We watched as students raced around the track in glory while laughter and cheers erupted from the crowds, left and right students and even teachers were supporting their houses. Every year, the Athletics carnival is such a joy to all the students participating and this year was no different. On this Monday, Artarmon Public School went to E.S marks, eager to run fast and represent their house in any way. We would like to talk you through all the events that our students participated in. Keep reading to find out.

800m race

The 800m race started bright and early, with many enthusiastic competitors eager to participate. We arrived at the track at around 8:30 and the run began in less than half an hour. The run was a challenge for the runners and tested their speed and stamina. Congratulations to the champions - yet to be announced.

100m race

As we walked down to the track, anxiety overcame me. I watched wave after wave of students run 100 metres down the track. What happened if I came last? Or, if I wasn’t able to complete the race? Oh well, it was too late now. I was down here and there was no going back. Every couple of seconds I moved a row forward, a row closer to what I dreaded most. A while later I was about to run. 3 2 1 and 'bam' I ran and I ran as fast as I could each second seemed like a year but I ran trying to come in first place. Cheers were all I could hear as my friend ushered me on and within 20 seconds, I had finished the race.   

200m race 

Boom, and they were off to a start, sprinting down the racetrack. Our students readily lined up for this enormous race. All students had the opportunity to participate in this race and many took this challenge upon themselves. It is an event that takes a lot of effort due to its long distance. All participants of this race should be proud of themselves

Long jump

Thanks to the trials beforehand, a selected few were ready to compete in the long jump. Parents would be pleased to know that everyone was extremely excited to see our athletes getting ready to jump, this time in a sand pit. No matter how competitive they were, winners or not, however, they all tried their best and we are proud of the winners.

High jump

As with long jump and shot put, trials were made to choose a few students to compete against each other. We had been recently practising with a rope instead of a real bar but all of us were ready to try the real experience. We were all very well prepared and showed great sportsmanship towards each other jumping heights higher than expected. In the end, however, there was only one winner but we all enjoyed it a lot.

Shot Put

Shot put was a significant event during the athletics carnival, Where the competitors were put to work to try and push the shot put ball to the furthest distance possible. All the athletes for shot put were eager to have their turn to try with all their might. It was a very competitive competition between the competitors since it was very close competition between all the grades. However, we are proud of everyone that participated and tried their best, winners or not. 

End of the day House relay

At what seemed like the end of this eventful day, four runners from each house were just getting ready for the ultimate face-off. Every competitor had to run 100m before the next runner continued the journey. It was really anyone’s game and every mistake could have a devastating outcome. The runners pushed themselves to the absolute limit to try to win gold for their House. Each house was competing for glory but in the end, only one house could win. Good job to all the houses and CONGRATULATIONS MELBA! 

This day was an exciting day in which every student contributed to the pride and glory of their houses, the commitment and effort from everyone was absolutely astounding. A massive thank you to Mr Oriel and Mr King for organising this event. Congratulations  to all competitors and a HUGE thank you to our awesome teachers for making this event possible. 

Brought to you by your student leaders -Suyii, Eric,Rayyann and James.