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N ews a nd Events

Small but Mighty!
JCH Student Club Secretary,
Chloe Robinson, celebrates Janet
Clarke Hall’s sporting triumphs.

In the world of intercollegiate sports,
Janet Clarke Hall may be one of the
smallest contenders, yet this year has
shown that size doesn’t define success.
As a student, I’ve witnessed our
College’s journey through intercollegiate
sport in 2023. Our volleyball, squash
and badminton teams stood tall, earning
Janet Clarke Hall a well-deserved spot
on the sporting map.

JCH mixed hockey team playing in the Leo and Ilia, two of our finest chess
men’s division competitors

On the squash courts, our athletes The chessboard became a battlefield
painted a picture of determination and of intellect, with each move carefully
skill, guided by our elite student-athlete calculated and executed.
Kulvir Sharma to win the bronze medal
match against St Hilda’s. Our squash It has been amazing to see JCH’s eager
team demonstrated that the size of our participation in all sports (excluding
College doesn’t determine the strength. AFL!). We even gathered mixed teams
Once again we witnessed the spirit of to ensure participation in hockey and
JCH and its phenomenal support. cricket, and had a group of girls take
on the river, some of whom had never
JCH badminton team makes the top 4 Additionally, the JCH Chess Tournament rowed before.
of 2023 marked a significant event,
The journey of our women’s volleyball bringing together students of all skill In a year where Janet Clarke Hall’s
team this year was nothing short levels for an intense and thrilling sporting achievements surpassed
of extraordinary. Despite being the competition. Spanning three weeks, expectations, we celebrate the
underdogs, we progressed through the participants engaged in multiple rounds indomitable spirit of our athletes and
competition with consecutive wins, to showcase their strategic prowess and our supporters. As the second smallest
ultimately reaching the grand final chess skills, sometimes even at ungodly college, JCH’s sporting spirit knows no
against International House! We left hours of the morning. bounds and we look forward to another
everything on the court, securing second successful year in 2024.
place with smiles on our faces, proud to The pinnacle of the tournament unfolded
have competed at such a high level. It in the Senior Common Room, where
was incredible to see so many JCHers up the semi-final and grand final matches
in the early hours to cheer on the team, took place. The setting was formal, with
highlighting the supportive nature of the players donning suits and ties, adding
JCH community. a level of sophistication to the event. Our womens’s viii on the river

Our women’s volleyball team after
playing the grand final

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