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 via our Parent Newsletter, internal communications and Facebook. You can also message us through Facebook or Instagram as well.
Netball
Congratulations Netball Excellence student, Jarrah Dick who played for the Qld Murri’s U16s, from 14 to 19 January in the Budgies, Aboriginal, Islander Netball Competition and gained a silver medal!
Basketball
Congratulations to Basketball Excellence students Casey Walker, Amelia Andrews and Rayne Paniora of the Gold Coast Waves for placing 3rd at the U18 State Championships over the holidays!
Football (Soccer)
Congratulations to PBC's Elijah Hughes who was selected to tour England with the U16 Australian Schoolboys Football Team. While in the UK, the Australian schoolboys played the England schoolboys with England winning 1-0. The Australian schoolboys then played Ireland and won 2-0 and Eli scored both goals! Eli is part of the Football Excellence program at PBC and is playing for Gold Coast United Under 20’s this year. We wish him all the best!!!
Community Spirit
PBC’s Tahlia McParland spent her summer break looking after injured animals. Here Tahlia is busy converting cotton and flanelette sheets, blankets, pillow covers etc. into essential items needed for the injured wildlife affected by the recent bushfires. These items were kindly donated by the Currumbin community. What wonderful community spirit Tahlia! So many wildlife are in need after these fires. Thank you
Motorcycling
Congratulations to PBC's Anika Loftus (Year 7) who was awarded the MQ State Junior Female Dirt Track Rider of the Year and Finalist for MQ State Junior Female Rider of the Year at the Motorcycling Queensland Awards held at The Old Museum in Brisbane on Friday 6 December.
Anika was incredibly honoured to be named amongst some of Australia’s most talented motorcycle riders from all disciplines such as Toby Price, Jack Miller, Briony Hendrickson and Jarred Brook. Fantastic Anika!!