Walls House was declared Champion House, on Friday 8th March, 2019 at the College Grounds on Lewis Street San Fernando. Walls ended the day with 392 points – a 144 point lead over second place Sammy House who had 248 points. Flemington placed third with 241 points while Grant completed the day with 200 points.
Sports Day 2019 was formally opened by our Principal, Dr Michael Dowlath, Vice Principal Mr Roger Ali and special guest, the Deputy Mayor of San Fernando Vydia Mungal- Bisessar. These officials were treated to our Walk Past, where all students and teachers got in their respective houses and walked rhythmically to the scout band’s trumpets and drums. Order was a priority as the houses donned their respective colours: Flemington- yellow, Grant-green, Sammy- blue and Walls- red, as they lined up on the savannah grass. The day promised to be a good one and this promise was kept.
Sapat race champions Grant House teachers
Musical Spots, which is an adaptation to musical chairs turned out to be a crowd pleaser, as contestants had to step on the spot when the music stopped. This was a game of concentration and agility mixed with fun, with Grant house emerging as winner of this inaugural fun event. The traditional Sapat/Ski race, a teacher fun event was featured once again with the customary spills, thrills and locomotive skills of members of staff. Grant House took this tandem event with the other houses still waiting to get out of the starting blocks up to press time. Grant House certainly took the prize for fun events on the day.
After intense semi- finals, the tug-of- war came down to Sammy vs Walls. With two out of three pulls to decide the winner, each team thought they had a chance. But, there was no stopping Sammy as they pulled their own weight and the weight of the Walls house as they won the first two pulls with little difficulty.
The staff race was another highly anticipated event that saw Dr Dowlath speeding down the track only to be surpassed by Miss Sarah Toolsie 3rd, Miss Calan Salazar 2nd and Mr Kerry Manohar 1st. With students shouting in support of their favourite members of staff, some teachers claimed they did not hear the whistle, which left them at the starting line waiting for next year’s race.
Victor ludorum Jeron Pantor takes the lead in the 1500m
The day belonged to Walls House’s Jeron Pantor, who was crowned Over 18 Victor Ludorum for the second year in a row. Those in attendance felt honoured to witness the grace and speed of this star footballer and national rugby player. After placing third in the marathon behind Kyle Roopchan 2nd and Adam Francis 1st in the previous week, Pantor looked like the proverbial ‘man on a mission.’ Cheers of Pantor! Pantor! were heard all over the ground as he won gold in five events on the day- the coveted 100m sprint, 200m, 800m, 4×100 relay, and the 1500m. Mr Nazim Mohammed, Mathematics teacher said, “Pantor didn’t even break a sweat as he was too good for everyone.”
In an exclusive interview, Pantor was brimming with emotion as he said, “I feel really proud being able to represent such a great institution like Naps. I am happy Playing football and taking part in events to help my house come out on top for Sports Day. Growing up I’ve always had a passion for sports and in everything I do I try to put my best foot forward. Winning the Victor Ludorum back to back is great and humbling at the same time, as it serves as a bit of a motivation for me to keep excelling in life.”
Not to be left out other athletes were recognised as Victors in their age groups namely, Kern Cedeno under 18(Flemington), Reuben Ramnanansingh under 16(Sammy) and Alex Kangoo under 14(Walls).
Dr Dowlath underscored the importance of Sports Day to the students as he said, “We want them to understand that life is more than just passing an exam.” The Principal went on to say that a day like this can, “Make them more aware of the skills and abilities they have.”
Sports Master Mr Richard Nagaur was pleased with the day as he said, “It is all about participation and having fun. I would like to thank all the teachers, students, parents and administration for making today a great success. Sports Day 2020 will be even better!”
Sachin trying to convince us to have a cooler race in 2020
Manny and Kern Cedeno
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