PNBHS NEWS

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Library
by Gerry Atkin - Thursday, 31 July 2025, 4:24 PM
 

Check out the latest additions to the PNBHS Library, which are now available for students to borrow.







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Athletics Officials Course
by Gerry Atkin - Thursday, 31 July 2025, 10:58 AM
 

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Jimmy Carter Quiz
by Gerry Atkin - Thursday, 31 July 2025, 10:17 AM
 

Last night, a team of five students from Palmerston North Boys' High School proudly represented their school in the annual Jimmy Carter Quiz, hosted by the Lions Club. This spirited event brings together local schools in a battle of wits, with each team comprising one student from each year level.

The Boys' High team showed great determination and teamwork throughout the evening, delivering solid performances across several rounds. While they didn’t take home the trophy, their efforts earned them a respectable mid-pack finish in a competitive field.

Well done to all participants for making it a memorable night of learning, camaraderie, and school pride.


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Motocross
by Gerry Atkin - Wednesday, 30 July 2025, 2:47 PM
 

MOTOCROSS RESULTS- BATTLE OF THE SCHOOLS COMPETITION SERIES

· 61 schools competed in the competition which has spanned four rounds at different venues in the North Island.

· PNBHS gained first place (Teams) in the local round in June

ROUND FOUR (Final round of the competition) was held in Tokoroa on Friday 18th July

Four members of the PNBHS Motocross team competed in what began as wet difficult conditions. Our team managed to adjust to the track and the intense competition, coming away with some impressive results.

Team members and individual results:

Fletcher Amey – second in the 15—19 yrs 250cc class

Max Wright – second in the 12-16 yrs 85cc class

Taylor Scadden ninth in the 12-16 yrs 125/250 cc class

Travis Bennett 10th in the 12—16 yrs 125/250 class

A commendable effort from our team against a competitive field.

 

TEAM RESULTS FOR ROUND FOUR

PNBHS – Third place

COMPETITION SERIES FINAL RESULTS (across the four rounds):

Notable individual placings

Fletcher Amey – first, 15-19 yrs 250cc class

Max Wright – fourth, 12—16 yrs 85 cc class

Team placing, third overall.

Max Wright presented the trophies for Round Four and the Competition to the school at assembly this morning.


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Rugby Draw
by Sally Wenham - Wednesday, 30 July 2025, 10:27 AM
 

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NZ Secondary School Swimming Championships
by Gerry Atkin - Wednesday, 30 July 2025, 9:52 AM
 

A team of nine swimmers travelled to Hamilton to represent our school at the New Zealand Secondary Schools (NZSS) Championships. Over six sessions of racing - spending more than 12 hours a day at the pool - the boys achieved nearly 50 personal bests across the meet.

As a team, we placed fifth overall in the Boys' Schools category. Relay highlights included a strong fifth-place finish in the 4x50m and 8x50m freestyle relays. Eric Wong and Sam Rowe delivered a standout performance in the 2x50m freestyle relay, finishing 5th after entering the event ranked ninth.

The swimmer of the meet for PNBHS was Eric Wong, who brought home five medals: Silver in the 50m Breaststroke and Bronze in the 100m Individual Medley, 100m Breaststroke, 50m Backstroke, and 50m Freestyle.



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Assembly Performance
by Gerry Atkin - Tuesday, 29 July 2025, 7:39 PM
 

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Table Tennis
by Gerry Atkin - Monday, 28 July 2025, 2:29 PM
 

Manawatu Secondary Schools Table Tennis Teams Competition – Term 2.

Division 5 Winners - PNBHS DJG Team of Devon Blackburn, Gan Zhang and Jensen Best.
Gan Zhang was the top individual player in Division 5.

Division 3 Winners – PNBHS White Team of Lachie Brasell, Mason Barnes and
Sebastian Le Roux.
Jake Zhang was the top individual player in Division 3.

Division 2 Winners – PNBHS Pain au Chocolat Team of Angus Chiles, Ben Irwin and Peter Hughes.
Eric Diao was the top individual player in Division 2.

Division 1 Winners – PNBHS Monkeys Team of Daniel Alefaio, Edmund Brown and Juna Kono.
Oscar O’Brien was the top player in Division 1.

Premier Division Winners and Winners of the Trophy Specialists Cup for the Top Manawatu Secondary Schools Team - PNBHS Tibby team of Akshay Aneesh, Angus Bilsland and Ben Ditchfield. 2025 marks the seventh year in a row that the school has won this cup, which was presented to the school at assembly this morning, while Akshay, Angus and Ben were presented with their medals.

Akshay Aneesh was the top player in the Premier Division.

Manawatu Secondary Schools Individual Competition

Under 15 Boys Singles
Silver – Landon Lau (PNBHS)
Bronze – Cristin Batchelor (PNBHS) 3rd equal

Under 19 Boys Singles
Gold – Akshay Aneesh (PNBHS)
Silver – Angus Bilsland (PNBHS)
Bronze – Alvi Kabir (PNBHS)



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Basketball
by Gerry Atkin - Monday, 28 July 2025, 12:24 PM
 

Congratulations to the PNBHS Magic, Rockets, Knicks, Clippers and Nets social Basketball teams who were among the grade winners in the Manawatū Secondary Schools competition during term two.