McKinley House in Southport, Queensland | Public school

McKinley House

Locality: Southport, Queensland

Phone: +61 7 5531 9911

Address: 2 Winchester Street 4215 Southport, QLD, Australia

Website: http://www.tss.qld.edu.au

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25.01.2022 Origin has to be one of those occasions in Boarding that the boys will look back on in 10+ years time with great fondness!

25.01.2022 Yr. 10 working in their History assignment - nice work and thanks to Ms Rosky (especially for giving up family time so Micky boys have the inside running!)

25.01.2022 Yr 10 2021 participating in Serious Lego Play, a workshop to build leadership capacity and help the boys on their career development pathway.

25.01.2022 Sugar overload at the moment. Birthday celebrations today (big thank you Machie) and Yr 10 were treated to Max Brenner last night!

24.01.2022 Great to have energy back in the House. Year 8 & 9 have hit the ground running and are adapting well to the new normal... Photos of Yr 8 making the most of our new Prep/Study space! (Although Pratty seems to be having a bit too much fun!)

22.01.2022 Yr 10s new lunch routine on the McKinley green. Things aren’t all that bad under Covid restrictions!

20.01.2022 Welcome to Micky boys (Yr.8 2021)! We have a new tradition.. pizza and marshmallows around the fire with the Seniors showing them the ropes! (Special shout out to the Pearson’s - first official fire on fire pit!)

20.01.2022 You are invited to the:

20.01.2022 Rest In Peace Oliver Martin. On behalf of McKinley House our hearts go out to the Martin Family. Boys - please take heed of Oli’s quote - an example for all!

20.01.2022 Jack and the McCormack boys in action! That table looks impressive, Jack!

19.01.2022 Cracking couple of nights with the boys. Out to Surfers for burgers with the 12s on Tuesday night and we kicked off our first McKinley Steak night of the year last night. Thank you to the families who kindly donate meat throughout the year. As a House the boys acknowledged all the sacrifices their families make to send them to Micky!

19.01.2022 Another one of Machie’s famous morning teas! Celebrating Nov, Dec & Jan birthdays, Christmas and a final farewell for some of the Yr 12s.

19.01.2022 Camo and concealment - boys had a great time

19.01.2022 McKinley PNG boys - proudly represented the House at the Kokoda Memorial Service. (Nice Dom... you look like king of PNG in this shot!)

18.01.2022 Brownies Saturday Night Pool Comp. Great night with plenty of banter. Well done to little Schutty for taking out the win! (Thanks T.Browne - appreciate the initiative)

17.01.2022 Big day for Blake (Yr 10) - announced as the starting full back for the 1st XV Rugby this weekend. Congratulations!

17.01.2022 Great watching some quality athletes at the National Wheelchair Rugby Championship today! Thanks to those boys and families who supported this important event! Particularly Proud to be part of the Boarding community on days like this!

17.01.2022 Swim Carnival Trials! Usual showing for McKinley.... few near drownings, breast stroke when butterfly is needed, the appearance of flippers and a couple of Manu’s to top things off! All we were missing was Watty’s inflatable bronco!

16.01.2022 Nice to have School Spirit back!

16.01.2022 First assembly in the new Annand Theatre (check out the following pics/video - no need for superlatives!)

15.01.2022 More action shots!

14.01.2022 Life Skills (Week 2) - Yr 11 boys get amongst it this week.

14.01.2022 Great to have the energy of Yr 10 back in the House. Boys hitting the books - new prep routine to engage and improve collaboration.

13.01.2022 Happy Birthday to our October boys, Mav, Charlie S, George P, Chris T, Caleb and Cooper!

13.01.2022 Ready for action, when you are boys!

13.01.2022 Big day yesterday at Assembly - Deans List recipients! Congrats to Tom (also awarded a Scholars Tie for being on the Deans List 6 times!!), Evan and Josh.

12.01.2022 Congratulations to all boys who improved their academic results and diligence. George had the best change in GPA and Arch had the best change in Diligence.

11.01.2022 Nice to see Yr 10 working hard - couple of Seniors in the mix too showing them the way!

11.01.2022 Welcome to the Senior House, McKinley Yr 7! Traditional game before BBQ!

10.01.2022 Ms Rosky had the House buzzing last night - finishing strongly! Yr 12 had a celebratory post exam cake and Yr 10 working hard on their History.

10.01.2022 Will - in the hot seat, so to speak (q & a time with Mr Bos)

10.01.2022 It’s not too late to join us tonight.... (check your email for the online link) Start time is actually 7pm so we can get some action in before the Footy!

10.01.2022 Another great display of community engagement by the Mickey boys! Max, Stirling and Lachie volunteering with Rosies to help provide a meal to the disadvantaged.

10.01.2022 Gus, Lach and Jamie - character building footy!

09.01.2022 https://www.tss.qld.edu.au/mckinley-news-jul30-20/

08.01.2022 Will B, Lachie F and Tom R slugged it yesterday afternoon into a strong head wind, running from the Spit to Palm Beach (1/2 Marathon!). Superb effort boys and great preparation for the 2021 Kokoda Challenge.

06.01.2022 Respect the Day, Anzac Day, 2020, Remember Their Sacrifice, Honour Our Traditions, Look After Your Mates, Celebrate Our Freedoms.

06.01.2022 After a year of missed events and catch ups with our friends within the school community, the TSS P&F has offered Virtual Wine Tasting as a way of connecting with friends and family. It also serves as a healthy fundraiser for the various supporter groups within the school, of which the Boarder Parent Support Group (BPSG) is one. If you decide to join in the fun with this ‘event’ please consider nominating the BPSG as the designated recipient of the fundraising component.

05.01.2022 Revised date (as per email dated 13/5)

04.01.2022 Welcome back Morning Tea for our Seniors. Thanks Machie and Ms Rosky! Looking forward to getting all boys back on deck when we can.

04.01.2022 Back to the grind!

04.01.2022 Life Skills sessions! Yr12 keeping active in lock down!

03.01.2022 How good is this visual.... the boys finally back on the park this morning. There will be some sore bodies in the morning! Elijah scoring!

02.01.2022 Started early....... - 1987 replay!

02.01.2022 Plenty of wet weather alternatives around here! Yr 9 burning some energy

02.01.2022 Congrats to Harry for being announced as the starting centre in the 1st V (Basketball)

01.01.2022 Thursday 14th May is the correct date!!

01.01.2022 Congrats to Biddle for his involvement in the victorious 1st XI Football squad!