Somerset Sport

Last week was the opening of the APS Winter Season and all results can be found on Schoolbox. This week we play Kings in APS Round 2 and prepare for the upcoming APS Cross Country Carnival.

Casey Wilson- Life Saving

Casey had a successful Aussie Surf Titles campaign in Perth where his Surf Teams ran 2nd in the Surf Race, Cameron Team a 6th and individually he finished 10th in the Surf Race out of a strong field of 32 finalists.

Kipp Thrupp- Hockey

For the past two weeks, Year 10 student Kipp Thrupp has been competing at the Australian Championships, playing for Queensland.

With two pools made up of teams from every state, a team needed to finish first or second in their respective pool to make the cross-over semi-final matches. Kipp’s team won the tournament! Kipp was equal third highest goal scorer for this national tournament and received player of the match in one of the 8 round games.

While there is no Australian team selected for Kipp’s age group, there is selection into the National Talented Players Group for Development. Based on Kipp’s performance in this national competition, he has again been selected into this elite development squad.

We congratulate Kipp on his outstanding achievements in hockey. We see first-hand his arduous training schedule on top of his schooling and have the utmost respect for this young man as he strives to achieve in a very demanding and competitive sport.

Somerset Sport Policy

All policies and procedures are outlined in the Senior School Sport page of Schoolbox, under “Sport Policy and Dates”. All students and parents are encouraged to familiarise themselves with these.

Please note, practices are compulsory for both Winter and Summer Seasons.

Hinterland Sports Trials

Hinterland Trials are for strong performers to trial for representative selection in school sport. These lead to Regional and State teams.

Students wanting to trial for these teams, must email or come to the Sports Department ASAP. All trials are listed on the Sports Page of Schoolbox (“Representative Sport” tile) and announced in Notices during the week.

Cross Country

Team TrainingEvery day at 7.00am to 8.15amMeet Ms McKenna and Ms Oppermann at the Track, all welcome.

APS Cross Country - Tuesday 8 May

All students selected for the APS Squad will be notified by email, along with their parents.

In Week 4 the Annual APS Cross Country Carnival will take place at Runaway Bay. The programme will soon be posted on Schoolbox. Students will also have the opportunity for a practice run at the venue 1 week prior, afterschool on Thursday 3 May.

Next Week

Monday 30 April- No compulsory APS Practices – Parent Interviewscoaches will inform teams

Wednesday 2 May - No compulsory APS Practices – Parent Interviews_coaches will inform teams _

Friday 4 May - APS Winter Round 3 vs St Stephens(1st XV to play at a later date due to State Titles)

APS Sport Photos

Click here to access photos of your sport or your team.

All Season details on Schoolbox Senior School Sports page. (“Winter Sports” tile for all season dates, and training schedules of the APS Season)

Sports Information

• Don’t forget to check the Somerset Schoolbox Senior School Sport Page, as well as the noticeboard at the end of the Science Block for all Sports notes.
• If you need more information, drop by the Sports Office.
• The Sports page link must be added to your Schoolbox.
• If you need more information, drop by the Sports Office in the Ray Building.

Student Injuries: If your son or daughter is injured at school sport, it must be recorded at the time by the school nurse/medical person present if parents wish to apply through the school insurance policy. If delayed signs or symptoms arise over the weekend, students must notify the school nurse on Monday morning.

All sporting details are posted on Schoolbox on the Sports page.

• go to “My Links” at the bottom left of your Schoolbox page and click ‘Edit”
• at “Manage my Links”, click “+” at the top right of page
• paste the link below and add title “Senior School Sport”: http://schoolbox.somerset.qld.edu.au/homepage/1466