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Australia Day Sporting Achievement Awards

PBC student and skateboarder Chloe Covell received the Tweed Shire Australia Day Sporting Achievement Award last week!

Chloe also eyeing a spot in Australia’s Paris 2024 Olympic team! Chloe was featured in Sunday's Bulletin. 'In just six years after stepping foot on her first board, Chloe Covell has emerged as one of Australia’s best skateboarding talents on a worldwide qualification journey that could lead her to the Paris 2024 Games.'

We are very excited to watch as Chloe continues to reach her goals in skateboarding and hopefully securing that spot on the Olympic team! Good luck Chloe! Find your copy of yesterday's paper to read or click the link to the digital article here.

  

State Indigenous School Girls Netball

Three of our PBC Murri Jarjum girls played in the State Indigenous School Girls Netball comp over the school holidays. Congratulations to Millah & Taharnee’s Team placing 8th overall Champions and Milla’s Team came in undefeated ranked 1st in Australia! Millah and Milla will be representing the Indigenous Budgies National Team in Western Australia in July 2023. Congratulations Jarjums we are very proud of you all!!!!!!

  

Cert II Sampling & Measurement

While most students were enjoying their last full week of summer holidays, a group of keen Year 11 students chose to bank some QCE points in Science by coming into school to complete their Cert II in Sampling & Measurement. The Course was provided by Leichhardt Education & Training. Well done to all the students that graduated with their Cert II. Thank you to Leichhardt Education & Training.

Australian Junior Sedan Titles - Motor Racing

Congratulations to PBC's Harry Fowler (Y11) who has recently travelled to Mount Gambier in South Australia to compete in the 2023 Australian Junior Sedan Title. 79 junior drivers competed in the event and Harry placed well in his heats. Night 1 - Heat 1 - P8, Heat 2 - P2, Heat 3 - P3. Night 2 - Heat 1 - P3. Despite performing well Harry did not gain automatic qualification into the A Main Australian Title missing out by 2 spots. This meant Harry had to race in the 15 lap B Main with 22 drivers where only the top 3 would progress through to the A Main. Harry started out of P3 and had a fantastic battle for 1st, 2nd and 3rd eventually placing 3rd in the B main. Harry would progress to the A Main Australian Title race. Harry had 15 mins to turn around and grid up for the 25 lap A Main Title race in 21st position. With mechanical failures Harry’s wheel and suspension failed while lining up to go out onto the track and Harry’s pit crew had to call for 2 minutes extra time to fix the problem and made it out onto the track with 30 seconds to spare before they closed the gates. Harry started out of position 21 and came home in 11th positron. Harry is now the current AUS 11 for Junior sedan racing. What an amazing effort Harry!

National Tae Kwon Do

Congratulations to PBC's Emilia who has qualified as the youngest First Degree Black Belt at National Tae Kwon Do at the age of 13! Emilia is now an Instructor of her own Tae Kwon Do classes for both kids and adults. Great job Emilia for achieving such accomplishments at such a young age.

QLD State Swimming Titles

• Julia (15yrs): 200m Breaststroke - Gold, 400m Individual Medley - Silver, 200m Individual Medley - Bronze, 100m Breaststroke- 5th place, 50m Breaststroke- 5th place and 200m Backstroke - 12th placed
• Tilly (14yrs): 200m Backstroke Silver (PB), 100m Backstroke (PB) Bronze, 200m Freestyle Club Relay Bronze, 200m Medley Club Relay Silver, 200m Freestyle GC Regional Relay Silver, 200m Medley GC Regional Relay Silver, 50m Backstroke 12th and 50m Freestyle 15th
• William (12yrs): 50m Breaststroke - 12th and 100m Breaststroke - 12th

USA Sports Scholarship

Congratulations to PBC 2022 Graduate Ethan Gray who has accepted a full Academic/Athletic scholarship to Saint Mary’s University of California, a Division 1 college in Moraga, America. Ethan has worked incredibly hard over the years and his consistent dedication as an athlete has provided Ethan the opportunity to continue his academic and athletic career in the USA. What a fantastic achievement! We wish you the best of luck Ethan.

2022 Motorcycling Queensland Junior State Titles

Congratulations to PBC's Anika Loftus who was awarded the 2022 Motorcycling Queensland Junior State Female Rider of the Year at the MQ Night of Champions awards evening. Anika was unable to attend the awards evening as she was one of a limited number of riders selected by Motorcycling Australia to attend the Federation of International Motorcycling Speedway Training Camp in South Australia. What an incredible achievement Anika!