Sustainability Comp

The InterHouse Sustainability competition was aimed at promoting sustainable practices both at school and at home. The competition required students to submit a photo showing how they contribute positively to their community and environment. Every entrant earned two participation points towards the House Cup Competition and was posted on our Instagram competition page for other students to vote. Participation was high with the Vikings and Athenians leading the way in demonstrating their commitment to a more sustainable lifestyle.

There were (many) entries with students showing off their reusable drink bottles, rather than single use plastic bottles, as well as many contributions of bottles to our blue Container Refund Scheme bins around the school. Teachers showed off their coffee keep-cups! Comp organisers, Care class A1S, voted on the most unique photos with Ashlinn Ratoni, Alana Edwards, Leilani Nield, Jae Brown and Neroli Light-Law announced as winners. These students submitted photos of their own compost heaps and veggie gardens at home, metal straws, reusable shopping bags (with a very cute doggo) and keep cups in use in the community.

Congratulations to these students who have picked themselves up great prizes such as surfboard fins (made from recycled plastics collected from the ocean) and Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary Passes.

A huge thank you to A1S, Ms Ivey, A3M and Mr Ford for all of their efforts in helping organise this competition. Also a huge shout out to Five Oceans Co. who supplied the surfboard fins as prizes and to Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary for supported this competition also!

Overall positions according to ‘most likes’ were 1st Vikings, 2nd Athenians, 3rd Phoenicians and 4th Spartans.

Keep up all the great work PBC, and don’t forget out last Container Refund Scheme Drop off day for this term is this Wednesday 3 April. Bring in your bag of bottles/cans/poppers and help the school raise money towards ‘student chosen’ school improvements!

The PBC Spelling Bee

During Term 1 PBC held their annual Spelling Bee competition where students from across the 4 houses put their spelling to the test and competed against each other in a number of preliminary rounds where the top 5 students from each House went into the live grand finals The final consisted of the top 20 students who each had to spell different words in turn. Students were tested to the limit with words such as onomatopoeia, annihilate & surreptitious which had to be spelt correctly out loud. The standard of spelling on show was phenomenal but with all competitions there had to be a winner and the 2019 Spelling Bee champion was Layla Ahern from Vikings House who narrowly beat Hannah Daley in the final 2. Overall positions were 1st Vikings, 2nd Phoenicians, 3rd Spartans & 4th Athenians. Congratulations to Layla and all of the students who took part not only in the final itself but the preliminary rounds, earning important participation points for their House.

Dodge Ball Competition

InterHouse Dodgeball competition took on a new look in 2019 with CARE classes from each house competing to earn the privilege of representing their House. The Vikings and Phoenicians won their way through to the grand final in both the middle and senior school, leaving the Spartans and Athenians to battle it out for minor places.

The Grand Final was held in the Hall during CARE in week 7. A strong crowd of over 200 students were in attendance creating an amazing atmosphere. The Phoenicians were crowned middle school champions in a close fought match. In the highly anticipated senior game the Vikings came out victors in what was a classic game of high intensity dodgeball.

Thank you to all students and teachers who attended and made this a great event.

PBC Cross Country

All students are invited to partake in the annual PBC Cross Country event to be held on Tuesday 2 April. Sports Excellence Students must participate. Non-Sport Ex Students must nominate to run prior to the day, or will not be permitted out of class to run. If you are interested see Mrs Hart in the Hall (S block) staffroom or contact your House Leader. Each entrant gains 2 participation points for their House, so make sure you get involved and support your House!! The Cross Country also determines which students qualify to compete at Oceanic trials.

House Points Update

Each and every House competition that students enter, earns valuable participation points towards the House Cup, winner announced at the end of the year. Houses are also awarded points based on student effort, behaviour and achievement grades stated on reports. Current House Point standings:

Anzac Biscuit Baking

Next term we will kick off with a terrific community initiative. Volunteers from each Care Class will come together, under the guidance of teachers Trevor Foers and Andrew Goodman to bake Anzac Biscuits. These Anzac biscuits will be donated and distributed amongst the crowd at both the Currumbin Dawn Service and Currumbin RSL March. Students wishing to volunteer to bake should talk to their Care Teacher. Students wishing to participate in the March on Anzac Day, should contact their House Leader.

Your House Leaders - Mrs I’Anson, Mr Brown, Mr Wells and Mr Hart