House Athletics Carnival 2026

Student Reflection

Our annual Athletics Carnival was held on 23 April at Duncan Mackinnon Athletics Track. As Sport Leaders ourselves, it was amazing to see how many students from various year levels participated and supported each other on the day, making the atmosphere absolutely spectacular!

The continuous hard work and energy from our students and staff from start to finish was outstanding and quickly showed that it paid off when we found out that this year we had the most students attend and participate since 2018! Terrific work, everyone!

We are incredibly proud that this year, making it two years in a row, Tullow secured the Athletics Carnival cup and took home the win!

And we know that this win doesn’t just reflect on the ribbons won and talents shown, but to all that participated, pushed out of their comfort zone and didn’t forget to have fun!

A massive thank you to our incredible staff, volunteers and student leaders. From the early morning setup to the final pack-up, your hard work and team spirit made the day an absolute success. It was truly an incredible event, and one that we will all remember. Congratulations again to Tullow!  

Ruby H and Lexi T

Year 12: Tullow House Captains

Congratulations to Jacinta C (4:50 mins) and Vida Y (4:57 mins) who both broke the record in the 1500m.

The following students were selected to race in the Fastest 100m event:

Dolores M (Year 7), Sydney B (Year 8), Emma N (Year 9), Neve H (Year 10), Matilda E (Year 11), Indianna N (Year 11) and Ruby H (Year 12).

The winner of this event was Emma N from Year 9. Congratulations Emma.

The final scores were:

Tullow	1,415 points
Brigid	1,353 points
Kildare	1,300 points
Delany	1,180 points

Congratulations to our wonderful house leaders who were amazing on the day and a special congratulations to Lexi and Ruby, the Tullow House Captains.

When you look at the data below, the percentage participation enabled Tullow to win on the day.

House Javelin Competition

In the last week of Term 1 we held our House Javelin competition at school.

Thank you to the students that came along to participate on the day. Thank you also to the Year 12 Leaders who assisted with measuring and recording of results.

Results:

Year 7	Abigail F (1st), Zara S (2nd) and Abigail M (3rd)
Year 8	Sydney B (1st), Harper M (2nd), Mary K (3rd)
Year 9	Amelia S (1st), Olivia F (2nd), Zoe J (3rd)
Year 10	Polly M (1st)
Year 11	Holly A (1st)
Year 12	Eliza S (1st), Amira B (2nd)

CGSAV Basketball

On Tuesday 28 April the CGSAV Basketball teams participated in the Division 1 competition at MSAC.

The Junior A team finished the round games in 3^rd place and played a great semi-final against Sacred Heart Geelong to reverse the round result and come away with a win. In the grand final they came up against Mater Christi (who they had also lost to in the round games) and while they played an amazing game and led for most of the match, Mater Christi managed to snatch the win in the dying seconds. A tremendous effort by the whole team in a very tough competition.

The Junior B team competed well all day and while they unfortunately didn’t manage to sneak a win, they were very competitive and every game was very close.

The Intermediate team also battled hard and managed to come away with one draw for the day.

The Senior team won 1 game for the day in again a very close competition with games never more than a few points difference.

Congratulations to the following students: Alex D, Frankie O, Georgia D, Sumalee H, Zoe H, Harriet P, Taylor L, Indi S, Stella W, Marli W, Taylah D, Eliza L, Evie O, Sienna M, Ella S, Ayla S, Bella K, Sasha H, Scarlett T, Emma N, Ella M, Amy C, Emily K, Grace B, Jade S, Polly M, Lexi B, Belle R, Holly K, Hannah R, Chloe B, Holly S, Alice R, Stella B, Harper G, Isha G and Ruby H.

Sports Trials

There have been Basketball, Hockey, Futsal and badminton trials over the last three weeks.

We will be starting the Athletics training sessions this week in the lead up to the CGSAV Athletics. The students will be notified this week if they have made the squad (based on results from the House Athletics Carnival).

Aerobics training started back this week and will always be on a Monday morning in the Hall. Any changes to the venue will be announced via the Google Classroom page.

We welcomed back Run Club last Wednesday and enjoyed a beautiful run along the beach path to the Parkdale Yacht Club. This is now on a Wednesday morning and all students are welcome to join.

Student News

Congratulations to Neve H and Zara T (Year 10) who participated in the Under 16 National Hockey Championships in Hobart, Tasmania. The team finished 5th overall. An incredible achievement for both students to represent Victoria.

We also congratulate Clementine A (Year 7) who competed in the Stawell Gift on Sunday 5 April in the Under 17 Girls Little Athletics Victoria event, making it to the Semi-Finals.

Vida Y (Year 11) and Matilda H (Year 11) competed in the 2026 Australian Athletics Junior Championships held 15 – 20 April in Brisbane. Matilda placed 15th in the Women’s 3000m and Vida placed 9th in the Under 17 3000m. Congratulations to both students.

School Sport Victoria – Team Vic Registrations Page

School Sport Victoria is excited to launch their Team Vic representative program for 2026. For information related to individual sports, including how to register for Team Vic trials, please visit the specific sport page linked on the downloadable page.

Upcoming Sports Events

Event	Date	Venue
CGSAV Basketball	Tuesday 28 April	MSAC
SEGAP Sport	Friday 1 May	Dandenong Stadium & Badminton Connect
CGSAV Hockey	Tuesday 5 May	State Hockey Centre
House Fun Run	Tuesday 19 May	Karkarook Park Compulsory for Years 7 and 8. Years 9 – 12 can elect to run the event.
CGSAV Athletics	Thursday 21 May	Lakeside Stadium
SEGAP Sport	Monday 25 May	Springers Leisure Centre & Badminton Connect
CGSAV Cross Country	Thursday 4 June	Yarra Bend
CGSAV Badminton	Tuesday 23 June	MSAC

Maree Clark and Julia Smith

Sport Coordinators