INTER-SECONDARY SCHOOL ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIP
What will the Schools Athletics 2018 bring to the fore?
We are into the second term of the academic year, 2017/8. This is the term in which schools focus more on their athletics competitions than any other sport, if only because it generates the greatest amount of interest and excitement in St Vincent and the Grenadines. Each year we expect to see the emergence of […]
Policies urgently needed re school sports
Sports in schools and between schools have been a feature of Vincentian life as far back as the education programme started in St Vincent and the Grenadines. Unfortunately, what has not always been in place however is a set of well-articulated policies. There is now an urgent need to establish a set of policies in […]
Evening schools’ athletics – a new trend begins in earnest
Three years ago the principal and staff of the Bethel High School (BHS) bought into the initiative suggested by physical education teacher, Theon Gordon, to make a radical departure from the norm in St Vincent and the Grenadines.
More Vincentian schools seeking out Penn Relays
It is track and field season in St Vincent and the Grenadines and we can expect a flurry of fierce competitions amongst student athletes in their own schools and between schools. Many students look forward to participating in the exciting competition offered at the level of the Inter Primary Schools Athletics Championships (IPSAC) and the […]
Schools athletics takes centrestage
On Tuesday 3 March 2015 the Schools Games Committee (SGC) of the Ministry of Education officially launched the annual Inter Primary Schools Athletics Championships (IPSAC) and Inter Secondary Schools Athletics Championships (ISSAC) at a brief press conference at the office of the Carnival Development Corporation, Victoria Park.
Making the most of schools’ competitions
We are into the first term of the new academic year, 2014/5 and the annual inter schools’ competitions are set to commence.
Athletics in our schools – the challenges of early 2012
January sees the commencement of the athletics competition season for the majority of schools in St Vincent and the Grenadines. This is one of the times of the year when all students seem all too eager to show some measure of support for sport. Times have nonetheless changed and many questions are now being raised […]
Inter Secondary Schools 2010
The annual Inter Secondary Schools Track and Field Championships 2010 have come and gone. The respective individuals and institutions have earned the bragging rights. The week’s column seeks to address the various aspects of the Championships that impact the success or failure.