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Kilvonian

2015CharaCter eduCation

DiligencePositivity Persistence

4 PrinCiPaLS MeSSaGe

5 MeLbourne PreSS CLub

6 Student LeaderShiP refLeCtionS

8 StudY tourS

9 new VCe StudY Centre

10 our aCadeMiC ProGraM a Year in reView

english Maths and humanities Visual arts Performing arts and Science Languages Pe and health

15 SChooL Life hiGhLiGhtS

34 SuPPortinG our CoMMunitY

36 houSe wraP uPS

40 Student awardS

42 reunionS

44 what a Year! Pfa uPdate

45 thanK You to our donorS and SuPPorterS

Content

4/ KiLVonian 2015 KiLVonian 2015 /5

as we come to the end of an eventful and

memorable year, we can all celebrate as

we continue to make our mark as a smaller

coeducational school of excellence.

this year, 680 students were enrolled

at Kilvington. as i said about last years

numbers, this is the most in our 92-year

history. and we continue to grow. next year,

approximately 720 students will be enrolled

at Kilvington. we look forward to welcoming

our new students into our community where

every student is known and valued.

2015 produced some significant highlights

of which we can all be proud. the Kilvington

early Learning Centre (eLC) was assessed

for its quality of program and care against the

national Quality Standard and the national

regulations. the service achieved an overall

rating of exceeding the national Quality

Standard. this is an outstanding result, and

Sharon donnellan, eLC Coordinator, and her

staff are to be congratulated.

our 2014 VCe and 2015 naPLan results

reinforced our commitment to academic

excellence. Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 students

performed well above the state average

across all disciplines in naPLan.

this year in March, we held our major

biennual community event the Kilvington

world fair and open day. it was a stunning

success with hundreds of people visiting

the School and enjoying the festivities.

throughout the day, the Green and the sport

courts area were full of people, while regular

School tours took place for prospective

families. i couldnt be more pleased with

the way our community came together and

worked hard to provide a truly memorable

experience for all.

this year was the Centenary of the

anZaC landing at Gallipoli. our Student

Leaders attended the Glen eira Council

anZaC Service at Caulfield Park. after the

service, Mayor of Glen eira, Councillor Jim

Magee, unveiled an aleppo Pine that had

recently been planted in the park.

in august, we opened our VCe Study

Centre, which includes a state-of-the-art

extension to the VCe study space, meeting

spaces, a refurbished Junior School art

space and makeovers to a number of Senior

School classrooms and offices. it is an

impressive addition to an increasing number

of quality learning facilities and spaces at

Kilvington. we also refurbished Lab 2.

there were study tours to Japan and new

Caledonia, three incredible music productions

The Wiz, Under the Gum Trees and Shrek,

and our sports program continues to kick

goals with our swimming team winning the

eiSM Swimming division 2 Carnival and

being promoted to division 1 in 2016.

Principals Message

Jon CharltonPrinCiPaL, KiLVinGton GraMMar SChooL

Melbourne Press Club

each year, Principal Jon Charlton takes

groups of students to the Melbourne Press

Club for lunch, as well as to the Press Club

Quill awards for excellence in Victorian

Journalism. here, they experience an

address by a prominent state, national or

international dignitary that is also attended

by the Melbourne press.

these events are well attended and held

in large venues so our students are exposed

to high-profile speakers and topics of the

day. Questions are asked by attendees,

including the media, and are often filmed.

this year, a lunch profiling Premier daniel

andrews made it onto the Channel 7 news

along with Kilvington students and staff!

Kilvington students are the only table of

students in attendance, and it has become

something of a ritual for the press to eagerly

anticipate the question asked of the speaker

by a Kilvington student, affirming their

confidence, courage and intellect.

2015 produced some significant

highlights of which we can all be proud.

importantly, we maintained our focus on

Character education with an emphasis on

the character traits of diligence, positivity

and persistence. with research revealing that

character traits such as those focused on this

year and last year respect, self-discipline,

empathy and resilience positively impacting

on academic achievement, we are committed

to embedding Character education across

the curriculum and into school life.

during the year, board members, the

executive of the School, staff, parents and

students have been involved in developing

the Schools educational vision and next

Strategic Plan 2016 2020. three key

themes emerged in these discussions that

will form the direction for the School over

the next five years academic excellence,

Character and Community.

on behalf of the board and executive,

i would like to congratulate our students,

staff and families on an outstanding year.

we farewell our graduating Year 12 students

with great pride and gratitude for their

contribution to our School through their

leadership, academic and co-curricular

achievements, community service and

importantly their personalities and character.

i also commend our Junior and Senior

Leaders who have represented the student

body in a positive, respectful and thoughtful

manner throughout the year.

and to every student who tried something

new in 2015, well done! we can all look

forward to another year full of opportunities

and achievements in 2016.StudentS and PreMier danieL andrewS

StudentS and 3aw PerSonaLitY, neiL MitCheLL

StudentS and oPPoSition Leader, biLL Shorten

6/ KiLVonian 2015

Student Leadership reflections

Senior School Captains toM brooKS and CaSSie de nardiS

2015 has been a year like no other. being

able to lead our School has made our final

year of high school all the more special.

we have been very fortunate to have

an amazing leadership team who was able

to work well together so seamlessly. each

member brought something unique to the

table and, as well as working as a team, we

worked effectively as friends and equals,

which, we feel, is the reason for our success.

throughout the year we enjoyed

representing our school at different social

and formal events, which allowed us to

interact with a wide range of people. we

were also pushed beyond our comfort zone

by being exposed to new situations.

we quickly learned that we had to work

diligently while under pressure if we were to

give 100% not only to our Year 12 studies

but also our role as School leaders.

our theme for 2015 was depth of

character and our leadership team worked

hard to promote our chosen character words

throughout the year. depth of character

was promoted most significantly throughout

the month of May under the term a-May-

zing May, and we ensured a large range of

activities were provided for all School members

with the aim of helping to develop character.

2015 has not only been successful in

developing our personal skill sets but also

in developing the School and its culture.

we both had the job of leading the SrC

(Student representative Council) for 2015,

and with this group of 25 potential School

leaders, we worked on improving the School.

traditionally, the SrC is a governing

body that works to enhance the School

grounds. while we worked hard to achieve

the installation of more seating around the

School to cater for the growing population,

we chose to focus the SrC on developing

its members as leaders. we did this by

providing them with opportunities to run

School assemblies and speak in front of

large audiences as well as be in control

of their own time management.

we believe that this has successfully

introduced younger students to the demands

of leadership and we sincerely hope to

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see these qualities continue to grow and

be passed on throughout the Kilvington

community.

we would like to express our gratitude

to everyone who not only granted us this

opportunity, but helped us along the way.

wed like to thank Mr Charlton and Ms

deshon for their guidance. Many thanks to

the head of Senior School, Mr brinson, for

his continuing support and guidance as well

as for supplying us with an endless amount

of lollies when we were in need!

our role this year has challenged us

and we take great pride in knowing that we

have contributed to such an amazing and

nurturing school. we have loved our time

here and, moving forward, will certainly

carry our experiences close to us.

for future students: we encourage you

to pursue any leadership role that is on offer,

as we believe that its a great way not only to

develop confidence but also character. we

have certainly found this to be the case from

our experiences as Kilvingtons 2015 School

Co-captains.

a great way not only to develop

confidence but also character.

Junior School Captains YeYounG SonG

Being Junior School Captain has been a

spectacular experience for me. Ive had

the opportunity to do so many things as

a leader and I got to learn more about

myself as well. I learned that I can achieve

anything I put my mind to and to have

confidence in myself.

My experience from ELC all the way to

the end of Junior School has been the best

experience I could have ever hoped for. As

a very shy young student, I have found it

wonderful to develop the confidence that I

have now. Although, I must admit Im pretty

scared to go into Year 7: a new school life

and new friends. Theres a big chance things

will change, but change is a good thing and

Im extremely excited to start new things.

Im definitely going to miss the

responsibilities of being the Junior School

Captain. Its been amazing. The best part

of being a leader was being a role model

for younger kids and being able to go to

the Victorian Parliament.

Everyone is taking another step in their

lives and Ill always remember giving up is

never an option.

tobY warehaM

Being a leader has been an amazing

opportunity for Yeyoung and I to do different

and exiting things. One of the best things

about being a Co-captain was going to

the Victorian House of Parliament. When

we were there, we got to listen to other

people our age and hear their thoughts on

current problems and solutions relating to

under 18s. We also got to hear Welcome to

Country where a man spoke about his family

and what Welcome to Country means.

Yeyoung and I have both done a lot

in the Junior School Assembly. We have

spoken about ANZAC Day and Operation

Christmas Child.


Study tours new VCe Study Centre

in april this year, 13 students from Years 9,

10 and 11 studying Japanese embarked

on a journey to Japan where we stayed

at fukuoka, hiroshima, Kyoto, ogaki and

tokyo. a lot of fun-packed activities and

sightseeing were done during this trip, but

the most enjoyable experience for all of us

was to spend time with our host families in

Japan. during this time, we made full use of

the opportunity to practise our Japanese and

figure out different ways of communicating if

they didnt understand what we were saying.

Some of our host families also had

children, so we were able to play and talk

to them, which was fun. they took us to

places such as Japanese castles and theme

parks while talking to us a lot. after this

experience with our host family, we got very

JapanViShnu KriShnaMoorthi, Year 10

new Caledoniaaidan MCShane, Year 9

as an important part of its Languages Program, Kilvington offers language study

trips to Japan and new Caledonia every second year to students in Years 9 to 12.

the trips are study trips because students spend time in local schools, become

immersed in the language and culture of the country and stay with homestay families.

upset at leaving because we had developed

a connection with them. therefore, all of us

want to go back to Japan again to see our

host families.

overall, this Japan trip was an amazing

experience that was very memorable and

useful for learning Japanese and, hopefully,

we can go back to Japan in the future.

the study tour to noumea, new Caledonia,

was a truly unforgettable experience.

immersion in a french-speaking culture

makes it so easy to improve knowledge and

use of the language. Living with a local family,

paired with english-free classes daily, without

a doubt improved our french.

noumea and its surrounds are bordered

by pristine beaches and a beautiful

mountainous coastline. the consistently

warm weather was a bonus! as well as

classes, we had the opportunity to explore

the city and visit notable cultural sites.

we had a wonderful day at amde island,

where we swam with turtles, sat on the

beach, travelled in a glass-bottom boat and

enjoyed a traditional buffet for lunch. whats

more, after a week travelling, studying and

socialising with the same group, i am sure

i speak for others when i say we have made

long-lasting friendships. Merci beaucoup

to Madame dickens and Madame richards

for organising a fantastic trip. it would

not have been possible without their

commitment, support and awesome

group-photo-taking skills.

the VCe Study Centre redevelopment was

completed in august and officially opened

in September. this new development to our

School includes an extension to the VCe

study space, meeting spaces, a refurbished

Junior School art space and makeovers

to a number of Senior School classrooms

and offices.

it is an impressive addition to an

increasing number of quality learning

facilities and spaces at Kilvington.

Year 12 StudentS CeLebrate the aPProaChinG ConCLuSion of ConStruCtion of the VCe StudY Centre

PrinCiPaL, Jon CharLton, dePutY Chair of the board, Stuart aLford and SChooL

Co-CaPtainS, CaSSie de nardiS and toM brooKS


our academic Program a Year in review

english Marian Le baS, aCadeMiC dean of enGLiSh

humanities LYnLeY CLarnette, aCadeMiC dean of huManitieS

Maths heLen CoLe, aCadeMiC dean of MathS

2015 promised to be an important year for

our faculty with the Centenary of the landing

of australian troops at Gallipoli occurring. at

Kilvington, we built our history week activities

around this event as well as holding a moving

anZaC Service to remember and reflect.

history students engaged in an

exciting masterclass that culminated in the

history bee and bowl Competition in late

october. this brought together students

with a passion for history from a range of

Melbourne schools to compete in team and

individual competitions.

opportunities are growing for our students

this year, we secured a partnership with the

CSiro Mathematicians in Schools program.

our mathematician, Scott MacLean, has

a degree in mathematics and statistics,

and currently runs his own data analytics

consultancy. in term 2, Scott presented two

masterclasses to 20 students from Years 8 to

10. they looked at the Koch snowflake and

Mandelbrot sets, discussed the fibonacci

sequence and golden ratio, learned about

ensemble modelling, and had a practical

demonstration of mark and recapture to

estimate populations. in term 3, Scott

in the area of Commerce with the introduction

of economics units 1 and 2. this reflects

the ever-widening interest among students

about the way our society functions. in Year

12 accounting, our students were introduced

to workshops run by Connect education,

a group that offers advice from recent high

achievers in specific subject areas.

in our religious education curriculum,

once again Year 8 students visited the

Jewish Museum of australia to broaden their

understanding of faith. they also had the

opportunity later in the year to ask questions

of a panel of four multi-denominational panel

repeated the first class for 20 Year 7

students. we look forward to more of his

expertise in 2016.

in May, a number of Years 7 to 9

students participated in the Mathematics

Challenge for Young australians. during three

consecutive weeks, they worked hard on the

six thought-provoking probleMs Kilvington

received five Credits, one distinction and

one high distinction.

in term 3, 10 Year 8 students participated

in the enrichment Stage of the competition.

they each received a Student notes book,

members in a Q&a style forum.

as part of their community volunteer

assessment task, students sewed together

blanket squares for local refugee children while

they reflected on their own good fortune.

in Junior School, we have continued

to build on our cornerstone program of

character development with the introduction

of badges to students as they demonstrate

characteristics of the values to which we

aspire. the operation Christmas Child

boxes were once again made by Junior

School students and their families to be

sent overseas to children in need.

which contained a range of questions to

prepare them for the problem associated

with each chapter. there were 12 problems

for the students to complete over 12

consecutive weeks.

in august, 92 students from Years 7

to 11 took part in the iCaS Competition.

this is a one-hour competition, comprising

35 multiple-choice questions and five free-

response questions. Kilvington received

42 Credits, 21 distinctions and four high

distinctions.

Learning to write is a life-long activity that

requires us to take risks, to find our voice

and then to reflect. in 2015, students had

many opportunities to encourage and

support them in the endeavour to get (their

thoughts) down and to take chances. we

are fortunate to live in one of the few cities in

the world designated by uneSCo as a City

of Literature, and this provides our Kilvington

writing flagship with many resources to

inspire our fledgling writers.

Poetry, performance and reading were

essential ingredients to assist students to find

their writers voice. Years 8 and 9 students

participated in poetry slam workshops run

by the poet emilie Z. baker, and culminated

with a Year 9 team successfully competing

in Poetry out Loud at the wheeler Centre.

the reading Matters conference at the

State Library allowed Year 7 students to

interact with youth literature authors and

to hear them speak about their craft and

experiences. a group of students in Years

10 and 11 worked with the abC journalist

tony nicholls to develop newsroom writing

and media skills. the Squizzy taylor walking

tour of Melbourne allowed Year 8 students

to experience the world of their text Runner

and to enhance their writing about this

australian novel. Speaker and social justice

activist tasneem Chopra engaged Year 10

students in a workshop about exploring

identity. author Leanne hall challenged Year

11 students to write about weird accounts

and Strange tales. a visit to the nGV

encouraged Years 11 and 12 students to

encounter Conflict and to consider whose

reality? through viewing their magnificent

collection of art.

in Year 9, we offer students a

Shakespearience, which was enhanced by

Page to Stage actors performing extracts

from a range of Shakespeares plays. the

bell Shakespeare Company performed

Macbeth for Year 10, and VCe (Year 12)

students visited the university of Melbourne

to see euripides tragedy Medea.

our partnership with the Global Jaya

School, Jakarta, enabled a group of Year 8

students in both schools to communicate

about australian/indonesian contexts through

a blog, Looking through a window i see ....

a student who did take chances with

their writing this year was Sophia Zikic,

who won the Year 9 section of the write

across Victoria, a competition allied with

the Melbourne writers festival.

Groups of students from Years 7 to 10

attended a wide range of events at the

Melbourne writers festival, and concurrent to

this was Kilvingtonwrites#expressyourself!

angela Pippos, author and media personality,

presented the awards to our students at

the inaugural Kilvington writers festival. the

festival proved to be a highlight of 2015, and

angela offered some wise advice to all of us

in pursuit of our writers voice: Listen to the

wild in you that answers to no one.

Get it down. Take chances. It may be bad, but its the only way you can do anything really good.

william faulkner


Visual arts roSie buSuttiL, aCadeMiC dean of ViSuaL artS

Performing arts SaSha SteLLa, aCadeMiC dean of PerforMinG artS

Performing arts at Kilvington has enjoyed a

busy and successful year. term 1 saw more

than 200 students from Prep to VCe involved

in musical performances and open classes

at various venues throughout the School.

Later in the term, the Kilvington Stage band

and arco Quartet participated in the 6th

annual Live Music is Good for You festival

at the royal Melbourne hospital, receiving

a Peoples Choice award for their efforts in

bringing the restorative power of music to

the hospitals patients. term 1 finished with

the Schools easter assembly in which

the Choristers performed Mozarts Ave

Verum Corpus a work of sublime aesthetic

and spiritual beauty.

More than 50 students and 20 teachers

rehearsed twice weekly during term 1 for

the performance of the musical The Wiz

early in term 2. this colourful production

was much enjoyed and well attended by the

School community. we also held four musical

Soirees in which music students across all

year levels had the valuable experience of

performing at a formal event.

the annual Concert in term 3 featured

performances from our Junior and Senior

choirs and larger ensembles. highlights

were the Kilvington orchestra performing a

selection from The Lord of The Rings, our

talented string and piano soloists performing

challenging repertoire, and the performance

of the Years 7 to 9 Choir joined by students

from the arco Quartet and student dancers

in a stunning work exemplifying the concerts

theme of collaboration.

the Klefs, Senior Guitar ensemble and

Choristers competed at the Grand national

eisteddfod of australasia (royal South Street)

in ballarat, where the Klefs won a Gold Medal

and the Senior Guitar ensemble won second

place. the Senior Guitar ensemble followed

up this success with a performance at the

Victorian Guitar Society Schools Concert.

the Kilvington Concert band, a popular new

ensemble directed by retired Melbourne

Symphony trombonist and Kilvington parent,

Ken McClimont, gave their first performance

at the terms final assembly.

Students in the VCe theatre Studies class

produced and performed the play Peanuts.

with many hilarious moments, younger and

older audiences were greatly entertained by

this student-run production.

henri Matisse once said, Creativity takes

courage and this has been a focus within our

Visual arts program this year at Kilvington.

Students have been encouraged to explore,

experiment and take risks leading to the

production of their own artworks.

our junior artists (students) were able to

experience creating and making their own

artwork in a state-of-the-art, brand new

junior art room. this amazing large working

area allows for practical hands-on work and

includes a comfortable discussion area.

with display walls for imagery, artworks

and resources, and large windows to view

the natural garden areas of the School, the

students are further inspired to generate

their own artwork.

it has been an amazing year, with great

success in art competitions, exhibitions,

Visual arts week activities and workshops.

during the month of June, we held our

Visual arts week. Students from Prep to Year

12 participated in a range of art activities

including mural paintings, boomerang

decorating, Selfies with famous artworks, fruit

sculptures, art quizzes and identity designs.

in term 3, students from Years 6 to 8

Visual arts and design classes took part

in the doodle 4 Google competition. the

topic was to create a new Google design

reflecting the following: If I could travel back

in time I would.... with over 18,000 entries,

we had two Kilvington students who were

two of only 320 state and territory finalists!

Congratulations to Year 7 students, Cassidy

Lyovic and bronte Land, for showing their

passion, talent and wonderful ideas.

in october, Kilvington held its first-ever

off-campus VCe exhibition entitled Enlighten

at Gasworks, albert Park. this provided

the VCe Visual Communication design and

Studio arts students a fantastic opportunity

and experience to display their work in

a professional gallery space. our guest

speaker was tracey Mcirvine, arts Manager

at Gasworks arts Park, who provided the

students with an inspirational presentation.

our2015vceprizeswerepresented:

Studio arts unit 1 and 2 Christa hill

Studio arts unit 3 and 4 Sophie Page

VCd unit 1 and 2 Carmel Michener

VCd unit 3 and 4 hilary Stephens

our Year 4 students participated in a

special project with Make-a-wish. the Make

art initiative encouraged students to create

their own amazing artwork based on the

theme of What I aspire to be. we are

delighted that two of our students, Siena

Salfate and Genevieve Sterling, were two of

30 finalists.

our annual art Show consisted of a huge

range of artworks created by our eLC to Year

10 art and design students, which was held

over a period of three days in term 4. the

opening night was a huge success where

parents, friends and students viewed all art

and design work in a professional setting.

our2015Artprizeswerepresentedto:

Prep b Sinclair McClimont

Prep S Zoe Sanos

1e Molly diggens

1V Sam Kanellopoulos

2h alessia di felice

2r aiva anagnostiadis

3J Chloe oConnor

4b annabelle barons

5d ella Morris

5f darcy Morrow

6f Lilli henshall

6fr Lily wallis

year7

Jeyan Lee

Kaitlyn truong

Cassidy Lyovic

Grace auld

year8

Sarah Godfrey

Laura bailey

angelina Vadolas

Jack Cullen

year9

Creative design tori bullard

digital Photography Michael Stockol

2d Visual arts Sophia Zikic

3d Visual arts Marianna Polyzos

year10

VCd alanna owen

Visual arts olivia Palaskas


Science aLiCe JaMeS, aCadeMiC dean of SCienCe

2015 has been an action-packed year in

Science, with students from eLC to Year 12

having the opportunity to engage in all things

scientific.

Students enjoyed experiencing science

outside the classroom: Year 7 and units 1

and 2 biology students visited the Zoo and

had a lesson with a zoo keeper; forensic

Psychology students investigated crimes

at the Victorian Police Museum; VCe

Psychology students explored the science

of sleep study at epworth hospital; VCe

Chemistry students visited the Victorian

Space Centre; Physics students studied the

laws of motion with a trip to Luna Park; and

biology students gained vital experience in

genetic techniques at Melbourne university.

Masterclasses continued to extend our

high-achieving students. we were lucky to

work with renowned astrophysicist, dr Karl

Glazebrook, from Swinburne university.

he led an astronomy masterclass in which

students were able to see Saturns rings

and Jupiters moons. there was also a joint

masterclass between french and Science

in which students explored the science of

separation techniques in french!

Students were also given the opportunity

to experience Science at university, with

selected Year 9 students attending Victoria

universitys be a Chemist for a day program

and selected Year 10 students taking part in

Melbourne universitys Seeing is believing

Microscopy event. in term 2, the big Science

Competition challenged students from Years

7 to 9 and one from Year 11 with 10 students

achieving a distinction or high distinction.

all Year 9 students entered the Science talent

Search, with four students being awarded

bursaries. we also had great success in the

australian national Chemistry Quiz.

academically, we have striven to provide a

rich and varied curriculum. the new Physical

Sciences elective in Year 10 has excited

students about Physics in order to prepare

them for VCe. and the Year 9 electives of

robotics and engineering, disease and

immunity, and forensic Psychology continue

to capture the imagination of Year 9 students.

we look forward to another full year in 2016!



Pe and health SteVe buStin, aCadeMiC dean of PhYSiCaL eduCation and heaLth

Maths week heLen CoLe, aCadeMiC dean of MathS

the Pe and health curriculum in 2015 gave

students an exciting and invigorating program

that aimed to engage, inspire and motivate.

in Pe, students participated in units that

taught fundamental motor skills, strategies

and tactics required for various invasion,

Striking and fielding, and net games

and activities. Students also used their

compositional skills in more individually

focused units, such as Circus Skills at Year 6,

Gymnastics at Year 7 and dance at Year 8.

Year 10 students visited McKinnon bowls

Club as part of an alternative Sports unit and

this year, Maths week coincided with

naPLan and the start of the Mathematics

Challenge. interested students in Years 7 to

9 worked on the Mathematics Challenge,

a problem-solving activity aimed at the top

15% of students in each year level.

Marty ross entertained and intrigued

Year 8 students with a presentation that

demonstrated the fun you can have with

Maths. he showed them how to win at

noughts and Crosses all the time with

a circular game board, but the students

stumped him with one game! then Marty

posed the question, is 9.99999 equal to

10? and proved it is, but not all students

were convinced.

finalists from Years 5 to 8 put their paper

planes to the test to see if they could stay in

the air the longest or travel the furthest. after

a fierce competition, the following results

were obtained:

Longest time in the air:

winner daniel tinginis, 2.5 seconds

runner up armin asadi, 2.44 seconds.

furthest distance:

winner Spencer tighe-Martin

runner up aden Kallio.MSaC to participate in squash. Students

were able to learn the basic skills required,

as well as experience some community

venues for anticipated future participation.

in health, a variety of guest speakers

visited the School to speak to Year 10

students about many of the challenges they

will face as they enter adulthood. these

included Vic roads discussing road Safety,

with a particular focus on P plate drivers, and

Sonia Karas who discussed Safe Partying

and how to calculate and assess the risks

involved with partying.

School Life highlights

Students from Years 5 to 9 participated in

the Soma Cube competition. the aim was

to put the seven pieces of the Soma Cube

back together in the fastest time. the top

two students from each class went through

to the knock-out championship. in an

exciting final, bronte Land from Year 7

defeated Lydia Sharpe from Year 9, putting

the cube back together in 8.87 seconds.

a special mention must go to Sabrina

Pietrosanto from Year 5, who was just

beaten by bronte in the semi-final.

every morning a Maths problem was

emailed to students in Years 5 to 12, and

they had until 4:00 pm to email back their

answers. it was great to see lots of students

submitting solutions, especially so many from

Year 6. Congratulations to blake Melbourne

who successfully answered all but one of

the probleMs

thank you to the Maths staff for their

assistance with Maths week and to all of the

students who participated so enthusiastically

in the activities.

Languages LuCie diCKenS, aCadeMiC dean of LanGuaGeS

2015 has been another exciting year in

our Languages faculty, starting with the

Kilvington world fair, a wonderful opportunity

to focus on other cultures and realise the

importance of understanding each others

customs and values.

with growing numbers of students taking

a language up to Year 12, we were excited

to have our Languages Co-captains leading

the way and showing Kilvington students the

importance of learning another language.

at different times throughout the year, they

offered a range of cultural activities with

a focus on embracing, celebrating and

discovering french and Japanese cultures.

from cultural quizzes, food sampling,

Japanese anime and french short films to

a cultural scavenger hunt and crepe/green

tea stall, it was always a positive cultural

experience for those involved. the weekly

french story time and origami activities

were also enjoyed by many Junior School

students, and we would like to thank the

Library staff for the support they gave to

these initiatives.

the highlight of the year was certainly the

Kilvington Languages study trips to Japan

and new Caledonia. a number of excursions

and incursions also took place. Japanese

students had the opportunity to attend the

why learn Japanese seminar (Year 10) and

to participate in a masterclass, the toyota

excursion (Years 10 and Year 11) as well

as the traditional tea ceremony (Year 7)

and Japanese dancing (Year 8).

french students attended events

including a movie outing (Years 9 and 10),

the impressions of Paris exhibition

(Years 11 and 12), two masterclasses,

cooking demonstrations for Years 7 and

8 students, a french un model (Year 11)

and a french guided tour of a sustainable

co-housing estate (Year 12). our students

also received some impressive results in

the Japanese Speech contest, calligraphy

competition and the alliance franaise

berthe Mouchette competition.

we were also fortunate to have guests

from Japan and france in the second part of

the school year. we encourage our Kilvington

Senior students to take part in exchange

programs over the summer holidays, and we

wish all the best to Zach dimachki and Zunny

Zhang who will spend six weeks in france at

the end of the school year.

a Pe and health masterclass occurred

in term 3 for selected students, consisting

of two after-school lessons. the topic this

year was heart-rate monitors and their use.

Students spent the first session learning

about heart rate and the five training zones.

in the second session, Gecko fitness from

Moorabbin conducted a gruelling 45-minute

session with students who were wearing

heart-rate monitors linked up to the projector

screen in dalton hall, showing live heart-rate

data for every student. there were definitely

some exhausted students at the end!



Visual arts week roSie buSuttiL, aCadeMiC dean of ViSuaL artS

the celebration of history week 2015 was

timed to coincide with the Centenary of

the landing at Gallipoli. each year level was

engaged in different historical studies, and

2015 Visual arts week was a week filled

with a range of exciting art activities during

lunchtime, from chalk murals and boomerang

designs to fruit sculptures and large canvas

artworks.

a new activity this year was the Selfie

artwork. Students posed like the Mona Lisa

Kilvington writers festival Marian Le baS, aCadeMiC dean of enGLiSh

we live in a uneSCo City of Literature, so

it is fitting that we celebrate writing in our

own community. this year we created a

new annual festival Kilvingtonwrites

#expressyourself!

as part of this new annual festival,

students were invited to write a short creative

piece on a theme allocated to their year level.

the writing was judged by staff members,

representing all aspects of our School.

winners were announced by journalist,

author and media personality angela Pippos

at a special awards evening on tuesday,

25 august. while staff, students and their

parents enjoyed a high tea, they listened to

angela speak about writing and her career

journey, and one of the winning competition

entries, a poem written by Year 7 student

Grace auld, was read out.

during this week, groups of students

from Years 7 to 10 attended the Melbourne

writers festival where they attended:

Year 7 Growing Up Muslim

how does growing up in the Muslim faith

shape you? authors demet divaroren and

amra Pajalic shared what it is to meet

teenage hurdles while living a Muslim faith.

Year 8 Heroes and Superheroes

Heroes and Superheroes is a story about

the end of the world in an australian country

town. why do we need superheroes in our

lives? Melissa Keil talked about popular

comics, graphic novels and how to create

believable superheroes in fiction.

Year 9 World Building

the great places of fantasy fiction Middle

earth, hogwarts, deltora are all richly

believable worlds. amie Kaufman (Starbound

trilogy) and Skye Melki-wegner (The Hush)

shared the secrets of believable world

building and showed how students can

do it too.

Year 10 Family Ties

authors will Kostakis and alice Pung talked

about walking the line between family, friends

and growing up.

the Melbourne writers festival also has

a competition for students, write across

Victoria, and a highlight was that one of our

Year 9 students, Sophie Zikic, won the Year 9

section!

Kilvingtonwrites#expressyourself! 2015

was a huge success and we look forward to

another year of writing and festivities. So ...

your mission if you choose to accept is

to start gathering ideas, create a journal and

write, write, write!

and became the face of The Scream.

Year 12 students also took part in a

permanent mural for the School environment.

the mural reflected identity, with each

student producing a panel reflecting

themselves. this work will bring great

colour within the School grounds.

history week LYnLeY CLarnette, aCadeMiC dean of huManitieS

specific curriculum areas were targeted so

that students could extend the focus of their

class studies. the imperial war Museum

London exhibition on the Centenary of

world war i provided an interesting and

appropriate curriculum experience for Year

11 students. Years 10 and 11 students

watched brett hunts one man play Fightin

for It in contemplation of the impact of world

war ii on ordinary families and individuals.

Year 8 students were entertained by Medieval

education presenters who helped them to

understand the complexities of social life

and the dangers of civil disobedience and

warfare in the Middle ages. our busy week

came to a conclusion with the opportunity

for reflection at the anZaC assembly and

a history masterclass.



the robotics flagship at Kilvington is an

integral component in promoting SteM

(Science, technology, engineering and

Maths) in our School and to provide

opportunities for students to explore and

develop their ability to invent and contrive.

this year saw a surge in the number of

students taking up robotics at Kilvington as

more than 60 students joined the robotics

Club, which runs during lunchtime on

tuesdays and fridays. it was encouraging

to see an increase in the number of students

from the Junior School coming along too.

the timeframe for robotics in the Science

curriculum was also altered to cater for

more concepts to be introduced to students

from Years 5 to 8. for students seeking

challenging concepts in robotics, the

robotics /engineering elective was offered

to Year 9 students.

robotics and engineering raJneSh raM, Coordinator of robotiCS

as part of the robotics Club, a mentoring

program was introduced whereby the more

experienced students, including robotics

Captain, Lucy thompson, guided younger

students. this concept proved to be a great

success as we managed to get eight teams

competing in the roboCup Jr Melbourne

regional competition.

for the first time this year, we had junior

teams competing and we also debuted in

the rescue category. the competition was

a great success for the Secondary and open

dance teams who won their categories.

on the back of the success in the regional

competition, five teams were registered for

the roboCup Jr State Competition, and the

hard work of the students paid off when the

Secondary and open dance teams won their

categories against the best in the state. More

encouraging was the fact that the Senior

rescue team attained second place in the

category we debuted in this year.

all roads lead to the national competition,

and this year, for the first time, we had

four teams competing in the nationals.

the students and teachers are to be

commended for their work, which reaped

benefits when the Secondary dance team,

emerald Citizens, were awarded national

champions in their category. this team built

and programmed robots to perform a piece

based on The Wizard of Oz.

Congratulations to our teachers and

students for their outstanding and tireless

contribution to Kilvingtons robotics flagship.

Pe and health week SteVe buStin, aCadeMiC dean of PhYSiCaL eduCation and heaLth

the week started off with senior students

gathering at duncan MacKinnon athletics

track on Monday for the annual Senior house

athletics Carnival. although fysh house

took out the overall prize, every student who

participated must be commended for their

fantastic efforts.

every student in Years 3 to 11 participated

in the Pe Pentathlon by organising

themselves into a group of five and

completing a five-station skills circuit in the

quickest time possible. the Squad Goals of

Year 10 won with a time of 4.35 minutes.

the beep test challenge was held again

whereby students in Years 7 to 12 tried to

score their highest level possible with the

winning male and female student winning a

$20 rebel Sports voucher and getting their

name and score engraved on the Perpetual

Shield. Stacey flaounas of Year 8 took out

the girls title with a score of 11.1 and Jasper

Pickering of Year 10 achieved level 12.7 to

win it for the boys. Congratulations must go

to all 21 competitors who participated.

during Community Sports day, students

were encouraged to wear a sporting top of a

club they play for in the local community.

then there was the annual staff versus

student netball game, which saw the

students win a very close-fought contest.

with the staff also losing the staff versus

student race at house athletics, Mr Charlton

is now in recruitment mode for next year!

a big thank you must go to our amazing

Pe and health teachers who all worked hard

to ensure the week was a great success.

Every student who participated

must be commended for

their fantastic efforts.



building on the success of the last few years,

there were 15 different events held across

the week, attracting students from eLC up

to Year 12. a highlight of the week was Mr

rosass hovercrafts such a hit that we had

to get them out three times over the week!

Prep to Year 8 students enjoyed whizzing

around the courts on them. they were

very sad when the bell went at the end

of lunchtime!

other highlights included the Polymers

activity where students from Years 5 to

7 made slime and instant snow and saw

Science week aLiCe JaMeS, aCadeMiC dean of SCienCe

amazing glowing polymers. Junior School

teachers also tested out their science skills.

Year 2h explored what happens when Coke

and Mentos combine, and Year 1 students

made student-powered rockets.

Mr ram continued to develop Kilvingtons

engineering program with a Spaghetti

bridge building competition. Year 7 students

enjoyed the bad Science Show and the

amazing race, while Year 8 students

experimented with rockets and had a visit

from reptile encounters.

the ever-popular Science trivia event

attracted over 80 competitors from the

Senior School, with a team from Year 11

the eventual victors.

Selected Year 9 students attended the

be a Chemist for a day event at Victoria

university, and selected Year 10 students

attended the Light Microscopy: Seeing is

believing event at Melbourne university.

it was a fantastic week with students

immersing themselves in science. a massive

thank you to all Science staff and lab

technicians for giving up their time and to

all students who came along to an event.

Performing arts highlights

eLC ConCert in the round Sharon donneLLan, eLC Coordinator

UndER THE GUM TREES SuSan SearLe, direCtor and MuSiC teaCher

wow what a night! the children were so

fantastic they performed beautifully and

really enjoyed every moment. we are all so

proud of each and every one of them. a

huge thanks must go to a number of people

whose support, dedication and hard work

ensured the night was a success. first to

our eLC educators for getting the children

smiling to the stage and for the way in which

they supported the children throughout

rehearsals. and thanks must also go to the

Junior School staff for their support on the

night, to Year 11 student elizabeth hu, for

the fabulous photos, and to Jordan adams

whose technical support was sensational.

the Prep to Year 4 students had a happy

time in the bush as they performed the

musical Under the Gum Trees. wombats,

possums, koalas, kangaroos and many other

australian animals presented scenes from

The Muddle Headed Wombat as well as

some other bush tales in story and song.

the students embraced the story and

music with great enthusiasm and gave

impressive and heart-warming performances.

each student brought creativity and

individuality to their part. audiences laughed

at the antics of wombat, Mouse and tabby

and were charmed by the delightful music.

im sure it will be some time before we forget

nanny Koala singing her lively joeys to sleep.

our show was a premiere performance of

this original musical, and many staff members

and families helped to bring it to the stage,

contributing to rehearsals, costume creation

and building and painting the stunning set.



this year, students and staff at Kilvington

staged The Wiz, a soul/funk musical

reworking of the timeless classic The Wizard

of Oz.

rehearsals began in term 1, twice a

week, as well as the occasional full day on

a Sunday. in addition to weekends, staff

and students undertook late weeknight

rehearsals up until the shows opening night

on May 7. the show itself was the product

of a huge effort from many people. Some

students worked with former students and

choreographers, tayla hope and bridie

Slater, creating, developing and honing the

stunning choreography, which added a

crucial layer to the shows music and staging.

others worked with Mr andrew Johnson on

the Year 5 and 6 production of Shrek Jr was

a wonderful evening for all. a jam-packed

audience and talented student performers

proved a recipe for success.

the students comedic timing had the

crowd in stitches, and catchy songs meant

that the audience couldnt resist clapping and

singing along. the entire cast was wonderful

with impressive performances by leads Shrek

(Miles nathan), fiona (amelia takle) and

donkey (Griffin hayes).

there was a lot of hard work put in by all

involved with students intensively practising

songs, lines and choreography for two

months, and several teachers working hard

to organise the finer details of the show.

a huge congratulations to Musical

director, fiona radford, who brought the

show together by bringing out the best in

our students and sparking their passion for

performance and musical theatre. this will be

remembered by many as a highlight of their

time in Years 5 and 6 at Kilvington.

THE WIz SaSha SteLLa, aCadeMiC dean of PerforMinG artS

SHREk JR Sarah freeMan, Year 6 teaCher

blocking movement around the stage and

on the spoken dialogue and then with Miss

radford, Mr nguyen and i rehearsing the

numerous solo and chorus songs 17 in all.

Mr Garratt alexander worked tirelessly

behind the scenes, training a backstage crew

that functioned like a well-oiled machine,

complemented by teams of students and

staff working as ushers, front of house,

and on hair, makeup and costumes. and

overseeing all of these elements was Ms

Clare Mackie, who managed to coordinate

them with her deft organisation, great

humour and clear vision of the spectacular

theatrical experience over 800 audience

members enjoyed.

the huge contribution made by more than

20 different Kilvington staff and 30 students

meant that our student performers were

given the opportunity to shine.

while everyone deserves a mention,

particularly notable were the efforts of

natasha finnin (dorothy), ebony McMaster

(tinman), dominique duce (Lion),

rachel tesema (Scarecrow), and rohan

Munnolimath (the wizard) as well as Lexie

opray and emma Laughlin who danced and

were assistant choreographers. it speaks to

the strength of the Kilvington community that

old Kilvonians tayla hope (choreography)

and Portia Subotsch (assistant director/Mic

technician) returned to make their valuable

contributions.



what an outstanding 2015 house arts!

from rehearsals right up until the day of

performance, the excitement built.

during rehearsals, each house put in

a huge effort to make a finished product

that was presentable to their peers. with

each house having six different groups

orchestra, drama, props, singing, dance

and technology, it was great to see students

thriving in a group that was suited to them.

everyone raced to dalton hall to see all

the hard work each house had put in and

what a high standard everyone set. it was an

amazing experience for all involved and not

one student walked out of the hall without

a big smile on their face!

house arts doM duCe, barrett houSe MuSiC CaPtain

debatingGraCe boSChetti, debatinG CaPtain

team stepping up to compete in older age

divisions, alongside our two Year 10, three

Year 9 and four Years 7 and 8 teaMs it was

also great to have several Years 10 and 11

students serve as mentors to the Years 7

and 8 teaMs

the debating team was also privileged

to take part in several coaching sessions

with the Melbourne university debating

Society, which facilitated further growth and

improvement. we had encouraging results

throughout the year with our a Grade team

finishing equal fourth in the region, three d

Grade teams finishing equal third and one

finishing equal fourth.

also, huge congratulations to Year 9

student eve durand who was awarded

dance and CheerJaCinta hoPe, Year 2 teaCher and PoM Coordinator and CoaCh

Public speaking is a fantastic skill, necessary

in most careers. from teaching to theatre,

refereeing to reporting, proficiency in public

speaking is imperative. however, it is no

secret that public speaking evokes fear in all

of us. it is listed as the most common phobia,

above spiders, the dark and even death.

School debating is an awesome way

to further public speaking skills, alongside

skills relating to organisation, working under

pressure and learning to research. these

skills are vital to many areas of school life.

Participation in debating this year

was excellent, with a total of 61 students

competing in external daV competitions

throughout the year. we had a focus on

enrichment, with a Year 11 and a Year 8

in June, our three Pom teams competed in the australian all

Star Cheerleading federation winterfest Competition at the

State basketball Centre in Knox. all teams did an outstanding

job. Kilvington blue, made up of students from Years 5 and 6,

finished in first place in the Primary School division. Kilvington

Gold, made up of students from Years 7 to 10, finished in third

place in the high School division. Kilvington Magenta, made

up of students from Years 3 and 4, finished in 4th place in the

Mini novice division. an outstanding effort by all!

a special mention to the Pom Captain and Co-Vice

Captains this year abbey Short, taylor Spencer and neve

roseman for their hard work and also to staff member

Megan thomas for her assistance. in addition, a big thank

you to parents for the support of their child and our School

in this sport.

in the State Championships in September, Kilvington blue

placed second in the Primary School dance section, Kilvington

Magenta placed fourth in the Mini novice Section, and

Kilvington Gold placed sixth in the high School Pom section.

the best d grade speaker in the region. we

look forward to further improvement and

learning experiences in debating next year.



outdoor education Programs

Junior SChooLYears 3 and 4 Students Visit flinders aurora thirard, Year 3

shivered at the top of Mount ainslie lookout

point, and Canberra has many beautiful

parks that students were able to play in.

at the australian institute of Sport, we

were given a tour of its top-level facilities

and even glimpsed several elite athletes in

training! Students loved challenging one

anothers personal best on the interactive

sports machines.

the camp finished off with a visit to the

australian war Memorial. Students were

taken on a Strange but true tour where

they were amazed by the stories behind

some of the more unusual items in the

collection. we learned why they were there

and what they tell us about australians

both on the battlefield and the home front

during wartime.

overall, it was a fantastic trip and students

came away with fond memories and a better

understanding of australias government

system and our national capital city.

My favourite things about camp were Meeting new people, going to

Parliament House, getting to know

the Year 5s more, going on the plane

with all my friends and Camp Idol.

Lilli H, Year 6F

i learnt How hard and determined you have

to be to get into the AIS and about

Parliament House with the Senate

and House of Representatives.

Harry D, Year 6F

That Canberra means meeting

place in Aboriginal language.

Charlotte, Year 5D

My favourite thing about camp was Going to Questacon since there were

lots of advanced technologies and

amazing experiments. It was really

fascinating!

Caleb, Year 5D

Camp Idol because I loved seeing

people who I knew, and also people

I didnt know, show their talents to

everyone.

Ella M, Year 5D

i was surprised That Parliament House had so

many clocks!

Ethan, Year 6FR

Years 5 and 6 Students Visit Canberra Sarah freeMan and renee fraSer, Year 6 teaCherS

orienteering. we had to find letters in different

places. all of the letters made up a word.

it was hard to work out the word. we then

did trampolining and the Giant Swing, which

was 18m high. when it was my turn, i had

to drop my gumboots because they were

too big. they fell off and everyone laughed!

finally, we all performed in the legendary

Camp idol and then wound down by

watching Finding nemo.

Just before we left we made kites. i made

Squirt from Finding nemo and we all flew our

kites in the cold wind before hopping on the

bus to go back to School. i loved camp!

on the way to Golden Valleys Lodge,

flinders, we stopped at the enchanted Maze

in arthurs Seat, where we experienced the

big top, Mirror Maze, the 3d Maze and

the hedge Maze.

when we arrived at the Lodge, the first

activity we did was team building. first, we

all had to fit on a little square. it was hard.

everyone kept falling off. Secondly, we all had

to walk on a high log while we tried to pass

each other. we kept slipping off. the second

activity we did was Low ropes, which meant

lots of obstacles.

after breakfast the next day, we did our

third activity, the flying fox, followed by

in the last week of term 1, Years 5 and 6

students travelled to our national capital for

school camp. it was an exciting week, full of

social opportunities and learning experiences.

highlights for students were interacting with

the many exhibits at Questacon, watching

the awesome performances in our Camp

idol evening, and seeing elite athletes at the

australian institute of Sport. highlights for

teachers were getting to know our students

better, as well as seeing them put all the

knowledge from our Power unit into practice.

on our first evening at camp, students got

into rock climbing. the next day saw our visit

to Parliament house with everyone excited to

view the two houses of Parliament. Students

participated in a role-play, which was an

excellent way to consolidate learning in class.

at the national Capital exhibition,

students gained a deeper understanding of

Canberra as a city, including its layout and

history. brilliant views were on display as we




Senior SChooL Surfing at LornedYLan redMan, Year 7

City KidsnaVYa bandLa, Year 9

fighting off wombats at wilsons PromMax PuMMeroY, Year 8

Year 7 camp this year, held at the Lorne

Lifesaving Club, was the best camp i have

ever been on. the great thing about our Surf

Camp was that everyone had success in

standing up on the board and had so much

fun riding the waves. although surfing was

a feature of the camp, we also participated in

other activities during the day such as a sand

castle building competition, beach games and

walks along the shoreline looking at marine life.

each night, one of the groups went out

camping. before reaching the campsite, we

tested our bushwalking skills through the

rainforest. apart from the initial struggle up

the first hill, it was actually a pretty fun walk.

everyone enjoyed toasting marshmallows over

the camp fire at night. back at base, a variety

of activities gave us the chance to be active

and creative and work collaboratively with our

peers. the last night finished with a hoedown,

which proved to be a real test of stamina.

our camp was such an amazing

experience for everyone involved. it gave us

the chance to get to know each other better,

make new friends and work as responsible

and cooperative team members.

in april, the Year 9 explore students

participated in the urban experience City

Camp. during camp, we used the citys

facilities, in particular, the State Library, to

research and develop our group projects.

these focused on one of the following

Melbourne issues: homelessness; Graffiti

and Street art; architecture and heritage;

and Sports and Leisure. the projects were

based on the walks, research and seminars

that we took part in during the first term of

the Year 9 program.

the camp included fun activities like ice-

skating, rock-climbing and The Amazing

Race. we were also given a short tour of the

State Library, which helped us when working

on our projects.

all the activities were exciting but what

was really fun was going out for dinner and

the activities afterwards. each night we ate

together at restaurants of different ethnic

backgrounds and after watched movies like

The Blind Side and performed for our peers.

to celebrate our last night together, we

went to Galactic Circus where we played a

range of games. the whole experience was

unforgettable and definitely one of the best

camps ive been on.

in term 1, Year 8 students and teachers

travelled to wilsons Promontory where we

camped in tents for three nights. we were

put into groups of at least 10 people, along

with a teacher and a group leader. then we

participated in various activities, including

hiking, surfing, going to the beach and

ranger sessions.

a few groups went on an overnight hike

where they had to carry their tents, clothing,

food and other camping gear for several

kilometres and back again. along with

participating in these fun but tiring activities

throughout the day, we also had to prepare

and cook breakfast, lunch and dinner. Meals

for dinner included buttered chicken, wraps,

and lots of vegies.

we were also lucky enough to see wildlife

up close, such as wombats, rosellas and

possuMs however, it wasnt quite good luck

if a wombat managed to break into your tent

and steal all your food. heed the warnings:

dont keep anything that looks like food,

smells like food, but more importantly IS

food in your tent when at wilsons Prom.

all of the Year 8s and teachers had

a wonderful time while on camp at

wilsons Prom.




Senior SChooL

friends for LifeLiLLY SMith, hannah Pontifex and rohan MunnoLiMath, Year 10

Cycling to resiliencebridie enGLiSh and eMMa hedGer, Year 11

after so much positive feedback from

previous students, the Year 11s were

extremely excited to participate in the oeG

Goulburn Valley rail trail camp.

after arriving at Mansfield, we split into

our groups, which would remain unchanged

for the duration of the camp. there was

much anticipation to begin our journey on the

bikes. a major component of the camp was

working together as a team and overcoming

the challenges that were faced as a group.

Leaders were chosen each day to coordinate

the group.

on the first day, we rode from Mansfield

to Goughs bay where we stayed for the

night. we set up the tents, learned how to

use the trangeas and played outdoor games

in the dark including spotlight. despite the

ride during the day, everyone enjoyed the

night as it ended with camp stories by the

fire. a thunderstorm hit Goughs bay early

that morning and left the group to prepare

for the day in wet and cold conditions.

the ride to bonnie doon was long, but

group encouragement kept everyone in

good spirits. astronomy was the nights

entertainment and helped us bond as

a group.

day 3 was the largest challenge for

the group, as it was a 70 km trek to our

next destination, Molesworth. although

we would like to say it was easy, it was a

team challenge that brought us together in

the end. the relief of stepping off the bikes

that evening was huge, but it was a very

rewarding experience as a group. for our

last night we had a relaxed evening, which

provided the opportunity to reflect on our

experiences.

although happy to step onto the bus

home, the experience was unforgettable

and undoubtedly worthwhile!

in the first week of term 2, the Year 12 cohort

and a few lucky teachers headed to Sorrento

for one of the best camps at Kilvington.

unlike the camps of previous years, this

was one of relaxation and rejuvenation. it was

wonderful to be able to separate ourselves

from the inevitable stresses of Year 12.

an amusing trivia night, two very different

movie nights and ample free time allowed

us to unwind. another pleasure of this camp

was the strengthening of bonds between

teachers and students. being in a non-school

environment, it was easy to get along and

appreciate the educators we see every day.

the daytime activities were fun and

exciting, some of the highlights including

snorkelling, kayaking and yoga. the african

drumming and dancing lessons were

funny, as students and teachers alike made

interesting attempts to learn the new moves

and drum patterns to a western african beat!

it was enriching to hear from several

speakers motivating us to do our best and

think about our future, thanks to Valanga

Khozas story of determination and resilience.

undeniably, it was four days that the Year 12s

are grateful for and will never forget.

de-stressing in SorrentoZoe JaMeS and aMY tSaGournoS, Year 12

7:30 am and the alarm went off. to be

honest, we werent that excited for Year 10

camp. Little did we know this experience

would change our lives.

the bus left from School on a three-hour

journey to Lake eildon, where we stepped

off the bus and into the arms of our oeG

(outdoor education Group) leaders. they

were role models with life experiences from

which we could learn. our leader, fraiser,

was a legend to say the least! he gave

riddles that were harder to conquer than

the hike up the mountain.

on days two and three, we soldiered on

with fraiser, clambering up hills, all the while

testing our resilience. over the campfire at

night, we played group strengthening games,

sang songs and toasted marshmallows.

we were no longer a group we were a

family. we endured a lot together, sang

High School Musical, teased Mr Mahoney

for his questionable shoe choice and

enjoyed undercooked pasta!

all in all, we left with massive smiles on

our faces and memories to treasure forever.

a huge thank you to the six staff members

who endured Year 10 camp: Mr bustin (red

tribe), Mr rosas (yellow tribe), Mr Mahoney

(green tribe), Miss thomas (white tribe),

Mr douglas (blue tribe) and Mr Lawson

(black tribe).

Get ready, Year 9s, for a fun adventure

next year!

Our camps have an academic, cultural,

environmental, social and/or outdoor

emphasis.



it was another outstanding year of sporting achievements

by individuals and teaMs all students, coaches, staff and

families should be proud of our results.

Sporting highlights ben biShoP, head of SPort

houSe CarniVaLSSenior School House Athletics

(Years 7 12)

Junior Cup (Y7 9): barrett

Senior Cup (Y10 12): fysh

overall: fysh

Age Group Champions

13Yo Josh bockting, annika Challice

14Yo Lachie Pearce, Stacey flaounas

15Yo Jasper Pickering, Jasmine fassoulis

16Yo Lachlan wotherspoon, Laura burgoine

open Champs tom brooks, Quinn Kane,

bridie english

Senior School House Swimming

(Years 7 12)

Junior Cup (Y7 9): barrett

Senior Cup (Y10 12): barrett

overall: barrett

house Cheers: fethers

Age Group Champions

13Yo Katya richardson, Luc Mascitti

14Yo Jade Craddock, Jack Cullen

15Yo Maddison Clarke, blake Pfeiffer

16Yo Charlotte Corke, ashil Mohan

open Champs Cassie de nardis,

tom brooks

aSSoCiation CarniVaLSEISM Swimming

Kilvington won the division 2 competition this

year and will be promoted to division 1 in

2016. Many standout performances occurred

across the day with Kilvington winning many

individual and relay races. we were overall

Girls winners, winner of 13-year-old boys

and Girls Pennants, and winner of 14- and

15-year-old Girls Pennants too!

a large portion of the team qualified for

the Champions Carnival where the School

performed admirably against 22 other

schools. Katya richardson came third in

freestyle, Luc Mascitti third in breaststroke

and Maddy Clarke second in breaststroke.

Kilvington also came third in the Medley and

second in freestyle relay.

EISM Athletics

Kilvington came a very respectable fourth

overall, which was a very pleasing result in

division 2. Many athletes qualified for the

Champions Carnival.

Junior School House Athletics

(Prep Year 6)

a fantastic day was had by all at the annual

Junior School house athletics. the weather

was kind, and students were able to take

part in all events and earn points for their

house. the winning house was the mighty

barrett, followed by fysh, burman and

fethers.

Junior School House Swimming

(Prep Year 6)

a great day was held at our swimming venue

in Sandringham. the theme was fun and

participation and it was great to see this

embraced by all. our Prep to Year 2 students

had a ball in a series of novelty events. Years

3 6 students competed for points for their

house in traditional swimming events. the

winning house was fethers, showing great

potential for future swimming events.

EISM Cross-Country

Kilvington placed fourth overall in the Central

division. there were some great results. well

done to Jasper Pickering, Sarah hedger and

hannah bahn who won medals.

Balaclava Swimming

Kilvington were runners up in the Population

trophy for the third year in a row and placed

fourth out of the seven balaclava schools.

we had two swimmers make it through to

the beachside divisional regionals. well

done to tim Senior-Skinner who placed

fourth in breaststroke and eighth in butterfly,

and isabelle Croker who placed eighth in

both breaststroke and butterfly.

Balaclava Athletics

the carnival was interrupted due to the

weather, but alex Pietrosanto made it

through to beachside in high Jump.

Balaclava Cross-Country

Kilvington took a full team across the three

age groups and competed well on the day.

well done to isabella hayes who showed

plenty of talent in her event and is the first

Kilvington student to make it through to the

beachside division.

aSSoCiation weeKLY SPortEISM Interschool Sport

in most weeks throughout the year, all

students from Years 7 to 11 participate in

weekly sport. highlights across the season

include premierships in Year 7 girls basketball

and netball, Years 8 and 9 indoor Soccer

and Years 8 and 9 netball. Kilvington won

Senior netball premierships in both Central

and Southern divisions.

Balaclava Weekly Sport

Years 5 and 6 students participate in weekly

sport every friday across the year. Some of

these weeks involved weekly competitions

against other schools within our balaclava

district. highlights from these competitions

include runners-up for tee-ball and girls

netball.


Supporting our Community

in late august, we held the third K24

Challenge. in this event, each house is

set the challenge of having a student in

Years 5 to 12 cycling on a stationary spin

bike for 24 hours. there were also Staff

and Parent bikes competing against the

students. Competitors were required to

collect sponsorship money, with all funds

donated to this years world Visions 40

hour famine appeal.

fysh won the overall competition, cycling

787.6km! the final results were as follows:

Team Distance (km)

1st fysh 787.6

2nd fethers 746.2

3rd burman 723.2

4th barrett 702.4

5th Staff 695.1

6th Parents 681.3

K24 Challenge 2015

the Prep to Year 4 students were also

involved. Students paid a gold coin and

ran as many laps of the Schools courts as

possible in 45 minutes. fysh won this event,

running a total of 56 laps!

here are interesting statistics of K24 2015:

there were 126 student, 31 staff and 30

parent competitors during the 24 hours.

4,335.8 km were ridden on the six bikes,

the equivalent distance of flying from

Melbourne to bali.

$2835.30 was raised.

6 spin bikes were supplied free of

charge by Grays fitness, altona.

6 speedometers were supplied by

Cycleinn, Malvern.

30 pizzas were given to competitors

by Cielo Pizza, McKinnon.

65 coffees and hot drinks were supplied

free of charge by Gauge espresso,

ormond.

20 6-inch Subway vouchers were given

to students by Subway, ormond.

10 vouchers were given to students

by Grilld, Carnegie.

thank you to all the students, parents

and staff who participated and helped out

and to all the businesses that supported

the Challenge. a special thank you to Jenny

hedger, Pat Lehman, nicola whitfield, ben

wood, Kirsten brooks and Kylie burns for

organising the six teaMs

YGaP Lexie oPraY, barrett ViCe CaPtain, Year 11

fifa Contest raises funds for nepal LuCY thoMPSon, Year 12

during May and June, barrett house supported YGaP in the 5 Cent Campaign. YGaP is an

organisation that helps those living in poverty in developing countries. their slogan, Change for

Change, promotes the value of a 5 cent coin by asking you to donate those spare 5 cent coins

to help change lives.

barrett aimed to raise $700 for YGaP this year. with competitions among tutor Groups

and Staff, and generous support from the wider School community, we raised a total of $927!

we raised further funds by holding a Sausage Sizzle and a bake and fruit Stall, which resulted

in another $700 in our support for YGaP.

barrett house is extremely grateful for the generosity of the Kilvington community. it was

fantastic how everyone got involved to help change lives.

the Middle School Centre of excellence was

transformed into the ultimate fifa zone for

students to help raise money for the victims

of nepals devastating earthquakes. the

fundraiser involved 40 students playing the

popular online soccer game. there were

seven PlayStations with teams competing

in knock-out rounds.

in a tight final between Quinn Kane and

Zach dimachki, and Luke Socic and dean

Gerszonovicz, it was Quinn and Zach who

won. an outstanding amount of $855 was

raised. Congratulations to the winners and

to everyone who helped out on the night.

wild animals Support the wwf our eLC and Junior School students dressed up as an animal of their

choice to raise money for the world wildlife foundation (wwf). thank you

to our Junior and Senior School leaders for working together to organise

a fantastic day of fun and fundraising. More than $300 was raised.


house wrap ups

barrett SoPhie PaGe, houSe CaPtain

wow! what a year 2015 has been for barrett

house! dom duce and i have had the honour

of leading barrett through a very successful

and thrilling year. our efforts would not have

been possible without support from our

Vice Captain, Lexie opray, Year 9 house

Captains, Jasmine fassoulis and Conor

hosking and, of course, our incredible house

dean Mrs Lehman.

we started the year with house

Swimming, winning the aggregate Cup

and displaying our barrett brigade spirit

and enthusiasm in house Cheers.

term 2 was another successful and

busy term. it also happened to be our

Social Service term in which we continued

to support YGaP in its effort to end global

poverty. with a combined effort from barrett

tutor Groups, staff and Kilvington students,

we managed to raise over $900 for this

extremely worthy charity through the 5 Cent

Campaign, bake sale and sausage sizzle.

all of barretts continued efforts and

enthusiasm in house competitions saw us

win the aggregate Cup for house Cross

Country and house arts. this year has

gone by in a blink, and in such a short

time we have achieved so much.

dom and i could not have been any

prouder of the entire barrett house

and would like to give a last thank you

to everyone who made 2015 a year to

remember.

burman Zoe JaMeS, houSe CaPtain

2015 has been a great one for burman

house. the year started off with house

Swimming, where a huge number of students

stepped up to fill events and a couple

won year level champions! next up on the

calendar was house athletics in which we

had some amazing individual achievements.

the following term we had house Cross-

Country, typically dreaded by most, but

again burman pushed through. within the

same term, we competed in house arts.

with a new format to previous years, it was

a challenge, but the enthusiasm and energy

that every student put in made it so much

more rewarding. we won the category

of Props and the outstanding Chorales

performance raised goose bumps on a

number of teachers arMs

in term 3, burman competed in the K24

Challenge for world Vision and im so happy

to say that we raised an impressive $1000

for this wonderful charity. house debating

was also in term 3 and our two most

senior teams battled it out for 2nd place

an amazing achievement!

burmans chosen charity for 2015 was

the Cancer Council, and in an effort to

raise funds for this worthy cause, we sold

merchandise on daffodil day and bandana

day, as well as holding a cake stall. were

proud to support such a great charity as

it aids so many people and their families

touched by cancer.

id like to thank my co-captain, tyrian

obrien, for her work all year especially in

house arts where she organised so many

different groups. and also to emma hedger,

our amazing Vice Captain, who was there

to help whenever we needed her and even

when there was nothing to plan!

our incredible house dean, Mrs whitfield,

also deserves a massive thank you. being

new to Kilvington and still being one of the

best deans ever is a pretty commendable

effort. Lastly, id like to thank the students

of burman for their enthusiasm, persistence

and effort. were all lucky to have such an

unbelievable house.

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house wrap ups

fethers Katie forti, houSe CaPtain

it has been an incredible honour leading

fethers throughout 2015. what a journey it

has been. Chloe Charbonnier (fethers Music

Captain) and i are not only proud of fethers

achievements this year, but also the cohesion

and family-like atmosphere that defines our

house.

in taking on the leadership roles, our

aim was to continue the family culture of

our house. we feel this has been achieved,

creating memories and friendships

throughout all year levels.

our highlights include winning house

Cheers thank you to everyone who

performed and also helped with the

choreography and lyrics. we won the

dance category in house arts with special

thanks to Lulu bonning and bella Chow

for choreographing and also tom brooks,

ebony McMaster, hilary Stephens, Sasha

williams and Kyra von Stiegler for their

excellent leadership of the other house

arts groups. we achieved an admirable

second place in the K24 Challenge. Years 8

to 9 house debating were runners-up. an

unmatched number of staff, students and

boys in dancing with the Staff had a lot of

fun dancing through the ages, while there

were also many outstanding performances

from countless age champions in Swimming,

athletics and Cross-Country.

we are also very proud to have

implemented some new ideas to raise money

for Very Special Kids. a huge thank you to

Mrs Cole and Mr Ymer for wearing the pig

suits for a whole day and also Mr Clement,

Miss Spzak, Miss Locco and Mr bishop for

being part of it.

Chloe and i would like to thank everyone

in fethers for their hard work and passion to

help make fethers the best house of all.

finally, we want to wish everyone good

luck for next year, particularly bridie english

and Carmel Michener who will be taking

over. Chloe and i are certain you will both

be excellent leaders. we know that fethers

will contin

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