Legal studies guest speaker
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...
View ArticleYear 7 Art/English Excursion
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...
View ArticleCross Country Carnival
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...
View ArticleMcKinnon Musical - Tickets on sale now!
SynopsisSeymour, 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...
View ArticleYear 10 Outdoor Education Camp
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...
View ArticleSenior Jazz Band Tour
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...
View ArticleOpen Night
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...
View ArticleYear 7 Geography excursion
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...
View ArticleKingston Cross Country
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...
View ArticleSenior Round Robin Day
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...
View ArticleGeneral Assembly 20/5/15
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...
View ArticleSenior Girls Tennis - State Champions
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...
View ArticleVCE geography camp
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...
View ArticleVocal Night
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...
View ArticleYear 8 Survivor Aquathon
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...
View ArticleYear 11 Theatre Night
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...
View ArticleYear 9 Music Performance Excursion
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...
View ArticleThe McKinnon website reaches 1 million views
Hello, Howdy, Geia Sas, Nín hăo, As-salām 'alaykumA special hello to all the countries who have viewed our website since our launch in October, 2014.Thanks to countries including the United States,...
View ArticleYear 7 History Museum Project
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...
View ArticleFrench Exchange Excursion
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...
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