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A Common Goal
Let me tell you a story about a boy named Sam and a Hockey team that participated at the Combined Independent Schools Carnival in Sydney on Thursday. It really is…
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Stepping Out of our Comfort Zone
Public speaking is considered one of the main fears for people around the world; it unnerves so many, including myself. When I see our students stepping up and taking it…
Oh What a Night!
This week we held our annual High School Expo and once again it was a wonderful event. As the High School Coordinator, it makes me extremely proud to see all…
Escape to the Mountains
The weather may have turned cold and wet but I’d like to offer you a warm welcome to Term 2 at PCS. After a two week holiday I trust all…
Easter and Trips on a Bus!
Well Term 1 is almost complete and what a big term it has been. The first day of school way back in January seems like such a long time ago!…
Always Giving Your Best!
I’m pretty sure I was as shocked as most people when I heard that Ash Barty had retired earlier this week.It’s not often that a champion athlete decides to retire when…
Love will Change the World
At university I majored in Education but also Anthropology. I thoroughly enjoyed investigating, learning about and discovering why different cultures and civilisations lived the way they did. Margaret Mead was…
Love is in the ‘Air-Five’
When I was growing up, I remember my friends and I having different ways to connect with each other and show that we were ‘in the group.’ In my primary school…
Agape Love
A lot is said about love in the world today. In nearly every song today the word is mentioned. Thinking back to when I was young, and I am being reminded…
40 Years of Faithfulness
The 17 February this year marked the 40th Anniversary of the opening of Parkes Christian School. The School started with 47 students and three classes. Chris Cohen taught K-2, Heather Moss…
A Big Trout and an Act of Kindness!
For those of you who regularly read my newsletter articles, you might recall a camping trip to Tumut last year and my pursuit of a big rainbow trout. Whilst fishing…
To Infinity and Beyond!
Schools are designed to ensure students have the tools they need to survive. We spend thirteen years building on skills to read, write and count, as well as think, create,…