On the 7th of September, we had a sports day. The grades were divided into 4 groups, grade 6 & 7, grade 8 & 9, grade 10 & 11 & 12 team 1, and grade 10 & 11 & 12 team 2. The four sports that we competed for were football, kickball, basketball and volleyball.

I was in team 1 of grade 10 & 11 & 12 yellow house, however, because there weren’t enough people in grade 10 & 11 & 12, team 1 and team 2 were combined (although now there were too many people in each house colour).

I took part in football, kickball and basketball and although I was very tired at the end of the day, overall it was a fantastic day!

For football and basketball, each team had 6 players, 3 boys and 3 girls, and as I’ve been playing sports with only the boys, it was a challenge for me to play with the girls as well. However, I showed commitment and I tried to work collaboratively with them all and this meant a lot of communication and understanding each other’s roles. I showed my perseverance when others weren’t collaborating, or weren’t doing much, as not everybody was familiar with these sports and it would be unethical to shout at them. In addition, as there were so many people, I deduced that it would be unethical for me to play for each game, and thus gave others a chance to participate in games.

Although yellow house came 3rd, I personally believe that the ranking didn’t matter much, as everybody seemed to have a lot of fun and enjoyment. As this was my last sports day at OSC, I hope that the memories will be with me in the future.