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GOOD LUCK to the 11 children from St Joseph's who have been selected to represent the Area of Sedgemoor in the County Cross Country Finals being held in Yeovil on Wednesday 3rd May. It's a great opportunity to races against some of the best runners in the County and we look forward to hearing about how you all get on.
This week a team of 18 swimmers from St Joseph's travelled all the way to Bridgwater to compete in a swimming gala against 6 other schools from around the area. The competition was extremely fierce and St Joseph's were competitive in every single event! With the scores being announced at he end of the competition, there was just 12 point separating our 4th place position with the the first placed winning score! Credit has to go to the magnificent swimmers from St Joseph's who displayed a superb team spirit throughout the afternoon! You were just brilliant!
St Joseph's children were presented with their silver runners up medals for cross country as the school finished 2nd in the Sedgemoor Cross Country League! The competition has been fierce throughout the year and a last big effort on home soil (King Alfred's) saw the team move from 4th place up to 2nd! In total 67 juniors participated in at least one of the three races with many racing in all three. This a a huge team effort with everyone who runs earning points for the school and you can see how close it was in the end. WELL DONE EVERYONE!! Final standings in the league can be seen below:
School |
1st XC |
2nd XC |
3rd XC |
Total |
Kingsmoor |
1191 |
532 |
864 |
2587 |
St Joseph’s (B-O-S) |
1031 |
326 |
1226 |
2583 |
St Mary’s |
571 |
596 |
1247 |
2415 |
St Andrew’s |
695 |
355 |
1245 |
2295 |
Somerset Bridge |
728 |
639 |
922 |
2289 |
Nether Stowey |
780 |
369 |
418 |
1587 |
Puriton |
633 |
227 |
492 |
1352 |
Enmore |
868 |
113 |
318 |
1299 |
Eastover |
751 |
239 |
197 |
1187 |
North Newton |
636 |
123 |
412 |
1171 |
North Petherton |
640 |
- |
214 |
854 |
Churchfield |
248 |
109 |
421 |
778 |
St Joseph’s (BW) |
427 |
111 |
161 |
699 |
Berrow |
136 |
12 |
365 |
513 |
St John St Francis |
341 |
83 |
81 |
505 |
Hamp Academy |
- |
- |
364 |
364 |
BCA |
- |
240 |
84 |
324 |
Willowdown |
260 |
- |
- |
260 |
Cannington |
184 |
26 |
- |
210 |
Since we returned from the Christmas break, a gymnastic opportunity has been offered to all children from Year 2-6 through either an after school club or in a small group working alongside a gymnastic specialist. All the children who participated ended the sessions with a final intra school competition against one another! In recognition of all their hard work attending the club, as well as having the confidence to compete in front of an audience, the children were rewarded with a shiny, gold medal! In total 73 pupils participated in this brilliant experience and should be very proud of their achievements with may of them being selected to compete against other schools in the Sedgemoor Area Competition.
I was lucky enough to witness another superb display of talent from out Year 5 and 6 gymnasts as they were victorious in today's area competition held at St Joseph's in Bridgwater. The twelve strong team were absolutely brilliant performing a very complex routine in front of a judge and a rather large audience. The whole team held their nerve under immense pressure and with an accumulated team score were crowned Sedgemoor Area Champions 2023! GREAT JOB TEAM!!