On 6 August 2008, McKinnon Secondary College rejoiced in the one sunny day for weeks to hold the annual Athletics Carnival. This year the theme was Countries of the World, to celebrate the 2008 Olympic Games.
And boy, there were a lot of darned Mexicans around.
On the 6th of August, the 2 ‘poms’ brought out the best weather of the winter so far for the third and final sports carnival of the year. All students gathered at a warm and sunny Duncan Mackinnon ready to see which House would take away this year’s crown.
As the Olympics were starting in 2 days' time, the theme this year was “Countries of the World”, with students encouraged to dress in the colours of their favourite country. Along with the expected high levels of Green and Gold, there were various outfits from across the globe including Germany, Jamaica, Mexico and a small, yet great country called England!!!!
The school had also hired special timing gates that were placed at the finish to electronically record students' times and places. Step aside Beijing: McKinnon will show you how to do it! The day contained all the usual athletic events along with the running of the staff vs student relay (which the students won) and McKinnon’s very own 80-80 relay.
After all the results had been calculated, it was declared that the red house of Gilmore had won their second carnival of the year, having already taken out the Cross Country carnival in May. Any student that came first in an event, or second in the 800m and 1500m, now goes on to represent the school at the District Championships in September.
Congratulations to all students who got dressed up and participated, and to all the members of Gilmore. Also a huge thank you to all the staff that helped out – the day would not run without them.
Steve Bustin and Andy Hart
