Our first community Christmas football tournament came to a close on Saturday the 11^th of December after two weekends of keenly competed games. Over 80 players took part in 10 different teams made up of parents and school employees with everyone entering in to the spirit of the event. There were one or two minor injuries but on the whole the event was very cleanly played and most teams realized that the event was more about healthy socialization as opposed to who finally won the tournament.

After one Saturday of qualifying rounds with a few additional games on the final Saturday the physical education teachers team and one of the parent teams made it to the grand final. After a keenly played game the physical education teachers finally came out on top each winning a Christmas Turkey for their efforts. Ms Eloisa Hernandez (pre-school classroom assistant) was voted as the best player in the tournament for her all round contributions as goalkeeper and player. The tournament closed with a BBQ for all participants that included tacos of chorizo, arrachera and alitas de poyo.

The event was a great success and there have been many petitions for a repeat event or a more continuous league – wach this space for future announcements.

Finally, many thanks to Dads Joaquin Gonzales and Victor Lupian for the inspiration for the event, Edgardo Catalan for organizing the sequence of games, Carlos (systems) for organizing the music for the BBQ and to the cafeteria staff who were on hand both Saturdays. Without all of their help and of course your participation, we would not have had such a good time. Happy Christmas everyone!