Saturday 7 July 2012

Rookwood School make Olympic memories at ISA Festival of Sport!


Pupils from Rookwood School had the chance to make their own Olympic memories this week when they took part in The Independent Schools Association’s Festival of Sport- a ‘mini-Olympics’ for the independent sector attracting 32 schools from all corners of the country. 

The event, which opened with a spectacular parade at the University of Nottingham Sports Centre, attracted over 800 pupils and covered an array of sporting events including athletics, swimming, hockey and basketball.

The twenty Rookwood pupils (aged between 14 and fifteen) performed “above and beyond the school’s expectations”, commented Rookwood’s Head of PE, Miss Liz Brown. 
The Under 15 squad competed in the netball and football competitions as well as the swimming gala and the athletics, with the boys’ football squad gaining the U15 bronze.  This was swiftly followed by a resounding success in the swimming gala; an individual bronze for Will Turner in the 50m backstroke was followed by an outstanding display from the Rookwood girls (silver medals in both the girls’ medley relay and the squadron relay followed by a bronze in the girls’ freestyle relay). 

Day two of the Festival brought further triumph with individual golds for Faye Baker (100m & Long Jump), Aaron Criston-Greet (Long jump) and Joshua Chatee (200m). Another silver medal was then awarded to Ella Neil for the 300m with the U15 girls relay team picking up final silver before the day was done!

Miss Brown concluded that the Festival was “an inspiring event that allowed Rookwood pupils to be part of a very unique experience – something that will stay them for the rest of their lives”. 

Gwilym Price, ISA’s Director of Sport, said:
“2012 is an incredible year for British sport and what better way to mark it than by giving all of these children the chance to take part in their own Olympics”.
“The Festival of Sport is the largest sporting event we have ever undertaken and has been the perfect way to celebrate the lead up to the 2012 Games. As ever, we have seen some outstanding performances in all events and have been struck by the levels of sportsmanship and commitment shown by our pupils.”

“We know that each of the 800 young people who took part will take away their own Olympic memories which will stay with them for a very long time.”

Roger Brierly, Chair of ISA’s Sports Committee, commented:
“When London was selected to host the Olympic Games we started to plan for an event which would give hundreds of pupils from up and down the country their own Olympic memories. The Festival of Sport has done just that – and has been a unique celebration of enjoyable sport and Olympic values.”


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