SUCCESS STORIES

McKINNON BAND WINS AT SOUNDS OF GLEN EIRA BAND COMPETITION

Following in the footsteps of "Cat Empire" and "Sons of Daniel", "The Captive", an indie pop band comprising five Year 10 McKinnon students smashed it at the Sounds of Glen Eira Band Competition on Friday night, playing a mixture of covers and original songs.

They won the "The People's Choice" Award, as most popular act on the night. The band took home a $200 JB-HIFI voucher and the opportunity of some studio time.  The band comprises: Rony Olesh, Liz Tsagliotis, Emily Cartledge, Jordan Kellaway and Ofri Shahar.

VAFA UMPIRE RISING STAR: JAMES HACKETT-SMITH

Recently at the Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA) Umpires Annual Dinner attended by over 250 Umpires, Officials, family and partners at the MCC Dining Room, our own Year 12 student James Hackett-Smith was presented with the 2016 Most Improved Boundary Umpire Award (refer to photo).

This prestigious award which has been a natural pathway for many umpires into the VFL and then the pinnacle of football in Australia the AFL was presented to James by current VFL umpire and VAFA Boundary Umpires Coach, Ryan O’Shea (refer to photo).

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