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Our Bloke – Lee Piercy

September 4, 2020 By Maggi Barnard

Middleton Public School Vice-Captain – Lee Piercy

How old are you? I am 11 years old.

How long have you lived in or around Parkes and what do you like about living here? I have lived here all my life and I like that most of my family and friends live here too.

Where do you go to school and what year are you in? I go to Middleton Public School and I am now in Year 6.

What is your favourite after school activity? My favourite activity is playing video games with my friends.

What is your favourite food and movie? I really like the movie ‘Spiderman: Into the Spider-verse’ and my favourite food is theatre popcorn.

What music do you listen to? I listen to upbeat music, but I really like Bass Boosted music.

What do you want to do when you grow up? I want to be a professional gamer.

If you could have a super power what would it be? My superpower would be invisibilty!

Tell us an interesting fact about yourself. I spent a year in hospital battling a cancer called Neuroblastoma.

Our Gal – Joselyne Folau

August 28, 2020 By Maggi Barnard

Middleton Public School Vice-Captain – Joselyne Folau

How old are you? I am 11 years old.

How long have you lived in or around Parkes and what do you like about living here? I have lived in Parkes my entire life and my favourite thing about living here is the variety of sports that can be played, inside and outside of school.

Where do you go to school and what year are you in? I go to Middleton Public School and I am in Year 6.

What is your favourite after school activity? Playing Fortnite with my friends, even though it annoys mum. I also like playing sport. My favourite sports are netball and rugby union.

What is your favourite food and movie? My favourite food is when mum makes pizzas for dinner. My favourite movie is ‘Bad Boys’ because it’s an action movie and it’s really funny.

What music do you listen to? I listen to all types of music. My favourite memory is listening to a whole bunch of 80’s and 90’s music with my grandma.

What do you want to do when you grow up? I’m not really sure, but when I was in Kindergarten I wanted to be a nurse so I could work with my mum.

If you could have a super power what would it be? To stop time so I could watch every movie I’ve wanted to see, or read every book I’ve wanted to read, in one weekend.

Tell us an interesting fact about yourself. I’m Mum and Dad’s favourite (Ha! Ha!)

Our Bloke – Ashton Boland

August 21, 2020 By Maggi Barnard

Parkes Christian School Vice-Captain – Ashton Boland

How old are you? I’m 12 years old.

How long have you lived in or around Parkes and what do you like about living here? I have lived in Parkes since 2014. I like it because it is a very peaceful town.

Where do you go to school and what year are you in? I go to the best school ever, Parkes Christian School or for short, PCS and I am in Year 6.

What is your favourite after school activity? Going outside and playing soccer in my backyard.

What is your favourite food and movie? Enchiladas because they are super tasty. My favourite movie is Avengers Endgame.

What music do you listen to? My favourite artist is Guy Sebastian.

What do you want to do when you grow up? I want to become a famous soccer player.

If you could have a super power what would it be? If I could have any superpower it would be to fly.

Tell us an interesting fact about yourself. I like Ford cars so, sorry to all those other car lovers but I love Ford the most!

Our Gal – Suzanne Smit

August 14, 2020 By Maggi Barnard

Parkes Christian School Vice Captain – Suzanne Smit

How old are you? I am 12.

How long have you lived in or around Parkes and what do you like about living here? I’ve lived in Parkes for two and a half years. I like the peace and quietness.

Where do you go to school and what year are you in? I go to Parkes Christian School and I am in Year 6.

What is your favourite after school activity? Some days I do tennis.

What is your favourite food and movie? My favourite food is mangoes and my favourite movie is Call of the Wild.

What music do you listen to? I listen to lots of types of music.

What do you want to do when you grow up? I want to be a physiotherapist for children.

If you could have a super power what would it be? If I could have any superpower it would be to stop time.

Tell us an interesting fact about yourself. I think in another language but answer in English.

Our Bloke – Hayden Lamond

August 7, 2020 By Maggi Barnard

Middleton Public School Captain – Hayden Lamond

How old are you? I am 12 years old.

How long have you lived in or around Parkes and what do you like about living here? I have lived here for 11 years and I like it because of all the friendly people around town.

Where do you go to school and what year are you in? I go to Middleton Public School and I am in Year 6.

What is your favourite after school activity? Mostly soccer as it is so much fun and it brightens my day.

What is your favourite food and movie? I really like the movie ‘Norbert’ and my favourite food would have to be pop tarts.

What music do you listen to? I listen to different music but I really like Bruno Mars.

What do you want to do when you grow up? When I grow up, I would like to be a firefighter.

If you could have a super power what would it be? My superpower would be to grant wishes to others.

Tell us an interesting fact about yourself. I play for the Western NSW Mariners (soccer).

Our Gal – Josie Jennings

July 31, 2020 By Maggi Barnard

Middleton Public School Captain – Josie Jennings

How old are you? I am 12 years old.

How long have you lived in or around Parkes and what do you like about living here? What I like about Parkes is being able to make new friends.

Where do you go to school and what year are you in? I go to Middleton Public School and I am the School Captain. I have been there since Kindergarten. I am now in Year 6.

What is your favourite after school activity? I love to play touch footy with my friends.

What is your favourite food and movie? My favourite movie is ‘Pixels’ as it has Adam Sandler in it. My favourite food is spaghetti bolognaise as it’s normally the only thing I like.

What music do you listen to? I listen to any kind of music. To me it’s nice to try something new.

What do you want to do when you grow up? I want to be a world-famous actress like Emma Watson.

If you could have a super power what would it be? My superpower would be to be invisible so I can steal mum’s chocolate.

Tell us an interesting fact about yourself. I started acting with Parkes M&D in 2019. My first ever show was Shrek Jnr.

Our Bloke – Lachlan Unger

July 24, 2020 By Maggi Barnard

Parkes Christian School Captain – Lachlan Unger

How old are you? I am 12.

How long have you lived in or around Parkes and what do you like about living here? I have lived in Parkes my whole life and I like Parkes because of its community.

Where do you go to school and what year are you in? I go to Parkes Christian School and I am in Year 6.

What is your favourite after school activity? I love to play sports and hang out with friends.

What is your favourite food and movie? My favourite food is pizza and my movie is Spiderman: Homecoming.

What music do you listen to? I listen to rock and rap.

What do you want to do when you grow up? I want to be a motorbike mechanic.

If you could have a super power what would it be? I would want to fly.

Tell us an interesting fact about yourself. I love to party!

Our Gal – Ruby Wilson

July 17, 2020 By Maggi Barnard

Parkes Christian School Captain – Ruby Wilson

How old are you? 12

How long have you lived in or around Parkes and what do you like about living here? I have lived in Parkes for three years, then moved to a house near Peak Hill on a farm. The people in Parkes are very friendly and the town isn’t too busy. I just wish there was a river where I could go fishing.

Where do you go to school and what year are you in? I go to Parkes Christian School and am in Year 6.

What is your favourite after school activity? It is tennis.

What is your favourite food and movie? I like spaghetti and meatballs, but my favourite ‘food’ are Tim Tams. My favourite movie is Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker IX.

What music do you listen to? I listen to mostly worship bands such as Hillsong Worship, Bethel Music, Planet Shakers and many more. I also like Imagine Dragons.

What do you want to do when you grow up? Be a marine biologist.

If you could have a super power what would it be? My superpower would be all the superpowers of Spiderman, so wall climbing, web shooting, spider sense and all the others, plus I would also want to be able to shrink and grow, like Ant-Man.

Tell us an interesting fact about yourself. I have had a near death experience. I was cray fishing with my dad and we went down to check a line that was being tugged on by a crayfish. We heard a terrifying cracking sound and turned around to see four giant branches crashing down from the tree we were just sitting under. If that crayfish didn’t tug on the line, we would most likely be dead! The crayfish saved our lives literally.

Our Bloke – Taj Lovett

July 10, 2020 By Maggi Barnard

Parkes Public School Captain – Taj Lovett

How old are you? 11

How long have you lived in or around Parkes and what do you like about living here? Since I was born. I like the different sports that you can play here.

Where do you go to school and what year are you in? Parkes Public School, Year 6.

What is your favourite after school activity? Football training, chatting with friends on social media and games.

What is your favourite food and movie? Tacos and Back to the Future.

What music do you listen to? Some rap and something with a good beat.

What do you want to do when you grow up? A famous NRL player.

If you could have a super power what would it be? To be able to fly because if I need to get somewhere quick, I can just get there.

Our Gal – Lucy MacGregor

July 3, 2020 By Maggi Barnard

Lucy MacGregor – Parkes Public School Captain

How old are you? 11.

How long have you lived in or around Parkes and what do you like about living here? I have lived in Parkes my whole life. It has good schools and has good opportunities.

What year are you in? Year 6.

What is your favourite after school activity? Netball.

What is your favourite food and movie? Cookies and cream ice-cream and I like action movies.

What music do you listen to? 5 Seconds of Summer.

What do you want to do when you grow up? I want to be a doctor.

If you could have a super power what would it be? To be invisible.

Tell us an interesting fact about yourself. I have been to the Sydney Opera House to represent our school as part of the Choral Festival three times.

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