On Wednesday through to Friday of Week 8, our Year 12 PE class participated in a kayaking practical. Wednesday was quite fresh, with the cloud cover and wind making for a chilly start. The sun finally appeared on both Thursday and Friday, making for ideal kayaking conditions. All students performed extremely well, occasionally putting themselves...Read More
Student vs All-star Staff/Community Touch Football Match (Friday 16th March) Persistent rain didn’t stop the passionate Year 11/12 Sport or All-star Staff/Community touch football teams from demonstrating their skills during last Friday’s lunchtime showdown. Whilst the All-stars won the match (6-2), highlights from both sides included: Staff Team (winners on the day): Ms Karina Dennis...Read More
On Friday March 16th, PLHS was fortunate to be visited again by several members of the Port Adelaide Football Club. On this occasion, the Power players and staff spent the day with ten of our SAASTA (South Australian Aboriginal Sports Training Academy) students. The Power team facilitated sessions that allowed our students to explore their...Read More
Another impressive team performance from Eyre House saw them claim victory on SportsDay 2018. After securing the Standards Trophy in the lead-up to Thursday’s event, Eyre was strongly challenged this year, firstly by Stamford, then by Flinders. Whilst many were hoping for a different result to the past several years, “The Green Machine” eventually clicked into...Read More
Last night, the Far West Combined Schools swimming team claimed the 2018 B Grade SSSSA (Secondary School Sport of SA) Swimming Championships in Adelaide. The Far West team was up against a host formidable opponents in Division B, including Adelaide schools such as Scotch College, Pembroke School, Loreto College, Brighton Secondary School and and Mercedes...Read More
House Captains and competing students are to be commended on their efforts during this year’s Athletics Standards day. It was fantastic to see our Senior and Junior House Captains assisting and collaborating, as well as all student athletes encouraging each other and having a go. Many students assisted in the set-up and pack-up of the events, and all involved...Read More
On Wednesday February 21st, eleven PLHS Year 8/9 students competed in a T20 cricket carnival at Poole Oval. Before we played our first game, we all helped to set up the pitch and the boundary line. We then had a quick team meeting to elect our team captain – Mason Hope was chosen. In our...Read More
Port Power players, coaches and officials have visited the Lower Eyre Peninsula this week as part of the club’s 2018 Australia Post AFL Community Camp. PLHS was privileged to receive a visit in the Gym this afternoon from two players – Cleve-born small forward Sam Gray plus new recruit and former Melbourne co-captain Jack...Read More
Often in a Maths class, students will ask their teachers “When am I going to use this in real life?” Earlier today, Mr Kris Sjostrom and Ms Beck Paterson attempted to answer their Year 8’s by taking them on an in-class excursion to Rex’s Sport Simulators. Here they played three holes of golf on a par...Read More
