2020 High School Captains
Late last term we held our elections for our High School Captains. I was privileged to announce Laura Cabban and Sophie Field as our High School Captains and Joshua Barnard and Tanya Onserio as our High School Vice Captains. What a fantastic group of influential young...
Important Announcements
Welcome back to our final term of 2019! Can you believe that the school year will be over in a couple of short months! There is plenty happening at PCS, and we plan on making Term 4 our best one yet. This week I’d like to make some important announcements around key...
Farewell Mr Suffolk
I’m sure you all saw the announcement last week on the purchase of 10.4 acres of land adjacent to the eastern boundary of the school. Whilst I will talk more in the coming months regarding plans for the new block, today I wanted to make special mention of our Business...
Show Week!
Did you go to the Parkes Show last week? Did you come and visit the PCS show stand and say hello? At PCS we really enjoy Show week. As a school that is all about community, it is a prime opportunity for us to get involved in the many different areas the Show has to...
The Power of Yellow!
Two years ago I wrote an article about the Tour de France, and given it is the greatest race in the world, I thought it was about time to return to the sensational world of competitive cycling and the revered yellow jersey. Don’t worry, I’m not going to spend this...
Thank You Doesn’t Seem Enough
It was with mixed emotions at the P&F Annual General Meeting this month, that the committee passed a motion to place the P&F into a 12 month period of recess. With that news in mind, I am taking the opportunity this week to thank a very special group of...
Students Represent!
It’s been an amazing past week for some of our PCS students participating in the Forbes Eisteddfod. Many hours of practice and rehearsals have been spent going over lines, dancing and playing instruments. A massive congratulations to the following students on their...
Technology Learning
This term, Stage 2 have been learning how to code using Lego. They have followed a set of instructions to build a car and then learnt how to code the car to make it move. In the weeks to come, students will modify their cars to make them faster and at the end of the...
Digital Technology Multi-Media
This year is the first time we have offered Industrial Technology: Multimedia for the HSC. We currently have three students completing the subject as part of their Compressed Curriculum pattern of study. They have learnt skills such as video and audio production,...
Choir Sings at Eisteddfod
After two terms of preparation, it was a cold morning for the Forbes Eisteddfod and as the day warmed up slightly, so did the voices of our choir. A great performance of the two songs was well received by our adjudicator, stating that, “the high notes touched my...