Freyberg High School  Lego, Wizards, Smurfs, Pacmen, Faries and a zoo of Onesie costumes adorned the crowds at Athletics Finals this year. The forecasted storms held out as students competed across six track and six field events. Manawatu House continued their dominance, entering huge numbers of runners in the longer distance races to win by 71 points. Ruahine and… Ninety Year 13s accompanied by nine staff spent a week in the Tongariro National Park this week on their annual Bio-Geo trip. In three groups, students took turns White Water rafting, climbing the Tongariro Saddle, and riding chair lifts to Pinnacle Ridge of Mount Ruapehu. Student highlights include beautiful views of “Mount Doom” from Lord… After leading for much of the day, Ruahine appear to have been overtaken by Manawatu House in the final few events of the annual Swimming Sports Competition. Held at Freyberg's own indoor heated 25m pool, 214 competitors donned various levels of serious swimwear to compete across over a dozen disciplines. If points were given for… The rain, then wind and finally the sun didn't stop hundreds of colourfully dressed competitors enter Atheltics Prelims this week. Students tested their ability across 10 running, jumping and throwing disciplines in order to qualify for Athletics finals on the fourth of March. The most elaborate costumes usually wait until Athletics Finals day to be…
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