Secondary Sports Report Term 2, Weeks 1 to 4
What a busy start to Term 2 with so many competitions and the Cross Country. Read all about it in Matthew Beattie’s Sports Report HERE.
Sport News
Primary Cross Country
With beautiful weather and a light breeze, music blasting and students and parents cheering racers on, the stage was set for a fantastic morning of Cross-Country racing. Students from Years 3 to 6 participated in age division races ranging from 1.5km to 3km through a mixture of fields, bush and tracks and pathways. The highlight …
Secondary Sports Report – end of Term 1
You don’t want to miss out on the final Secondary Sports Report for Term 1 so please click HERE for all the latest on our student sporting achievements.
Sport success for students
Hayley Wall, Tyler and Lily Short competed in the Victory College Interschool Equestrian competition in Gympie last weekend. The students competed strongly in their jumping height divisions and both Lily and Tyler rode two horses over the weekend. Hayley was Champion for 50cm and Reserve Champion over 60cm jumps. Lily and Tyler were both Reserve Champions …
Lily Short – Wide Bay Interschool Champion
Three Glasshouse Christian College students, Lily Short, Tyler Short and Hayley Wall competed in the Wide Bay Regional Interschool Equestrian Championship on 6-7 March. The competition required competitors to nominate in a Jump Height division for either the Primary (Yr 1-6) or Secondary (Yr 7-12) age groups. Students competed against each other in their chosen …
Students race at Regional Swimming Carnival
Glasshouse Christian College was well represented in the Glasshouse District team with five students competing at the Sunshine Coast Regional swimming championships. Estelle Collins, Sacha Stokes, Cooper James, Ava Scott and Carter Clark all swam great times and competed strongly against some very classy swimmers with many personal best times being swum. Estelle was our highest …
Sports Report Term 1, Weeks 3 to 7
This action-packed Sports Report has it all! Swimming carnival results, touch football details, exciting volleyball results and photos, plus much more. To join with us in celebrating GCC students’ sporting achievements, click HERE to read the full report.
Glasshouse District Swimming Champions
Congratulations to all students who swam at the Glasshouse District Swimming Carnival last week, helping GCC to become Glasshouse District Champions 2021! The team cheered each other on towards the win, bringing the best out of every swimmer. Many team members train hard before and after school in swim squads and this competition was a …
Estelle and Sacha blitz in the pool
Our first sporting event for 2021 was a celebration of being able to compete together again and have fun swimming. Both elite swimmers and those still learning were able to show their ability in all the swim strokes at the GCC Primary Swimming Carnival. Estelle Collins and Sacha Stokes both left the carnival covered in …
Secondary Swimming Carnival
Read all about this exciting event by clicking on this link: Secondary Swimming Carnival GCC families can see all the photos on Pixevety.
Secondary Sports Report Term 1, Week 2
Welcome back. This week’s Sports Report is full of important information which you can read here: GCC Secondary Sports Report Term 1, Week 2
Lapathon winners enjoy a day out
The Year 6 students in 6G enjoyed a fantastic day out around the coast as their reward for their win in the 2020 Lapathon. The day began with a walk around the beautiful Point Cartwright and morning tea in the park. Some students had never been here so it was great for them to experience …
Final Sports Report for 2020
The final Sports Report for 2020 is jam-packed with photos, information and results. We hope you enjoy reading it and celebrating our students’ sporting achievements with us. Here is the link: Final Sports Report 2020.
Teachers play students at touch football
After a year of limited sports opportunities, the Primary teachers challenged the Year 6 students for a game of touch football. There were over 35 students keen to take on the teachers so several short games were played. The teachers were strong and disciplined on defence and even managed to outrun and out move the …
Primary Surfing Club
The Primary Early Morning Surfing Program this year was run in the last few weeks of Term 4. The students meet every Tuesday morning at the beach at 6:20 am just after sunrise. We were blessed with amazing surf conditions for all of our lessons. North Caloundra Surf School offer our College a largely discounted …
Great day at Interschool Touch Football
Wow it was so great to be able to play Interschool Sport this week against Glasshouse Mountains State School. The Year 5 and 6 students were so excited about playing and enjoyed the experience competing in Touch Football in this friendly competition setting. We took eight teams to this competition which was twice as many …
Hannah and Izaac win top awards
The very best Primary athletes were rewarded for their efforts at the GCC Sports Awards Evening recently. Hannah Gassner and Izaac Kwarcianyi were awarded the highest Primary sporting award of Sportswomen and Sportsman of the Year. It was great to be able to celebrate the sport that happened over the year with several highlights being …
Secondary Sports Report Term 4, Weeks 5 and 6
Wait until you see what is in this action-packed Sports Report! Click on the following link to read all about GCC student achievements in sports over the last fortnight: Secondary Sports Report – Term 4, Weeks 5 and 6.
Emma and Maddie qualify for State Championships
Results have been finalised for the All Schools Triathlon and Emma Small was confirmed as the Junior Girls Sunshine Coast Champion. Emma finished 10th overall but was the first Sunshine Coast finisher. Her cycle leg was particularly strong with Emma recording the fourth fastest time. Maddison was the fourth Sunshine Coast competitor to finish so …
Triathlon and Aquathlon action
During the weekend Emma and Madison Small competed in the Triathlon Queensland All Schools Triathlon Championships where both girls were hoping to qualify to compete at the State Championships in Hervey Bay next January. Unfortunately, final results have not yet been posted but we think Emma placed 9th overall and Maddie about 30th. The girls …
Sports Report Term 4 Weeks 2 to 4
Another exciting Sports Report by Matt Beattie with some great shots of our students in action. You can read the full report and see all the photos here.
Swimming starts with a Splash!
Students are buzzing each week as they arrive at the pool ready for their weekly swim lesson. It sure started with a big splash in Desley Palmer’s Year 3 group when students were learning how to get to safety quickly after jumping or falling into deep water. We look forward to watching students improve their …
Volleyball School Sport Championships
Patrick McKenzie (Year 12) and Aiden McKellar (Year 12) recently represented the Sunshine Coast in the U19 Division at the Queensland School Sport 16-19 Years Volleyball State Championship in Brisbane. Teams from across Queensland battled it out over the four days of the Championships. After initially playing some impressive games, the boys came up against …
Secondary Sports Report Term 4, Week 1
To read all about the Cross Country competitions, SCISSA results and much more, please click here for the full report.
Lily Short – State Champion
Lily Short has had a busy holiday break competing in State Championships in Equestrian and is now the Queensland Interschool State Champion. Lily competed for Glasshouse Christian College against the very best primary riders in Queensland and won! She is the QLD State Primary Champion for the 90cm-1m class and gained selection into the Queensland …
Battle of the classes
The Year 5 and 6 students have missed Interschool Sport this year so we had an interclass sports competition, called Battle of the Classes. Each class entered a touch football team and a netball team to do battle against the other classes. Students have been learning touch football and netball in PE during this term …
Strong front running at Primary CC
What could be better than running through the park and bush of Beerwah on a glorious day at the end of term? Well, lots of us enjoyed racing and others enjoyed a more gentle jog gaining valuable house points. War cries were loud and intimidating with each team trying to gain a psychological advantage even …
We love gymnastics!
The Year 2 students have been very excited during their PE lessons as they have been learning lots of new gymnastics skills over the last four weeks. We had Eileen Fowler, a gymnastics coach, for this program which was funded by Sporting Schools. Students were given the challenge of creating a routine using five skills …
Prep to Year 2 Cross Country
Students were either cheering, left sweaty after their race, or running as fast as their legs would take them through our new Cross Country course. The rain held off to create some cooler running weather, the music was pumping and everyone was excited to see the runners race. With the new course layout, we were …
Secondary Sports Report Term 3, Weeks 6-10
Click here to read all the latest sporting achievements and exciting events. Videos of the highlights are below:
Connor and Ben – Cricket Trial
Connor Caldwell and Ben Chidgey shone at the Glasshouse District Cricket Trial and were both selected to play at the Sunshine Coast Regional Trial. Connor had a great day of cricket at the trial and showed his all-round skill with bat, when bowling and in the field. Ben is a fast bowler but also enjoyed …
Hannah elected in Sunshine Coast team
Hannah Gassner impressed the selectors and was selected in the 10 – 12 years Sunshine Coast Hockey team and is the only GCC primary student to compete in a State Championship this year. Earlier in the year Hannah trialled for the Nambour District Hockey team as Glasshouse District did not have a team. She was …
P- 2 Athletics Carnival went off like thunder
The oval was a hustling hive of activity from early in the morning as coaches, Senior Sport and Rec students, teachers and maintenance set up the fields for an action packed day. The students turned up to our junior oval with enough heat and enthusiasm to fill a stadium. After roaring each other up more …
Cross Country training
Wendy Stott runs cross country training every Tuesday and Thursday morning. It’s a terrific way to train and get fit at the same time. All the information is in the flyer below.
Records tumble (21 of them) at Primary Athletics Carnival 2020
What a fantastic day of Athletics we had at Skippy Park. It was so great to be able to get out and compete together. We loved the way everyone participated so enthusiastically and tried their very best. There were some amazing performances by our top athletes and it was a pleasure to watch them compete. …
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Secondary Sports Report Weeks 1-5
To read all the exciting Sports events over the last five weeks, click here. Video Gallery Athletics Carnival Video gallery Touch Football
Secondary Sports Report Term 2, Week 7
Getting back to normality: SCISSA Volleyball and Soccer MVPs to be awarded based on the first five games in Term 1. Friday lawn bowls tournament to recommence in Term 3. District and Regional XC cancelled. Secondary GCC Athletics day going ahead on Friday Week 2 of Term 3 (24 July). GCC Cross Country going ahead …
Sport is back!
It is so great to have everyone back at school and back to normal PE lessons. We have been so impressed with the PE activities and other active endeavours the students have been doing at home. Thanks for your help with these activities – we have been impressed by the circuits everyone has designed and …
Middle School Group B scuba dive
The Middle School Group B students completed the first dives of their PADI open water course last Friday. Conditions were excellent with good visibility and calm conditions. The majority of students made it through their skill sessions and dives without issue. Both Group A and B have two dives each before being awarded their certification.
Interschool softball cut short
Year 5 and 6 students have been practising their softball skills during Term 1 in preparation for the Glasshouse District Interschool Softball competition. Twenty girls’ and boys’ teams from local schools competed in A and B divisions in a two-day competition. Unfortunately, the wet weather and COVID-19 has meant that only Day 1 of the competition …
Sunshine for Lapathon
It is great to have some sunshine this week as our Lapathon Challenge has begun for Year 3 – 6 students. The rain last week made it tricky but classes are very keen to outrun every other class in order to win the prize. That prize is, of course, very sought after as it is …
Secondary Sports Report Term 1 – Weeks 7 and 8
Changes to sport for the remainder of Term 1 SCISSA Volleyball and Soccer have been cancelled. Friday lawn bowls tournament has been cancelled. GCC Volleyball teams have withdrawn from the Senior Trish Buckley Volleyball competition. Sunshine Coast Secondary Schools Netball competition has been cancelled. Netball training is cancelled for the remainder of this term. Schools …
Josh and Chloe qualify for State Swimming Championships
Six 12-year-old students represented the Glasshouse District and three students represented the Independent District at the Sunshine Coast Regional Swimming Championships. Joshua Collins and Chloe Turnbull showed their class and as they both gained selection into the Sunshine Coast team to swim at the State Championships. Josh pushed the very best 16-year-old boys in every …
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Secondary sports report Term 1 – Week 5 and 6
Independent District utilised the brilliant new venue at St Andrew’s Aquatic Centre. The twilight meet again gave our senior students the opportunity to fulfil their academic duties before launching themselves into the pool for their school. The later start time also provided more families with the opportunity to cheer on their Secondary students. It was …
Glasshouse District sporting opportunities
We have had several students selected into Glasshouse District teams this year and there are more opportunities to trial for a few different sports in the next few weeks. Two boys rugby league teams will be selected, one 12-year-old team and one 10 and 11-year-old team. There are two trial days, one being in Beerwah …
Equestrian at Glasshouse Christian College
There are opportunities for students who are competent horse riders to compete in Interschool Equestrian events throughout the year. We have a small but enthusiastic group of students and their families who compete in these events but we would love to have more students involved in this. If your child is interested in these events …
Twelve-year-olds dominate at Glasshouse District Swimming
Dalton Loveday and Chelsea Brown showed their class at the Glasshouse District Swimming Carnival to become 12 year Age Champions. Chelsea won all but one event and Dalton had very close finishes against a St Michael’s swimmer. Dalton won breaststroke, freestyle and 200m IM and placed second in butterfly and third in backstroke but the …
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Secondary Sports Report – Term 1, Weeks 3 and 4
Secondary Swimming Carnival This year’s swimming carnival was held at the Burpengary Regional Aquatic Centre. Everyone showed up for a great time and the party atmosphere in the indoor venue, along with the exciting spectacle of races taking place, ensured the event was a success. The day started with an immediate broken record. We heard …
Cheering lifts the roof at Primary Swimming Carnival
A fast and furious program kept students busy at the Primary GCC Swimming Carnival at the Burpengary Aquatic Centre. Everyone enjoyed swimming at this venue which was sheltered from both rain and sun. The war cries and cheering were amplified in this indoor facility. The 50m pool was divided in half with the Heat 1 …
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Sports Report – Term 4, Weeks 3 to 7
Hook line and sinker: There are not too many people in the world that can boast of going to school on a Friday and catching an 80cm Barramundi, but that’s exactly what happened last Friday for three of our middle school students Connor Keith, Carys Barbeler and Chloe Forbes-Hood. This term our Friday Middle School …