Aths Carnival 2009
The day was meant to be filled with Horror. At least that was the theme of the 2009 McKinnon Secondary College Athletics Carnival. But no matter what the organising coven tried, the weather was a brilliant blue oasis in a soggy, windy week, and it enticed all sorts of ghouls, goblins and goths to run about, jump and throw things.
But many evil backstories hid behind the jolly faces.
Read on, if you dare...
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| Mr Bustin, our mummy. |
Evil Mrs Roney |
Impish Ms Marks and the deeply horrible Mr Hayman - or was he Mr Newton? |
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The evil hats were so mischievous*, they tried to fly away all day. Mr Kiss Killeen stood by to hold them down. *"mischievous" is pronounced MIS-CHE-VUS not MIS CHEE VEE US. This is meant to be an educational page, after all. :-) |
Mrs Morticia Binnion. Both creepy and kooky., and altogether ooky. For those who don't know The Addams Family. |
Unfortunately, the usual number of photos of lovely smiles was diminished this year as most people fought to stay in character. |
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| A happy Goth. Golly. | DSC08016.JPG | DSC08017.JPG |
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| DSC08018.JPG | Heaven only knows what the locals thought of demented zombies congregating at the Duncan McKinnon athletics venue | Scary indeed. |
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| Mr Pantelios, after dealing with some errant year eights. Discipline is tight at McKinnon SC. | Smile... you're dead. | The high-tech laser scoreboard |
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| Mrs Kuriata - unexpectedly bloodthirsty. | Craig lurks. Just... lurks. |
"Never trust a happy clown covered with other people's blood". That's what my mum always told me as she tucked me into bed. And you know? She was right. |
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| Hatchet-headed | Emo-cool | Vampire vivacity |
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| "Hey. Doesn't he look really stupid?" | It's nice to see a werewolf and its victim become firm friends. | So young, so evil. |
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| Small, but deadly. | DSC08042.JPG | Those eyes could follow you around the entire oval... |
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| They only look innocent | DSC08045.JPG | Makes you wonder what they've been up to... |
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| The dress-up photo session | DSC08049.JPG | Dead happy. Or dead, happy. |
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| Characters from Snow White and the Seven Maniacs [Disney, 1937] | Happy to be alive. Well, maybe not exactly 'alive'. You know... | DSC08053.JPG |
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| DSC08054.JPG | Let's hear a big hooray for their biology teacher who showed them where the bones were, and a shout for their art teacher who taught them to paint so well. | A touching Addams family portrait. |
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Completely normal Year Twelves. <shudder>. |
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| The long shadow of a sunny day. | The bride wore white - and blood. Liv was a winner of the costume competition. |
Two more costume competition winners. |
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| Our esteemed announcers | Mr V meets Wednesday Addams | School captain Stacey was also a costume champion. |
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Ms Hatch prepares the traditional hammer and stake to deal with vampire discus hurlers who don't exit the circle from the rear. Frau Fischer records their names in the eternal infernal register. |
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| DSC08090.JPG | DSC08092.JPG | Not many students will go to the trouble of amputating half of their left leg to contribute to a 'horror' theme. But at McKinnon, we do. |
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| Mrs Binnion conjures evil spirits to acclaim some winners | DSC08099.JPG | DSC08100.JPG |
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| It was a slippery surface - several people ended up flat on the track | DSC08129.JPG | DSC08130.JPG |
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HIM: 'Thou shalt not pass, evil womanchild, or I shall smite thee mightily with an elven clipboard, or something" HER: 'Ya reckon, Black Eyed Betty? Stand aside.' In the background: MR HUDD: 'I just feel so free now I can dress like this in public.' So many stories.
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Erk! That clown again, with some really strange companions this time. |
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| Mr Bustin unwraps enough to consult with Mr Manolas | Another dramatic moment on a slippery track. | DSC08149.JPG |
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| DSC08150.JPG | Now, that's determination! | Even freaky evil clowns need their evil freaky friends when the going gets tough. |
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| The mighty but secretive elves who labour underground to produce the scores. | Whatever nutritional horrors lurked within the sausages did not deter the eager snag fans. | Those saucy girls |
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| Mr McLaughlan assured me he hardly ever embraces students like this just because they invite him to. | The starter and the finisher finally meet in the middle | DSC08161.JPG |
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Finally! Over the bar. The hair celebrates with a party of its own. |
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| Mr Noble explains the triple jump theory | DSC08183.JPG | DSC08184.JPG |
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| Great leaping Vicky! | We got ribbons. We got lotsa ribbons! |
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| DSC08189.JPG | Some intensive one-on-one triple-jump tuition | DSC08192.JPG |
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| Well done, Einat! | DSC08195.JPG | DSC08197.JPG |
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| DSC08201.JPG | Mr Hart competed in every boys' race. Only his evil magical shoes ensured his victories, because we all know without them he'd get puffed walking the length of the B-block corridor. |
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"Evil magical clogs do my bidding, now", Mr Hart thinks. While everyone else thinks the Nike Challenge is an innocent program to encourage students into pursuing physical activity, Mr Hart's demonic kickback from Nike is eternal life and really nice quadriceps. |
Mr Killeen's muscles fascinate the local lovelies as he shows the importance of the loud GRUNT when shot-putting. | Inspired by Mr Killeen, a young lad continues his life-long mission to grunt loudly and fascinate the locals. |
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Those damnëd magical slippers again. Mr Hart is powerless without them. For those seeking the secret of Mr Hart's success: he double-knots his laces! |
DSC08219.JPG | Mr Evans officiates in awarding celebratory ribbons to worthy winners. |
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| They may not be fast, but zombies rarely are. If they were, Dawn of the Dead and Shaun of the Dead would have been a lot less fun. | True horror. Mr Newton in Carlton clobber. The end must be near. | And Mr Hayman transfigures into Mr Newton. True evil must be afoot for such monstrosities to walk the earth... |
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Aths Carnival results will be coming soon.
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