Senior School Sports Day

Following its successful introduction in the previous academic year, the Senior School Sports Day again took place at the end of the summer term. Whereas competition in its inaugural year had been between Form Groups within academic years, the reintroduction of the House system to the Senior School provided a vertical format to the competition this time around.

The added layer of competition added to atmosphere on the day: the Heads of Houses decorated gazebos in their respective colours that provided bases for students of different age groups to come together and foster team spirit.

Coloured face paint, accessories to customise the PE kit and a live ‘It’s a Knockout’ style scoreboard all added to the spirit of the day – a celebration of participation and enjoyment in sport with a competitive thread running through it.

Students took part in a rotation of summer sports (cricket, tennis, rounders and softball), invasion games (netball, football and dodgeball) and, of course, the traditional track events in athletics.

The tug-of-war competitions were again highlights of the day, with as many students from each House as possible helping out somewhere along the rope! As part of the rotation, students also took part in some ‘try it’ activities, featuring a mobile climbing wall, giant inflatable obstacle course, outdoor laser quest, archery and many others.

The Senior School Sports Day has quickly established itself as a day that promotes the best of Hymers: students and staff coming together as a community. Many thanks to all the students and staff involved in making it possible: the Heads of Houses, Miss Walker (House

Coordinator) and the very many staff who organised the individual sports’ competitions and acted as umpires and referees.

And, finally, congratulations to the winners of the Summer 2022 Senior School Sports Day…Trinity! Mr R Wright Deputy Head