On Thursday 30^th July, Gladstone High School participated in the annual Year 8/9 MNSEC Soccer tournament held at Booleroo Centre District School. This modified version of soccer includes a reduced number of players on each team, smaller playing field and no offside rule. The school entered 3 male student teams and 2 female student teams in the competition and required 6 volunteer Year 10 students to referee and coach.

The day was extremely successful and for the second consecutive year Gladstone High School won the male competition and was runner-up in the female competition. This year however was more impressive as Gladstone High School won the day as all our teams finished the amongst highest-ranking teams.

The students competed to the best of their abilities and showed exceptional sportsmanship. I would like to thank all our Year 10 volunteer referees and coaches as they fulfilled their responsibilities as well as offering additional assistance to other schools. I would also like to thank all the staff from Gladstone High School for assisting with the organisation that is required to attend this event and Booleroo Centre District School for hosting this event.

Tyler Norton