Jim Keath - Lambton High School
Jim Keath has been Lambton High School’s Interschool Sports Coordinator for the last 5 years. He is a hard working teacher who has efficiently organised many in-school sporting competitions, and other sporting events during this time. Mr Keath is a highly regarded teacher in the PDHPE faculty who conducts his lessons with professionalism and unwavering enthusiasm. This has resulted in his students developing a real passion for sport and love of physical activity.
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Mr Keath identified the need for students to be more active during lunch time and was instrumental in organising lunch time sporting competitions such as Touch Football, Dodgeball and Indoor Soccer, all of which have been greatly enjoyed by Lambton High students. Mr Keath has shown his ability to be a good role model for staff as he has participated alongside his students, building positive relationships and, additionally, helping other staff build a rapport with their students.
As the Interschool’s Sports Coordinator, Jim has had the sole responsibility of organising the Annual Swimming, Athletics and Cross Country carnivals and has received high praise from both parents and senior executives for his efforts. He is also the lead coordinator for all of the NSWCHS Knock Out teams for Lambton High, with his duties including making entries, and organising coaches and equipment. Jim has ensured that all students receive necessary information about Hunter Region selection trials in a timely fashion and oversees the processes involved in getting these students to these trials.
Jim is also responsible for organising the Annual Sports Awards. This is an important event in the school calendar where students are acknowledged for their sporting successes. Jim has had to coordinate guest speakers, masters of ceremonies, programs, trophies and awards, invitations, and entertainment. This presentation always proceeds smoothly and this is primarily due to Jim’s outstanding organisational abilities and his attention to detail.
As an active and highly respected member of the City Zone Sports Association, Jim currently holds 2 executive positions as President and Secretary. He has successfully organised the City Zone Athletics Carnival over the last 2 years as well as being a coach of the City Zone Under 15’s Rugby League team. At a Hunter regional level, Jim is currently the Open Rugby Union Coach/Manager.
Every job he performs is done with a big smile and he is genuinely passionate about providing the best opportunities for students, and for them to be able to participate and succeed in their sporting endeavours. It is no surprise that Lambton is one of the top Comprehensive High Schools in NSW in regards to Sporting Excellence. Jim Keath can take much of the credit for this due to his drive, dedication, and passion about what he does.