place at the Queensland Track and Field Championships. She finished in the top four participants for her sprints which meant she gained selection for the team. Another top effort for Wishart students in representative sport. November November saw Wishart State School compete at two major state competitions,touch Football and Swimming. The Queensland Primary All Schools Touch Tournament was held at the Cleveland Showgrounds with over 70 schools from all across Queensland participating in the competition. Wishart entered 4 teams with most students playing touch for the first time. All of the teams performed well and everyone involved from parents to students enjoyed the weekend carnival. We even had the Wishart Girl s team finish 1 st in their division on the second day. This is the first time Wishart has won a division at the championships.
Wishart State School sent 28 athletes to the 2017 Queensland Primary Schools Swimming Relay Championships at Chandler. Students from Years 3 to 6 participated in a field of 40 other schools from across Queensland. The Junior Mixed Medley team came 3 rd in their race which is an outstanding achievement. The team included Adalena, Ryan, Lachlan and Fergus. All teams should be proud of their efforts as they went up against some of the strongest swimming schools from across the state. The end of the Interschool Sport season saw the Girl s A grade Volleyball team come first in the district as well as the Girl s A grade Basketball finish on top of their table. November saw outstanding efforts both in the water and on the land for Wishart State School. December Following the Wishart tradition, our school Inter-house Swimming Carnivals were held in the first week of December. The Junior Carnival saw students participate in a number of fun activities and celebrate a term of learn to swim. We had a great day with students having heaps of fun as well as some individuals swimming 25 metres. The Senior Carnival was hotly contested with many students having a go at swimming 50m to accumulate more points for their house. Students gave of their best and parents and teachers should be very proud of that. The champion house for 2017 was Mooloola. Swimming Results and Final Champion House 2017 Senior Swimming Carnival House Points 1 st Mooloola 381 2 nd Awarkarba 358 3 rd Aranda 348 4 th Jagara 336 Swimming Champions 2017 Age/Year Boys Girls 2008 Douglas Grace 2007 Lachlan Harmony, Charlotte and Imogen 2006 Zachary Melina 2005 Connor Lily, Emma and Angela Overall Champion House for 2017
Mooloola The final area of sport Wishart State School will be represented in is Basketball. Hayley will train and play for over a week at the Pan Pacific Games in Adelaide which will see her not only go against opposition states but also teams from across Asia and Oceania like India. We wish her all the best not only at the event but into the future. Summing up Overall, it has been a great year for Wishart in various sporting events. We have had so many highs which have included State Championships top 5 finishes in Netball, Swimming, Volleyball and Cross Country. There are so many people to thank along with teachers, parents and former students. Hopefully, I will catch up with you over the next couple of weeks. Finally, it is goodbye to our Year 6 cohort of 2017. These students will leave with our best wishes and congratulations on a wonderful year. I am sure future students to come will only build on our ever-growing sporting culture. It has been a privilege to be involved in the Wishart State School community in 2017. I look forward to next year and many more ahead. Cameron McAndrew PE Specialist Wishart State School.