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MAX MCDONALD,
placegetter in
Q.S.S.S.S.A. 1962
Open Hurdles.

The annual Athletics Carnival for
State Secondary Schools held at the
Exhibition was a new experience for
many students of Wynnum High
School,
and an opportunity for old hands to
recapture the spirit and excitement of
com
petition against the rivals. To all the
sight and sound of thousands of
cheering
supporters was an unforgettable
experience.
True to its reputation for
disciplined behaviour on such
occasions, W.H.S.
stoically sat out the warm sunny Friday
on Machinery Hill and cheered its
competitors with unabating enthusiasm.
The reward came with Pauline Davis's
victory in the under 15 discus, and was
duly acknowledged with the school war
cry flung triumphantly to the
grandstands opposite. There were, of
course,
moments of misfortune, particularly for some of our sprint hopes, but they were
all part of the game — the chastening after the exhilaration. The homeward
buses carried back to the sea breeze of Moreton Bay competitors and spectators
alike, aware that the morrow presented the real test, the finals of the heats, the
mounting points score, the striving for victory, the champion school.
On Saturday W.H.S. returned to the fray, sadly depleted in numbers, but
undaunted by the absence of many supporters. Those who were present did their
best to urge on mightily the green and grey and were to revel in Pauline's
second victory, in the Open Discus this time. The victory of the Under 15 team
in the File Gap and Pass was a second occasion of excitement which was
matched by the splendid run of the boys in the Under 16 4 x 110 relay, and
Max McDonald's placegetting finish in the Open Hurdles.

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