Junior Sport

P – 2 Cross Country Carnival

The Prep – Year 2 Cross Country carnival was held on the very last day of Term Two. Students had been practicing during Physical Education lessons throughout the term and were eagerly looking forward to testing their fitness levels and running skills learnt during these lessons into practice.

Congratulation to the following students who were our top three placegetters for their year level:

At the end of the carnival, points were tallied and the champion house for 2024 with Buran house crowned the Prep – 2 Cross Country Champion House for 2024.

Pacific Board Riders Club

Pacific Lutheran College will again offer the opportunity for students to be part of the Pacific Board Riders (PBR). The aim of the program is to provide an opportunity to develop individual surfing skills and grow the culture of surfing within the College. Due to stringent supervision and safety requirements, participation in the program will be capped at 24 students per session and will be dependent on individual competencies, including an ocean swim and board paddle, assessed by the teachers in charge. Students will also need to take part in a brief surf etiquette course run by PLC teachers which focuses on surfing in large groups.

Please note that these Friday morning sessions are not a “learn to surf” program and parents will need to transport their child to and from these sessions.

Sessions start next Friday the 19th of July (Conditions Dependent).

If you are interested in your child being part of this program, please email dhooper@pacluth.qld.edu.au  for further details.

Junior Basketball Program

This term we are pleased to once again offer a Junior Basketball Development Program for students in Years 2 -5. The program will be run after school on Thursday afternoons from 3:00 – 4:00pm in the school gymnasium and outdoor courts.

The basketball program will be run by Mr Brad Burdon who has previous experience in coaching both here on the Sunshine Coast and in Cairns with school, representative and senior teams including the Cairns Taipans. Brad will be assisted by myself, and senior school basketball players as well as some PLC ex-students. The program will commence on Thursday 1st August and will run for five weeks, finishing on Thursday 29th August. During these sessions, students will focus on fundamental basketball skills through drills before moving into gameplay.

The cost of this 5-week program is $30 which provides each student with a basketball that they can keep at the completion of the program.

If you are interested in registering your child for this program, please send an expression of interest email to lmuir@pacluth.qld.edu.au  by Friday 26th July. An information letter and payment details will be forwarded to prior to the commencement of the program.

Mr Darren Hooper, Head of Junior Sport P-6