JODI. MEACHER ’ (above) © of

Canyon | Heights ‘School becomes. airborne in the grade five girls long

jump’ competition during | the

North Shore Elementary School ;-- Track and Field meet at. Swangard

Stadium Tuesday.

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elementary for school students

Pupils from all over the North. Shore met Tuesday te compete in the Elementary School Track and Field meet at Swangard ‘Stadium.

:. THE 25th annual North Vancouver District. Elementary ~Schools Track and Field’ Meet tore into action ‘Tuesday (June 3) at Burnaby’s Swangard Stadium.

! Approximately 1,000 students ‘from 30 District 44 elementary schools competed in 71 track and

+ 28 field events.

Because the meet stresses par-

ticipation over competition, there °

is no declared overall’ winner. Awards ‘are given to: the - first

_ eight finishers in each event. All

‘students who participate are

awarded recognition of: that: par- ticipation. 7 ‘Schools in the district were

“divided into eight. zones. prior to

Tuesday’s meet and competed in their various zones _ during the meet... -

A full-list of students involved in the meet’ will be published at a later date.

THE GREAT potential of the North Shore’ 5 future athletes was apparent Tuesday at Swangard Stadium, as elementary schoo! children battled it out on the track field. Above, grade four boys hear the bell that signals the start of the last lap of their 800-metre race. Left, Maria Reglis:of Larson School strains for the final stretch of the grade four girls 800- metre race. Larson won the event with a time of two minutes and 53 se-

conds.