Just about every sports event has been cancelled this summer, except one!
While the Olympics, Euro 2020 and Wimbledon have all conceded defeat to Covid-19, Welshpool High School decided the show must go on and held an alternative Sports Day.
The WHS Lockdown Games were introduced to make up for the loss of the annual day with pupils set nine challenges through Google Classroom to complete over three days.
Every challenge either had a ‘challenger’ or ‘legendary’ status, representing the difficulty of the task.
Pupils uploaded their results for each challenge, and there were bonus points for uploading video or photographic evidence.
“The staff even put together a promotional video showing them all preparing for the Lockdown Games,” said Wendy Langford, Head of PE, Welshpool High School. “There were also videos of staff demonstrating each challenge for the pupils to follow. Some fantastic team spirit.
“A big thank you to every pupil that took part, to your families and to all members of staff that got involved. Your participation and enthusiasm brightened up these challenging times.”
Challenges involved:
· Total Teabags
· Bottle Flip
· Toilet Roll Catch
· Marathon Challenge
· SOUPerbowl
· Balance the Bog Roll
· Longest Plank
· Push Yourself
· Be Inspired
Overall Individual winners
Year 7 Boys 1st Liam Howard – 515 2nd Dylan Bartley – 485 3rd Joe Clapton – 375
Year 8 1st Gethin Pryce – 430 2nd Tyler Selley – 415 3rd Ollie Smith – 405
Year 9 1st Callum Morgan – 625 2nd Evan Watkins – 470 3rd Freddie Murton-Jones – 385
Year 10 1st Fred Meredith – 565 2nd Thomas Flowers – 335 3rd Ethan Magness – 180 |
Girls 1st Mackenzie McCourt -555 =2nd Hope Pierce & Eva Griffith – 390 3rd Evie Bowden
1st Taiya Griffiths – 430 2nd Hannah Martin – 405 3rd Carys Dillon – 395
1st Maddison Griffiths – 645 2nd Lilly Tulloch – 490 3rd Gwenyfer Kuipers – 405
1st Grace Jones – 545 2nd Katie Roberts – 410 3rd Zoe de Zeeuw – 120 |
Form Winners
Year 7 – 7CEv - 2770
Year 8 – 8AH - 2255
Year 9 – 9HBr - 3305
Year 10 – 10RPe – 1045
House Results
1st George North – 13861
2nd Gareth Bales – 9530
1st Katherine Jenkins – 8845
PICTURE ONE The Williams family all taking part in the Lockdown Games!
PICTURE TWO: Idris Wood takes on the Tea Bag Challenge.