NZ AIMS & Our First Gold Medal!!

Wow! What a week for Rebekah and Darren! They competed (along with 4500 other students) in the NZ Aims Games held in Tauranga last week.  It is the biggest competition for intermediate aged students in New Zealand.

The games kicked off on Sunday 28th with the Cross Country Event at Waipuna Park.  This is where Rebekah ran a fantastic race and convincingly won our very first GOLD MEDAL!! We are so very proud of you Rebekah!!

Swimming was next up and Darren had two very good swims, beating a personal best and winning his heats!  Then on Wednesday it was the Multisport event at McLaren Falls Park.  Room 1 went down to watch the event and support Darren and Rebekah.  It is a very challenging course with kayaking to start, then a difficult bike ride, finishing with a run.  We were very proud to see Darren cross the line 16th!  After coming off the water 10th Rebekah made up 6 places on the bike ride and came in 4th!! A brilliant effort by both and we were excited to have loads of mention of Rebekah, her gold medal and Kaimai School over the loud speaker as we waited for the competitors to cross the line.

To celebrate Rebekah’s Gold Medal – the very first for Kaimai School – Mr Robertson is shouting every student an iceblock today!!