This term has brought yet more sporting success to Harris Academy pupils, and has seen even more hard work, enthusiasm and enjoyment by all classes.  The PE department is working hard to ensure that in PE all pupils try their best at all times, no matter their ability or experience level.  The ethos of “give it a go” seems to be working as more and more pupils are participating, and many pupils have found that PE can be enjoyable just by trying their best

Cross Country

Ten pupils travelled to Irvine for the Scottish Schools Cross Country championships.  Elizabeth MacLeish finished 11^th in group B girls and has since been selected for the Scottish Cross Country team to run in an International in Wales in April – Good Luck.

The School’s Cross Country championship was moved to Magdalen Green this year (due to refurbishments at Elliot Road) and was again a huge success.

Dundee Schools Cross Country Championships at Baxter Park on 16.3.05 was hugely successful. Harris won 5 out of 7 age group shields – all 4 boys teams won as well as the S1 girls team.  We had medallists in every race as well – well done to all competitors.

Medalists are: Andy Young 1^st; Duncan McKenzie 2^nd; Lizzie MacLeish 2^nd; Yolanda Hodgson 2^nd; Sam Kelway 3^rd; Michael Heilbron 3^rd; Adam Blake 3^rd; Brogan McKelvie 4^th; Scott McComiskie 4^th.

Basketball

Congratulations to Hannah Wilson, 2K10 who has been selected for the Scottish U’14 squad, and good luck for her trial for the U’15 squad.  Well done.

Football

The boys U’14 team have reached the Quarter Final of the Scottish Cup.  They drew 1-1 with Notre Dame, Greenock last weekend and will travel next week to Greenock for the replay.  Good luck boys.

The S1 boys and S1/2 girls teams took part in the 1^st round of the Coca Cola 7’s competition recently.  Both teams won through to the next round at Dens Park on 22^nd March.  Good luck also.

Badminton

Pupils who played for the school’s senior Badminton team which won the Dundee Secondary Schools’ Senior league – Stephanie Scott-Flynn, Remy Scott-Flynn, Mark Hogg, Max Walker, Adam Foxall, Yang Chen.

Swimming

Ross Clark, S6 has had an exceptional year.  Last summer he was selected for the Scottish Youth Squad and Tayside and Fife Institute of Sport.  In February he came 2^nd in the Scottish Schools breaststroke event.  At the British Trials in Manchester in March he was 2^nd reserve for the final at 50 m and was 7^th in the 100 m breaststroke with a qualifying time for the GB team going to the European Juniors in Budapest, Hungary in July.