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27 November, 2024
Lowood SHS has been accepted into league
Lowood State High School has earned a spot in the prestigious Queensland Football Schools League (QFSL), paving the way for its students to play quality football, while showcasing their talent.
This competition runs all year round, with regular games played out in terms 1, 2, and 3, and finals will be played in term 4.
There are ten schools in the QFSL, including Balmoral, Tamborine Mountain, and Robina.
Lowood SHS football coordinator, Jacob Veraart, said this will strengthen their students’ football skills, giving them athletic goals to aspire to.
“It gives them regular quality football games, so over the school year it gives them something to strive towards,” he said.
“There’s a year-round calendar of it and the squads will always change. It gives kids the opportunity to earn their spot in the teams over the year.
“It also provides them a bit of meaning coming to school, academy classes, and before-school training.”
In next year’s QFSL competition, Lowood SHS will have a pool of 100 students to select their best squads from.
The school will have five teams in the QFSL, including the year 7 and 8 boys, 9 and 10 boys, open boys, junior girls, and senior girls teams.
Mr. Veraart added being involved in this league will secure Lowood SHS a spot on the map as a well-known football club.
“This competition gives credibility to what we are doing and will increase our reliability too,” he said.
“It’s the main sport we play at Lowood SHS. We don’t have many other sports going on here.
“I’ve been in the community for 20 years and the school for ten years, and it’s been the main sport for as long as I can remember.”
The competition starts early next year.
