Objects of Substance- Interhouse Athletics Champion Trophy

acknowledgement of an individual interform/house athletics champion was once again at the instigation of a staff member, Mrs Meg Rorke. In 1952, Mrs Rorke, the Physical Education teacher, presented a prize to the “best all round girl” at the Interform Athletics. From this year until 1970, the winner(s) were listed in the Speech Day Prize List, and evidence suggests that they received a prize book. After a hiatus of eight years (1971-1978), the Interform Athletics Champion was again celebrated, by Mr Max Emery during his tenure as Head of the Physical Education Department with the awarding of a silver cup. Julie Kemp was named 1979 champion athlete and received the cup. The criteria to win the cup were, simply, the highest points achieved by an athlete on the day. By the mid-1980s, it became apparent that more refined criteria would present the School with a true, all-round athlete. This personally held view was supported by the 1985/86 Athletics co ordinator, Belinda Roden (1978), herself an old girl and athlete, and so I added the extra criterion of the athlete winning this award had to gain points in both track and field events, thus tapping into an all-round athletic performance.

1979-1994 Interhouse Athletics Champion Trophy