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students; who keep the JPGS Wolves and games spirit alive.
Our determination, sportsmanship and courage shone
through at every event and the JPGS Wolves displayed
exemplary sporting talent throughout.

SAIKAC - The Saudi Arabian Inter-Kingdom Activities
Conference comprising of the different schools AISR, AISJ,
BISJ, JPGS, and YIS battled it out this year for the coveted
prize of being the “Champion” in the Western region.
Our school teams greatly improved in our standings
this year winning and competing with different sporting
events; taking gold in the U14 boys volleyball, silver in the
football, gold in U16 boys volleyball, gold in the U16 boys
basketball, Silver U14 basketball, Bronze U14 football U16
girls football, as well as high ranking positions in other
sports. Our players sacrificed their weekends for training
and everything was worth it in the end. The “Wolves” will
continue to strive for excellence next year. Mabrook to all
the players, to the PE department, parents, and everyone
who supported our athletes.

SWIMMING

The Piranhas are back in town with our Captain varying strokes for our athletes. The Jeddah Classic saw
Marinella Trompetter leading by example all year some very impressive results for our elite swimmers
showing her squad the way to victory. The PE staff have which paved the way for two of these aspiring national
supported the swimming tirelessly at JPGS and meets swimmers to compete in Riyadh (Ella and Haya). A
BISJ. We are in a era of rebuilding when it comes to particular well done and thanks to these students and
swimming and the future looks bright when it comes to their parents for representing JPGS on an International
the development squad we have 28 swimmers training level and their overall 4th positions in their age groups
three times a week with Mr Sharifi and Mr Santos. There respectively.
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