MacGregor State High School

Infobox Aust school
name = MacGregor State High School


motto = "The Best We Can Be"
established = 1969
type = Public, Co-educational, Secondary, Day school
principal = Ms. Karyn Hart
city = Brisbane
state = Queensland
country = Australia flagicon|Australia
campus = Suburban (Macgregor)
enrolment = ~ 1600
colours = Red, White & Green color box|#FF0000color box|#FFFFFFcolor box|#228b22
homepage = [http://www.macgregoshs.qld.edu.au/wcmss/ macgregoshs.qld.edu.au]

MacGregor State High School (MSHS) is a co-educational, state secondary school, located in Macgregor, a southeastern suburb of Brisbane, Queensland Australia.

History

MacGregor State High School was opened in 1969 with nine teachers and 203 students. The first school principal was Mr. J.E.R. Pearson. The school was named for Sir William MacGregor, governor of Queensland from 1909 until 1914. The Clan MacGregor's Australian Chieftain, Mrs Jean McGregor-Lowndes, was its first patron, and many of the school's icons and emblems reflect a Scottish theme. [http://macgregoshs.eq.edu.au/wcmss/history.html History] of MacGregor State High School, accessed 2 December 2006]

On 4 November 1973 at 6:30 pm, a tornado struck the school, causing hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of damage which resulted in the rebuilding of a large proportion of the school.

In November 2006, a video was uploaded to the website Youtube, containing footage of a fight between school students from Macgregor State High. This was viewed more than 1000 times [cite web| title=Brisbane Times | date=2007-03-27| url=http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/news/queensland/school-brawl-on-youtube/2007/03/27/1174761425433.html] cite web| title=Channel 7 news | date=2007-08-15| url=http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/ver/237/popup/index.php?cl=3702005] before being removed from the site at the request of the Queensland Department of Education. In August 2007, the video re-appeared on Channel 7 news, the full copy was sent in by an unknown student with full audio instead of the rap music portrayed in the previous Youtube video.

Sports

MacGregor is well known for its numerous sports achievements. In 2007 the school won the district swimming carnival and district cross country carnival in the Karawatha District. It is aiming get a clean sweep by winning the athletics carnival as well. The school has an excellent girls volleyball team. They went to a capital city to represent the school in a tournament. The school is also well known in other sports such as basketball, soccer, touch and rugby league.Facts|date=November 2007

School clans

As with most Australian schools, MacGregor State High utilises a house system, of which is referred to as a 'clan system'. There are currently four clans:
* Alpin (Blue)
* Gregor (Green)
* Rob Roy (Red)
* Duncan (Yellow)

Awards

In recent years, the school has won awards in a variety of fields:

* Education Minister's Awards for Excellence in Art (2004, 2006) [cite web| url=http://education.qld.gov.au/community/events/artawards/ |title=education.qld.gov.au]
* BHP Billiton Science Award (Physics, Engineering & Technology) (2001) [cite web| url=http://scienceawards.bhpbilliton.com/repository/studentWinners/studentWinners2001.asp |title=scienceawards.bhpbilliton.com]
* Queensland Youth Music Wards (2006) [cite web |url=http://www.petercampbellrealty.com/WinnersSEC.htm |title=www.petercampbellrealty.com]

Academic

Macgregor have competed in Math Team challenge every year, placing 2nd in the 2007 Junior and Senior division. Macgregor State High School also competes in local academic competitions such as the Physics Olympiad and Big Science Challenge.Facts|date=November 2007

Notable alumni

* Daniel Amalm - Guitarist and actorFact|date=November 2007
*Sarah Elizabeth Fitz-Gerald AM - Consultant Coach at the Victorian Institute of Sport; Professional Squash Player (1987-2002), Career titles include: Commonwealth Games (Manchester) Gold Medal; World Open 2002, 2001, 1998, 1997 & 1996; Australian Open 2003, 2002, 2001 and 1997; Commonwealth Games (Kuala Lumpur) Silver & Bronze Medal (also attended Star of the Sea College)cite encyclopedia| editor = Suzannah Pearce| encyclopedia = Who's Who in Australia Live!| title = EASSON Mary Louise| accessdate = 2007-10-04|date=2006-11-17| year = 2007| publisher = Crown Content Pty Ltd| location = North Melbourne, Vic]
* Gary Hardgrave - Former Federal Member for Moreton; member of the Liberal Party of Australia [ [http://www.aph.gov.au/G_Hardgrave_MP/ Australian houses of parliament website ] ] [cite web |url=http://www.liberal.org.au/locallib/garyhardgrave/ |title=Garry Hardgrave]
* Sophie Monk - Singer and actress. [cite web |url=http://www.nndb.com/people/504/000164012/ |title=Sophie Monk]
* Nathan Ross - Rugby union playerFact|date=November 2007
* Bronwyn Thompson - AthleticsFact|date=November 2007
* Jeong Ryeo Won - South Korean singer and actressFact|date=November 2007

See also

* Education in Australia
* List of schools in Queensland

References

External links

* [http://www.macgregoshs.qld.edu.au/wcmss/ Official site]
* [http://education.qld.gov.au/wcis/Centre/ViewCentre.aspx?CtrCd=2124 School Listing] - Department of Education (QLD)