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Northampton School for Boys

Northampton School for Boys

Sports Day 2018

July 11th was the one day on this year’s school calendar when lessons were suspended and the entire school population came together to engage in enjoyable and competitive Inter-House activity. Teamwork is vital. With an event of this scale all must play their part, or the day simply will not work. I am pleased to report that once again the students and staff pulled together to make the day a great success and a positive experience for all involved.

850 ATHLETES   352 PERFORMANCES ON THE TRACK
320 PERFORMANCES ON THE FIELD   200 SIXTH FORM LEADERS
128 TENNIS DOUBLES MATCHES   100 SUPERVISING STAFF
96 VOLLEYBALL MATCHES   64 SOFTBALL MATCHES
48 TUG OF WAR MATCHES   64 BOCCIA MATCHES
7 SPORTS DAY RECORDS   1 UNIFIED SCHOOL

Thankfully we had some heavy cloud cover throughout the morning which brought welcome relief from the relentless sun of previous weeks. The relays remain the highlight of the day for many and this year’s series did not disappoint with some fantastically close races. The atmosphere at these 4 events encapsulates what the House system is all about, with staff and students alike rising as one to cheer home their teams who are giving their all on behalf of their House.

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There were seven Sports Day records posted at this year’s event. They were as follows:

YEAR 7 JAVELIN JORDAN GBAMANJA 29.67M WASHINGTON
YEAR 8 SHOT PUT JOSH TUTT 13.57M WASHINGTON
YEAR 8 JAVELIN WILL CAMPION 31.27M MANLEY
YEAR 8 TRIPLE JUMP LOUIS JUDGE 11.08M BRIGHTWELL
YEAR 10 300M GEORGE GAMMAGE 40.98S BRIGHTWELL
YEAR 10 RELAY P 47.91S BRIGHTWELL
YEAR 10 SHOT PUT CHRIS DYRMISHI 15.20M CHIPSEY

Grateful thanks are expressed to all staff and Sixth Form students who gave up their time in order to encourage the performers, supervise students and officiate over events throughout the day. Congratulations go to all students who were active, regardless of final positions. Every performance contributed to the respective House totals.

Particular congratulations go to Ms Davies and Brightwell House, who won the overall Sports Day for the first time. It took them 12 years but the celebrations would suggest at the time would suggest it was worth the wait.

The cups for Sports Day were decided as follows:

  YEAR 7       YEAR 8  
1ST BRIGHTWELL 37   1ST MANLEY 27
2ND CHIPSEY 32   2ND BRIGHTWELL 18
3RD WASHINGTON 24   3RD WASHINGTON 15
4TH MANLEY 19   4TH CHIPSEY 10
             
  YEAR 9       YEAR 10  
1ST CHIPSEY 38   1ST BRIGHTWELL 26
2ND MANLEY 27   2ND MANLEY 20
3RD BRIGHTWELL 21   3RD CHIPSEY 15
4TH WASHINGTON 19   4TH WASHINGTON 9

OVERALL SPORTS DAY RESULTS:

1ST BRIGHTWELL 102
2ND MANLEY 98
3RD CHIPSEY 95
4TH WASHINGTON 67

Mr J. Wilcock
Director of Sport

Northampton School for Boys, Billing Road, Northampton, NN1 5RT
01604 230240