The tournament-style competition event sees 11, 12, and 13 year olds compete in their age group against schools across New Zealand.
Team Dio participated across 10 different codes; Hip hop, Cross country, Swimming, Gymnastics, Tennis, Golf, Netball, Hockey, Football and Water polo.
The growth we saw from every student during the week was phenomenal, and we thank all our parents for their support throughout the week.
Water Polo: Our Water Polo team had a fearless time in the pool. Gaining confidence with every game and outplaying St Cuths in the Gold medal match, winning 14-1 to become AIMS Games champions.
Cross country: Our Cross country runners started the week strong for Team Dio, with Indie Williams running across the line 1st in the Year 8 Category. The 3-person team of Indie Williams, Maddie Worrall and Tessa Lepionka finished in 1st place too.
Golf: Queenie Lang (7SE) had a remarkable 3-day competition on the golf course; competing in the 18-hole courses at Te Puke, Tauranga and Mount Maunganui. Queenie finished in 3rd place in the Girls 18 hole category.
Swimming: Our Swim team set the pool on fire. Channelle Huang placed 1st overall in the 200m breast; 1st 50m Breast; 3rd 100m Breast.
Hockey: The Year 7 & 8 Navy Hockey team had a successful week down in AIMS with a total of 4 wins, 1 draw and only 2 losses finishing 11th overall.
Tennis: Chloe Rawlence had some fantastic matches on the court. Chloe finished 8th overall.
Football: The Year 7&8 Football team had some wonderful results throughout the week, with grit and determination shown by all girls, finishing 27th overall.
Netball: 8A Netball team came up against some tough teams. An epic tournament from all girls, finishing 51st out of 110 teams.
Hip hop: The Hip hop crew had two great performances, finishing in 4th place.
In summary, the girls fought hard, played as a team, learnt new strategies, and learnt to adapt to all weather conditions. The most impressive part of the week was how the girls kept fighting, kept learning and kept smiling.
