Outwit, outplay, outlast: Echuca East students compete

By Shannon Colee

Feb 15, 2024

Echuca East students were put to the test on Wednesday as the school held their annual Survivor Day.

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The day of activities, which aims to foster qualities like leadership and resilience in students, sees them compete in teams against each other.

School spirit: Blake, Ivy, Emma, Ruby and Brenton were some of the students who led the teams, encouraging students to do their best. Photo by Shannon Colee

House Captain Ivy led the victory team and said it was a great day.

“It was exciting when we found out we’d won,” she said.

“I liked showing all the younger kids what to do and how to do stuff.”

Big shot: Jack worked hard to win points for his team. Photo: Supplied

This was a common feeling among the other captains.

“(I liked) doing the activities with (the younger students), helping them out by getting them better at all the skills,” House Captain Emma said.

It’s in: Harlyn didn’t miss a shot when it was her turn. Photo: Supplied

For the younger students, it was fun to learn how to play different games and to compete against each other in a supportive environment. Jessie, who was on the winning team, loved it.

“We were trying really hard, and if we didn’t know how to do something properly, we asked Ivy. It was lots of fun,” she said.

Tricky shot: It was all in the throw for Brayden, who worked hard for points for his team. Photo: Supplied

Principal Lindy Burke said it’s an excellent way for students to meet people across the different grades and to show school spirit and values.

“It gives (the captains) the responsibility to lead the team and also to build relationships with younger kids throughout the school,” she said.

Resilient: Atley showed all the school values during sack races. Photo: Supplied

“We get to see students show resilience, we see them keep trying, or other just have really good skills. There are ones that struggled but didn’t complain. There are kids that cheered, that were encouraging. They all displayed the school values.”

Soccer star: It was fancy footwork from Archie on Wednesday. Photo: Supplied

With the student leaders only being named last week, Ms Burke said she liked kicking off the year with a day like this.

Big help: Keanu was one of the student leaders who led his team through the games. Photo: Supplied

“It’s good to see them flourish, and it’s good to see where the kids start at the beginning of the year and how they grow throughout the year,” she said.