Athletics' Injury

Yesterday was the most painful day of my life! Yes, my ankle twisted real badly and started bruising the second I was hopping back up the hill. Luckily I held in my tears because I didn't want to look like a cry baby in front of the other representatives of Ruapotaka School. I wish I could go back in time and do what I was told instead of making my own choices. Mr Reid said, "Stay in the lane!" repeatedly, but I fell down and came to school with a moon boot the next day. I'm regretting it now.

(I don't know why I'm smiling when I broke my ankle)

Netball Tournament

Last week on Wednesday, our school netball team went to the AMI Netball Courts to proudly represent Ruapotaka School. Running from side to side, throwing the ball to our teammates and shooting the ball in the hoop were fun but tiring at the same time. After a lot of rounds of games, the netball tournament was finally finished. We were good enough to be placed third and came back to school happy!

Back Row: Maranatha (me), Anavea, Heilala, Samuel and Quros

Front Row: Sione, Sophie-Isabella, Meana, Lupe, and Mika

Soccer Practice

A few weeks ago we started playing soccer for lunch time sports. Then finally Mr Reid was going to choose the soccer team. I was running nervously down and up the field for the ball because I really wanted to make it in the team. Days came and Mr Reid still didn't have the team until one sunny Monday morning before fitness, he had told us who was in the soccer team. Yay! Calling out the names, hoping that he'd say my name. Heilala, Mika, Aydrian, Suliasi, Meana, Timote Junior and finally... Maranatha! I stopped biting my nails after he said my name. At last the team was officially made. We just need more practices and we'll be soccer professionals.
Front Row: Isabell, Meana and Aydrian
Back Row: Heilala, me, Timote Junior, MinZin, Dakbai, Mika, Sione, Samuel and Suliasi

Softball Tournament!

Wednesday was a pretty busy day for me and the softball team: running around, then across the field to who we were playing against and later up the hill for a little drink of water. We played against a lot of hard schools such as Sylvia Park and Pt England. We all tried our best to come first though. Anyway, finally that's over.

Ruapotaka School Softball Team!
Front Row: Samuel, MinZin, Quros and Suliasi.
Middle Row: Timote-Junior, Anavea, Sophie Isabella, Heilala and Sione.
Back Row: Maranatha (me) and Mele.