VCE Legal Studies and Politics Study Tour of Canberra
It was far too early on a Sunday morning for 44 of the best and brightest of legal and politics students to embark on a three day journey to the nation’s capital. While many sought sleep on the bus...
View ArticleYear 7 Parent Information Night
Tuesday 17th March was the date of the annual 'Parent Evening' for Year 7 families.It began with musical items from the Year 8 band and strings groups in the hall, followed by the presentation of the...
View ArticlePi Day
On Friday the 13th of March, McKinnon celebrated Pi Day with our annual Pi Reciting Competition. This year, Pi Day had a special significance being on the 3/14/15 representing the first four decimal...
View ArticlePeer Support
Throughout term one the Peer Support program has been assisting year seven students with their transition into high school. Around 90 year 11 students take a handful of year 7s once a week and run them...
View ArticleHouse Music Festival
The House Music Festival was held on the evening of Thursday the 19th of March, in the School Hall. After six weeks of intense rehearsals, the students performed to a packed house and demonstrated a...
View ArticleRide 2 School Day
Ride to school day is celebrated nationally on Friday March 13th. All students are encouraged to not only ride bikes to school, but they can scoot, skate or even roller blade to school. Below is a...
View ArticleSMR Diving Championships
Mckinnon Secondary College was represented well at the recent SMR Diving championships. Held at MSAC on Thursday 19th March, 6 students arrived early for a clinic with elite coaches to ensure their...
View ArticleSailing
With pride, the McKinnon sailing team have become the Victorian State Champions for public schools. With the strongest presence of all the public schools at the championships, we entered teams in both...
View ArticleYear 10 Surf Camp
Year 10 surf camp was an all adventure 3 day affair at Ocean Grove! While the waves weren't exactly pumping we were treated with reasonable beginner conditions, enthusiastic instructors and warm...
View ArticleIntermediate Round Robin
INTER ROUND ROBIN – TERM 1On Thursday 19 March, Term 1 Kingston Intermediate Round Robin took place at a variety of venues across Melbourne. Congratulations to the Boys Volleyball and Girls Tennis who...
View Article9UP Presentations
Monday 23rd and Tuesday 24th of March saw over 330 Year 9s present their findings for their 9UP projects across 4 locations at school. Working in groups of 4-6, the students identified a key societal...
View ArticleSenior Round Robin
On the Monday March 23rd Kingston Term 1 Senior Round Robin took place at a variety of venues across Melbourne. Congratulations to the boys and girls volleyball, baseball, softball and girls tennis...
View ArticleYear 12 Theatre Performance
In the last week of term, the Year 12 Theatre Studies class put on the incredible, thought provoking production of Top Girls by Caryl Churchill. The play is set in 1979-80 and explores feminism and...
View Article2015 German Exchange
The combined McKinnon - Luther College exchange group with 42 students and 4 staff are currently enjoying a full month experiencing German culture and school life. All students are hosted by families...
View ArticleYear 8 Medieval Day
On Thursday 16th April, all Year 8 History students took part in Medieval Day. With some excellent costumes on show, each class had to complete a series of challenges in order to win points for their...
View ArticleYear 10 French Excursion
Learning a language is not simply learning the words and how to arrange them in a sentence. It is also learning about another culture, its history and its modern society. They two Year 10 French...
View ArticleEqual Opportunity Sports Day
Kingston Equal Opportunity Sports DayOn Thursday April 30th the Kingston Equal Opportunity Sports Day took place at a variety of venues across South East Melbourne.Thanks to all the players for...
View ArticlePhilosophy Excursion to the National Gallery of Victoria
Ancient Philosophy still has a way of touching our 21st century lives. As McKinnon Philosophers from Years 8 – 11 found out at the Peter Singer and Leslie Cannold event at the National Gallery Victoria...
View ArticleGeneral Assembly 30/4/2015
The first term two general assembly took place on the 30th of April. The Assembly was jam packed with an array of awards and presentations. The Assembly was opened with the National Anthem performed by...
View ArticleYear 10 Central Trip
On The 20th and 21st of March, 180 year 10s embark of the journey of a lifetime, to Central Australia. At 4:30 in the morning The first lot of year 10s arrived at school, eager for the trip to begin...
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