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Dear Parents/Caregivers,
In what was another disjointed year, it was a fantastic effort from the staff and students in that we were able to hold our signature events and provide as many educational opportunities as possible under ever changing circumstances. I would like to thank the parents and community for their support and patience as we managed public health directives and their impact on normal school operations. With holidays approaching, the Christmas break will provide us with the opportunity to reset for 2022.
As we reach the end of the school year, we have received information from our Regional and Central Offices regarding possible changes that schools may have to respond to within very short timeframes in 2022. With the borders re-opening in a few days and the possibilities that this brings, from the commencement of school next year, we will be asking the students to bring and take home each day, their digital learning devices and associated school resources. We have been made aware that school closures, if they are to occur, will happen with minimal notice. In the event of school operations needing to change, our communication strategy will remain with emails being the primary source of information and social media as the secondary source of details.
I would like to farewell the families who are moving on from PBC this year and wish everyone else a great holiday season.
Chris Capra
Executive Principal
CRICOS Provider Name: The Queensland Department of Education trading as Education Queensland International (EQI) CRICOS Provider Number 00608A
Australian Business Week
Friday night saw the culmination of yet another successful Australian Business Week; we think the best yet! Year 9 Academic Excellence students were amazing. While the rest of the school were doing an alternate program, we asked our students to work harder than ever before. In one week, they made eight business decisions, wrote and delivered an oral report to shareholders, put on a Trade Display for all PBC students to participate in with games and prizes. They also made a commercial video.
Winners of the six awards were presented with their trophies at the Awards dinner held at the Currumbin RSL. Bragging rights will go on well into 2022.
Thank you to Greater Southern Gold Coast Chamber of Commerce and McDonalds at The Pines for sponsoring this event.
Netball Excellence Program
PBC Sports Excellence program is excited to announce two new coaching additions to the Netball Excellence Program for 2022. We welcome to the PBC Reds, as the Senior Netball Excellence Head Coach, Linda Peterson. Linda was one of the Bond University Bull Sharks foundation coaches in 2019, initially with the Ruby team then the Sapphire series Coach in 2021. Linda was an integral part of the Bull Sharks and before that, the Golden South Jaguars.
Supporting Linda as High Performance Consultant, we welcome Temepara Bailey, newly announced 2022 Titans Sapphire Series Head Coach. Temepara is also an ex-Silver Fern player, representing New Zealand on 89 occasions and winning a World Championship and is a 2 x Commonwealth Games Gold Medallist in Netball.
We are thrilled to welcome these two amazingly experienced and talented new coaches to our Netball Excellence program and are excited for what 2022 and beyond will bring for the PBC REDS netballers.
2021 Gig Night
On Saturday night, 11 artists performed at PBC’s annual Gig Night at Soundlounge as a part of the Working Musicians program.
The evening was a fabulous showcase of the amazing work and talent in WMP. A huge credit to all of the students and Working Musicians director Liza Davidson! Thank you to everyone who came along to support live original music and our students.
WMP on ABC Radio
WMP students, Bonnie Kruger and Damon Perkins visited ABC Radio ‘The Drive’ program last week to talk about all things Gig Night as part of the Working Musicians Program. Bonnie also performed her original song ‘Feel It’. It was a wonderful experience for the students and added to the excitement of the upcoming Gig Night.
Junior Workshop
Junior Music Excellence students took part in an incredible workshop recently with Kacey Patrick and Karl S Williams, workshopping and improvising as a large ensemble.
Evan Pearce + Emma Suttle Spotify release
Evan Pearce and Emma Suttle in Year 9 Music Excellence have released a debut single. Check it out on Spotify!
November was the final month for the 2021 PBC Leo’s Club. This month, the 2022 Leo’s Committee was voted in and re-elected were; Lily as President, Ethan as Vice President, Michelle as Secretary and Emma as Treasurer.We had our District Governor, Nicole Phillips, join us virtually, via zoom, at one of our weekly meetings, where she discussed her role and passions for the Leos Clubs in the District. Our last Currumbin special school breakfast was held, where Adi, Miranda, Grace and Mia volunteered. Our donation to the Kmart Wishing Tree, last month amounted to a total of $400 worth of gifts; $200 for boys and $200 for girls thanks to Emma, Adi, Raeka, Grace and Lily who made the purchases.
The Leos also donated to the Multiple Sclerosis Society a total of $500, to go towards research of finding a cure.
Our possible donations for next year are for the Tasmanian Devil Face Tumours and Break Cancer. This year, we have made most of our money through our weekly IGA BBQ’s and have donated a total of $7,700 to charities and people in need.
These include:
- PBC Lions Club, $92
- Tallebudgera State School, $600
- Baby Give Back, $500
- Peace Frog Shirts, $484
- PBC Lions Club, $156
- The Smith Family, $624
- Fred’s Place, $600
- PBC Lions Club, $200
- Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary (world record Koala) $200
- Baby Give Back, $200
- Girl Guides and Scouts, $500
- PBC Lions Club, $226
- National Trust of Australia, Queensland LTD, $450
- Currumbin Special School, $200
- PBC Lions Club, $190
- Fred Hollows, $400
- Palm Beach Currumbin State High School, $600
- PBC Lions Club $278
- Palm Beach Currumbin State High, $300
- Kmart Wishing Tree, $400
- Multiple Sclerosis Society, $500
At the end of this year, the Leo’s will have an amazing Christmas party where we will celebrate the year and what we have done! We can’t wait for what we can do in 2022 and to meet our new members that are yet to join us!
Michelle Wykes, Secretary
Yr 11 Engineering
Earlier this term the Year 11 Engineering students went on an excursion to the Currumbin Creek M1 bridge constructions site. Vanessa and Caitlin from Seymour Whyte hosted the students for a indepth presentation about the M1 bridge construction processes and took the students on a tour of the construction site. Students found it super valuable and appreciated their efforts.
QuickSmart Pizza Party
Congratulations to our Year 7 students who have successfully completed the QuickSmart Numeracy and Literacy Intervention Program. We celebrated their success at our annual awards ceremony with pizza and ice-cream slice to honour our exceptionally talented students as they move into Year 8 with the fundamentals now firmly embedded. Well done QuickSmarters…we are so proud of you all!
Engineering Confidence’ Women & Girls Workshop
ACCIONA and Surfing Australia continued their great work through the ACCIONA ‘Engineering Confidence’ Women & Girls Workshop held in November at Palm Beach Currumbin State High. The event, hosted by Jessica Skarratt, was designed to not only build confidence in young women, but kickstart thoughts and discussions about real career opportunities in the construction engineering industry via STEM.
There were plenty of questions and enthusiastic discussion after the room heard from the breakfast's panel including World Tour Surfer and ACCIONA Ambassador Isabella Nichols, Surfing Australia Athlete and Tru Starling and Katelyn Hoad – Project Engineer from ACCIONA.
Isabella said: “The thing that excites me most about a career in STEM is having so many different opportunities, whether it's civil, mechanical or environmental. There are so many pathways you can take and even if you start on one pathway, you can crossover.”
After opening up to questions from students, the panel joined the group in a brain-stimulating hands-on spaghetti STEM challenge – where students had to build a structure using spaghetti and tape and add a heavy object to the top of it – that had all involved fully engaged and racing for a team win.
Watch a highlights video from the workshop here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmBjq-ZEUQI
Year 7 Pop-up Museum
Year 7 students have been learning about Ancient civilisations in History this term. They researched their chosen artefacts and created model for display in the Pop Up Museum held last week. It was great to see so many displays and what the students had learnt. Well done students and teachers.
We encourage parents/caregivers to email your student’s excellent recent achievements to us. These achievements can be in The Arts, sporting, academic or community service. We would love to hear from you! Please email us at news@pbc-shs.eq.edu.au with details of your student’s achievement and include at least one photo, and/or any links to media articles that we can share.
Basketball
Congratulations to Alana, Kiki and Lily, all students in the PBC basketball Sports Ex program, who played in their Representative Basketball Grand Final on Sunday and won a Gold medal for Gold Coast Basketball Association. Great job!
Year 9 Work Experience
Year 9 student, Harry Fowler has been undertaking a Race Car Project for his work experience this term. Harry undertook a big project for work experience which involved getting a road registered car that Harry then stripped and turned it into a race car, while also working on the engine and installing that as well. Harry has finally finished building his new Junior Sedan Speedway car for the 2021/22 season. With a lot of support and hard work from his Dad and his Sponsor, Slideways as well as Zenith Race Solutions, where Harry has been doing the work experience and working additional Wednesdays to get the job done. Harry has found this an amazing project and is proud of this awesome achievement. Well done Harry.
PBC Tennis Courts – Available to hire
Love tennis! PBC's tennis courts are now open to the public to book. Our new lights make it a great venue for a night game. Local, inexpensive and convenient.
How To: https://play.tennis.com.au/PalmBeachCurrumbinStateHighSchool
The Final Flood – of PBC Positivity
The comments collected from students in the afternoons, at the school gates this term are a wonderful display of positivity.
Mr Mackay - Loving his Coaching methods
Mr McCullagh - He is just hilarious and he really engages us
Mr Wells - Love MEGA!
Ms Willetts - Really helps us in English, Every day in CARE with her amazing energy
Ms Joubert - “Goated” (Highly complimentary we believe)
Mr Stephens - Great teacher, chilled and funny
Mr Johnstone - Just a really nice guy!
Mr Ashenden- He’s understanding and considerate
Ms Apanui - We really miss her!!
Mr Hamilton - He is actually such a good teacher
Ms Wyatt - Always so nice
Mr Roberts - He’s a legend, always there for us.
Mr Bagnall - He’s such a legend
Mr Brown - Good Bloke and a great CARE teacher
Mr Hamilton - Supportive and he really helps me with my mental health
Ms Schatz- Legend Teacher
Mr McCullagh - Such a great role model
Ms Wahlin - Really makes class interesting
Mr Ashenden - Really good inside and out of footy
Mr Alidines - He’s always nice and calm
Mr Brown - Always helpful
Mr Jesser – He’s just an awesome teacher
Ms Apanui - Balances teaching and having fun in class. She genuinely cares.
Mr lane – Really funny
Mr Robb - He Cares
Mr Morley – Underneath that beard he is a really good coach, nice and he’s funny
Mr Nicholson - Nice and fair
Mr Zimmerle- Really Helpful
Mr Jefferies - He really motivates me
Mr Clarke - Really Good Guy
Ms Condon - Always nice to me.
Ms Joubert - She’s a lad
Ms Murray - “She’s really LIT”
Mr Hurst - Definitely my favourite teacher.
Mr Nicholson - Makes learning fun
Mr Holland - Really good at what he does and caring
Ms Kimber - Helpful and nice and always stops to say hello
Mr Jordan - Always nice, friendly and fair
Ms Logan - Really helps me
Ms Cairney - Excellent feedback, Nice, makes learning fun, such a good CARE teacher.
Ms Farrell - Always willing to help. She is such an amazing teacher.
Ms Gonzales - She is just like my other mum at school. So helpful.
Is your student leaving PBC?
If your Student is not returning to PBC for the 2022 school year, please complete the attached Leaving Form, and advise the name of the destination School your student will attend. If your student is working – please provide a letter from the employer confirming that your student is working 25+ hours per week. If your student is attending TAFE – please provide the Confirmation of Enrolment. Please email back to enrolments@pbc-shs.eq.edu.au. Any queries please do not hesitate to contact us.
2022 Stationery List
To help with preparing your student for 2022 please find below the 2022 Stationery Requirements for all year levels and subjects. Items listed in the list can be found at all good stationery stores and major outlets and are usually on sale early in the school year.
2022 Start dates
In 2022 the following starting dates will apply:
Monday January 24 - we welcome back the new Year7 students as well as Year 11 and 12 students
Tuesday January 25 - we welcome back the remaining students in Years 8, 9 and 10 students.
Year 7 students are to report to the Hall on arrival on Day 1. Students in Years 8-12 head to their CARE classes on their Day 1. All NEW PBC students in Years 8-12 are to attend at the Trade Training Centre on their first day for their induction and to collect their timetables.
2021 PBC Optima Yearbook is available!!
The 2021 Optima Yearbook can be purchased from the Finance Window Tue-Thu 8am – 1pm for just $30. This year there is 138 pages of fun and colourful content! Messages from student leaders, house leaders and key staff. Photos, photos, photos and more photos of as many students as we could fit in. Stories for all departments. Excellence Program reports, major events highlights, Champion House news and a Farewell to Year 12 gallery. The magazine covers all faculties, all year levels and all programs. DON'T MISS OUT!! Stock is available until sold out.
Follow PBC on Social Media
Our social media accounts are the best way to stay connected with the daily happenings of our school. We will upload any important messages, reminders, student achievements and general information. With posts every day, all year, this a great way to celebrate our awesome school.
If you have any news about your student that you would like to share please message us via Direct Message on Instagram, Messenger on Facebook or email to news@pbc-shs.eq.edu.au.
Instagram @PBCSHS
Facebook @PalmBeachCurrumbinStateHigh and @PBCAlliance
Dates to Remember
10 December - Last day of Term 4
24-28 December - Christmas Public Holidays
1 January - New Years Day
3 January - New Years Day Public Holiday
17 January - PBC Admin Office reopens
17 January - PBC Uniform Shop reopens
24 January - First Day of Term 1 for Year 7, 11 and 12 students
25 January - First Day of Term 1 for Year 8, 9 and 10 students
27 January - Australia Day Public Holiday
Click the links below to hear the latest from PBC’s Wellbeing Team.
Junior Secondary Guidance Officer
Attached is the latest article from our Junior Secondary Guidance Officer Anna Willis.
Senior Secondary Guidance Officer
Read the attached article for the latest information targeted to senior students of careers and pathway information.
https://pbc-shs.eq.edu.au/support-and-resources/guidance-officer
School Based Youth Health Nurse
Shout outs!!
Thank you for supporting our students achieve their potential. We have appreciated all our amazing partners supporting PBC this year. So many programs have been able to take place because of the support of our community partners. Please support those that support our students!
If you have a local business and would like to come on board with the PBC Alliance in 2022 please visit our website today! We look forward to working with you. www.pbc-alliance.com.
PBC Alliance Business Directory
– support our local businesses
If you are looking to support our local businesses and local community when looking for a product or service look no further than the PBC Alliance Business Directory. All the listings are supporters of our students and local so please support those that support PBC. https://www.pbc-alliance.com/business-directory.html
Would your business like to support our students?
Become a Partner today. If you are interested in learning more about the PBC Alliance visit our website! www.pbc-alliance.com
https://www.pbc-alliance.com/business-directory.html
If you are interested in learning more about the PBC Alliance visit our website! www.pbc-alliance.com
2022 Membership/Partnership available now
Would your business like to support our students? Become a Partner or member today. Sign up for our newsletter so you can receive invitations to our community networking events. If you are interested in learning more about the PBC Alliance visit our website! www.pbc-alliance.com
Thank you to our 2021 Partners! You are all amazing.
PLATINUM
Aurora Training Institute
Bendigo Bank Tugun Community Branch
Find Ya Feet
Gold Coast Titans
Michael Hart MP, Member for Burleigh
SmileStreet Coolangatta
Synergy Fitness
GOLD
99 Bikes Burleigh
Annabel Trends
Capital Pest Management
Grip Star Socks
LJ Hooker Palm Beach
Prestige Services Training
Southport Sharks
Stone Style
Tweed Sea Sports
WHYse Choices
Currumbin RSL
Inspire Physiotherapy Centre
Leaders of Evolution
Palm Beach Surf Club
PFD Food Distributors
RJ Beaufils & Sons
The Foot and Balance Centre
Trade Glass
BRONZE
Burleigh Bears Rugby League Club
Coles The Pines
Dental Haus
Esportif.com - Nash Dawson
Fraser Financial Services
Greater Southern Gold Coast Chamber of Commerce
PFD Food Distributors
Snap Fitness Palm Beach
Stacks Law
REDS SUPPORTERS
City Venue Management
Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary
Meatsmiths The Pines
Platinum Realty - Alicia Kropkowski
Razor Edge Sharpening
SurfStitch
TERTIARY PARTNERS
Bond University
Griffith University
Gold Coast TAFE
Southern Cross University
Summer Reading Club
Your kids work hard at school all year, however during the long summer break they can experience a loss in learning retention, known as the ‘summer slide’. The solution? Join Gold Coast Libraries Summer Reading Club, which offers loads of ideas and activities to keep your children engaged in learning – and still have fun too! Whether its adventure, code breaking or unlocking secrets of history, kids will uncover a world of intrigue through challenges, events and an interactive activity book. So why not ‘Uncover and Discover’ with your children at Gold Coast Libraries these school holidays - just follow the clues and tales of intrigue and discovery. Find out more here
Collect your child’s medication from school
Remember to collect your child’s medication before the holidays and store it correctly at home. You can learn more about the storage of medications such as asthma inhalers and adrenaline auto-injectors (e.g. EpiPens). Also, remember to check the expiry dates.
Anxiety doesn’t have to be something to worry about
Anxiety in children and teenagers can start out small, but may end up affecting their daily lives. When overly worried, some kids don’t talk about it. They may even seem angry or irritable, rather than anxious or they may get frequent stress headaches or stomach aches. But with parents’ help, children can learn how to reduce their own anxious feelings. The new Fear-Less Triple P Online program has practical Triple P – Positive Parenting Program tips and ideas – and it’s free, thanks to the Queensland Government. Learning more about coping with uncomfortable emotions can help you use positive methods to respond to child and teenage anxiety. Read more about this hot parenting topic here or for more free Triple P programs, go to: www.triplep-parenting.net.
If your family is going through tough times, contact Family and Child Connect for free, unlimited, confidential advice. They are there to listen and connect you with practical support. Access to interpreters is also available. A range of Family and Child Connect resources are available, including information in other languages.
