Yr 7 Inter-house Football Results

Well done to the vast majority of Samui students who came in kit this morning – there was only a couple of girls that prevented us getting the bonus points!  Well done to everyone who played – I could see that you were giving it 100% this morning.

Lower Girls:

1-  Samui

2-   Lanta

3-   Chang

4-   Phuket

Lower Boys:

1-   Chang

2-   Lanta

3-   Phuket

4-   Samui (phuket and chang were only seperated by goals scored).

Higher Girls:

1-   Lanta

2-   Phuket

3-   Samui

4-   Chang

Higher Boys:

1-   Chang

2-   Lanta

3-   Samui

4-   Phuket

Overall:

1-  Lanta

2-  Chang

3-  Samui

4-  Phuket

Swimming Galas - overall results!

Dear Dragons,

In term 1 we lost 50 house points to Chang in House Athletics when they beat our overall score by just 8 points.  The worst thing was that we only had ourselves to blame – for the first time ever there were empty lanes and the famous Samui House Spirit just wasn’t there. 

But what a difference I’ve witnessed over the last 2 days!  The Y7s and Y8s were magnificent in the water yesterday – we’ve got some serious swimming talent in Y7 especially and our top swimmers collected a whole host of school records.  Our Y9s and Y10s weren’t as strong in the water today but there were still some fantastic performances by some very talented individuals.  But that’s not what really impressed me.  The thing that really made me proud was the great team spirit that everyone showed: C swimmers who’d swum 4 races back to back but got in there and did another because their friend was injured; A swimmers who swam in every race because there was only a couple of them in the A category; B swimmers who got in there and had a go even if butterfly is their least favourite stroke.  And did that awesome team spirit make any difference to the results this time?

The overall House Swimming Gala scores:

·       1^st Lanta (927 + 805 = 1732) è 200 House Points

·       2^nd Samui (by the skin of our teeth!!) ( 684 + 825 = 1509) è 150 House Points

·       3^rd Chang (775 + 733 = 1508) è 100 House Points

·       4^th Phuket (719 +727 = 1446) è 50 House Points

Can you believe that?!  After all those races there was just 1 point in it!  Just imagine, if any of our C racers had slowed down in the Boogie Board Relay even for a second and come in 4^th instead of 3^rd, Chang would have beaten us.  If any of our B racers had decided not to give it 100% in the 100m IM because it’s such a hard race, Chang would have beaten us.  If any of our A racers had taken their foot of the gas and not broken a school record, Chang would have beaten us.  If any single one of you who competed in the galas had given even slightly less than your very maximum effort, Chang would have beaten us.  But for the last 2 days, you’ve truly shown what it means to belong to Samui and we beat Chang.

Well done to all of the swimmers from Y7 to 10 – a superb 150 house point that every single last one of you contributed to.

Dread the Red! J

Mr B

Y9 to 13 Waterpolo final

A great match this morning.  Thank you to the team for giving it 100% and the crowd for getting behind them.  Lanta were a strong team and a 2 all draw was a good result.. 

Final Results

Tied 1^st Place: Lanta & Samui

3^rd Place: Phuket

4^th Place: Chang

Photies from Y9+10 Swimming Gala Part 2

Photies from Y9+10 Swimming Gala Part 1

Photies from Y7+8 Swimming Gala Part 2

Photies from Y7+8 Swimming Gala Part 1

Another awesome job

Dear Red9 and Red10,

Heartfelt thanks for your superb team spirit this morning – you were awesome!  It was so good to see you guys stepping in to help your friends out when they needed you to – great job.

Well done Samui – your brilliant House Spirit made me so proud of you today.  I didn’t have to nag anyone to take part – you all gave it 110%. J

Results:

1^st = Lanta

2^nd = Chang

3^rd = Phuket

4^th = Samui

Y7+8 Swimming Gala - awesome job!

Dear Red7 and Red8,

Heartfelt thanks for your amazing swimming prowess and your superb team spirit this morning – you were awesome and fully deserved to come first!  It was so good to see you guys stepping in to help your friends out when they needed you to – great job.

Well done Samui – it’s great that we won but it was your brilliant House Spirit that really made me proud of you today.

Final results:

1^st = Samui

2^nd = Lanta

3^rd = Chang

4^th = Phuket

Still topping the tables! :P

Latest recycling figures are as awesome as ever – great job Samui; you’re opening the lead over the other houses every week!

Back in the lead - by the skin of our teeth!

Well done Dragons!  Back in the lead!  But by the smallest of margins…

So every point mattters now!  Y7+8 and Y9+10 will give it 100% at their swimming galas tomorrow and Wednesday but all of you can help with Credits, Commendations, Recycling and making submissions to Core magazine. 

Come on Dragons, let’s open up that lead!

Matt Baker

Physics Teacher and Samui House Leader

Bangkok Patana School

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