Truth for Youth Sports Day brings kids and parents together
They look forward to it all year and when it finally comes, they don’t hold back anything. The annual Truth for Youth Sports Day consistently draws out the best competitive spirit from the school’s students. This year’s edition was held last Friday at the Truman Bodden Sports Complex.
Little Tamera Nichols, 4, motors down the track in the bucket race as her mother, Christine, cheers and takes photos. |
Truth for Youth P.E. teacher Orvin Palaciu put in a hard day’s work, making sure the little athletes were aimed in the right direction and ready to race. He says Sports Days are always a highlight for his students.
‘From January they are excited about Sports Day and ready to practice for it,’ he said.
Palaciu says that sports days and physical fitness classes are about more than just fun and games.
‘Physical fitness is a very important aspect of children’s lives,’ explained Palaciu. ‘A lot of people don’t realize that fitness is important to their overall state of mind. It helps them in their school work. It really does matter.’
Tamera Nichol, 4, enjoyed the priceless boost of mommy’s cheers to help push her along in her races on Friday. Mother Christine Nichol was proud of her little girl’s efforts.
‘It’s a lot of fun,’ said Christine. ‘She really loves it.’
Kirstie Foster, 12, takes Sports Day seriously. Not that she doesn’t have fun and joke around with her friends, but once it’s race time, she is all business.
‘I look forward to Sports Day,’ she said. ‘I usually come in first in my favorite race [200 meters].’
Paulette Bailey, one of the event’s organizers, says the day is great fun for everyone, including teachers and parents.
‘This is a fantastic day for our school,’ said Bailey. ‘Because we are a small school there is a real sense of togetherness out here. Everyone comes out to support the kids and the students get all excited about competing and representing their houses.
‘It’s a wonderful time. Everybody has fun and there’s no pressure,’ Bailey continued. ‘Every student competes and if they don’t finish first, second or third, they still get a participation ribbon so they will still feel good about competing. In our eyes, they are all winners.’
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