SUCCESS STORIES
2024 BLUES AWARD
On Wednesday 27 March Annabelle Sakurai from the class of 2023 and Miklos Milias of Year 7 were awarded the SSV Blues Award for their outstanding accomplishments in Netball and Soccer. The Blues Award is the highest accolade awarded through School Sport Victoria.
Annabelle is a star netballer. As captain of the Under 16 Victorian Netball squad, she used her astonishing athleticism and strong leadership skills to carry her team into two national grand finals. Annabelle was also a member of the Hawks with the Victorian Netball League in 2022 and has been a passionate advocate and leader of netball in the community and at school.
Miklos Milias is an emerging talent in Soccer competing on a state and national field. Miklos is an exceptional Soccer player, whose remarkable goalkeeping skills led to his selection as a member of the squad of the U12 boys football squad for Team Vic. During the School Sport Australia National Football Championships, Miklos maintained a formidable presence, boasting four clean sheets during seven matches. During these high-pressure games, Miklos remained calm and composed helping the team secure victory.
Jennifer Pemberton
Head of Physical Education/Sport
ORSO SOARS AGAIN!
Congratulations to Allegra Orso (Year 11) who competed at the National Junior Track and Field Championships held in Adelaide on Friday 19 April.
Allegra is an up-and-coming athlete who has had some amazing success over the last 18 months. At the National Junior Championships she won the gold medal for triple jump setting a personal best of 12.81m.
What an outstanding achievement. We look forward to seeing Allegra continue to break records and win more medals in the 2024 Athletics season.
Jennifer Pemberton
Head of Physical Education and Sport
A MCKINNON SUCCESS STORY: GEORGIA FORAN
Over the last seven decades, McKinnon Secondary College has seen numerous, now professional, athletes pass through its very own gates. Max Gawn, Jack Frost, Melina Ayres, just to name a few. Some may even say that their talent and successes are all thanks to our remarkable sporting culture within the school community!
However, in recent years, one very special athlete has graced McKinnon with her presence, and that athlete is Georgia Foran. With her versatility when it comes to both sport and academics, Georgia is one of the finest students the school has ever seen, and her record certainly shows it. She has represented countless football clubs over the years, playing in the Coates Talent League at Sandringham Dragons from 2020-2023, representing her state in the Vic Metro team in 2022, and now currently playing her second season for the Southern Saints VFLW side.
Although faced with injury the past few weeks, Georgia may be fit to play once again in the coming rounds of the VFLW, and I urge you all to get down and show some support for her and the Saints. The VFLW fixture is accessible online to check out where and when the Saints will be playing and can be found on PlayHQ.
Athletes like Georgia show all of us what hard work and commitment allows us to achieve, and all budding athletes, both boys and girls, should look up to her and her success. We wish her all the best for both this current VFLW season and all of those in her triumphant future. I can certainly say that I am more than excited to see where her Football career takes her!!
Bianca Sguario
Class of 2023