During late March 2022, we held our Sports Day events for each year group separately. These pictures prove what a fun, family event we manage to make these occasions, as the parent races proved just as exciting as the pupils’ races on those days! The three Houses of Attica, Epirus and Macedonia were well represented by children and their mums & dads in a series of exciting races and competitive events!

Friday 10^th May saw the St Lawrence senior school hold the annual Sports Day. As always, there were some amazing displays of strength, agility and determination. Some students even managed to break long-held school records. 

The new records were:

High jump:

Yr. 9 girls, DAFNE VOTSIS. 1,49

Previous record, 1,48 since 2015

Yr. 9 boys, MARIOS DJIONIS, 1,63

Previous record, 1,58 since 2015

Long jump:

Yr. 7 boys, SUNNY YUTONG, 4,30

Previous record 3,75, since 2018

Yr. 9 girls, DAFNE VOTSIS, 3,92

Previous record 3,75 since 2015

And the house points were:

ATTICA : 840

EPIRUS: 880

MACEDONIA: 1140

Annual senior school sports day, Years 7-10. Events start at 9.30.

Junior School Sports Day obstacle course, Years 4-5-6.

Junior School Sports Day, obstacle course. Years 1-2-3.

Senior School Sports Day, Years 7-10

St Lawrence College enjoyed one of the most successful sports days yet on Thursday 6th April. Competitors, spectators and even the weather came together to make it a memorable event. After a long day of record breaking, the results were:

• Attica: 1190
• Epirus: 1050
• Macedonia: 750

We also saw the following outstanding achievements enter the SLC record books:

1. Shot Put - Year 9 girls: previous rec: 7,72( Marialena Kanakis 2009), new record: 8,95 ( Raphaela Lepeniotis)
2. Long Jump - Year 7 girls: previous record: 3,60 ( Raphaela Lepenioti 2015), new record: 3,73 (Daphne Votsis)
3. Long Jump - Year 8 girls: previous record: 3,85 ( Imogen Davis 2015) new record: 3,86 ( Isabella Panagiotopoulou)

Don't forget we also have the Swimming Gala to decide the final house scores which takes place on 11th May.

Extra-curricular sports at St. Lawrence College are divided into two categories:

One includes all the senior school teams, which represent the school in all the interschool tournaments taking place amongst international schools of Greece, and the second includes all the sports clubs.

Most of the senior school sports clubs take place after a typical school day is over and offer an opportunity for all pupils to participate in a number of sports activities, exercise, socialize and advance their skills in the sports of their choice.

Senior school teams

• Volleyball
• Basketball
• Soccer
• Tennis

Volleyball
Four teams are represented, depending on age and gender.

• Girls under-16 team
• Girls over-16 team
• Boys under-16 team
• Boys over-16 team

Teams meet during lunch breaks, twice a week, throughout the year. They are open to all pupils in the senior school by selection following tryouts, which take place during the last two weeks of September. Teams regularly participate in interschool tournaments; every team gets to participate in one tournament.

Through the teams, pupils learn the rules and techniques of volleyball, develop discipline, sportsmanship, ethos, respect for each other, team work and patience. They also benefit from occasional visits from top volleyball players, who come to school to share experiences and inspire talented members of the teams.

Basketball
Four teams are represented, depending on age and gender.

• Girls under-16 team
• Girls over-16 team
• Boys under-16 team
• Boys over 16-team

Teams meet during lunch breaks, twice a week, throughout the year. They are open to all pupils in the senior school, by selection following tryouts, which take place during the first two weeks of January. Teams regularly participate in interschool tournaments; every team gets to participate in one tournament.

Through the teams, pupils get to learn the rules and techniques of basketball, develop discipline, sportsmanship, ethos, respect for each other, team work and patience. They also benefit from occasional visits from top basketball players, who come to school to share experiences and inspire talented members of the teams.

Football
Six teams are represented, depending on the age and the gender.

• Girls under-14 team
• Girls under-16 team
• Girls over-16 team
• Boys under-14 team
• Boys under-16 team
• Boys over-16 team

Teams meet during lunch breaks, twice a week, throughout the year. They are open to all pupils in the senior school, by selection following tryouts, which take place the last two weeks of September for all the under and over-16 teams and on the first week of January for the under-14 teams. Teams regularly participate in interschool tournaments; every team gets to participate in one tournament.

Through the teams, pupils get to learn the rules and techniques of football, develop discipline, sportsmanship, ethos, respect for each other, team work and patience. They also benefit from occasional visits from top football players, who come to school to share experiences and inspire talented members of the teams.

Tennis
Four teams are represented, depending on the age and the gender.

• Girls under-14 team
• Girls under-16 team
• Boys under-14 team
• Boys under-16 team

Teams meet during lunch breaks, twice a week, throughout the year. They are open to all pupils in the senior school, by selection following tryouts, which take place the first two weeks of April. Teams regularly participate in interschool tournaments; every team gets to participate in one tournament.

Through the teams, pupils get to learn the rules and techniques of tennis, develop discipline, sportsmanship, ethos, respect for each other, team work and patience. They also benefit from occasional visits from top tennis players, who come to school to share experiences and inspire talented members of the teams.

Senior school clubs
The clubs offered are as follows:

• Rugby
• Basketball
• Soccer
• Swimming
• Tennis
• Table tennis

Rugby
The club meets once a week, after school, throughout the year. It is open to all pupils in the senior school and participates in occasional matches against other schools.

Pupils get to learn the rules and techniques of rugby, as well as developing characteristics such as integrity, passion, solidarity, discipline and respect, while practicing Tag Rugby, Rugby Sevens and Rugby Union.

The club is suitable for beginners and pupils who have played rugby to a good standard.

Basketball
The club meets once a week, after school, throughout the year. It is open to all pupils in the senior school and participates in occasional matches against other schools.

Pupils get to learn the rules and techniques of basketball and advance their skills at the game.

The club is suitable for beginners and pupils who have already played to a good standard.

Soccer
The club meets once a week, after school, throughout the year. It is open to all pupils in the senior school and participates in occasional matches against other schools.

Pupils get to learn the rules and techniques of soccer and advance their skills at the game.

The club is suitable for beginners and pupils who have already played to a good standard.

Swimming
The club meets once a week, after school. It is open to all pupils in the senior school and participates in occasional matches against other schools, as well as in internal school competitions according to the year group of the pupil.

Pupils get to learn the techniques of all swimming styles and advance their skills, while also improving their stamina and strengthening both their upper and lower body. The club is suitable for beginners and pupils who have already been swimming to a good standard. Pupils are streamed in groups according to their swimming level.

Tennis
The club meets once a week, after school, throughout the year. It is open to all pupils in the senior school and participates in occasional matches against other schools or clubs.

Pupils get to learn the rules and techniques of tennis and advance their skills at the game.

The club is suitable for beginners and pupils who have already played to a good standard.

Table tennis
The club meets twice a week, during lunchtime, throughout the year. It is open to all pupils in the senior school and participates in internal school competitions, according to key stage, as well as in occasional matches against other schools.

Pupils get to learn the rules and techniques of table tennis and advance their skills at the game. They also benefit from occasional visits from top table tennis players, who come to school to share experiences and inspire talented members of the teams.

The club is suitable for beginners and pupils who have already played to a good standard.

November 14^th saw our school take part in the under-16 girls volleyball tournament at ISA school. Six international schools took part. Our team managed to get 1^st place after  winning all games played, and in spite of the fact we had the youngest roster(4 Yr. 7 girls included).

On the same day our boys under 16 football team competed at St. Catherine’s school against 5 international schools and took 2^nd place losing only in the final against St. Catherine’s school.

Well done to all involved!

All year 1, 2, 3 pupils take part.

29th November saw our school take part in a boys under 16 volleyball tournament, hosted by the International School of Athens. A total of 6 schools participated in an exhausting display of skill and determination. St Lawrence College managed a terrific win, beating Campion School to take the trophy

Meanwhile our girls under 16 football team played were playing at Campion School against 3 other schools and managed a respectable 3rd place.

Well done to both teams

After nearly two years, our school teams are back in action. On Thursday 11th November, our school hosted a friendly game against ACS and on Friday 12th November, we switched location as our girls' over 16 football team travelled to Agia Paraskevi to play against ACS.

While our focus would usually be on results, the most important thing at the moment is to be back out on the pitch and playing, and we can't wait for more upcoming events to take part in.

Our next game will be on Tuesday 23rd November at St. Catherine's school with Boys Over 16 football.

It's great to be back!