20 Aug 2018
During Term 3 JCS manages its Snowsports Program with over 600 students participating in at least one of more Snowsports activities during the term.
We have already seen JCS students represent at the Scots Cup, Redlands Cup, Amelia McGuiness Mogul competition and of course the ACT/Southern NSW Regional Interschool competition.
The coming weeks will see more students competing in the NSW Laser Biathlon junior series, the Amelia McGuiness Alpine and Snowboard GS and Cross Country sprints, the NSW State Interschool Competition, and of course all culminating in the Australian National Interschool competitions.
The Act/Southern NSW regional event at Perisher saw 175 Participants competing across all the events. All JCS students had a fantastic time and represented the school with great sportsmanship and their personal best. Over the three days of competitions JCS recorded 19 Team Gold Medals, 23 Team Silver Medals and 14 Team Bronze Medals. On the Individual front, JCS Students took out 21 Gold medals, 18 Silver medals and 10 bronze medals. It was great to see students cheers on their friends and those that stood on the podium in their school jumpers and jackets looked fantastic!
Our annual Snowsports programs are also well underway. The Year 5-10 Friday program has been running smoothly with 200 students at Perisher and 85 at Thredbo. The students are having a ball and enjoying being in their lesson groups with their friends, especially those trying out skiing or snowboarding for the first time! These students are looking forward to the next six weeks of the program.
The Year 3 and 4 program was run over four days last week and although the first two days was under some tough conditions, the reports back on a daily basis was "That was the Best day Ever!" It was great to see the students challenge themselves to get better at their chosen discipline and to shift their learning from the classroom to the best outdoor learning space you could imagine!
Not long until the K-2 program commences on Tuesday 28th August.
JCS Students awarded for their race performances
As a result of their fantastic efforts at the Regional Interschool events, a number of students were offered some extra accolades.
Tessa Paxton and Zac Brulisauer were selected to receive a NSWACT Alpine Developing Athlete Award. The Award is offered to selected racers who perform at a very high standard in the Interschool Alpine races, but who have not been members of a Race Club.
As a skier who has shown good ability in alpine racing, the Award is to encourage them to become more involved in the sport by providing them to free training with either Perisher Winter Sports Club or Thredbo Race Club for a weekend.
Brad Manns and Lottie Lodge were recipients of a Talent Identification Program invitation for the NSW Mogul Junior Series event at Perisher. This involved coaching by NSWIS and OWI Athletes before and during the competition.
Also finally a big shout out to Aiden Laing for winning the Thredbo Freeride Series Ride the Bluff event in Thredbo last weekend.
