Olympic torch comes to visit Avonmore

Today at Avonmore School the students have been allowed to wear sportswear as the Olympics are coming to London. The day started off with an assembly. We watched the Olympic relay live on BBC. We were so lucky that Mr. Hale (our head teacher) presented us with an authentic torch that had once been lit and run with. It’s been carried by 8000 runners for 1 mile each over 70 days.  Over 8000 miles have been covered. The torch is 80 cm tall. It has been carried underwater around the Great Barrier Reef and has travelled on a gondola in Venice, a dragon boat in China and in a canoe in Canada. Until the 1950’s only men could carry the torch. We are so lucky to have a chance to experience what it’s like to hold it!