Belsurf 2019
Belridge Secondary College Belsurf Carnival was held at Sorrento Beach on Friday 4th March. The day was fantastic with very little breeze, cool temperatures (for this time of the year) and flat-water. Students supported the day with 75% of the school attending the event.
All students participated actively in all events. Participation points gave all students the opportunity to support their house. Students who wanted to push themselves could gain placement points for their house. Points scored by each house dramatically increased this year, which improved the atmosphere allowing for a positive, fun, but 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 day's proceedings.
Students had a great day with staff and students mingling out of the classroom in a friendly environment. The day provided students with fun events, for example 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.
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 | Reece Jolliffe | Justin Smith | Ella Rehak | Baylee Skinner |
| Year 8 | Trent Hiscock | Jonathan Roberts | Ella Van Den Broeke | Lilly Witt |
| Year 9 | Charlie Young | Tim Scott | Kristen Dolzan | Leuk Nelson-Marsden |
| Year 10 | Jaxon Poole | Riley Bonolo | Draw Maya Smith and Abbey Boliver |
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| Year 11 | Cameron Swift | Zac Jones | Tiana Whyte | Katie Hunter |
| Year 12 | Jason Dolzan | Liam Grey |
Individual medals for the winners of the beach flags were presented to each student on the day. The results were as follows:
| BOY WINNERS | GIRL WINNERS | |
| Year 7 | Charlie Williams | Baylee Skinner |
| Year 8 | Kayden Henke | Phoebe Godecke |
| Year 9 | Caleb Bailey | Jorja Huntley |
| Year 10 | Shawn Seeley | Aaliyah Blackford |
| Year 11 | Ben Herbert | Abbey Monaghan |
| Year 12 | Lachlan Rewell | Sinead du Toit |
WINNING HOUSES
At the end of the day the following houses emerged victorious for each year group:
| Year 7 | Manta Rays |
| Year 8 | Sharks |
| Year 9 | Marlins |
| Year 10 | Marlins |
| Year 11 | Marlins |
| Year 12 | Sharks |
OVERALL RESULTS
| 1st | Sharks | 956 points |
| 2nd | Marlins | 911 points |
| 3rd | Manta Rays | 833 points |
What a close result! Well done to the MIGHTY SHARKS!
Special thanks must go the Physical Education staff for all their hard work on the day and Year Coordinators for assisting with the management of students and events. Also, to all the staff that took the time to re-qualify so that they could 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
