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Sports
McKague earns first-place high jump finish at event
The F.E. Madill Secondary School
track and field team traveled to
Strathroy and competed in an
invitational meet attended by nearly
1,600 athletes on April 29.
Weather conditions were
favourable for the athletes for the
second meet in a row with sunny
skies and mild temperatures that
contributed to good performances.
The Madill team totalled 25
personal-best performances as well
as winning 15 top five finishes.
Outstanding performances came
from Jessica Johnston in the Midget
Girls high jump event, which she
won by clearing 1.48 metres. In the
Senior Boys high jump, Justin
McKague soared over the bar at 1.95
metres to win gold with a new
personal best.
The Midget throwing duo of
Jasmine Vader and Taylor
Montgomery once again ranked near
the top of all three of their throwing
events: discus, shot and javelin
earning third, fourth and fifth place
finishes. Junior thrower, Sydney
Wightman also connected on her
discus throw to earn second overall.
On the track the best finishes came
from sprinters Lexi Smith in the
Midget 200-metre dash and
from Matt Darrell in the 400-metre
race.
The team prepares next for an
invitational meet in Goderich May
12-13 followed by the Huron-Perth
Championships a week later.
Up and over
During an invitational track and field meet last month in
Strathroy, F.E. Madill Secondary School student Justin
McKague was able to not only achieve a personal best of
1.95 metres in the high jump, but also earn a first-place
finish in the event. McKague and his fellow teammates are
now preparing for an invitational in Goderich later this
month and the Huron-Perth Championships after that. (Photo
submitted)
Most improved
There were three winners of the Tom Schauber Award for the most improved players on the
Blyth Brussels Minor Hockey Association’s Atom teams, which was handed out late last month
at the association’s annual awards banquet. From left: Braidon Abell-Rinn, Joel Nesbit and
Bennett Smith. (Vicky Bremner photo)
St. Anne’s winds down year
By Colin Dobson
As May begins and the end of the
school year approaches, it seems as
though many things are ending and
so much more is coming to fruition.
Likewise, elections are beginning
for the 2015-2016 St. Anne’s
Student Cabinet. Official elections
will take place on Friday, May 22
and until then students are
encouraged to sign up and join a
community of leaders who value
ideas and participation and strive to
make the school year the best that it
can be.
Catholic Education Week began
on Monday, May 4. This week-long
event commemorates Catholic
education and features a variety of
celebrations of our faith, including
international guest speaker, Father
Rob Galea visiting from Australia to
speak about how to live out our lives
in faith.
We are also excited to participate
in the province-wide mass on
Wednesday, May 6. This event helps
remind staff and students alike how
fortunate we are to partake in a
Catholic education.
The Stuff that Bus campaign has
also ended, with the staff and
students of St. Anne’s amassing
collectively over 1,000 items to
donate to local food banks.
The Student Cabinet reading
sessions are going well, with the
final sessions taking place in the
Zurich library on May 7 and the
Wingham library on May 13. If there
is a child you know who would like
to take part in a fun reading activity,
then these library sessions are a
great opportunity to do so.
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