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Legal studies guest speaker

May 11, 2015, 4:01 pm
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Ever wanted to meet the Attorney General, or your local Member of Parliament? Well, fortunately for McKinnon VCE legal studies’ students, the privilege was given to them on Friday 17th of April, when the Victorian Attorney General, the Honourable Martin Pakula and Nick Staikos, the state member for Bentleigh visited our school.

Both men offered their time to the students and teachers to ask questions relating to the legal and political field; allowing Mr Buntman’s memorable and controversial question for Nick Staikos to be addressed.

This opportunity allowed students to enhance their knowledge on the representatives that affect the way our society runs and how it is managed.




We gained understanding of the daily life as Attorney General, ways to get into the legal system and what Mr Staikos plans to put in place for our community. This incursion has benefited legal studies’ students as we can better understand, due to first hand experience of Staikos and Pakula and their knowledge, on the first topic learnt earlier in the year - Parliament as a law-maker.

We thank Ms Arena for organising both Mr Pakula and Mr Staikos to come and speak at McKinnon allowing VCE students to interact with these reputable figures of parliament; it was a great experience!

Rachel Caruana and Jade Saad - year 12 legal studies students.


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Year 7 Art/English Excursion

May 11, 2015, 5:57 pm
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On Friday the 24th of April 7D attended the National Gallery of Victoria to participate in both of the Art and English guided tours as well as an interactive art workshop.

The day began with the Art of English gallery tour. Students had the opportunity to explore and respond to a number of artworks including Picasso's painting The Weeping Woman. It was a wonderful opportunity to be able to see an original Picasso painting in real life.

Our next guided tour was the Art of Play. Students responded to works of art using a lucky dip Mystery Bag. They were given ordinary everyday objects from the Mystery Bag which they then had to relate in some way to a painting of their choice. Students were asked to present their ideas to the rest of the class. This exercise was a lot of fun as it was not always an easy task to find a common link between the objects from the bag and the paintings. There were some very creative responses.

After lunch students participated in a one hour art workshop using coloured paper and plastic jewels to create a collage in response to the fashion designers Romance Was Born. The students thoroughly enjoyed this experience and created some wonderful artworks of their own.

We would like to thank all of the education staff at the National Gallery of Victoria for making our visit to the gallery such a memorable experience.


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Cross Country Carnival

May 11, 2015, 6:54 pm
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On Monday 8th of May on a cold and windy day McKinnon ran it’s annual Cross Country event throughout the streets surrounding the school. The theme this year was McKinnon Turns Pink for Breast Cancer  where students were encouraged to wear their pink and make a gold coin donation. Thanks to all staff members who worked as officials on the day. Congratulations Chishlom House for winning the overall carnival.



Congratulations to all students who competed. The top 15 runners in each age group now go on to represent the school at the Kingston Cross Country Wednesday May 20th at Karkarook Park. Good luck!!


McKinnon Cross Country 2015
Top 3 Finishers
AGE
MALE
FEMALE

13&U
1. Will Sharp
2. Nicholas Poulos
3. Job Meuleman
1. Genevieve O’Brien
2. Katherine Hart
3. Ellamae Hayat

14
1. Sam Kristensen
2. Jason Clayton
3. Harry Mouzakis
1. Gemma Strangio
2. Lara Van Zyl
3. Sienna Beaves

15
1. Joshua Kah
2. Alexander Boul
3. Joshua Boul
1. Ebony Lockton
2. Jacinta Schepisi
3.  Lilli Soprano

16
1. William Ockenden
2. Max Meuleman
3. Tom Van Denderen
1. Sophie Highnam
Eq 2. Hunter Ennor
Eq 2. Bella Lignos

17+
1. Jack Highnam
2. Harry Amner
3. Jack Strangio
1. Freya Parker
2. Rachel Braude
3. Mikaela Sharman-Smith

House Results
  1. Chisholm             1483
  2. Gilmore               1443
  3. Flynn                   1359
  4. Monash               1329

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McKinnon Musical - Tickets on sale now!

May 14, 2015, 4:00 pm
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Synopsis
Seymour, an orphan and nerd, is taken in and given a job by Mr. Mushnik, owner of a run down Florist shop on seedy Skid Row. Seymour spends his time doing menial tasks and dreaming of the shop assistant, Audrey. One day, after an eclipse of the sun, Seymour discovers a strange plant. He buys it and names it Audrey II. While caring for Audrey II, Seymour discovers the plant's rather unique appetite. The plant grows and grows, as does Seymour's infatuation for Audrey, but who will get her first?



Venue
The Alan Lawrence Theatre, McKinnon Secondary College's Alan Lawrence Theatre
291a McKinnon Rd
McKinnon, Victoria 3204

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Year 10 Outdoor Education Camp

May 17, 2015, 5:09 pm
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On Monday May 11th, fifty seven students and seven staff travelled to Daylesford as part of the year ten outdoor education program.

On Day one, we walked 14.7km from Hepburn Springs to Daylesford. We then drove to Lake Dewar Lodge and spent Tuesday 12th and Thursday 13th completing several activities in an Amazing race.

These activities included mountain biking, gorge walking, river crossing (which was very cold), archery, tunnels, fishing and many initiative based activities.

Thanks to all staff and students who attended.
Mr Bridges



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Senior Jazz Band Tour

May 17, 2015, 9:22 pm
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On Friday the 1st of May after a healthy breakfast, a cacophony of young jazz enthusiasts boarded Nuline bus with sunnies on, wearing their fluffy Yamaha sponsored band hoodies and claimed the back seat with their milo ice creams in hand. The 8 hour bus ride began with a mellow vibe of smooth and soothing jazz which crescendoed as we got closer and closer to Mt Gambier.


When we arrived at the performance venue we were all overwhelmed by the sound of exuberant stage bands from around Australia that had poured into Mt Gambier for the famous Generations in Jazz Festival. Our ears feasted on the talents of James Morrison and Ross Irwin, Take 6, Idea of North, Hot Horn Happening and other international artists. We were even lucky enough to meet Ross Irwin and take a photo with him.

The next day, feeling rested and refreshed after a good nights sleep, we ventured once more to the emerald South Australian country side for yet another day of inspirational music making. The day began with a concert featuring the astonishingly impressive winners of last years division 1 stage band. This sent the empowered Mckinnon stage band off to play in division 3, where soloists: Moran Zhou, Vitor Fanstone, Alexia Samiotis, Jamie Morrisey and Jack Doherty- Brown were able to strut their stuff.

The third and final day of this adventure proved to be the most rewarding and inspirational part of the trip. After yet another fulfilling night’s rest we had the opportunity to watch masterclasses run by famous jazz musicians from around the world.

To bring this journey to an end, we were lucky enough to watch Take 6 for a final time as well as many inspirational young Jazz musicians. This world class concert left us excited and inspired by the cornucopia of musical ability that we had been exposed to.

Many thanks for Mr Dmitry Serebrianik and Ms Su Rogerson for getting us involved in Generations in Jazz this year. It would not have been the same without you and all your amazing life advice and stories.

Alexia Samiotis, Camille Stone and Daniel Shaw


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Open Night

May 4, 2015, 9:18 pm
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Open Night is a premier event in the life of the College.  Each Learning Area showcases its Programs and Staff discuss courses, learning styles, content and associated extra curricular activities.
On May the 5 th the evening commenced with a senior quartet playing in the Assembly Hall Foyer.  Senior School Captains and leaders  welcomed families with a package containing a folio of Transition documents, a program and flyer. Collectively these inform parents of the key values which form the underlying principles of our education platform.



The Information Briefing  was introduced with an outstanding performance by the Senior Stage Band.  College Principal, Mrs Pitsa Binnion officially welcomed families and announced  a $9.5 million dollar grant from the State Government. These funds will enable the school to commence Stage 2 of the current Building Plan.  Our Curriculum Manager, Mr Richard Long and Our Head of Junior School, Mr Les McLeod provided an insight into the broad ranging Curriculum and related opportunities at McKinnon Secondary College.  Mrs Jenny de Kretser spoke to parents about the Application Process.

Mr McLeod invited parents to view the various Faculty displays and demonstrations as they toured the school.  Prospective students saw students undertaking various activities, including  Sport and Physical Education Demonstrations,  a variety of amazing Arts, delicious Food Technology  samples, colourful  Mathematics and dynamic Science experiments,  Musical Presentations and tutorial facilities  and  Humanities displays including History, Geography and Commerce/ Business fields of study.   Students of German and French worked in the Library and also prepared food typical of each Culture’s  cuisine.

Tours of the College during the evening provided an opportunity for our Local Community to meet and share exchanges with Staff and friends.  Children enjoyed seeing the array of facilities, Specialist teaching spaces and for prospective Year 7 students, the Year 7 Centre with its associated staff offices  and discussion spaces.  Parents and children were invited to attend our Tours of the school at work on May 7 and 12.  We hope that families left the College feeling confident about the opportunities provided by State Government education and for our part, at McKinnon Secondary College.

Jenny de Kretser


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Year 7 Geography excursion

May 25, 2015, 3:19 pm
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Pooh and more pooh! That was the first word I thought of when I heard we were going to the Werribee Western Treatment Plant. But once you get over the fact that the place is full of stuff you flush down your toilet it really is a very interesting place to visit.

We got to learn all about exactly what happens to waste once it reaches the plant. We learnt what is the difference between sewage and sewerage and that Melbourne, because of the plant is the largest producer of recycled water in Australia.

We  also learnt heaps about ways we can save water like having water tanks and minimize urban surface runoff into our waterways by adding things like rain gardens to our down pipes.

All in all going to the Werribee Western Treatment Plant was a great experience and we learnt loads.

Patrick Mullane 7E

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Kingston Cross Country

May 25, 2015, 3:33 pm
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Kingston CC was held at Karkarook Park on Wednesday 20th of May. McKinnon was well represented throughout the day with some outstanding results.

We won 8 of the 10 age group team events including all boys age groups.

We won the boys and girls aggregate.
We had 5 winners individually, 7 students came 2nd, and 4 students came 3rd.



17-20 Girls
1st in Team event (Rachel, Freya, Mikaela, Allira, Ash Bell)
2nd overall Rachel Braude

17-20 Boys
1st in Team event (Jack H, Harry A, Jack St, Jonno K, Theo)
2nd overall Jack Highnam
3rd overall Harry Amner

16 Girls
1st overall Sophie Highnam
2nd overall Hunter Ennor
3rd overall Bella Lignos
1st in Team event (Soph, Hunter, Bella, Melina, Zhara)

16 Boys
1st overall Will Ockenden
3rd overall Max Meulman
1st in Team event (Will, Max, Braydon, Matt G, Lee L)

15 girls
1st overall Ebony Lockton
3rd overall Jacinta Schepisi
1st in Team event (Eb, Jac, Angela C, Lilli S, Erin T)

15 boys
2nd overall Josh Kah
1st in Team event (Josh, Alex and Josh Boul, Sean B, Ash H)

14 girls
4th overall Gemma Strangio

14 boys
2nd overall Jason Clayton
1st in Team event (Jason, Sam K, Harry M, Jasper, Lachlan Z)

13 girls
1st overall Geneive O'Brien
2nd overall Katherine Hart

13 boys
1st overall Will Sharp
2nd overall Nick Poulos
1st in Team event (Will, Nick, Ishan, Nathan S, Levi S)


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Senior Round Robin Day

May 25, 2015, 4:11 pm
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On Wednesday May 14th the Kingston Winter Senior Round Robin was held in various venues within the area.

McKinnon was strongly represented and won the boys badminton, boys & girls hockey and boys soccer.

These teams progress further to Southern Metro Finals in term 3.






Sport
Place
Coach
Venue
Boys Soccer
1st
Mr Jhoomum
Dendy Park
Girls Soccer
2nd
Mr Carroll
Dendy Park
Boys Football
2nd
Mr Hudd
King George Reserve
Girls Netball
A-2nd/ B-3rd
Miss Schmidt
Dales Park
Boys Hockey
1st
Mr Farthing
Brighton SC
Girls Hockey
1st
Mr McConnon
No Competition
Boys Badminton
A -1st/ B -1st
Mrs Gill
GESAC
Girls Badminton
A -4th/ B – 5th
Mrs Gill
GESAC




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General Assembly 20/5/15

May 25, 2015, 6:02 pm
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The second term two general assembly took place on the 20th of May.

The Assembly was opened with the National Anthem performed by the Symphonic Wind Band with Vocalist Jack Ryan. The Symphonic Wind Band was conducted by Ms Su Rogerson. The Symphonic Wind Band then performed Dance Fever by Michael Brown.

The 2015 Senior School Council Representative Emily Holding and Deputy School Captain Nic Chapman led the assembly.


The Victorian State Parliamentary Member for Bentleigh, Mr Nick Staikos then made a special announcement about the recent funding McKinnon has received. A  total of $9 Million has been given to McKinnon in this budget.

Mrs Binnion then presented her always inspring Principal's address.

Ms Papworth then presented an award to senior students for a battle of the bands competition. This was presented to the 'Son of Daniel' band.

Tali Pinkus, Gilmore house captain then presented a report on the senior girls tennis state finals.

Ms Hatch as well reported on the international Bebras computational thinking challenge.

Assistant Principal, Mr Evans then discussed student safety issues

There were many presentations throughout the assembly, including a German exchange program report and a presentation on the recent legal studies and politics trip to Canberra presented by George Harte and Tom Kreiser.

Year 12 students, Emily Holding and David Yarrow then promoted the upcoming musical production, Little Shop of Horrors.

The assembly was then concluded by Mr Evans




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Senior Girls Tennis - State Champions

May 25, 2015, 8:16 pm
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I wish to congratulate THE BEST SENIOR GIRLS TENNIS TEAM IN VICTORIA for 2015.  Our very own STATE CHAMPIONS: Jess Brzozowska, Michelle Pits, Sophie Robertson, Bailey Sandler and Eren Ozenir.

Their story is one of persistence and resilience paying off. After being State Runners Up for the last five years, the girls were determined that it was their year to take home the State Title.

They became Kingston Champions by beating Parkdale, Sandringham and Bentleigh and became Southern Metropolitan Regional Champions by defeating  MacRobertson Girls High, Nossal and Lyndale Secondary.  

On Monday, at Boroondara Tennis Centre, they easily won Pool B by beating Horsham, Myrtleford, Gladstone Park and Mildura in the Semi Finals to advance to the State Final against Box Hill.  

The Final was a neck and neck tussle, so much so, that after four singles and two doubles, both teams were equal on sets and games won.  The Final was deemed a draw so an extra set needed to be played.  

Jess and Michelle convincingly won this 4-0 to enable McKinnon to take out the elusive State Title.  In fact, Michelle never dropped a single game in her singles match and as a doubles pair Jess and Michelle only dropped three games for the entire day.

The tennis journey this year was a fabulous team effort, with Sophie, Bailey and Jess competing at Divisional Regional and State competitions. All girls did a wonderful job.

Well done girls on your wonderful achievement!

Carole Hooper
Coach and Head of Junior Sport

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VCE geography camp

June 1, 2015, 9:29 pm
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The annual Year 12 Geography Camp to Tarra Bulga National Park, a mainstay for a generation of Geographers at McKinnon, was held at the beginning of May, in order for our intrepid group of students to sample the beautiful scenery provided by the cool temperate rainforest of the region. This experience has proved invaluable for students back in the classroom, in preparation for a series of SACs.

We wandered through the Park, surrounded by centuries-old Myrtle Beech and towering Mountain Ash, up ridges and down gullies, harassed by the occasional stray tree branch and endlessly pursued by the sworn enemy of the VCE Geography student, the mighty leech. We were able to observe the unique characteristics of the park and see the management that had been put in place to ensure the conservational and recreational usage of the park could be sustained for future use, as well as putting a creative and delicious spin on BBQ lunches. At night, our palatial cabin accommodation allowed students the chance to huddle around the campfire, set up impromptu movie theatres and test Monopoly skills.

Unfortunately, the 2015 trip looks like being the final visit due to a new course being introduced for 2016, but we are sure all students past and present have enjoyed their time at the Park.

Thanks to Bourkie, Howie and Stacey for their efforts in staffing the camp!.

Daniel Blackmore.

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Vocal Night

June 2, 2015, 6:06 pm
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On Monday 11 May the first Vocal Night for 2015 was held in the Lecture Theatre. The Choir opened the night with two very impressive pieces; ‘Freedom is Coming’, a South African Traditional freedom song, and the well known hit 'Hold Back the River' by James Bay and Iain Archer – solo sung by Jack Ryan.  Izabel (Eui Jeong) Seo accompanied the pieces, which were performed, to a very high standard.

There were group, trio, duo and solo performances, with some accompaniment on piano and others on guitar.  Everyone showed off their musical talents with songs from pop, musical theatre and even swing and blues.

The World Challenge students catered for the interval with food and drinks and everyone had a great break, returning ready for an amazing second half where VCE students performed pieces for their upcoming exams.



The night concluded with two exceptional pieces from the Senior Singers singing ‘Stars I Shall Find’ and 'Do you Want to Build A Snowman’.  Ms West conducted and gave the audience a treat to amazing four part harmonies.

Thanks to the amazing Audio Visual team and the wonderful Ms West for the organisation of this splendid night.
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Year 8 Survivor Aquathon

June 2, 2015, 9:20 pm
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The year 8 PE Survivor Aquathon unit has just been completed by our amazing year 8 athletes!
The students had been training in the weeks leading up to the event by participating in swimming and special “spin” fitness classes at GESAC. At the conclusion of the 6 week unit they participated in the aquathon race. This race includes a 1.2km Run followed by a 200m swim of the outdoor pool. Their times are converted into points which all contributed to their Year 8 Survivor Program.




The Top results from the aquathon were:



Boys
Girls
Jacob Grey - 0:08:02 (School Record)
Angel Lignos - 0:08:36 (School Record)
Ben Solly - 0:08:20
Sienna Beaves - 0:08:45
Josh Clayton - 0:08:30
Anna Willington - 0:09:09

Congratulations to all that participated making the event a massive success, especially all students in 8G that had 100% participation! We hope that all the students continue to be active outside of school, and possibly have a go at a triathlon this summer.

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Year 11 Theatre Night

June 8, 2015, 4:54 pm
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The Year Eleven Theatre Studies performance this semester was a shortened version of the Greek play, Medea by Euripides. It follows the story of Greek legend Jason (of Jason and the Argonauts) and his wife, Medea. When he marries another woman, she becomes outraged and swears revenge on her husband, his new wife and his new wife’s father.





This semester we were given the option of performing in the style of Greek Theatre or Commedia Dell’Arte (an Italian improvised style of comedy). We picked Greek Theatre and learnt the individual conventions of the piece.

With many students taking on more than acting, the class performed, stage managed, designed costumes and masks, hair and makeup, organised the foyer and advertising as well as directed the piece.
We were privileged to be under the guidance of our amazing and dedicated teacher Ms Carly Doctor.

We would like to thank all the friends and family who came to watch our performance, as well as Nick Xanthoudakis, Adian and Myles, who were our lighting technicians on the night. It has been an amazing experience and we have all grown together as a class as we progress further into our studies.

Ellen Nichols

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Year 9 Music Performance Excursion

June 9, 2015, 3:36 pm
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On Friday the 5th of June, 25 excited and enthusiastic performance students from the Semester 1, Year 9 Music Performance Class, made their way to Claremont Terrace to perform for some local residents.

After setting up their equipment, the afternoon began with a medley of War Time Songs arranged by William Hardy. This delighted the audience, who were more than happy to join in and sing along. Many other solo and group performances were performed to the excited audience. For many students, it was their first solo performance.


The concert was a fantastic display of talent and passion and enjoyed by all who attended.

I would like to thank Ms. Papworth for her attendance and I would like to thank the Year 9 Music Class for their wonderful performances.

Theresa Kirk.


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The McKinnon website reaches 1 million views

June 9, 2015, 8:34 pm
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Hello, Howdy, Geia Sas, Nín hăo, As-salām 'alaykum

A special hello to all the countries who have viewed our website since our launch in October, 2014.

Thanks to countries including the United States, Hong Kong, Greece, the United Kingdom, Singapore, Canada, Jordan, Morocco, New Zealand and of course Australia, we have been able to reach over a million views.

We would like to thank everyone for your continuous support and feedback and for helping us reach this terrific achievement.



This would not have been possible without the hard work of Blake Seufert, Andrew Krause and Jamie Binnion.

Thank you to everyone again for your support and we encourage any feedback to make the website even better.








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Year 7 History Museum Project

June 14, 2015, 4:01 pm
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On Friday 5th June, the McKinnon Year 7 Transition (MYST) Centre was transformed into an ‘Ancient Civilisation Museum Exhibit’ as part of the Year 7 History program.  Each class had to investigate in depth an ancient Mediterranean society (Egypt, Greece or Rome), focus their research on a particular feature (art, architecture, government, economy, defence and culture) and reflect on how our contemporary society has been, and continues to be, influenced by these civilisations so many years later.


During this project, students learnt important research skills such as referencing sources, and improved their skills in the synthesis of information gathered in order to present an exhibit that was visual, aural, interactive and engaging.  Many students achieved this by creating videos, podcasts, acting as tour guides and, in some cases, dressing up and becoming the ‘embodiment’ of their specific topic.  Further to this, many students spent a lot of their time recreating historical artefacts based on their research, and this demonstrated not only authentic learning, but a high level of engagement in the activity as well.

Congratulations to all the students in 7B, 7D, 7F, 7H, 7J & 7L on their amazing work, effort and the impressive level of energy and enthusiasm displayed in the completion of this project.

Chris Pantelios
Student Engagement Coordinator


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French Exchange Excursion

June 14, 2015, 9:14 pm
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The 22 French exchange students and their accompanying teacher, Mrs Dorothy Fox, arrived in Sunday the 7th of June and they have begun their McKinnon experience this week. Students spent one day on excursion exploring the Melbourne Museum and admiring the views from the Eureka Skydeck.

Thursday morning was their first day at our school. They wore the McKinnon uniform for the first time with élégance. In France, students don’t wear uniforms at school and they always experience a mix of surprise and excitement the first time they have to wear the uniform.

The day started with a very warm welcome from the principal team. Mrs Binnion greeted the students in French. Students were very touched and immediately felt they are more than just visitors, they are now part of our community. Mrs Fox presented Mrs Binnion with a gift sent by the French principal or proviseur as they are called in France.

After the group photos, students met all the staff involved in the exchange: Frau Fowler, Ms Kellie Dickson and the Year 10 student managers. They received information about the exchange and all the necessary documentation to start classes in period 3. A group of Year 11 and 12 McKinnon students ran the last part of the induction session. Hanna Gutkin, Eren Hagar, Mariel Beiers and Greta Skahill took the French students for a tour of the school.

Overall, it is a fantastic start for the French exchange and we look forward to the many other activities planned.


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