Belsurf 2020
Belridge Secondary College Belsurf Carnival was held at Sorrento Beach on Friday 13th March. The day was fantastic with very little breeze; warm temperatures and crystal clear flat-water. Students support again was superb with at least 75% of the school attending the event.
All students participated actively in all events enjoying the atmosphere and representing their house. High participation gave all students the opportunity to gain points for their house. Students who pushed themselves could gain placement points for their house. Points scored by each house increased this year, which enhanced a fun, competitive day. The number of competitors in each event increased with heats being run for a variety of races. The Year 7 students had their first experience of a whole school Belsurf Carnival and it was great to see them smiling and enjoying the days proceedings.
Students had a great day with staff and students mingling out of the classroom in a friendly environment. The day provided students with a myriad of events: sand sculpture competitions, tennis ball relays, boogie board races and many more. Two events the FLAGS and the IRONPERSON events allowed the competitive students to perform at their best. The winners and runners-up will receive medallions for their efforts.
BELSURF is as much about participation, as it is about performance, and throughout the day we saw fine examples of both. The day commenced with the traditional Iron Man and Woman events, consisting of the swim, run and body board legs. This event is open to all students and individual medals are given to the winners and runner-ups. The results were as follows:
| Iron Man | Runner-up | Iron Woman | Runner-up | |
| Year 7 | Lucas Manion | Sam Hill | Maya Kelly | Charlotte Mensing |
| Year 8 | Eruz Beasley | Justin Smith | Ella Rehak | Baylee Skinner |
| Year 9 | Trent Hiscock | Jonathon Roberts | Elli van den Broeke | Jade Dafel |
| Year 10 | Charlie Young | Tim Scott | Millie Bishop | Kristen Dolzan |
| Year 11 | Jaiden Haines | Clay Arrah | Maija Joensuu | Noora Hameed |
| Year 12 | Cameron Swift | Zak Jones | Hailey Knot | Breeze Clements |
Individual medals for the winners of the beach flags were presented to each student on the day. Results as follows:
| Boys Winner | Boys Runner-up |
Girls Winner | Girls Runner-up |
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| Year 7 | Lucas Mannion | Lachlan O'Reilly | Ainslee Brown | Molly McLeod |
| Year 8 | Charlie Williams | Xander Glamrina | Ashley Condon | Beth Turner |
| Year 9 | Declan Mensing | Jordan Richards | Phebe Godecke | Tyra Smith |
| Year 10 | Caleb Bailey | Luke Hyder | Jorja Huntley | Aspen Sharpe |
| Year 11 | Kade King | Jaxon Poole | Mahalia Woolterton | Kiera Olsen |
| Year 12 | Ben Herbert | Jasper Dawe | Abbey Monoghan | Hailey Condon |
Winning House for each Year Group
At the end of the day, the following houses emerged victorious!
| Year 7 | Sharks |
| Year 8 | Marlins |
| Year 9 | Sharks |
| Year 10 | Marlins |
| Year 11 | Marlins |
| Year 12 | Manta Rays |
The Overall Results
| 1st | Sharks | 1039 points |
| 2nd | Marlins | 889 points |
| 3rd | Manta Rays | 765 points |
Well done the mighty Sharks!
Special thanks must go to the Physical Education staff for all their hard work on the day. To all staff that re-qualify so that they can supervise students in the water and finally to all staff who helped ensure the day ran smoothly and safely - well done!
Paul Bennett
Head of Health & Physical Education
