Sleet, Snow, Sun… And Silver Medals

Many congratulations to all seventeen Year 6 girls who represented Croydon High School this year against 20 other GDST Schools, playing in so many highly competitive and closely fought netball matches on Saturday 2 and Sunday 3 March.

There were separate A and B team tournaments and at the end of the group stages, both our teams topped their group of ten schools. Their excellent form continued on Sunday in their final stage matches (they won them all), meaning that they both reached their respective finals. Putney High also reached the finals of both tournaments and proved too strong for our teams on this occasion, but every one of our girls was so proud to receive a silver medal for finishing as both A team and B team runners-up, a superb achievement.

When not playing netball, girls were able to challenge themselves by undertaking multiple other activities such as the zip wire, rock climbing, abseiling, high aerial trek, leap of faith, laser conquest, grid of stones and tunnelling. It was lovely to watch the girls both encouraging each other and displaying such a determined streak; this enabled many of them to succeed in activities that they were initially nervous about attempting. The weather added to the challenge, as we experienced a mixture of sleet, snow, heavy rain, hail and sunshine during the weekend, but the girls continued throughout with a smile on their faces and arrived back at school on Sunday evening, having made a whole host of memories that will stay with them for a very long time.

Mrs. Alison Botham
Head of Junior School PE