Parkes Christian School Year 9/10 Commerce class ran their annual Market Day in which they have to come up with a food truck style business, market it and run it during lunch time.
They did a wonderful job and fed the masses, who enjoyed loaded fries, cinnamon and pizza scrolls, nachos, and ice cream!
Well done Miss Oates and all of the students who were involved in the success of the annual Market Day
Mrs Shankleton was super excited to announce that the Parkes High School Agriculture Team has had a very successful 2025 Parkes Show.
In the sheep section the PHS Poll Dorset Ewes won champion (led by Milo) and reserve champion female (led by Xavier) and then went on to win Supreme British Breed Female.
This is a brilliant result for the Parkes High School Agriculture team. Congratulations to the entire team on their efforts!
Last Friday, the Strong Men’s boys group, accompanied by Mr Summerhayes and Mr Leadbitter, welcomed Adam Currey from Currey’s Mechanical & Maintenance.
Adam conducted an engaging session on motorbike care, safety, and maintenance. Thank you Adam for making this experience enjoyable and enlightening for everyone involved.
The boys received guidance while performing a service on a motorbike, which included changing the oil and filter, as well as adjusting the brakes and throttle.
Central West Lachlan Landcare, working alongside Forbes Shire Council, organised a planting in Forbes for National Tree Day.
Despite chilly conditions last Saturday, volunteers planted over 100 trees and shrubs at Goldridge Estate.
Burgers with the lot and sausage sangers were distributed to our amazing volunteers after their tree planting efforts on the day.
Central West Lachlan Landcare, working alongside Parkes Shire Council, organised a planting in Parkes for National Tree Day.
It was perfect planting conditions at Parkes last Sunday, with over 300 trees and shrubs planted at Parkes Wetland.
This was a fantastic opportunity for our community to come together, plant a tree or shrub, create some memories and meet new people.
Taylah Duggan – Motorbike Racing.
Ruby Coote – Rugby 7s and Rugby League.
Jedd Smith – Swimming.
Parkes Little Athletics Club was supported through the Parkes Shire Council Evolution Mining Northparkes Sports Grant. The funding they received helped the organisation upgrade their high jump mats.
The new high jump mats are safer and usable by the older age groups part of Little A’s. How fun do these new high jump mats look?! Even the adults are keen to test them out.
Be sure to get your sports grant applications submitted before they close on 30 September! www.parkes.nsw.
Forbes Public School Kindergarten students recently celebrated the milestone of reaching 100 days of school.
Students made 100 biscuits, wrote about what they will look like/eat at 100, built towers using 100 cups and made self portrait of themselves at 100 years old.
FPS is proud of our littlest learners and all of their achievements so far. Keep up the great work Kindergarten.
The 3-6 High Potential Art Class enjoyed their second lesson with Miss Massey.
Each week, students will learn a new artistic skill to build upon their natural ability.
The students used colours, tones and blending to start the background on their canvases.
Some of our Year 9 and10 students attended a NSW Mining Virtual Reality session recently run by NSW Mining Representative Sharon Bushby.
Our students had the chance to hear about the mining industry, explore and do a research task about minerals that are mined in Australia.
The highlight of the session was when students had the chance to put on the VR headsets to explore different jobs in mining.