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Year 10 French NGV Excursion
Learning a language is not limited to the classroom, nor is the focus solely on the grammar and vocabulary. On Wednesday 16 August, the Year 10 students of French learnt about French history and...
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National Science Week
August 14-18 was National Science Week. The Science Faculty celebrated in a number of ways:During lunchtimes the students were displaying their kinetic sculptures, making very large bubbles, testing...
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French Model UN Conference 2017
MODEL UN CONFERENCES EXTENDING STUDENTS LEARNING BEYOND THE CLASSROOMlearn in an innovative and involved manner;deepen their knowledge and understanding of the UN and global issues;practise their...
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Junior Boys Squash State Final
The State Final for Junior Boys Squash was held recently at MSAC and it was with great excitement that McKinnon Secondary College was able to enter two teams of boys into the competition.McKinnon 1:...
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Programming Challenge for Girls (PC4G)
It was an absolute delight to take a group of six enthusiastic girls along to The School of Information Technology at Deakin University, who were hosting the Programming Challenge 4 Girls.This is an...
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Cuckoo Restaurant Excursion
On Wednesday 2 August, it took five buses to transport over 230 students and accompanying teachers to the annual excursion to the Cuckoo Restaurant. German learners from Year 8 to Year 12 participated...
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Sir John Monash Commemorative Lecture
On Friday 11 August, eight students were invited to commemorate Sir John Monash. Though most of us didn’t know much about what some may regard as “the greatest Australian ever,” we were soon to find...
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Computing Teachers Teach with Stile
All students who are doing Computing courses at McKinnon will be familiar with Stile. This is the website we use to create all our lessons, to distribute files to students, to gather work from students...
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Speed Skating
Joshua Kah (Year 12) has qualified for the Short Track Speed Skating World Cup in September.Josh, who is the youngest member of the Australian team, will compete in the Netherlands and Hungary with the...
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German Day Out
The annual forum was run by German universityIn July, Year 9 and 10 McKinnon German students joined around 700 German students from around Victoria for the key event of the German Day Out in the...
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Deakin University Illuminate Challenge
Early in the term, seven bright business students undertook the Deakin University Illuminate challenge, which allowed us to experience a week in the life of a university business student. Our challenge...
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2017 Kyoto Prize Winner
It is with pleasure and great pride that we congratulate Professor Graham Farquhar AO (Class of 1964) on the announcement of his winning the 2017 Kyoto Prize - for his work improving water-efficient...
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Asia Week
From September 18 to 22, during the last week of Term 3, McKinnon Secondary College celebrated its 23rd annual Asia Week. As always, we must thank staff and students for getting involved and we have to...
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New Caledonia Tour
A group of 28 students and 3 teachers enjoyed eight days in New Caledonia at the end of Term 3. New Caledonia, only a short 4 hour flight from Melbourne, is a French speaking island nation, known for...
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2017 SMR Athletics Championships
On Thursday 12 October, sixty McKinnon students descended on Casey Fields with the hope of retaining the premiers flag we successfully won in 2016, a truly magnificent achievement.The day started well...
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Big Band Bash
The Big Band Bash was held on Friday 13 October and was an outstanding success. Congratulations to all the students involved in the Senior, Intermediate and Junior Stage Bands and the band “Immature”...
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Beep Test Challenge
On Monday 16 October we saw over 25 of McKinnon’s finest athletes take part in the annual Beep Test Challenge held in the Gym at lunchtime. Many of the competitors lined up to try and break some of...
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2017 Youth Art Exhibition Winner
Congratulations to Orr Zaacks (Year 10) for her involvement in Glen Eira City Council's 2017 Youth Art exhibition. Her artwork, Another Starry Night was selected as the winner for the Senior Section....
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2017 Science Talent Search
This year the Science Talent Search focused on the topic of ‘Future Earth’ which related to renewable energies, conservation, evolution and more. Out of the 25 participants from McKinnon Secondary...
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Year 12 Valedictory Dinner
The Graduation of the Class of 2017 was celebrated in spectacular style at the annual McKinnon Secondary College Valedictory Dinner. Once again Crown Casino’s beautiful Palladium Room was the scene for...
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