North Down Athletics

Last week 30 pupils from P5-P7 took part in the North Down Athletics competition at Bangor Sportsplex. It was a fantastic week of fun in the sun competing in both track and field events alongside many other schools. The events on display were the sprint, cricket ball throw, long jump and the team relays.

The heats took place on both Monday and Wednesday with 12 pupils from HPS qualifying for the Finals on Friday to compete for a chance of winning a medal.

The week was a great success and everyone involved did themselves and the school proud. Congratualtions again to the following pupils who came away with some silverware to show for their efforts and fantastic performances.

GOLD

Clara (P7) - Cricket Ball Throw

SILVER

Martha, Clara, Charlotte, Katie (P7) - Girls Relay

Abigail (P5) - Long jump

BRONZE

Martha (P7) - Cricket ball throw

Martha (P5) - Cricket ball throw

The HPS girls team came away with a very impressive overall finish of 3rd from all the schools competing and retained their trophy from last year!

A massive well done to all who took part and a big thank you to all the parent helpers who helped create wonderful memories and made the occassion possible!

Round 2 of the Cross Country

HPS headed down to Delamont Country Park on Monday for Round 2 of the Flavahan’s Primary Schools Cross Country on what was a very bright but brisk morning!

All 26 pupils across P5-P7 ran a fantastic race and thoroughly enjoyed competing alongside their friends in what was another great day out!

A big thank you to all the parent helpers for providing lifts and for their support. A special mention to Mrs Crowe who was the school representative on the day and kindly helped all the pupils get organised for the races.

Check out some of the HPS Cross Country Stars in some of the photos below!

Holywood Success at the North Down Athletics Finals

Holywood’s athletes headed back to Bangor Sportsplex this afternoon to compete in the North Down Athletics Finals. A total of 15 boys and girls from across P5-P7 qualified from the heats last week to compete in the finals of each of the track and field events. It was a brilliant day for the finals and all the pupils were both nervous and excited to compete amongst the best primary school athletes across North Down.

The day was a great success with all of the boys and girls representing Holywood shining in their individual and team events in a very competitive field. All of the athletes finishing positions were recorded and points were allocated towards the schools final total to determine a winner for the overall boys and girls teams. There were 7 individual medals won from Holywood and the Girls Team placed an AMAZING 3rd overall and came away with the Davidson Cup! A massive well done to all the competitors from Holywood who should be very proud of their efforts and achievements!

Competitors: Fraser, Mya, Skye, Martha, Molly, Katie, Abi, Jessica, Susannah, Molly, Daniel, Patrick, Charlie, George and Jamie

MEDAL HONOURS:

P5

• Fraser won SILVER in the Cricket Ball Throw

P6

• Martha won GOLD in the 75m Sprint

• Martha won GOLD in the 100m Sprint

• Martha won GOLD in the Cricket Ball Throw

• Katie won BRONZE in the Cricket Ball Throw

P7

• Daniel won GOLD in the Long Jump

• Jamie won GOLD in the 100m Sprint

A big thank you again to all the parent helpers for providing lifts, assisting at the events and supporting all the HPS Stars over the past two weeks!

North Down Athletics Competition

Boys and Girls across P5-P7 have had a fantastic couple of days competing at the North Down Athletics Competition held at Bangor Sportsplex this week. Holywood athletes shone bright in their indiviudal events during Sports Week and had the opportunity to represent the school in a range of Track and Field events against schools from across North Down.

It has been a great couple of days of fun in the sun for the athletes competing alongside friends and giving their best in each of their individual and team events.

Well done to all boys and girls who represented HPS so well in this years competition. Everyone did brilliantly and should be very proud of their efforts and achievements! Keep a look out too on the website for some of the Holywood athletes who qualified for the finals and will be competing next week!

ATHLETES: Fraser, Cooper, Finn, Tate, Erin, Emma, James, Mya, Skye, Flynn, Zach, James, Will, Jacob, Martha, Lexi, Katie, Sophia , George, Jamie, Daniel, Hayden, Thomas, Patrick, Susannah, Molly, Jessica, Abi and Molly.

A massive thank you to all the parent helpers for lifts and for helping to supervise and assist the pupils at the competition!

Check out some of Holywoods' Sports Stars in ACTION!

Success at the North Down Athletics Championships!

Over the past week 18 boys and girls from P5-P7 have competed in a number of track and field events in the North Down Athletics Championships. On Monday and Wednesday all pupils competed in the heats of each of the events to qualify for the finals on Friday. A total of 12 pupils represented Holywood Primary School in the finals today held at Bangor Sportsplex with great success! Holywood came away with a total of 11 medals (5 golds, 4 silvers and 2 bronze) and the boys won the Besant Shield for the school with the most points accumulated at the end of the Championships! 1st Place! What an amazing achievement!

Well done to all the boys and girls involved for a fantastic display of athleticism and sportsmanship all round!

Congrats to the following pupils for qualifying for the finals: Matthew Lockington, Omar Binder, Alana Thornton, Lily Andrews, Lucas McKeown, Freddy Raduva, Roger McMullan, Nina Grace Kanwei, Isla Fox, Oscar Chambers, Ben Irvine and Anna Calvin.

Medal Honours

P5

• Matthew Lockington - Gold in the 100m Sprint and Silver in the 50m Sprint.

• Omar Binder - Bronze in both the 50m and 100m Sprint.

• Lucas McKeown - Gold in the Cricket Ball Throw.

• Freddy Raduva - Silver in the Cricket Ball Throw.

• Alana Thornton - Gold in the 100m Sprint and Cricket Ball Throw, Silver in the 50m Sprint.

P6

• Roger McMullan - Gold in the 100m Sprint and Silver in the 75m Sprint.