I trust this message finds you and your family well. Perhaps you are at home with your kids, still able to work, or doing a combination of both. Whatever the case, I’m sure your world looks a little different this…
What have you made of all the recent Coronavirus coverage? Has there been too much or too little? Is it all sensationalism, well justified or somewhere in the middle perhaps? Has it left you feeling concerned or cynical? What have…
Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you had to make new friends? Maybe you have moved town, jobs or schools. For most of us, the thought of having to make new friends can be a daunting prospect.…
Welcome back to another year at PCS! I trust that in the midst of a tough summer with bushfires and ongoing drought, you managed to take a break and spend some quality time with family and friends. We are certainly…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
I hope you all had a nice time over the recent long weekend. For some of our PCS families, the long weekend meant a huge couple days of competition in the world of Motocross! I’d like to take a moment…
I know the sport of Cross Country is not for everyone, but I happen to love it. As a young bloke going through Primary and High School in the public schooling system, it was my ultimate goal to make it…
