Head's Newsletter 27 September 2021

TIFFIN SCHOOL SPORTS DAY REPORT

The much awaited Annual Sports Day was held on Tuesday the 13th July 2021, After a year of uncertainty due to the pandemic which led to the cancellation of the 2019/20 sports day, it was fantastic to be able to host a competitive sports day again. Hosted at the Kings - meadow stadium, there was a buzz of anticipation and excitement amongst pupils and staff alike. The day began with the threat of rain, however the sun graced us with its presence making it the perfect day for competing. With a jam packed programme and some anticipated heated rivalries between houses the day was set to be exciting right from the off. Staff from all departments showed up with fantastic enthusiasm and all around put in a great effort to help run the day and support the kids, all whilst adhering to covid policies to keep the day covid safe of course!

This year saw the debut for the girls competition, where they competed in the 100m, 200m,8 00m on the track and the long Jump, high jump and Javelin on the field. Additionally, a new event of the mixed senior relay was introduced which was very popular. Having this new competition really brought the day together to round off a perfect day. It was an impressive display of performances from everyone involved, a perfect way to display the growth of both diversity and skill Tiffin has to offer. There were some notable performances that can ’ t go unmentioned. An impressive performance from Daniel Guiness saw him narrowly miss out on breaking the school record by 0.1 of a second in the Year 9 boys 100m. Perhaps on a less windy day he would have achieved it.

Freya John set a new school record in the senior girls 100m with a fast time of 14:01 and Finn Tranter setting a new Year 7 boys record in the 800m of 2:55:5. It is great to see such impressive performances and the depth of skill Tiffin pupils have to offer! It will be exciting to see if next year these times can be beaten! The overall standings at the end of the day saw Darwin - Wilberforce coming in first place - led by Dr Selig in his first year of leadership, Churchill - Gordon coming in a close second and Raleigh grabbing the last spot on the podium in 3rd place.