GHS stages Centenary Netball and Sports Days
As part of its on going centenary celebrations, the St. Vincent Girlsâ High School will next Tuesday, May 2, stage a Sports Day at the Victoria Park.{{more}}
The dayâs activities will be preceeded by a march at 9:30 a.m. of past and present students, cheerleaders and well-wishers, grouped by House, from the schoolâs compound to the Victoria Park.
The March will have musical accompaniment from the RSVG Police Band and the CW Prescod Primary School Bom Drum.
At the Victoria Park, a brief Opening Ceremony and a March Past of the four competing houses – Grimble, Headmistress, Moffett and Staff are also planned.
Chairperson of the Organising Committee for the Sports Day, Mavis Findlay-Joseph, told SEARCHLIGHT that the major objective of the event is to pull all the generations of the Girlsâ High School together in one setting for a day of fun.
âIt is a good opportunity for the older ones to be among the middle aged and also with the present student bod. It is a time for just that mother-daughter moment, as it is also a way of bridging the generation gap, as we donât often get the opportunity to gather in a fun wayâ, Findlay-Joseph said.
Findlay -Joseph stated that the dayâs activities, too, are tailored to involve all age groups, and said it is fashioned in such a way as to maximise participation from as many students past and present of the institution.
Findlay-Joseph said that Sports Day is timed so that persons can come at the times most convenient to them and participate.
She is expecting a fun filled day, given the range of events listed and is urging the general public to give their support.
Among the events are 800 m open Walking Race, 100 m races for different age groups: Under -15, 15-20, and 21-35; with 50 m races for persons 51-60 and 60 and over.
There will also be Lime and Spoon races for all categories, with the 60m races for the Under-15, 15-20, 21-35 and 36-50; with the 51-60 and 60 and over, running 40m.
Other traditional races include the Needle and Thread which will be run over 60 m for the Under-15, 15-20, 21-35 and 36-50, with the 51-60 going a distance of 40m and the 60 and over, 30m. The Sack Race will follow that same format,
The Three legged race will cover 60 m for all age categories, with the 50 m Wheel Barrow open to two teams per House.
The Hoopla is open to eight per House, while the 40m Horse and Buggy will have two teams from each of the four Houses and the Cricket Ball Throw held only among the 60 and over age group.
The Open 4 x 50m Skipping Relay is open to four persons per House.
Action in the 30 m Potato Race sees participation among the 15-20, 21-35 and 36-50 age groups.
The 4 x 100 m Relays are for the Under-15âs , 15-20 and 21-35âs only, while the competitive Medley Relay has the 15-20 running 400 m, the 21-35 age group – 200 m, those 36-50, 100 m and the over 50âs, 50m.
The 200m is restricted to the Under-15, 15-20 and 21-35 age groups. The competitive Tug O War featuring ten persons per team concludes the dayâs activities.
The points system allocates one point each for the categories of attendance, participation, and house colour, with the first, second, third and fourth places awarded, 8, 6, 4 and 2 points respectively.
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