L-R: Leo Sheehy, Beau Hood, Liam Rogers, Christian Farrow & Jesse Baldock Earlier this month, five PLHS Year 9 boys travelled to Adelaide to compete in the 2023 Schools MTB (Mountain Bike) Championships in Blackwood; well done to (pictured L-R) Leo Sheehy, Beau Hood, Liam Rogers, Christian Farrow and Jesse Baldock. Our boys were split...Read More
This week’s presentation from The Resilience Project focuses on Gratitude. https://theresilienceproject.com.au/ Gratitude is paying attention to the things that we have right now, and not worrying about what we don’t have. We practise this by noticing the positives that exist around us. Research shows that practicing gratitude rewires our brains to overcome the negativity bias...Read More
PLHS parents are advised about the upcoming second round of school immunisations scheduled for next Thursday (June 1st). SA Health nurses will be on site during this day providing Year 10 students with their second dose of Bexsero® (Meningococcal B vaccine). The following link to SA Health’s School Immunisation Program website offers further information for parents/carers,...Read More
After the success of the inaugural “WEENA” program in 2022, PLHS is again offering this opportunity to female Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students. “WEENA” – which stands for “Wellbeing, Engage, Educate, Network and Achieve” – focuses on building self-esteem and confidence in cultural identity, engaging with community, building relationships based on mutual respect, encouraging...Read More
Earlier today, five PLHS students attended the annual Tcharkuldu Rock Cross Country Running event near Minnipa. In less than ideal conditions, all students ran really well. Year 9 student Kaden Durdin finished second across the line overall and first for the Junior Boys (Years 7/8/9). Kai Cunningham finished thirteenth overall, an incredible effort considering he...Read More
The PLHS school community is advised that we will be holding a Student Free Day on Friday the 9th of June (Week 6 Term 2). On that day, PLHS staff will be collaborating with colleagues from Whyalla Secondary College on assessment moderation.Read More
PLHS Principal Todd George recently received a phone call from Mr. John Held, Director of Russell and Yelland, the architecture firm responsible for the design of our $15M redevelopment (Specialist Building, Year 7 Building, new Canteen/Kitchen). John provided the wonderful news that our project had received a Commendation at the 2023 Learning Environments Australasia Design...Read More
Earlier today, dozens of our Year 10 and 11 students participated in the first of three days of “EXPLORE”, a new career and industry immersion event held at various locations across Port Lincoln. Having previously signed up to attend the various interactive sessions on offer (which ranged in duration from thirty minutes to two hours),...Read More
