EISM Cross Country Carnival
On Wednesday 11 September, Tintern Grammar competed in the annual EISM Cross Country Carnival at Ruffey Lake Park, Doncaster. With good running conditions during the event our students challenged themselves on a tough and hilly course over 3km, in Division 1 against strong opposition from other schools. We had some outstanding individual results on the day and congratulate the following students:
Girls Open
Millie Blank 5th
Girls Under 16
Amelie Scherer 5th
Girls Under 15
Avie Lee 1st
Naomi De La Pierre 3rd
Girls Under 14
Weylen Truong 3rd
Lucy Bowdern 6th
Boys Under 13
Jayden Zheng 2nd
Jasper Loch 10th
Tintern Grammar will compete in Division 2 EISM Cross Country in 2025. Thank you to the following staff who attended on the day Mrs Jurey, Ms Ord, Ms Thomas, Ms Edgley, Mr Runnalls and Asha Pongho.
EISM 5 a side Soccer Competition
On Wednesday 16 October, Tintern Grammar competed in the annual EISM 5 a side Soccer Competition. Tintern fielded three boys’ teams from Years 7-9, two girls’ teams from Years 7-9 and a senior boys’ team Years 10-11.
Against strong opposition from other schools, our students played their best and enjoyed the day. Congratulations to the Junior Girls’ Blue Team who made it to the elimination final, and despite playing strongly did not progress through. Congratulations to the following students who were named as Most Valuable Player on the day for their respective age groups:
Kayla Paton – Junior Girls Years 7-9
Iven Ren – Junior Boys Years 7-9
James Svigos – Junior Boys Years 7-9
Thank you to Ms Ord, Ms Parker, Andy Derham and Emily Baulch for their assistance on the day.
Volleyball
We congratulate Year 9 student Ethan Luo who represented Victoria in the Under 15 Boys’ Team winning a Bronze medal at the 2024 Australian Youth Volleyball Championships held in Bendigo from Sunday 15 – Friday 20 September.
Ethan’s dedication to Volleyball has been recognised as he was selected for the National Performance Program as part of the 2025 Pre-Youth National Squad. Volleyball Australia’s National Squads are designed to foster continued success at Asian and World Championship level among the most promising athletes in our country. As a member of the squad, Ethan will attend training camps, receive guidance from national coaches, and have the chance to compete nationally and internationally, including possible selection to the AVC Junior Asian Championships. Ethan was recently awarded the Most Valuable Player (MPV) award from Volleyball Victoria for the Under 15 Boys Volleyball Victoria Indoor State Team. Congratulations Ethan!
Equestrian
We delighted to hear the news of Year 8 student Jess Lowe, who was part of the Victorian Team at the Marcus Oldham Interschool Championships held at Tamworth from Wednesday 18 – Monday 23 September 2024. Riding her horse Redgum James 007, Jessica placed in the championship for both dressage and showing.
Hooptime
We are so proud of our Junior School Hooptime basketball team, who won all games in their pool in the Regional Finals recently, defeating Billanook, Yarra Valley Grammar, St Marys and St Peter, and subsequently finishing on top. They then played Eastwood in the qualifier to head to the State finals, and ultimately lost by four points having been down 19-7 earlier in the game.
This was a terrific result and while the players were obviously disappointed, they should be so proud of their spirit and attitude and the success they have achieved that led to them being officially the second-best basketball team in the Eastern Region.
Ash Viney | Head of Sport
