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Dear Parents/Caregivers,
We enter the last two weeks of Term 3 with end of term assessment activities occurring over the next fortnight. During this time, a number of Rugby League, Soccer and Australian Rules Football teams play their finals. In addition, a number of performing arts groups have their culminating activities in front of audiences. Good luck to all our students as they enter this assessment and culminating activity period. The school has about 230 students from NSW who are currently learning at home. The teachers have been busy ensuring that they deliver lessons to both the students who are here at school and to the students who are at home. To increase the level of complexity, 31 of our teachers are delivering their lessons from NSW to both students in QLD classrooms and to students in NSW via MS Teams. With a change in classroom dynamics due to the border lockdown, if your child needs additional support, please contact the teacher in the first instance and then a Head of Year or Head of Department should you require additional support.
All Year 10 students should have completed their SET Plans and subject selection forms for 2022. If your child has not completed this task, please make arrangements to meet with Jason Cross, Deputy Principal.
Well done to the Hospitality Students and Performing Arts students who once again made Restaurant Week such a successful event. Now in its fourth year, the students’ front and back of house ability and skill continues to improve each year continuing to set a new benchmark.
Chris Capra
Executive Principal
CRICOS Provider Name: The Queensland Department of Education trading as Education Queensland International (EQI) CRICOS Provider Number 00608A
Last Wednesday our Year 9 and 10 Drama Excellence class were extremely grateful to have the opportunity to perform on the prestigious Bille Brown Stage at The Queensland Theatre Company in Brisbane as a part of The Scene Project. Each year a playwright is commissioned to write a new play, and selected schools are tasked with the challenge of creating their own unique 15 minute performance of their version of the play. The Scene Project focusses on collaboration, building confidence and encouraging live performance in a professional space and manner. During the rehearsal and devising phase, we hosted a director from the Queensland Theatre Company as an Artist in Residence to facilitate a workshop with our CAX Drama students in exploring ‘We are the Mutable’ by Matthew Whittet. After the participating schools performed their work on Wednesday morning, a cast of professional actors from the Queensland Theatre Company presented a full interpretation of the play, providing our young artists and teachers new ways of making and shaping texts. The final stage of the project was a learning forum, that allowed our students to acknowledge the skill and artistry of their peers as well as engage in robust discussions about performance building. An extremely valuable experience for all involved!
Last Tuesday evening we hosted the Senior Soiree, an evening to celebrate the outstanding work of our Years 10, 11 and 12 Music Excellence students. We were very excited to host family and the PBC community to enjoy the work our Senior Music Ex students have developed in what has been a very challenging year. There were a number of performances across all year levels, showcasing a diverse range of unique talents and genres of music. Each individual performance highlighted the passion, professionalism and creativity of your young artists and thoroughly engaged the audience. We are hosting the Junior Soiree tomorrow evening in the Theatre. A fabulous way to end Term 3!
All of our Dance Excellence students are competing at the 9th Annual Star Bound Entertainers Festival this weekend. We have had a number of postponements and look forward to performing all the work the students have been preparing. All the best for this weekend PBC Dance Ex students and teachers!
Dani McGlynn
Creative Arts Excellence
$20 Boss Market Day
Our Year 9 Economics and Business Students have recently participated in the $20 Boss Business Development Program. This has all been made possible by the generous support of the Bendigo Bank Tugun Community Branch who donated $20 per student, totalling over $2000 to make the event happen! $20 Boss is an entrepreneurial program that supports students to solve a real problem and helps them better understand their relationship with money.
Students were required to create a business that addresses a social/environmental issue within the school community. They were assessed on knowledge, application and communication of a business plan as well as their trade display on the school market day. The product (good or service) created had to address an identified issue/problem/gap in our local community. We had some amazing entries including Brownies to Beat Domestic Violence, Sweets and Succulents- Raising money for Suicide Awareness and many more.
Thanks again to our 9 Economics and Business teachers and Allan from the Bendigo Bank for your ongoing support.
Mr Andrew Griffin
HOD Humanities
2021 Daffodil Day was another yellow, fun filled fundraiser. PBC participated through a casual dress day with students encouraged to wear yellow and bring a gold coin donation. Senior Leaders also sold Yellow cupcakes at break times, kindly baked by our Hospitality staff and students. The Guess the number of Lollies in the Jar was a hotly contested competition with young year 7 student Will H taking out the prize, with a guess of 1080, just 6 away from the actual total of 1086! Congratulations Will, we recommend you share that stash with all your friends and family. Through our fundraising initiatives, PBC raised over $2000 which will be donated to the Cancer Council. Many thanks to all staff and students who helped and supported this wonderful cause.
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
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 PBC 2020 graduate Ella Brow for committing to SMU Mustangs for 2022. The school competes in the American Athletic Conference in Division I of the NCAA. Ella, although an alumni, is still an integral part to the Reds basketball program assisting the Sports Excellence Program with coaching and will be greatly missed. We thank you for your time in the Red and White and wish you all the best for both your basketball and academics over in Dallas!
School-based Traineeships
Congratulations to PBC's Jye who signed up as a school based trainee Cert 3 Business with The Shelf Café and Deli the Pines. Good luck Jye! Thanks to MAS National / MRAEL for their support with this traineeship.
Rugby League
Huge congratulations to Keano Kini (Year 12) who has been named joint winner of the Justin Hodges Medal for his performance throughout the Langer Trophy/NRL Schoolboys Cup season this year! This is a fantastic accolade for Keano and very well deserved.
Australian Schoolboys Merit Team
Huge congratulations to four PBC Rugby League Reds, Deine Mariner, Tom Weaver, Jack Cullen and Ryan Foran, Year 12 who have been named in the Australian Schoolboys Merit Team!
The Australian Schoolboys are recognised as part of the NRL’s elite pathway, and while the capacity to play an international fixture this year is unlikely, the 2021 merit team continues the tradition of representing Australia at the Under 18 level.
What a wonderful honour being chosen to be part of the Australian Schoolboys legacy.
Staff Wellbeing Champions
A big congratulations to Ms Binnie, Ms Kerwick, Ms McGlynn and Mr Jenkins who have all been acknowledged by Education Queensland for being Wellbeing Champions - for demonstrating outstanding commitment to staff wellbeing. This amazing team of wellbeing champions continually provide PBC staff with many opportunities to be involved in activities designed to improve their wellbeing outside of learning time. Thank you to this amazing crew!
Welcome to our PBC turns 50 Update…
To celebrate PBC turning 50 in 2022, we are offering a Supporters polo shirt and long-sleeved jersey to purchase as a memento.
The designs are inspired by a retro PBC sports uniform and feature both the old and new PBC logos (see below).
The Jacket is available for all students in 2022. An email was sent home with order details (or visit Uniform Shop article in this newsletter). Orders need to be placed by 17 September for delivery early 2022.
The Supporters Jersey (RRP $90) is a cotton-polyester material in both women’s and men’s styles.
The Supporters Polo (RRP $40) is made of S-Tech Polyester material and comes in women’s and men’s styles.
Sizing charts can be viewed via the below link online and samples are available to try on at our on-site PBC Uniform Shop which is open Monday – Thursday from 8:00am – 12:15pm.
Payment is required at the time of ordering and delivery is expected February 2022.
To order click this link: https://pbcsp.struddysonline.com.au/
Calling for help…
- We are calling out for people to help us with the organisation of the Open Day 11 June, we are looking for people to help us coordinate the 80’s, 90’s, 00’s and 10’s decades. Thank you to all the 70’s alumni that have put their hands up ?
If you can help organise and set up these displays at our Open Day on 11 June 2022, please email Heidi Wallace on hwall90@eq.edu.au.
- We are looking to collect as much PBC memorabilia as we can from all the decades PBC has been open. If you have any old uniforms, awards, trophies, photos or any other school related items that you could loan us, please get in contact by emailing Heidi Wallace on hwall90@eq.edu.au or calling 07 5525 9312. All items loaned will be carefully catalogued, protected and stored securely and then returned after the open day. If you can help, please get in contact.
Thank you again for supporting PBC’s 50th birthday. We are looking forward to seeing everyone at one or all our fabulous events.
Till the next update…
Regards,
The PBC 50 Years Celebration Committee
PBC 2021 Optima Yearbook
The 2021 Optima Yearbook is currently being pulled together and will be full of fun student photos across all year levels. There will be faculty and excellence programs' news and highlights, whole school events, sports stats, creative arts highlights and academic achievements. Also included are staff photos, sports day action and swimming carnival happy snaps, house activities and major school assemblies etc. This is a great memento of your student's year and a must for the bookshelf. Every year level is featured.
The Yearbook will be published and available for distribution mid Term 4. If you haven't already pre-ordered your Yearbook please complete the form below and hand in to the Finance Office via the payments window (Tue/Wed/Thu 8am-1pm).
The cost of the Yearbook is just $30 and includes 132 pages of full colour, high quality magazine pages. Don't miss ordering a copy for your family.
*Year 12 students will receive one as a farewell gift so no need to order.
Bendigo Bank - Tugun Community Branch - Scholarship Program
The commitment of Community Bank Tugun, part of Bendigo Bank, to build stronger communities is demonstrated by what we do – from sponsoring local sporting clubs through to providing grants to local community groups.
Much of this commitment is focused on our youth and from 2018 we took this one step further when we launched the Community Bank Tugun Scholarship, which was aimed at assisting local students who were academically capable and community-minded but experiencing difficulty in funding the high cost of tertiary study. Subsequently, we have supported 6 students since the program began with various university degrees.
Our Community Bank Branch is proud to support local youth to further their education, and maybe one day our community will benefit directly from the skills and knowledge they bring.
We are excited to announce that our Scholarship program will continue with support of another 2 local students in 2022.
An information sheet detailing the Scholarship’s criteria is below. In addressing the scholarship’s criteria, a demonstration of academic achievement, community involvement and contribution, leadership roles and the financial and/or social challenges being experienced is required.
Our Scholarship will invite applications from 23 August 2021 until 31 January 2022.
2021 Early School Leavers survey
The Queensland Government is seeking the support of the school community for the annual survey of Year 10, 11 and 12 students who left school in 2020, before completing Year 12. This short, confidential survey collects information about what young people are doing the year after leaving school. The results of the survey help provide valuable information to improve services available to school leavers in the future.
Between August and September, these school leavers can expect to receive instructions to complete a web-based survey or a telephone call from the Queensland Government Statistician’s Office. Please encourage them to take part. If their contact details have changed, please assist the interviewer with their updated details or forward the survey to their new address so they can participate.
Thank you for your support of Next Step post-school destination surveys in 2021.
For more information, visit www.qld.gov.au/nextstep/ or telephone toll free on 1800 068 587.
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 action. With posts every day 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
Online Business Directories - support local
PBC Alliance Business Directory
https://www.pbc-alliance.com/business-directory.html
Visit the PBC Alliance Business directory to support those businesses that support our students. There are many great offers for the PBC Community as well.
Reds Pages
The Red Pages is a list of businesses that have a direct link to Palm Beach Currumbin State High though being an alumni, parent or Alliance partner/member. We are inviting PBC families that own local businesses to list it here so that others in our school community can support you, and the listing is free of charge!
If you are a PBC parent or alumni and would like to have your business listed here please email the contact details, a short description and logo to Heidi Wallace at alliance@pbc-shs.eq.edu.au.
Dates to Remember
| 7 Sept | Junior Soiree - Music Excellence |
| 13 Sep | Academic Excellence Y7 2022 Parent Education Evening |
| 14 Sep | P&C Meeting |
| 17 Sep | Last Day of Term 3 |
| 4 Oct | Queens Birthday Holiday (QLD) |
| 5 Oct | First Day of Term 4 |
| 8 Oct | Dance Night - HOTA (Dance Excellence Showcase) |
| 12 Oct | Yr 7 Immunisations |
Partner Shout out!
Shout out to RJ Beufils & Son Electrical who has come on board as a Silver PBC Alliance Partner sponsoring our PBC Rugby League Excellence sports program. RJ Beaufils & Son is a local family owned business since 1924. Experienced in all size projects from small domestic jobs to commercial, industrial and communication installations. If you are looking for electrical contractors you can contact them at 5576 1532 or www.rjbeaufils.com.au.
Shout out to Aurora Training Institute who are wonderful long term supporters of PBC students. Not only to they facilitate many school-based traineeships and school-based diploma courses for our students but they also offer full scholarships to a lucky few students each year allowing them to pursue the career of their dreams without the concern of tertiary fees and ensuring they receive the training they need to succeed. Visit Aurora Training Insitute here: https://www.aurora.edu.au/
Shout out to Tweed Sea Sports - another long time sponsor of PBC students plus the owners are also PBC Parents. Tweed Sea Sports are sponsors of our Marine Practices program and all those students that acheive their boat licences while at school, do so with the help of Tweed Sea Sports. If you are interested in scuba diving or getting your boat licence be sure to contact Pete and Liat at Tweed Sea Sports here: https://www.tweedseasports.com/
Shout out to Dan Alexander and the team at LJ Hooker Palm Beach, sponsor of our new PBC Reds online learning hub. Sponsoring the online learning module for Financial Wellbeing ensures our students are able to participate in this new fantastic learning platform both at school and while at home. The learning hub teaches students about financial wellbeing as well as how to Sleep like a Champion and Think like a Champion. There are two more learning modules to be added to the platform very soon.
PBC Alliance Business Directory
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 many include amazing offers especially for the PBC community. Please support those that support PBC. Visit the directory here: https://www.pbc-alliance.com/business-directory.html
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
- helping support PBC students to achieve their potential.
Bendigo Bank Tugun Community Bank Branch
Esportif Management (Nash Dawson)
Burleigh Bears Rugby League Club
Southern Gold Coast Chamber of Commerce
If you are interested in learning more about the PBC Alliance visit our website! www.pbc-alliance.com
Please find below the Term 4 Canteen Menu.