Aus Schools 2019 Australian Schools Orienteering Championships
WORD S BRODY MCCA RT H Y & PE T ER HO B B S
PHOTOS T EAM ME MB ERS A N D B RUC E A RT HUR
It seems so long ago now but 2019 was a great year for orienteering and the Australian Schools Championships were no different. As usual it began with a long bus trip up to Wagga Wagga where everyone spends the first few hours completely hyped up and excited, the music is blaring and we get our first taste of the playlists for that year. The next few hours are spent depleting our snack supplies and the final couple hours are spent sleeping. As boring as the bus trip can be it is and always will be an iconic part of the trip.
the carnival goes ahead because I would hate to see the 2020 Vic School’s team miss out on such an amazing experience. Brody McCarthy
Co-Team Captain
Serryn Eenjes Aus Schools Relay 2019
There were many highlights of last year’s carnival including some outstanding orienteering performances across the whole team but most importantly an exceptional disco dress up theme of AFL footballers, involving much-too-short footy shorts and tight jerseys. It was great to see the whole team get behind the idea and everyone looked dazzling. Other highlights included some highly important post-race recovery at Australia’s top rated inland beach and winning the trivia night (definitely without cheating). As well as this there was the usual mischief going on which for legal reasons definitely did not involve pranking other states, sneaking out late at night and stealing Serryn’s Froot Loops. All in all, while the orienteering was good fun and an awesome experience, ultimately it is the friendships that are formed over the duration of the carnival that are the most memorable and long lasting. I hope this year, despite the current situation, that
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