Cannonvale State School v Bowen State School Basketball Tournament

Recently we had our first interschool basketball tournament with Cannonvale State School. This was an exciting opportunity for our students to show off the skills they have worked so hard at this year. It was also the first time the students had to wear their brand new Bowen State School singlets. The day was going really well with players from all sides playing some great basketball. Unfortunately by lunchtime the rain arrived and we had to leave early as the highway may have isolated us in Cannonvale. To make up for this we had our own mini tournament here at school last week. All players are to be congratulated on how they played and conducted themselves on and off the court. Their skills have improved enormously this year and it is exciting to see what many of these players will be able to achieve next year.

Swimming Carnival

On Tuesday we had our junior and senior swimming carnival. Our juniors came to the pool to have some fun and show off the skills they have learnt in their swimming lessons this year. Our senior students also had the opportunity to participate in the same fun events, however they also could compete in the competitive events of 50m freestyle, backstroke, breastroke and butterfly. It was great to see all of our students have so much fun and to see the ability of our competitive swimmers was fantastic.

The winning house on the day was Leichhardt by 1 point. In fact there was only 3 points separating all three houses which was amazing!

Congratulations to our age champions for the competitive races:

9 Years: Alexis H and Murphy A

10 Years: Hannah F and Lincoln D

11 Years: Charlotte and Billy G

12 Years: Megan D-A and Hayden F

A huge thank you to all staff, students and parents who have helped in whatever way they have through 2021. For me moving to a new state and school was certainly a challenge but I can honestly say I have loved every minute and that due to everyone’s support through what has been a very busy year.

What an amazing year of sport it has been at Bowen State School. If I listed all the events and achievements I would take up many pages. Instead I would like to congratulate all students, regardless of age and ability, for giving sport a go this year. Whether that be in HPE, a sports trial, or carnival. You have all done yourselves and Bowen State School proud. Have a wonderful holiday and well deserved break and we will see you all back ready for another exciting year of sport in 2022! ?

Leigh Dunn (HPE Teacher)