Room 13 orienteering

Jane from HB Orienteering took Rooms 13 and 15 for the afternoon, getting all students to complete several courses around the school grounds.  Complete novices paired up to help each other and the experienced raced the clock for bragging rights.
Room 13's experienced orienteers- Olly, Cam and Chloe, helped set up the courses and did the control timing at the finish.

Go Zoe and Sophie- netball won this race (Zoe










  Jack punching out as he completes a map.                

For some- above, Olly and Sam- the competition was fierce.  Olly has been successful at regional level so Sam was always up against the wall.  Still, the smile says it all.

Tobey felt the heat.  He was a terrier, determined to get good times and put the pressure on more experienced orienteers.  Here he has just finished a course and is about to receive his time, and take a break.





It was the first time many of the students had orienteered and they did exceptionally well. Some of those who looked slow completing the course had better success than others, as they punched all of the controls whereas faster runners (myself included) punched the wrong control- a disqualification!  I blame the maps.
Here we have Serah and Mikayla working together, problem-solving to find the next control. They both did very well as they took their time and ensured the right controls were punched in the correct order (they taught me a lesson- won't tell them, though).                                                                                                          
Samara sets a hot pace as she continues on her map.