The Annual All Santa Barbara and Montecito Schools Track and Field Meet
On Friday, May 24th, students from Roosevelt, Peabody Charter, Adams, Cleveland, Washington, Harding, Monroe, Franklin, McKinley, and Cold Spring School participated in the eleventh annual All Santa Barbara and Montecito Schools Track and Field Meet at Westmont College. Students in grades four through six competed in 11 different events, ranging from the High Jump to the 800-meter run. Medals were awarded to the first, second, and third place finishers in each event. Peabody Charter School emerged as the overall meet champion, followed by Roosevelt, Washington, Adams, Harding, Cold Spring, Monroe, Franklin, Cleveland, and McKinley.
A new addition to this year’s meet was the School Spirit Award, voted on by the PE teachers. Pictured below are this year's Spirit Award winners, Cleveland Elementary School!
Westmont College Track and Field Coach Russell Smelley and Cold Spring School District Superintendent Dr. Amy Alzina initiated the meet eleven years ago, when Dr. Alzina was an administrator in the Santa Barbara Unified School District. The event was created to expose students to the sport of Track and Field and to a college environment, fostering connections among students from various neighborhood schools before they transition to Junior High School.
“I’m deeply grateful to all the schools that participated in the Track and Field Meet. This meet is truly about closing the opportunity gap! The meet is made possible with the partnership from Westmont College, Coach Russell Smelley, Coach Derek Materson, the Cold Spring School parent volunteers who served as timers and field event recorders, and the dedicated Physical Education Teachers from each of the school sites. The students enjoyed the friendly competition, but I think they enjoyed eating lunch in the Westmont Dining Commons just as much! At the end of the day, everyone left with lots of smiles!” said Dr. Alzina.
Cold Spring School Sixth grade students show their spirit! Pictured above left to right: Amelia Kane, Alexis Moore, Morgan Haas, Alana Moreno Peña, and Grace Pattison.
