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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Zardnaar" data-source="post: 9622197" data-attributes="member: 6716779">More of a joke here. I don't remember getting them. Gold star or whatever sure.  I didn't do sport though. You didn't have much choice generally espicially for swimming you're going in regardless once teachers are looking the other way.  Guys played netball girls played rugby. Mixed gender rugby was touch though. High school was boys only. Once again you're going in the water regardless your choice was if you wanted your clothes on or not. If they didn't like you there may be ice over the pool and it's been half drained. Only 1 guy in our class was a weak swimmer at least basic level.   Top 3 generally mattered.  I got pressured into swimming first year or two. Was reasonably good could generally get top 3 but I started saying no year 2 and I liked the water and going home wet was day off. I didn't like being conscripted into house sports. Jocks didn't like me but worked on farm so they kinda left me alone so I didn't play rugby either. Closest thing to participation trophy was your house got points per entrant so doing some sort of sport event did that. House with most points got a free lunch iirc.   Our house w9n one care I opted out so didn't go get free lunch (I was allowed just didnt).  Didn't go well for guys who opted out but wanted free cream buns.</blockquote>