Student Achievements
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.
Swimming
Congratulations to Tilly Grimson (Year 9) who is now the 14 year old QLD School Sport Champion in. 200 backstroke, 100 backstroke (pb) and Tilly also came 4th 50 backstroke (pb). Tilly has been selected in the QLD Swim Team to go to National School Sport Championships in August! Amazing effort Tilly!
Congratulations to Julia Remington (Year 10) who competed at the 2023 Australian Age Swimming Championships on the Gold Coast in the 15 years div. Julia's achieved these results: Silver 200m Breaststroke, Silver 100m Breaststroke, Silver 400m Individual Medley, Bronze 200m Individual Medley and 7th 50m Breaststroke. Fantastic effort Julia!
Surf Life Saving - Aussies - Perth WA
A huge number of PBC students competed at the Aussies (Surf Life Saving) this year held in Perth. Below are our students that medalled individually or within a team. Pictured are those students that sent in their photos to us.
Congratulations to...
Mitch Frost – 1st U13 Board Race
Grace Hughes – 1st U14 Ironwoman, 3rd Board Race, 3rd U14/15 Female Surf Teams
Max Chislett – 1st U19 2km Beach Run
Savannah Bush – 1st U15 2x1km Beach Run
Sienna Bush – 1st U15 2x1km Beach Run
Herb Winter – 2nd U17 Champion Lifesaver
Charlotte Hart - 2nd U17 Female 2x1km Beach Run, 2nd U17 Female Board Relay, 2nd U17 Female Ski Relay, 2nd U17 Female 2x1km Beach Run
Zeke Zimmerle - 2nd U15 Male Flags, 2nd U14/15 Male Beach Relay
Aleira Usher - 2nd U17 Female 2x1km Beach Run, 2nd U17 Female 2x1km Beach Run
Jake French – 2nd U17 Male Ski Relay
Chelsea Wood - 2nd U17 Female Board Relay, 2nd U17 Female Ski Relay
Luna Piazza - 3rd U14/15 Female Surf Teams
Charlotte Caughey - 3rd U14/15 Female Surf Teams
Alana Picton - 3rd U17 Female Surf Teams
Oliver Dillon - 3rd in U17 Board Relay
Kayak
Congratulations to PBC's Joel Maritz (Year 7) who recently competed at the Australian Sprint Kayak Titles held in Perth in the U12 division. Joel smashed it with these results!
K1 Results: K1 500m Gold Medal (Australian Champion), K1 1000m Silver Medal and K1 200m Silver Medal.
Joel also paddled K2 races with his younger brother Daniel and smashed it again!
K2 Results: K2 200m Bronze Medal, K2 500m Silver Medal and K2 1000m Silver Medal.
Aussie Marathon Titles: Gold in both the U12 K1 and K2!
Track & Field
Congratulations to PBC's Sienna Bush, Sienna Clare, Thewbelle Philp and Dylan Gardiner who competed at the Australian Junior Track and Field Competition. The results achieved by these awesome Reds are...
Thewbelle: 2nd U16 100m, 3rd U16 200m, 1st U16 4x100m Relay (Aust record!) and 1st U16 4x200m Relay
Sienna Bush: 2nd U16 3000m, 2nd U16 1500m
Sienna Clare: 2nd U16 Pole Vault
Dylan Gardiner: 4th U16 Men’s Heptathlon
Dylan also competed at the Australian Little Athletics Championships in Melbourne and was named Queensland Team Captain. Dylan's results were 1st Teams Heptathlon, 1st 4 x 100m relay.
Class Clowns 2023
The Melbourne International Comedy Festival Class Clowns Gold Coast workshop and regional heat was an excellent afternoon and evening. 7 students took part and did themselves and the school proud. They were up against students from Faith Lutheran College, St Martha's and a student from Byron Bay. Phoenix Oxenbridge Year 8, received a Wildcard place for the State Final in Brisbane at the Powerhouse. He participated in another workshop with a pro comic and the State final where he competed against kids from Cairns, Sunshine Coast, Brisbane and now, Byron for a place in the National Final.
Phoenix went amazingly well and was invited to participate in another workshop at the Brunswick Picture House and perform in a show there. Unbeknownst to us, he was in the running for another state finals place - which he WON - flying to Sydney to do ANOTHER workshop and show at the Sydney Comedy Store. Phoenix made it through to the National Final of Class Clowns in Melbourne on 5 April at the Forum Theatre. Phoenix did another workshop and competed in front of 500 people for the grand title... in a 94 year old theatre! Amazing! Congratulations Phoenix!!
Senior Girls Football
Our Senior Girls Football team travelled to Brisbane late last term to play 2 games against Japan’s best footballing school and current national champions, Jyuumonji High School. This was a fantastic opportunity to test ourselves against the very best standard in Asia. PBC’s Senior Girls showcased their hard working, determined attitude to compete at a very high level and pressure Jyuumonji High School across both games. An unforgettable experience with valuable lessons to help drive our development this year.
Oztag
Congratulations Jamie Ball (Year 11) who was announced 2022 Male Referee of the Year - Rising Star for Oztag Queensland after refereeing all year for Miami Oztag, Tweed Coast Oztag, Labrador Oztag, Qld Oztag State Cups and Super Series, to upping his game at the Australian Oztag Nationals in Coffs Harbour and International level at the New Zealand Australia Oztag championships.
Jamie was also selected in the U17’s Junior Oztag state cup team (held on the Sunshine Coast in January) where he was announced as Miami Raptors Oztag 2023 Junior Club Captain. Jamie was also selected in the U20’s Senior Oztag state cup team along side his brother Taylor (alumni 2021) to represent Miami Oztag last month where they were undefeated over the 3 days coming away as 2023 U20 Mens State Champions.
Jamie has since been been selected to play in the 2023 QLD Super Series U17 Boys QLD Fury Team to be played in June back on the Sunshine Coast.
Alumni Success
Congratulations to PBC alumni, 2021 graduate, Indi Bowyer for her maiden season in the 2022/23 WNBL with the Sydney Flames.