Year 1 student Allegra Mehmet, representing the Philippines, leapfrogs into the competitive spirit.
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Rechelle Zammit
Grahamvale Primary School switched into sports mode for its Olympic Day.
On Tuesday, August 6, an opening ceremony akin to the 2024 Paris Olympics (minus the rainfall) commenced the festivities, complete with handmade torches that lit up the foggy morning.
Sporting the colours of their respective flags — Spain, the Netherlands, Ireland, the Philippines or Jamaica — each student geared up to compete for the gold.
They catapulted themselves forward in the sack race, defied gravity to clear hurdles, and ran so fast on the track one would believe they could walk on water.
As the games drew to a close, the school community gathered to enjoy a sausage sizzle organised by Grahamvale’s Parents’ Club.
The News photographer Rechelle Zammit roamed the school grounds to capture the action.
Year 4 student Honnie Gillespie shows this was the most fashionable games yet.
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Rechelle Zammit
Philippines representative and Prep student Blake McCarty strikes a pose.
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Rechelle Zammit
Jamaica ‘Olympian’ and Year 3 student Zara Singh vies for gold in the egg and spoon race.
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Rechelle Zammit
Year 4 student Jake Wereszczuk and Year 1 student Hannah Frappell sporting their Netherlands kits.
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Rechelle Zammit
Year 4 student Thomas Closter is ready to roll for Ireland.
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Rechelle Zammit
Year 2 student Charlie Power narrowly misses a hurdle while doing Jamaica proud.
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Rechelle Zammit
Year 5 students and twins Mackenzie and Lottie Palmer manifest the luck of the Irish to win gold.
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Rechelle Zammit
Their teammates erupted when Year 6 student Tayah Down and Year 1 student Arlo Bradshaw held up the Jamaican flag.
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Rechelle Zammit
Netherlands sack racer and Year 1 student Misty Shemilt takes the lead.
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Rechelle Zammit
Prep students Lainey Hicks and Eden Bradshaw had a spring in their Spanish steps.
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Rechelle Zammit
What’s the craic, Team Ireland?
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Rechelle Zammit
Team Philippines is ready to break records and win medals.
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Rechelle Zammit
Never say Nether-lands, this team is the one to watch.
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Rechelle Zammit
Team Spain is competing to be numero uno.
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Rechelle Zammit
Ya mon, Team Jamaica looks to secure a medal haul.
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Rechelle Zammit
