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PNBHS NEWS
Athletics Officials Course
Jimmy Carter Quiz
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.
Motocross
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.
Rugby Draw
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NZ Secondary School Swimming Championships
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.
Music Survey
Assembly Performance
Table Tennis
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)
Basketball
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.
Polson Banner
At assembly this morning 1st XV Rugby captain Alex Palazzo and vice-captain Jamie Viljoen presented the Polson Banner to the school. The Polson Banner was won by the team in their match against Napier Boys’ High School last week and has not been held outright by the school since 2019.
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