GDST Athletics Rally

Written by Morven Pearce & Addy Moody-Stuart

Earlier in June, we were excited to be taking part in the first GDST Athletics Rally in three years and took teams from Year 5 up to Year 10 to compete in track and field events Here’s how two of our athletes enjoyed the experience:

Morven P, Year 9: “We left on the 12th June and travelled just over 3 hours to Nottingham, where we spent the night in a Holiday Inn We had a delicious dinner before going to bed, ready for a competitive day the next morning We woke up at 7am and left at around 8:30am to arrive with more than enough time to warm up so we were ready for the day It was really fun and everyone did really well in their events We had people competing in high jump, long jump, discus, 300 metre sprints, 1500m and so much more A highlight of the day was the Year 9 team winning their heat and finals for the 4×100 relay The team consisted of Georgia C, Hannah P, Morven P and Zoe J”

Addy M-S, Year 10: “I had such a great weekend at the GDST athletics rally this year Not only was the sun perpetually shining and spirits were sky high but there were some incredible athletes at the competition who performed superbly (most of them were from our school!) The results were amazing with the little Year 5s coming 1st, the Year 6s and 9s 2nd and the year 7s 3rd Although Year 10 didn’t place on the podium only 5 of us attended the competition – Iris C Nicola H Eadi S-J Ellie C and me- so the effort was there and we came and left with a huge smile on our faces We put our absolute all into our events All in all I really enjoyed the experience along with the comradery with all the other GDST schools and the ‘friendly’ competition that came with it In true NHEHS style we brought home the bacon and came 3rd overall!”

Overall, the NHEHS Team from Years 5-10 finished in 3rd place! This is the highest place finish ever for NHEHS at this GDST Rally Well done to all pupils on the team!