THISTLELONIANS
MCKINNON SECONDARY COLLEGE ALUMNI - THISTLELONIANS
The Thistlelonians was formed in 1994 to encompass the ex-students and staff of McKinnon High School/McKinnon Secondary College.
Our goal is to celebrate and facilitate communication and involvement amongst the past and present college community.
With the generous support of the Principal and School Council we are able to interact with former and current staff and students and form an integral part of the modern McKinnon school community. Through this support we are able to maintain an office at the school, have the IT Department assist with maintenance of our website, including Facebook, produce our annual magazine and have a close connection to the top with Principal, Pitsa Binnion’s Assistant, Melanie Lynch as our Thistlelonian Administrator. We also have representation on School Council.
Our main fundraising is through our reunions, conducted each October and donations to our Scholarship Fund. With this money we are able to award bursaries to Year 9 students and also contribute to other school community activities.
Over the past 12 months, the Committee has been working to streamline our administrative procedures and moving away from costly and inefficient postal communications to relying on email and Facebook technologies. We are actively seeking email addresses from any former McKinnon students and staff. If you know of any school friends or family members who may not have updated their contact details with us, please encourage them to do so here. Once details are updated you will be advised of upcoming reunions.
Our Facebook page allows you to keep in touch with all of our latest news. With over 16,000 ex-students and staff on our database it is essential we have email/mobile phone numbers to communicate with everyone who has a connection to McKinnon as we are all Thistlelonians.
Our annual magazine has just been published and we would be delighted to have you read about our activities by clicking on the following link: Annual magazine
Geoff Woolnough
President - Thistlelonians