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Inter House Cross Country
The morning was chilly and sunny at the
same time. The house chiefs were busy
counting the number of participants for
their houses just to ensure that they had
good numbers for the race. The teachers
were all running around to ensure that
they were at the right place at the right
time before the clapper went off to signal
the start of the races and the students...
Well, they were the centre of attention
and the reason why we were all gathered
on the pitches. It was clear that they were
putting on a brave face ready to represent
their houses. The five S’s of sports are:
stamina, speed, strength, skill, and spirit;
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but the greatest of these is spirit! As we
ushered in the display of house spirit, I
must say that the students gave it their
best shot and everyone came out a winner
at the end of it all. This is the first of the
many annual Inter House activities that
Hillcrest hosts as part of its long standing
tradition and heritage. As a school, we
are not looking for winners but rather for
participants with the right attitude and
school and house spirit. We are looking
for students with the correct approach
and mental resilience to scale the most
uncomfortable of situations and still
come out smiling wearing their sporting
spirit on their sleeves with pride. The
motto of the day was: “Sport does not
build character…it reveals it”. The stu-
dents did indeed approach the race with
no preset agendas and I can confidently
say that they all came out surprised at
their overall efforts and their performance
in the race just as much as the teachers
did.
By Dorcie Agundah
2017 | Hillcrest Magazine