Kilvonian

2016CharaCter eduCation

gratitude grit character

4 PrinCiPal’s Message

5 gratitude day

6 student leadershiP refleCtions

8 World Challenge – Borneo

9 aisaC sPort exChange

10 our aCadeMiC PrograM – a year in revieW

english

Maths

humanities

Performing arts

visual arts

science

languages

Pe and health

18 sChool life highlights

42 suPPorting our CoMMunity

44 house WraP uPs

48 student aWards

50 years 11–12 forMal

51 reunions

54 What a year! Pfa uPdate

55 thanK you to our donors and suPPorters

Content

4/ Kilvonian 2016

i continue to count being Principal of

Kilvington grammar school as an absolute

privilege, and in this my ninth year, our

collective contributions continue to make it

the school in which to learn and grow. this

year, 747 students were enrolled at Kilvington,

with 47 per cent being boys. i am delighted

with the development of the school during

2016, because so much has been achieved.

our highlight reel this year includes:

• OutstandingClassof2015VCEresults,

with 33% of students achieving an atar

in the top 10% of the state and 75% in the

top 25%, and excellent naPlan results.

• ContinuingexcellenceinourFlagship

programs. in the Performing arts, the

annual Concert, the productions of

Cinderella, The Little Mermaid Jr, and

the elC Concert were outstanding.

• OneofourRoboticsteamswinning

the university of Melbourne dean of

engineering design award and two

teams placing 2nd nationally.

• ThebrilliantPreptoYear4Learning

Celebration.

• KilvingtonbeingoneofthreeVictorian

schools invited to compete in the national

future Problem solving Competition. four

students made the finals, and one student

finished fourth nationally in the scenario

Writing division for her short story.

• ThecontinuedgrowthinourSports

program, which included winning 9

premierships, our best result ever.

• Asisterschoolagreementbeingsigned

with saint-Joseph la salle in toulouse,

france.

• 17studentstravellingtoBorneoto

participate in the World Challenge – a

worthwhile community service activity.

there have been many wonderful

achievements this year, but win, place or

lose, the standout for me is the continued

strength of Kilvington’s culture – respectful,

friendly, strong work ethic and high standards

– a culture that continues to support students

to give things a go, to participate (the crucial

ingredient for success) and to give their best.

this year we published our strategic Plan

for the next five years. i am particularly

inspired by its focus as many of you –

students, staff, parents and the Board –

have breathed life into it.

this year we have also continued to build

a culture of academic excellence by, for

instance, developing student thinking skills.

With the support of harvard university, we

have introduced a number of new thinking

routines across the school, as well as a

number of new project-based learning

activities designed to help students think

across disciplinary domains and more deeply.

i think of toy time and helping hands.

Principal’s Message

Jon CharltonPrinCiPal, Kilvington graMMar sChool

gratitude day

Kilvington’s very first gratitude day was held

in May to correspond with the semester’s

character trait of gratitude. it gave students

and staff an opportunity to recognise,

promote and celebrate gratitude, and:

• learnaboutgratitudeandhowpractising

gratitude can benefit you and those

around you.

• thinkaboutwhygratitudeissuchan

important virtue.

• thinkaboutthepeopleyouaregrateful

to and let them know why you are grateful

to them.

some of the co-curricular activities on the

day included the gratitude leaf activity, guest

speakers, dance and meditation, staff morning

tea, origami filled with gratitude messages

in Japanese and gratitude french flags.

Moreover, our innovative and creative teachers

embraced the concept and linked gratitude

to their curriculum in the following ways:

• Junior Art: each student made a small

artwork from their own thumbprint and

answered the question, ‘i am grateful

that i …’.

• Y7 Maths: students focused on being

grateful for the use and invention of

calculators.

• English: students did a class poetry

slam and wrote a letter of gratitude from

a character in a book.

• PE and Health: students were restricted

in their movement by the use of

blindfolds, arm slings and wheelchairs to

demonstrate why they should be grateful

for our bodies, health and ability to move.

• Ethics in Leadership: the committee

ran the sausage sizzle on the day.

• History: students expressed their

gratitude for recorded history, memory

and records, and the ability to listen to

it from their parents’ and grandparents’

points of view.

• Geography: students were grateful

for the abundance of fresh water.

• Commerce: students were grateful that

companies are audited to ensure that

money is used ethically.

students were able to show their gratitude

for someone special by purchasing gratitude

lolly packs – a successful initiative led by our

student leaders, emily Brooks and stephanie

talbot.

a total amount of $1152.75 was raised

from the sausage sizzle and gratitude lolly

packs, which was donated to Beyond Blue.

as a school community, we are grateful for

the work Beyond Blue do for mental health.

thank you to everyone for their support

of, enthusiasm for and contribution to a very

successful and happy day.

our Character education program

continued to evolve. this year, the focus was

on gratitude and grit. With research showing

that developing key character traits leads to

improved learning outcomes, we believe this

important program will underpin and support

our students’ academic aspirations and

personal development.

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 grit,

leadership, academic and co-curricular

achievements, community service and their

personalities and character.

i also commend our Junior school and

senior school leaders who represented the

student body in a positive, respectful and

thoughtful manner throughout the year.

2016 has been a fabulous year in which

we have advanced the educational vision

of the school, which is about developing

thinking people, good people, caring people

and a connected and giving people.

so much learning and growth have

taken place. Congratulations one and all

and thank you.

‘thank you letter awards’ shortlist Congratulations to Year 9 student,

Bridget McLean, who was shortlisted

for the ‘Thank you Letter Awards’

hosted by the Jubilee Centre for

Character and Virtues at the University

of Birmingham in England.

The competition invited young

people between the ages of 5 and

16 to write a letter to thank a person,

a group or organisation that has

inspired them, made their life better

or improved their local community.

More than 40,000 young people

from around the world entered the

competition.

Bridget’s shortlisted letter was

to author, J.K. Rowling, and read:

Thank you for the Harry Potter

novels, and thank you for the

inspiration you have provided me with.

You are a truly spectacular

human being, one who possesses

enough strength to push through the

darkest of times. Your persistence

is admirable, and very inspiring for

others who are wanting to follow in

your footsteps.

And so, once more, I thank you for

your positive influence on the world

and the novels you created that are

equally as inspiring as yourself.

Kilvonian 2016 /5

6/ Kilvonian 2016

student leadership reflections

Kilvonian 2016 /7

Junior school Captains

senior school Captains eMily BrooKs and stePhanie talBot

2016 has been an exciting and memorable

year, as not only have we completed our

final year of schooling, but also we have

been given the privilege of leading our

school. it has been amazing to work as a

team to develop skills in communication and

collaboration, along with our vice Captains

who have been immensely supportive and full

of ideas. it has been an honour to work with

people who are so dedicated to the success

of our team.

once again, this year we have focused

on character development. our main themes

were gratitude and grit, and how these

traits can not only be utilised in an education

setting, but also broadened to our everyday

lives as we build on the foundations of a

strong character. We have tried to bring

these traits into action through several

means. for example, we held a gratitude

day when several different activities were

held, including a whole school gratitude tree

and selling gratitude Packs, with all money

raised being donated to charity. We would

like to say a big thank you to Mrs Walls for

all her work in organising the day.

as part of being leaders, we had

the opportunity to lead the student

representative Council (srC). We worked

with many enthusiastic students who had lots

of great ideas. We focused on co-curricular

activities and helped to establish the

Kilvington Kelpies running club and a yoga

mindfulness session. thank you to neve

roseman for leading the session. the srC

is a great opportunity for students to develop

their leadership skills and put their ideas

forward in shaping the future of Kilvington.

one aspect of leadership that we have

enjoyed this year is interacting with the

Junior school. this was a new and different

experience for us and allowed us to develop

connections throughout the school.

as the year draws to a close, we have

realised that Kilvington is such a special

place and we have been so lucky to be

a part of the school community, which has

enabled us to learn and grow as individuals

in a supportive environment with very

dedicated and caring staff. in particular,

we would like to thank Mr Charlton and

Mr Brinson for their support and guidance

over the year.

overall, our time as leaders has allowed

us to help others, an experience that we

will look back on fondly in the future. We

hope that other students will get involved

in everything that the Kilvington community

has to offer and put themselves forward for

positions of leadership in the years to come.

It has been an honour to work

with people who are so

dedicated to the success of

our team

haMish BruCe

My time as Co-Captain this year has been

incredible. My fellow Co-Captain, Pia, has

been so fun to work with, and it’s been great

being encouraged by Mr earle. he suggested

we discuss our ideas at our weekly meetings,

and he showed us how we could use our

roles effectively around the school.

When i heard that i was one of the Co-

Captains, i was completely overjoyed. i had

only a year, and i wanted to leave a mark.

i felt that even more after all the leaders went

on an excursion where we saw all these

inspiring people with different ideas to share.

What i took back most from it was to get

around the word ‘no’ instead of giving up.

the next event Pia and i took part in

was gratitude day. We helped out with a

lot of the behind the scenes work, and got

to work with the senior school leaders.

i read a speech in tribute to australian and

new Zealand soldiers during the anZaC

celebrations.

We’ve done various other things around

the school, but what, in my opinion, has

made the biggest difference has been

running the srC (student representative

Council), which started in term 3. the

best part is seeing how many of the srC’s

suggestions have become a reality, even

just a week after the first meeting.

i would not have able to go this far without

the people around me, so i must thank

each and every student in my year level.

My school journey would not have been as

smooth without them. Being Co-Captain has

been a spectacular experience, and this year

has been completely and utterly incredible.

Pia o’reilly

from the first day when i stepped, shaking,

onto the podium to make my speech, i knew

leadership would be a challenge. it’s been

a good challenge, and i have thoroughly

enjoyed working alongside my peers

and teachers to organise events such as

gratitude day. By being a leader, i have learnt

more about myself and built my confidence.

together, we came up with the idea of the

srC (student representative Council) where

a student represents each class at a meeting

occurring every three weeks. in my opinion,

it has been a huge success as everyone

presents issues as well as suggestions to

improve our already spectacular school.

in addition, everyone gets a fair say and

it’s similar to a democracy in miniature.

as a leader nothing pleases me more

than others’ happiness. i treasure the

moments when little kids come up to us in

the playground and say, ‘hi Pia, hi hamish,

are you Co-Captains? Wow!’ or ‘When’s

the next srC meeting, i have some new

suggestions?’

overall, i have learnt to throw myself into

new challenges and to never give up no

matter what the circumstances. although

many people have said year 7 will be exciting

and it’ll pass before you know it, i’m not so

sure. But, with all my friends in the same

boat, i’m ready for the leap...

8/ Kilvonian 2016 Kilvonian 2016 /9

World Challenge – Borneo aisaC sport exchange

Peter yu, year 11, and lexie oPray, year 12 steve Bustin, aCadeMiC dean of Pe and health

at 12.45 am, on 2 January 2016, 17 of us,

two teachers (Mr Brinson and Mr Wood) and

our World Challenge leader, hannah, headed

off for an expedition we will never forget!

Miri in Malaysia was the first destination

on our itinerary.

upon landing in Miri, there were many

cultural shocks, but we quickly settled in

after our first night. our team then travelled

to lambir hills national Park for the

acclimatisation trek. this trek was much

harder than anticipated, with steep and

difficult terrain and intense humidity. although

the team was challenged, we motivated each

other to complete the trek as a group. this

was perhaps the most difficult aspect of our

trip, but many found it the most rewarding.

the next part of the expedition was the

project phase, which took place in a remote

village in sarawak. the team was situated

in a longhouse where 15 family members

lived. as we entered the longhouse, our team

was warmly welcomed with a traditional

welcoming ceremony, which involved

dancing and live music.

from 14 to 16 september, 23 Kilvington students

competed against 18 students from global Jaya

school from Jakarta, indonesia, for the inaugural

aisaC shield (asian and Pacific international

sporting activities Conference). this involved the

same students competing against global Jaya

students in the five sports of soccer, volleyball,

Basketball, table tennis and ten Pin Bowling,

with points being scored by the winning male

and female team.

results for the competition were as follows:

Male soccer: Kilvington won 3–0

female soccer: Kilvington won 6–0

Male ten-Pin Bowling: Kilvington won 126.1–94.3

female ten-Pin Bowling: Kilvington won 106.4–81.4

Male volleyball: global Jaya won 3–2

female volleyball: global Jaya won 3–0

Male table tennis: Kilvington won 8–1

female table tennis: Kilvington won 7–2

Male Basketball: Kilvington won 67–30

female Basketball: Kilvington won 85–16

Overall Shield Score: Kilvington, 12 points, and

global Jaya, 4 points.

during the friday evening, an awards ceremony

occurred when the overall shield was presented,

along with various players being awarded MvP

for our project, our team had nominated

to do physical labour to help out the

village. over the next five days, the group

cleared away a grass area, prepared it to

be cemented, hand mixed cement and

then laid it down. this cemented area was

the foundation for a space that will later

be turned into a communal kitchen for the

village. it was fantastic to be able to help

out with this as the community valued their

food and meal times greatly. We also painted

lines for a badminton court and lines for

a traditional game, Sepak Takraw.

the nights were filled with trying local food

and interacting with the family members,

especially the children. the five days gave us

a great insight into the culture of Borneo and

also allowed us to appreciate what we had

back at home. saying goodbye to the family

who had been so generous and hospitable

to us was difficult, but we said we would

keep in contact!

the next part of our trip was travelling to

Kota Kinabalu to climb up Mount Kinabalu,

the highest point in south-east asia. We

climbed 3200 m above sea level, during the

6 km hike. it took our group just under six

hours to complete the hike one way, where

we stopped at the laban rata guest house

for one night. We were lucky enough to see

a sunset from the guest house, which was

the most incredible and breathtaking view.

Climbing back down the mountain was a lot

quicker but put more pressure on the body.

We entered the last phase of our

expedition – rest and relaxation as our

trip was nearing its end. visiting the baby

orangutans in the rehab rainforest, white-

water rafting and snorkelling were some of

the fantastic activities our group participated

in. Many memories were made and it was

a great way to finish off such an amazing

experience.

the encouragement from all students

and teachers was something that was

appreciated throughout our time in Borneo.

Many new skills were learnt and friendships

made that affected our trip in such a positive

way. this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity

is something that we wholeheartedly

recommend to anyone considering taking

part in a World Challenge expedition!

(Most valuable Player) medals and all star

team certificates. Congratulations to our

MvP Medal winners:

• SaraEwensonandLachiePearce

(soccer)

• JamesTeagueandHannahBahn

(ten Pin Bowling)

• JamesTeagueandCatLinehan

(table tennis)

• OliviaKirkhamandCallumMorgan

(Basketball)

students from both teams became friends,

which was clear to see during the awards

evening on the friday night and when the

indonesian students departed on sunday.

a huge thank you to Ben Bishop, Jason

Moloney, Kerryn Warburton, Kylie Burns and

anna Kasapis for their expert coaching and

dedication. special thanks must also go to

Marian le Bas and nicole Pearce for their

organisation of the global Jaya students,

especially with the homestays.

We now look forward to planning the

return journey to Jakarta during september

next year, when hopefully Kilvington can

retain the shield!

10/ Kilvonian 2016 Kilvonian 2016 /11

our academic Program – a year in review

english Marian le Bas, aCadeMiC dean of english

Maths helen Cole, aCadeMiC dean of Maths

during 2016, students have had many

opportunities to explore and extend their

interest in maths by participating in a variety

of masterclasses and competitions.

each term, our Csiro Mathematician,

scott Maclean, ran a masterclass for years

5–6 students. he took them through activities

related to probability, statistics, the golden

ratio, random walks, optical illusions and the

twin paradox. the students were engaged

and interested, and look forward to more

of scott’s presentations.

Masterclassesabout 45 years 7–10 students took part

in the ChooseMaths video masterclass.

in groups of 3 or 4, their aim was to make

a 3–5-minute video illustrating the 2016

theme, ‘Maths is more than just numbers’.

the participating students had to work

collaboratively as a team, first deciding on

a maths topic and how they were going to

present it, and then with making the video.

four teams chose to enter their videos in

the national competition.

Ms deshon and Ms Watts ran a

masterclass for years 7–9. students designed

their own Polyhedra 2d net diagram, and

then worked out the mathematical strategy

and calculations to produce it in 3d, using the

3doodler pens. they also enjoyed learning

different cryptographic methods of encrypting

and decrypting messages.

this year, students from years 7–9 also

enjoyed trialling education Perfect. they

particularly liked the variety of questions,

assisted tutorials and points system. Many

students participated in the education Perfect

championships, where they were required to

answer as many questions as possible during

the week. rebecca Katz, year 7, reached

3000 points and Karan gonsalves, year 8,

reached 10,000 points, which is amazing.

Competitionseight year 12 students competed in the Mit

Challenge at the university of Melbourne.

fifty teams of four took part in a lateral

thinking competition that simulated a real-

world problem. the students found the

experience very beneficial, reinforcing the

connections between the maths taught at

school and real-world issues.

one of the units in the years 5 and 6

Maths enrichment was a st Kilda road

and swanston street Maths trail, which

included an excursion to the city and lots

of challenging problems based on specific

architecture observed. the enrichment class

was also involved in the asPMo Maths

olympiad, with ye liu, year 6, earning first

place, rhea gupta, year 6, earning second

place and Pia o’reilly, year 6, earning third

place.

a number of students from years 4, 7,

8 and 9 participated in the Mathematics

Challenge for young australians, which

required lots of grit. over three consecutive

weeks, they worked through the six

challenging problems and submitted written

solutions to as many of them as they could.

Kilvington received 7 Credits, 3 distinctions

and 1 high distinction.

124 students from years 2 to 12 took

part in the iCas Competition, and Kilvington

received 55 Credits, 25 distinctions and 3

high distinctions. in addition, 23 students

from years 3–6 participated in the australian

Mathematics Competition, and Kilvington

received 13 Credits, 6 distinctions and

1 high distinction.

these are fantastic results, and

all students should be proud of their

achievements.

learning to write is a life-long activity

that requires us to take risks, find our

voice and then reflect. our vision is to

encourage and support students with their

endeavours, to ‘get (their thoughts) down’

and to ‘take chances’. We are committed

to fostering students to become responsible

global citizens capable of communicating,

collaborating and empathising with their peers

and others worldwide.

in 2016, we provided opportunities for

students to access authentic audiences for

their writing (school, local, national, international

competitions) and to enhance their everyday

learning and appreciation of english.

the Kilvington Writers festival, the

events at the Melbourne Writers festival and

the variety of excursions for all year levels

enhance students’ everyday learning and

appreciation of english.

the Kilvington Writers festival this festival is the central platform of

Kilvington’s Writing flagship, which runs in

tandem with the Melbourne Writers festival so

that students can access authors, events and

ideas to inform their own writing. ‘growing

up’ was the theme of this year’s festival and

competition. all students from years 7–11

and a select number of year 12s participated.

there are three student sections: years 7–8,

years 9–10, years 11–12. this year another

category was added – staff/Parent.

Competitionsthree students were awarded Bronze,

silver and gold awards in the royal

Commonwealth society, international –

Queen’s essay Competition:

• Gold:AnnelieseCroker,Y11

• Silver:RazaBhuteja,Y11

• Bronze:CaitlinWoods,Y11

four students received awards from the

Jubilee Centre for Character and virtue,

university of Birmingham, international:

• TobyWrightson,Y9

• NoahKanapathippillai,Y9

• GabbyLim,Y9

one student, Bridget Mclean, y9,

was shortlisted for the ‘thank you letter’

Competition and invited to the awards

Ceremony at the university of Birmingham.

Many students achieved Credits, distinctions

and a high distinction at the iCas (university

of nsW) Writing and english competitions.

Writing Competition

Distinctions

• SophiaZikic,Y10

• TimothyBayley,Y10

• EdwardBonning,Y10

• GabrielleFarfor,Y10

English Competition

High Distinction

• WilliamDouglas,Y8

Distinctions

• EdwardBroughton,Y7

• AmyCatrice,Y7

• LukeKiosoglous,Y8

• LouisaAbbott,Y8

• JohnnyBarkoczy,Y9

• ElisabethYeo,Y9

• RyanHarding,Y11

Congratulations to these students and i

encourage all students to challenge themselves

and to participate in competitions in 2017.

excursions/incursionsa variety of excursions and incursions were

organised throughout 2016 for:

• Year7attendedtheMelbourneTheatre

Company production of The Egg.

• Year8attendedawalkingtourofMelbourne

by author robert newton of Runner.

• Year9attendedaShakesperience

incursion and Letters from France WW1

poetry incursion.

• Year10attendedauthorAlicePung’s

Growing Up Asian; a Macbeth incursion;

and author Will Kostakis’s creative writing

workshops.

• Year11attendedjournalistMichael

rowland’s Language to Persuade, a

Comparative Writing workshop; and a

‘stella’ Conversation with a panel of authors.

These are fantastic

results, and all students should be

proud of their achievements

• Year12attendedaLife of Galileo

incursion and a session with author anna

funder at the Melbourne Writers festival.

and More …the recent visit of global Jaya international

school, Jakarta, to Kilvington for the

aisaC (asian and Pacific international

sporting activities Conference) raised

the consciousness of each school. the

trip was an outstanding success, so this

event coupled with the Writing flagship

international projects allows us to foster

globally responsible and connected students.

We had success with the ‘looking

through the window i see … australia/

indonesia’, a year 8 Project. a group of year

8 students created a blog for the two schools

so that each student could record their

writing and comments about the australian

and indonesian environment and life.

We are currently working with a group of

year 7 students who have called themselves

the Kilvington Kritics (rosie Morrison, Jeylan

lee, reece Kane, Miranda abbott, andrew

Moore, nick Brooks, ethan dharmawardena,

trisha Matthews, Caitlin Johnston and

stephanie darvell). the english captains,

olivia Beauchamp and aaron Kale, are

leading this project along with Ms Cora

alvarez and myself. the students are writing

book reviews and creating book trailers of

their favourite (mostly australian) books to

post onto a site. the indonesian students

will also complete reviews and share with our

students. during november, we will skype the

class in Jakarta – an international book club!

i would like to take this opportunity

to thank the english Captains, olivia

Beauchamp and aaron Kale, for their

enthusiasm and support.

english and the Writing flagship have

been a buoyant and a vital part of the

Kilvington community in 2016.

12/ Kilvonian 2016 Kilvonian 2016 /13

humanities lynley Clarnette, aCadeMiC dean of huManities

Performing arts Ken MCCliMont, aCting aCadeMiC dean of PerforMing arts

the Kilvington Concert and stage Band

have been very busy this year, and their

activities have included presenting music at

the opening of ormond railway station and

joining with the Kilvington Klefs to perform for

the residents of Mayflower retirement village

in Brighton.

the annual Concerta highlight for the Music faculty was the

annual Concert. the depth of musical talent

in the school was clearly evidenced by the

high standard of performance and the variety

of ensembles performing, not to mention the

contribution of the various choral groups.

the school orchestra, Chamber strings and

Concert Band took part as well as a number

of smaller ensembles ranging from string,

guitar, clarinet and percussion through to the

stage Band and a jazz and blues group. all

students throughout the school performed

in one of the choirs, and the concert ended

with a spectacular rendition of Shadowlands

featuring the years 7–8 choir, a number

of singers from the senior school and

a percussion ensemble.

the Choral Programat Kilvington, one of the musical strengths

of the school is that all students are involved

in the choral program. this gives students

the opportunity to take part in the various

musical productions that the school presents

throughout the year. this year, the senior

school performed the musical Cinderella and

the Junior school chose The Little Mermaid

Jr for their production.

in term 3, the Klefs and the senior guitar

ensemble competed with distinction at the

royal south street competition, both groups

being awarded third place in their respective

classes.

soireesa great feature of the Music faculty is that any

student in the school receiving individual tuition

in either drama or music has the opportunity to

perform at the soirees organised throughout

the year. all of these events have been well

attended, and the individual performances

have been of a high standard.

dramathe drama department is thriving as well,

with 18 students from years 4–11 being

assessed in speech and drama by an

examiner from trinity College, london.

twelve students were awarded distinctions

and 6 passed with merit.

as Kilvington’s student numbers continue

to grow, we are delighted to offer additional

courses within the humanities faculty.

ethics and leadership this year we introduced ethics and

leadership at year 10. this elective offers

students the opportunity to explore the

nature of leadership and the responsibilities

that accompany leadership roles, whether

within a school or sporting community as

young adults, or in the broader world later

in life. students absorbed the experiences

and advice from a range of guest speakers

and embarked upon their own programs

of leadership, all the while considering

their place in the world. they worked with

students from years 3–6 in their capacity

as leaders, and initiated and drove projects

in support of other communities and

individuals experiencing less fortunate

circumstances than their own. this elective

skilfully supported the Character initiative that

Kilvington has embarked upon this year.

geographyin geography, students were addressed

by tim silverwood, the environmentalist

and adventurer. on other occasions they

investigated habitats such as King lake,

hampton Beach, dendy street Beach and

the sporting and entertainment Precinct at

Melbourne Park. such excursions beyond

their normal learning environment enable

our students to apply their theoretical

understandings to the physical world.

the King lake excursion particularly gave

students the opportunity to look at the

physical and human toll of the bushfires.

they examined the rejuvenation of the habitat

and heard moving stories about community

resilience in the wake of the 2009 tragedy.

the Melbourne Park excursion was a chance

for students to think about the need for

sensitive and dynamic urban planning.

historyour history students again competed

against other schools in the international

history Bee and Bowl Competition and

acquitted themselves well, with success in

gaining second place in the Middle school

division. a selection of history students

visited the holocaust Museum where their

studies of nazi germany were made all the

more poignant by the opportunity to hear

the story of a witness and victim of the

regime. similarly, the visiting troubadour who

performed the one-man plays Referendum

for the year 10 students and Fighting the

Kaiser for the year 9 students gave students

an insight into personal experiences that

textbooks find difficult to capture.

Masterclassesthe humanities faculty ran several

masterclasses this year, one in conjunction

with the french faculty, which was an

examination of the lives of australian soldiers

in france during World War i. students

were exposed to the daily struggles of

soldiers supplanted in a foreign culture with

little support or understanding of french

language, food or customs. the exhibition at

the university of Melbourne, Somewhere in

France: Australians on the Western Front,

allowed students to view letters home,

mementoes lovingly treasured by

descendants of the men, and government-

issued guidelines for troops.

our second Masterclass was ‘the future

Problem solving Program of australia’, a

national competition designed to develop

students’ critical thinking and problem-

solving skills. in this program, students

were presented with a potential problem of

the future and were adjudicated according

to their analysis of the problem and their

proposed solution.

assembly of notablesthe final important event for each academic

year in our humanities faculty is the

assembly of notables. once again, our year

7 students took the opportunity to examine

closely the lives of important individuals.

they asked important questions about

purpose, commitment, grit and legacy of

their subjects.

We trust that this rigorous and engaging

project continues to be one that both

invigorates learning and facilitates good

discussion, at school and at home, about

what makes people of character and how we

can all dare to be individuals of substance.

our academic Program – a year in review

One of the musical

strengths of the School is that

all students are involved in the choral program

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visual arts rosie Busuttil, aCadeMiC dean of visual arts

visual arts at Kilvington represents the

importance of creative powers within student

learning, through creativity, thinking, culture,

community and life experiences. Producing

and exhibiting final works empowers

students to inspire, to connect and to evoke

emotion in some way to their audience.

annual student art exhibitionon Wednesday, 27 July, independent schools

victoria held an opening night for their annual

student art exhibition. over 179 artworks

were on display, including specifically selected

works from 15 Kilvington students and group

art projects from elC to year 11.

our talented young artists included:

Magnolia, daintree and Marine group Work

elC

Collaborative Work Prep – year 6

sabrina Pietrosanto year 6

Cedric Janvier and Collaborative Work

year 7

Jesse thompson year 8

daniel strom and sarah godfrey

year 9

Patrick nachar and Marianna Polyzos

year 10

derrick lai and david Kuang

year 11

Masterclassas our vCe visual arts subjects have a

strong focus towards the design process,

folio and final works, our masterclass

provided students with the opportunity to

explore and experiment with this process in

depth. the students were presented with

a brief, and worked together to generate

a mural for our school environment.

students put their creative thinking caps

on and designed a 4-metre mural reflecting

‘Kilvington life’, whereby they developed

their painting skills and explored and

experimented with 3d printing. With the

combination of drawing, painting and 3d

printing, the students created a masterpiece

and experienced the importance of the

collaboration of visual arts and it subjects.

Mural – group Projects it has been a very busy year within the visual

arts subjects. While students have been

working hard on individual pieces, they have

also worked on group mural projects. these

murals can be seen around the school,

bringing great colour, excitement and deeper

thinking to the viewer. the year 9 visual arts

program took advantage of this opportunity,

seeing their printmaking designs transformed

to large life-size figures.

vCe art exhibition on 10 october, Kilvington held its vCe art

exhibition. the exhibition consisted of folio and

final works from 25 talented vCe unit ½ and ¾

visual Communication design, studio arts and

Media students. anne smith, arts Manager

of independent schools victoria, opened the

exhibition with a hugely inspirational speech,

followed by the presentation of awards

and the viewing of folios and final works

by parents, friends and staff.

Within the exhibition, people were able to

scan the Qr codes of each student’s art folio

to gain an insight into their journey and to

read about their views and future goals.

each year an award is presented to

a student from each year level and visual

arts subject. the following students were

presented with a glass plaque for their hard

work and commitment within the subject:

• Unit½VisualCommunicationDesign:

olivia Palaskas

• Unit½StudioArts:NikkiTinker

• Unit½Media:LaurenRowley

• Unit¾VisualCommunicationDesign:

Carmel Michener

• Unit¾StudioArts:AlannaOwen

• Unit¾Media:ChristaHill

elC–year 10 art exhibition on 26 october, Kilvington held its elC–year

10 art show in dalton hall. the exhibition

consisted of a range of 2- and 3-dimensional,

mixed media artworks in visual arts, design

and Photography.

awards were presented on the night to

the following students for their hard work

and commitment within the visual arts:

• EvaRudikandAlexanderMoore,Prep

• VioletRocksandStefaniAndriopoulos,Y1

• EllaWangandLorettaPietrosanto,Y2

• HannahLeeandMarloMcCulloch,Y3

• LiamMolloy,Year4

• ClaireJanvierandJoanneLee,Y5

• RheaGuptaandSabrinaPietrosanto,Y6

• AndrewMooreandEllaRoper,Y7

• AimeeTangandMomokoHikima,Y7

• EllaDorne,KaseyO’Connor,

Kaitlyn truong and Martha sands, y8

• BridieVearing,Y9CreativeDesign

• AmyPontifex,Y9Photography

• AmyPontifex,Y92DArt

• SarahGodfrey,Y93DArt

• ToriBullard,Y10Visual

Communication design

• SophiaZikic,Y10Art

thank you to ebony McMaster and sabrina

Pietrosanto, visual arts Captains, for their

support, and congratulations to all students

from elC to year 12 on their achievements

this year in visual arts. Well done.

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our academic Program – a year in review

science aliCe JaMes, aCadeMiC dean of sCienCe

Kilvington students have been busy in

science during 2016!

year 7year 7 started the year with the all-important

Bunsen Burner licence, which caused much

excitement. students then designed and built

a toy as part of the K-steM initiative, which

allowed them to develop skills across their

science, Maths and it lessons. term 3 took

them to Melbourne Zoo, and they created

fantastic websites on classification.

year 8year 8 started the year building rube-

goldberg machines, in which students

designed a machine that would cause many

different energy transformations to take

place in order to complete a simple task.

they also carried out dissections for the

first time and built very impressive models

of their imaginary sustainable city for ‘our

sustainable World’.

years 9–10 years 9–10 continued to expand their

scientific understanding. year 9 successfully

dissected eyes and brains and built

prosthetic arms to send to landmine victims

as part of the ‘helping hands’ program.

year 10 enjoyed an insight into vCe science

with the introduction of a new program in

semester 2, which gave them a head start

for certain key concepts. some students

studied vCe Biology and Psychology while

others enjoyed setting off rockets and

designing sports shoes as part of the

applied sciences course.

vCevCe science students continue to work hard.

excursions took place to ecolink, gtaC,

Melbourne university, healesville sanctuary,

epworth hospital and victorian space

science and luna Park.

outside of the classroom, co-curricular

science was also a great success. our year

11 science leaders, Kyra von stiegler and

alex hyde, started years 7–8 and Junior

school science Clubs, which the students

loved. as ever, science Week was a highlight,

culminating in the ‘Who shot Mr Brinson?’

forensic activity and the science Careers fair.

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languages luCie diCKens, aCadeMiC dean of languages

this year, Kilvington students continued

to have many opportunities to experience

and connect with the Japanese and french

cultures through their languages classes.

Junior schoolin the Junior school, the introduction of a

Junior school language leader enhanced

the french program on many levels. We

thank natasha tsirelas for her commitment

and contribution to the wonderful french

Bastille day event and her participation and

ongoing support with french story time and

french skits, two co-curricular activities that

extended Junior students’ french skills. a

highlight for year 5 students was certainly the

chocolate-making demonstration by a real

professional french Maitre Chocolatier!

senior schoolin the senior school, languages students

took part in excursions to the movies,

restaurants and the degas exhibition.

Cultural incursions included a french pastry

demonstration, a traditional french fencing

workshop, crepe making, calligraphy, a

tea ceremony and Japanese dancing.

Competitions were also a good opportunity

to challenge students with a Japanese

speech contest, the aftv Concours, and

the years 9–10 french trivia night.

Masterclasses Masterclasses enhanced an understanding

and appreciation of the Japanese or french

culture. years 10–12 french students

joined history students to visit the exhibition

Somewhere in France at the university

of Melbourne and develop a deeper

understanding of the connection between

france and australia during World War i.

the Japanese masterclasses broadened

students’ knowledge of the theory of Beauty

and the art of the tea ceremony in Japan.

the languages faculty also introduced

the online program ‘language Perfect’ in

years 7 and 8 languages classes, and it was

wonderful to see so many students taking

part in the World Championship. the use of

the application linguascope with all Junior

school iPads also enhanced french learning

in and out of the classroom.

saint Joseph la salle schoola significant event was the signing of a

memorandum of understanding with saint

Joseph la salle in toulouse, france. having

a partner school in france means stronger

connections can now be made with france

through study trips and individual exchanges.

finally, i would like to thank the wonderful

team of passionate, dedicated and

enthusiastic Kilvington languages teachers

and our senior language leaders, ellie

levina and vishnu Krithnamoorthi, for their

support and contribution to the languages

faculty.

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our academic Program – a year in review

Pe and health steve Bustin, aCadeMiC dean of Pe and health

the Pe and health curriculum in 2016

gave students an exciting and invigorating

program that aimed to engage, inspire and

motivate students.

Pein Pe, students participated in a variety of

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 some 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

MsaC to participate in squash. students

were able to learn the basic skills required,

as well as experiencing some community

venues, for anticipated future participation.

healthin 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 their adulthood lives. 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.

the Beep test Challenge occurred again,

where students could participate in the

famous ‘Beep test’ and try to score their

highest level possible. Jack Kirkham and

olivia Kirkham both broke the respective

school records to take out the win.

the review of Pe and health 2016 is well

on the way, with units and activities being

reflected upon and edited ready for an even

better year in 2017.

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school life highlights

Melbourne Press Club

one of the more unique co-curricular

offerings at Kilvington is the opportunity for

students to attend the Melbourne Press Club

lunches with Principal, Jon Charlton. these

are held regularly and involve an address by

a high profile personality and are attended

by the media and the business community.

the subject matter is often controversial.

Kilvington students are the only table of

students in attendance, and we are given an

opportunity to ask a question of the speaker

at each event. this is a great opportunity for

our students to engage with and be exposed

to the important issues of our times and

watch the media in action.

isaBella etlis, year 12, and alanna oWen, year 11We were honoured to listen to treasurer

tim Pallas present the 2016 victorian state

Budget. he briefed us on the government’s

plan for industry and employment, and we

were able to gain key insight into the next

financial year. We were delighted to be invited

to an event of such importance, and we

would strongly encourage other students,

when given the chance, to make the most of

it as it was an incredible learning experience.

lauren roWley, year 11We accompanied Mr Charlton to author and

Ceo of Melbourne Press Club Mark Baker’s

launch of his new book – The Remarkable

Life of One of Australia’s Greatest War

Correspondents.

the book is the definitive biography of

one of australia’s greatest World War 1

correspondents, Phillip schuler. les Carlyon

launched the novel with a warm tribute to

Mark Baker, who then introduced the most

intriguing events of schuler’s life. We were

then lucky enough to be present for an

engaging question forum, the main highlight

being a fiery debate with a very vocal anti-

war patron. overall, it was a fascinating

afternoon that was equally rewarding and

enjoyable for all present.

noah sole, year 11We attended an intimate and open interview

with senator derryn hinch where the likes

of news reporters, journalists and other

assorted guests were given the opportunity

to gain an insight into the senator’s views.

the Press Club allowed for an exciting and

enriching experience for everyone. i’d like to

say a big thank you to Mr Charlton and the

Melbourne Press Club for allowing us to have

the chance to participate.

your library Jane viner, head of liBrary resourCe serviCes

these days, the McKie library is informally

known as the ‘library lounge room’. We

have endeavoured to create a cosy learning

environment in which students can relax,

read and study.

a group of year 9 students regularly hang

out in the reading lounge before school

each day and play chess, chat, read, listen to

their music and catch up with friends. recess

and lunchtime see the chess aficionados

informally competing against one another.

it is fabulous to see students from Junior

school and senior school playing chess

at recess on a daily basis.

Promotion of literature and the love of

reading are encouraged by displays, book

talks with english classes and purchasing

of books suggested by students and staff

on a weekly basis. students from Prep to

year 10 annually participate in the Premier’s

reading Challenge, and this year a group of

50 students read 1000 books. one student

in year 3, alessia di felice, read 100 books,

and year 4 student, Catherine Zhao, read 65

books. these students were presented with

their certificates at a Junior school assembly.

the library research program supports

curriculum and classes in a variety of subjects.

vCe history and Biology undertook research

lessons about digital resources, bibliography

and citations for their investigation tasks. year

8 french language students participated in a

research introduction, and year 7 humanities

students used print non-fiction books to

support their assignments. the annual year

7 assembly of notables is supported by the

library with print and digital resources on a

variety of ‘notable persons’ who are chosen

by the students.

2016 saw the introduction of the first

library leader position for the Junior school.

this new role has enabled one student –

Millie shanks in year 6 – to lead the years

5–6 Book Club and engage students with

other literary activities. in May, the inaugural

Kilvington reads festival was launched.

our library leader, Millie, welcomed and

thanked various authors and led the Js Book

Club with a literary quiz in the staff room

at recess. and Millie also organised other

book club members to read to elC students

during Book Week. senior school Captains

and Co-Captains participated in national

simultaneous storytime with the elC groups

and enjoyed their time reading a story and

having fun with an activity. thank you, Millie,

for your wonderful contribution this year.

the library lounge room provided our

students with an environment to stimulate,

collaborate, compete and relax throughout

2016. We can’t wait to do the same in 2017!

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school life highlights

year 7 Cultural daysCordon Bleu French Cooking Demonstration

rosie Morrison, year 7 the year 7 languages day was really fun.

i liked the french activity the best because

we got to eat delicious cakes and see how

they were made. it was really interesting to

see how quickly the chef could make them

and how good they looked even though

they were made in such a short amount of

time. i also learned about the company that

the chef worked for and how many places

the organisation was based. it was a very

interesting experience.

KyMBerley george, year 7 We had an extremely talented chef come to

visit us. he baked us delicious french cakes

that looked so neat and well done and we

all loved them! i really enjoyed watching him

make them and listening as he told us the

procedure. i thought it was amazing how

fast he could make them. i learnt some really

interesting facts about the chef and where

he works. overall it was a really good day.

robotics and engineering raJnesh a raM, roBotiCs Coordinator

robotics was an integral part of the

education process at Kilvington grammar

school in 2016, as robotics was

incorporated into the years 7–8 science

curriculum and was also taught as part of

the year 9 robotics/engineering elective. in

addition to this, approximately 60 students

from the Junior and senior schools

undertook robotics as a co-curricular

activity as part of the robotics Club.

the students were provided with the

opportunity to extend their learning and

be involved in analytical and problem-

solving tasks. the students designed and

programmed robots to either ‘dance’ or to

perform a ‘rescue’. the students in the Club

prepared for various robotics competitions,

and in July, 12 Kilvington teams took part

in the roboCup Jr Melbourne regional

competition. the secondary dance/theatre

team was declared the winner in the

category, while the rescue team was placed

2nd among almost 40 teams.

in august, teams took part in the victorian

state Competition, and the Kilvington open

dance/theatre team and the secondary

dance/theatre team were declared winners

in their categories. during the september

holidays, four Kilvington teams flew to

sydney to take part in the roboCup Jr

national Championships. this event is the

culmination of all the best teams from around

the country, providing an environment of

stiff competition. it was very pleasing to see

the Kilvington secondary dance/theatre

team sloppy Waffles attain 2nd place in their

category and the secondary rescue team

stormy 113 attain 2nd place in their division.

Collectively, this was an outstanding result as

it is very difficult for schools to get a placing

in two categories nationally.

thank you to all the robotics teachers,

namely Julie runchey, sarah freeman, laura

hollingsworth, elayne flanagan and rachel

Carmen, who have been effectively guiding

the students throughout the year. there is

a lot of potential for robotics at Kilvington

grammar school going into 2017, and i

would like to wish the students all the best.

Cultural days

Traditional Tea Ceremony

niCK BrooKs, year 7 during our year 7 Cultural day, we had the

privilege to learn more about Japanese

culture in a special day organised by our

language teachers and their invited guests.

ladies dressed in brightly coloured kimonos

taught us the precise movements and

ceremony of a traditional Japanese tea

Ceremony. our hosts later told us that the

ceremony is an opportunity to ‘clean the dust

off the mind’. it was a very slow, peaceful

experience, and i was pleasantly surprised by

how good the green tea tasted. We also had

the chance to be a host to a friend and then

their guest.

i am really grateful to our teachers and

to the ladies who shared this special part of

their culture with us. it was a really good day.

year 8 Cultural daysCarla tieran and Katherine Wheeler, year 8

We then moved on to the origami

competition. the students were organised

into groups for a race to see who could finish

the set list of origamis first. We used our

paper-folding skills to make a crane, a photo

frame, a business card holder and a box

using highly decorated origami paper.

after the origami-making competition,

the students were met by a Japanese dance

group wearing purple kimonos. each of us

had the opportunity to try on a kimono and

take part in an interactive demonstration of

traditional Japanese dances. on Wednesday,

students from hiroshima, our sister school in

Japan, also attended and it was great mixing

with them and communicating in Japanese.

as part of the french class, students

learnt the basics of fencing, which was very

interesting.

the year 8 Cultural days was a

fantastic experience that gave students

the opportunity to learn about french and

Japanese culture in a different way.

in July, year 8 students spent their afternoon

celebrating Cultural days. to start the

afternoon off, students, working in groups,

were required to bring an entrée, main,

dessert and drinks to school in the theme

of the language they are learning, and

present them on a table along with french

or Japanese themed decorations. a prize

was awarded to the table with the best food,

menu or decoration. everyone was very

creative with their table decorations and food

choices. it was great to see how much effort

every single group put into their meal. after

the french and Japanese language students

had finished feasting on their delicious lunch,

they went off to take part in a range of

cultural activities.

the Japanese students gathered in the

hall and participated in a competition to see

who the ultimate Kandama player was. the

Kandama is a traditional Japanese toy where

the user has to try and get the ball into one

of the two holes or the long stick at the top.

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school life highlights

the Kilvington Writers festival (KWf) is the

central platform for the Writing flagship, and

here we can enthuse students to write for

a real, local audience. By having our festival

run in tandem with the Melbourne Writers

festival, students can access authors, events

and ideas to inform their own writing.

growing up was the theme for this year’s

festival and competition, and each of the three

sections had a different prompt or quotation.

all students from years 7–11 and a select

number of year 12 students participated.

the winners were:

Years 7–8

Winner: Miranda abbott

special Commendation: Chantelle Khmelerski

Years 9–10

Winner: Jasmine fassoulis

special Commendation: Zoe Parsons

Years 11–12

Winners: aaron Kale

special Commendation: alanna owen

in 2016 another category was added –

staff/Parent.

Winner: dee Broughton

special Commendation: Kathleen Javen

Kilvington Writers festival and Book Week

during this day, Will spent time with

every year 10 english class.

a wonderful Kilvington Writers festival

logo has been designed and developed by

year 11 student, olivia Palaskis. the logo

was inspired by the school crest on the

students’ blazer pocket. this will be our

permanent symbol for the festival.

students have attended events at the

Melbourne Writers festival during the past

four years. in 2016, groups of students

attended the following:

• ‘ContemporaryFairytales’workshop–

year 7

• ‘BuildyourOwnWorld’workshop–Year8

• ‘VideoGameWriting’workshop–

years 7 – 9

• ‘PoetrySlam’workshopsforeachYear9

class and participation in the Melbourne

outloud Poetry slam

• AnnaFunder–Year12studentsattended

a conversation with the author of

Stasiland (one of their vCe texts).

so another creative and thought-

provoking festival was held! the theme for

next year’s Kilvington Writers festival is …

ah … you will have to wait till 2017!

science Week national science Week took place from

15–21 august, and at Kilvington we

celebrated in style. the purpose of science

Week is to engage students in science and

help them to immerse themselves in all things

scientific.

We ran 17 events over the five days,

ranging from elC workshops, to Junior

school hovercrafts, to liquid nitrogen ice-

cream making, the year 7 amazing race and

the ever popular dissection Club. a highlight

of the week was the ‘Who shot Mr Brinson?’

forensics activity, where every senior school

tutor group in the four houses had to solve

a series of clues to prove that their house

dean was innocent in Mr Brinson’s (fake!)

murder. this culminated with the arrest of

Mrs lehman, esteemed Barrett house dean.

We thank Mr Brinson and all the house

deans for helping us to stage the murder!

science Careers eventanother highlight was the science Careers

event aimed at students from year 9

upwards. representatives from a wide

range of careers and universities joined us

in dalton hall in order to give students more

information about the different possible

careers in science. We had representatives

from nursing, medicine, midwifery, Monash

university, university of Melbourne, aviation,

Zoos victoria, swinburne university, clinical

psychology and many more, who were able

to help students understand the pathways

into different careers and what different jobs

entailed. a huge thank you to everyone who

gave up their time to attend, particularly

Margot nash, dale godfrey, sam hayes and

Karl glazebrook from the parent community.

trivia Quizthe week culminated in the science trivia

Pizza lunch on friday, where students from

years 7–12 battled it out to claim their title

as science trivia kings. Well done to joint

winners team h2o2 (Moriel smolyar, gabby

farfor, sasha vulling, navya Bandla and

amisha Mammen from year 10) and the

King Wontons (lachie Wotherspoon, vincent

Wang, damian Bartlett, george Crossingham

and ashil Mohan from year 11).

the week was an enormous success.

thank you to everyone who supported

us, including staff Peter Woolfrey, Jordan

adams, Kerrie Kelly and nicole Pearce.

Particular thanks to the science faculty for

their enthusiasm and unending energy, and

to Julie runchey and rachel Carmen for

organising all the practicals across the week.

Well done as well to our science leaders,

Kyra von steigler and alex hyde, who helped

out every step of the way.

Every student can immerse

themselves in all things scientific

this section was added to expand the

festival into the wider Kilvington community

with a dual purpose. first, storytelling is

a shared human experience and it enables

us to make sense of the world. secondly,

it allows students to have visible and

accessible role models – people who really

enjoy this challenging experience.

at the awards Ceremony on 29 august,

prize winners in each section received an

engraved silver pen and/or a book. this

year the author Will Kostakis addressed

the gathering with a hilarious account of

his journey as a writer and he presented

the awards to the recipients.

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school life highlights

this year we continued to give students the

opportunity to engage with cutting-edge

technology, such as 3d printing, and provide

many activities to play with code from Prep

through to year 12.

a group of year 10 girls entered the ‘tech

girls are superheroes’ competition and

were victorian runners up in the secondary

division. this program saw students solving

a local problem by designing and coding

an app for android phones. they were

required to do market research and develop

a business plan to go with their pitch and

promotional videos, and all of these items

needed to be entered for the competition.

you can see their demonstration of the app

by scanning the Qr code.

‘saving superman’ was the challenge put

to the year 4 students this year in it classes.

they were tasked with creating a vehicle that

was powered by a sphero ball and had to

program the sphero to successfully make

its way around an obstacle course to save

What’s new with technology?

superman. this activity provided students

with opportunities to problem solve and

debug, two very important skills in coding

and all other areas of learning.

thinking aheadas technology progresses at such a fast

pace, careers we currently know may not be

around in 20 years’ time. research company,

McCrindle, says, ‘today’s average school

leavers will have 17 employers in 5 industry

sectors across their lifetime.’ students will

need to be creative and flexible with their

career choices, which gives today’s students

the ability to invent their own careers.

students have had the opportunity to explore

and think about possible careers that involve

technology now and in the future.

a group of girls from years 8–10 attended

the ‘go girl go for it’ expo at deakin

university. this was specifically developed

to encourage girls into the field of it in

many different industries. they heard from

women who are highly successfully in it,

such as sophie Blachford from instagram

and Meredith Zolnowski from google. year

8 students have invented jobs for the future

and designed 3d symbols to represent

these. they have also developed an online

information guide to explain what these

careers will involve. in collaboration with

visual arts, the symbols have formed a mural

on display in the senior school with Qr

codes connecting the online content to the

real world content.

Coding skillsJunior school students have continued to

expand their coding skills in our after-school

Code Club every tuesday afternoon. this has

been a highly popular event with a waiting

list of students throughout the year. We look

forward to seeing more students join this

Club next year and share the experience.

during the september school holidays,

Kilvington hosted the Code avengers Code

Camp for the second time. almost 50

students from the surrounding area attended

three days of fun and learning. students

learnt how to code a website, an app and

a game, culminating with a showcase

presentation to parents.

Most years 3–8 students were given

the opportunity to participate in the Bebras

Computational thinking Challenge during

their it classes throughout the year. grant

Zhong (yr7), georgy stamenos (yr6) and

Kevin nguyen (yr6) have been added to

the Bebras australian honours roll and

participated in the victorian state finals.

students were also given the choice to

participate in the iCas digital technologies

competition. for his excellent results in

this competition in 2015, Johnny Barkoczy

received an award.

elC annual ‘Concert in the round’ sharon donnellan, elC Coordinator

happy 20th Birthday to our elC

the annual elC concert was held this year

in dalton hall. the Marine and daintree groups

performed first with a fun and energetic

arrangement of songs. the children dressed

up and sang with confidence and pride. they

smiled throughout and the families enjoyed

every moment. next Magenta and Magnolia

groups each performed their own special group

songs and then came together to sing loudly

and happily. We ended the performance with

all the elC children singing Mr Clicketty Cane,

I like to Sing and then Massimo Mammone

explained how they all had the music in them.

this lead into a loud rendition of I’ve Got the

Music in Me.

like all great things, they happen because

of the hard work and support of people. i’d like

to thank the following who were so generous

with their time: Mr stefanetti, Jordan adams

from McKie library, our year 6 buddies, the

Pfa, Christa hill (y12 photographer), Pete

Woolfrey and his maintenance team for the

setup, Kerry Kelly for refreshments and Michelle

Williamson for the music. to the awesome elC

team of educators, thank you for your hard

work, passion, vision and dedication.

But, of course, the biggest thanks and

cheers goes to each and every elC child

who performed with pride, confidence and

smiles that lit up the room. We are truly

blessed to work with such beautiful children

and their gorgeous families, so thank you.

and thank you to the families and friends for

coming along and helping to make the night

such a fantastic and fun event.

the Kilvington early learning Centre enjoyed

its 20th birthday in May. to celebrate such

a special day, the elC children gathered in

a specially decorated room to sing and eat

individual birthday cupcakes. they were

joined by parents, and there was a special

appearance by Mr Jon Charlton and Mr

sebastian earle.

Congratulations to all of the elC team

for creating such a nurturing and special

environment, one that continues to attract

many families year on year.

happy birthday elC!

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school life highlights

in May, our school community was

captivated by our senior school students

as they performed the much-loved classic –

Cinderella. Congratulations to all cast, crew

and parents who worked tirelessly for many

months to showcase our students’ musical

and dance talents.

Cinderella, performed by liannah diacaris,

and Prince Christopher, performed by

Mitchell Cole, were delightful as our star-

crossed lovers. stepsisters, Joy and grace,

performed by Jade redman and georgia

dillon, and stepmother, performed by isabella

etlis, were magnificent in their ghastliness.

ebony McMaster portrayed Cinderella’s

fairy godmother with poise and exquisite

musicality. Jack Kirkham, as the King, and

Christa hill, as the Queen, were faultless in

their delivery and comic timing.

a special shout-out to school Captain,

stephanie talbot, and a number of year

12 cast members, who managed to

accommodate their performances during

vCe. stephanie was incredibly entertaining

as the herald – lionel.

the Junior school production of The Little

Mermaid Jr was a visual feast!

With vibrant costumes created by

Kathleen vergers and laura hollingsworth

and set design by sacha gough, we were

instantly transported to the undersea

kingdom of King trident, ably played by

Cinderella

The Little Mermaid Jr

With often complex scene changes, the

entire cast worked brilliantly together as a

team, ensuring that the show went without

a hitch. the enthusiastic reactions from the

audience reflected the outstanding efforts

of everyone involved.

Well done to Musical director, fiona

radford, and Producer, allison Bivard, for

their hard work in bringing out the talents

of all the students involved. it was an

unforgettable production.

hamish Bruce.

the dance routines were a joy to watch,

and the audience was captivated by the

performances of ella Morris (ariel), xavier

Clark (sebastian), ursula (Charlotte hogg),

ye liu (Prince eric), Peter Wang (grimsby)

and rhea gupta (flounder).

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as one of the most anticipated events of

the year, the 2016 Kilvington house arts

was certainly one to remember. starring our

four houses representing the four seasons

(Barrett – spring, Burman – autumn, fethers

– winter, and fysh – summer), we were

taken on a journey of colour, energy and

imagination.

involving every single student from years

7–12, it was great to see the younger year

levels interacting with the older students

within their respective groups, where they

could demonstrate their individual talents.

despite being chaotic at times, the rehearsal

process was rewarding and action packed

with many of our talented students coming

up with original scripts, choreography and

music.

inspiring the younger year levels with their

enthusiasm and spirit, the house leaders led

their respective houses in creating absolutely

stunning performances. it’s always a proud

moment when everything falls into place

on the final day, and i’m going to miss this

amazing event that has been such an integral

part of the Kilvington culture.

although it was a close competition, it

seems like spring is in, as Barrett took the

victory once again. Wishing everyone the

best of luck for next year!

house arts eliZaBeth hu, MusiC leader

debatinggraCe BosChetti and sioBhan thoMas, deBating Co-CaPtains

this year also marked Kilvington’s first

attempt at debating in a national competition

through the virtual debating competition, in

which students used a video-calling program

to debate against teams from different

schools, even as far away as tasmania.

for the first time this year, Kilvington

hosted its own region in the dav debating

competition. We had some really exciting

results throughout the year with our a grade

team and one of our C grade teams finishing

second in the region, and our B grade, other

C grade, and one of our d grade teams

finishing first, and thus progressing to the

finals.

Congratulations to siobhan thomas

(year 12), gemma Webb (year 10) and

Jack Kirkham (year 9) who have each

been awarded Best debater in their age

group in the ormond region, as well as to

george Crossingham (year 11) who won

the ‘encouragement award’ at the ainger

Public speaking competition and Johnny

Barkoczy (year 9) who won the ‘highly

Commended’ award in the legacy Public

speaking Competition. With these fantastic

achievements and incredible effort from

everyone on the team, we have had

a wonderful year of debating in 2016!

dance and Cheer

for some, public speaking is more terrifying

than spiders, the dark, or even death.

however, it is an excellent – and often

necessary – skill in most careers. school

debating is a fantastic way to improve

both public speaking proficiency and other

important skills such as working under

pressure, researching effectively, organisation

and teamwork – skills that are undeniably

vital both in school and later in life.

2016 has been an extremely successful

year in debating at Kilvington. We had a focus

on enrichment with two year 8 teams and one

year 9 team stepping up to debate in older

age divisions. We are increasing our skill in

Mock-un competitions with students in years

10–12 all competing. Congratulations go to

Charan naidoo and abbey McCorquodale,

who made it to the state grand final of the

un’s evatt Competition.

our Kilvington dance and Cheer teams competed in

september at the australian all star Cheerleading state

Championships. Kilvington Blue (years 5–6) came 2nd in

Primary school Pom, while Kilvington Magenta (years 3–4)

came 3rd in the same division. Kilvington gold came 6th in

the high school Pom division, and Kilvington White (our first

Cheer team) came 2nd in Primary school, level 1.

We also had our first Jazz duo with Kate glew, year 9,

and Charlie Kaliamos, year 9, who placed 2nd. special

thanks to all the coaches and captains neve roseman, neve

skillen and Beatrice hendy for all their hard work this year.

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school life highlights

outdoor education Programs

years 3–4 Camp rumbug adele taKle and greta saville, year 4

friends encouraging ... i just had to ring the

bell at the top!

i’ve always loved the vibe of sitting by

a campfire; you get to sing songs and tell

stories in a warm and enjoyable environment.

Well, at camp we got to do all that and much

more. We made up chants and songs and

we even heard some stories – scary stories!

in addition, one of the instructors actually

demonstrated some astonishing fire tricks!

one of the most satisfying times i spent

at camp was the bush walk. We heard an

interesting story about the bushfire that

happened in Marysville in 2009. there was

even a museum (made by people who live

there) that we could go to and look at the

destruction for ourselves. it was fascinating

yet horrifying.

after spending quality time in the outdoors

and with our friends, we set off back to

Melbourne with many joyous memories.

in conclusion, camp at Marysville was

extraordinary! i’ve learnt a lot through my

time there. although it is over, year 6 camp

will be an experience i will never forget.

years 5–6 Majestic Marysville Kevin nguyen, year 6

for dinner we ate spaghetti bolognaise,

which we all liked very much, and then we

rugged up and ventured down the huge hill

again to sing some campfire songs and toast

some scrumptious marshmallows.

the next morning, we got up early for

breakfast and then set off for the morning’s

activities – tackling the giant swing and the

ropes courses. on the giant swing you had

to use a pulley to pull up the next person in

time to the top (10 metres). it was a thriller of a

swing and it made your tummy turn inside out!

Meanwhile, the other groups were on the

ropes courses getting drenched and having

fun. People were finding the actions of others

hysterical! a lot of people were slipping and

falling off the ropes and wire.

that evening we watched Willy Wonka

and the Chocolate Factory in the recreation

room. Most of us were very tired, so we

enjoyed snuggling up into our sleeping bags.

the next morning, we excitedly set off to

our next awesome activity … walking along

squeaky Beach at Wilson’s Promontory!

along the way we saw an adorable little joey

and looked down upon a beautiful beach.

soon it was time to go back to the bus

and go home. Before we knew it, we were

back in the arms of our parents!

on a sunny, but cold morning, we set off

to Camp rumbug in south gippsland.

everyone was extremely enthusiastic – some

kids were talking, others were drawing and

others were being impatiently silly!

as we pulled into Camp rumbug,

everyone was so pumped to get out of the

bus and see who was in their cabin! We

raced up the stairs, made our bed, put our

sheets on and then it was time to eat lunch.

While eating our lunch, the camp staff

told us about what to wear for each activity.

some people were going silly because half

of us were going canoeing and the other

half were going on the Mud run!!!

the canoeists had to climb a huge hill

to get life jackets and then walk down to

get a paddle. With great excitement, we all

jumped into a canoe. all was going well until

someone capsized and we had to get out

of the water in case it happened again.

those on the Mud run had their own

challenges involving running through mud

at least one metre deep and then wading

through a small hole filled with mud. When

we went into the mud pit, our shoes got

stuck and it was disgusting! each group

then swapped activities where there was

more mud and capsizing!

during term 1, Camp Marysville was

something i wondered about. how would

it look? What would we do there? i also

thought about the valuable time i would

spend with my friends and teachers. finally,

the day came with much excitement.

after we packed all of our luggage onto

the bus, we set off on our camp adventure.

the journey was scenic and the roads were

meandering upwards. singing, chatting and

anticipation filled the bus. on arrival, we were

greeted by the lovely instructors and we set

off to organise our luggage in our cabins

before we started the afternoon activities.

one of my favourite activities to do at

camp was canoeing. initially, i didn’t think it

was that exciting, it’s just paddling in a boat,

but it was a lot more than that. our instructor

was overwhelmingly enthusiastic and created

many captivating games for us to play. at the

end, we even got to capsize!

undoubtedly, the vertical challenge was

one of the most engaging activities that i got

to do at camp. i had high expectations for

this activity and it was so much better than

i thought. emotions, positioning of my body,

Our camps have an

academic, cultural,

environmental, social and/or outdoor emphasis

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outdoor education Programs

year 7 surf’s upniCK BrooKs, year 7

year 8 loving the great outdoors ella dorne, year 8

in early term 2, the year 8 students travelled

to Wilson’s Promontory to enjoy a wonderful

experience of camping together in tents for a

full three nights. We were sorted into groups

of around 10 or so people, who then had

to work cooperatively for the duration of the

camp. this involved setting up our own tents,

cooking meals, cleaning up after ourselves

and other various tasks. there were many

activities that we participated in, including

surfing, hiking and walking to beaches where

we played games and learnt about caring

for the environment.

some of us decided to go on the

overnight hike, which meant walking up

the mountainside carrying all our supplies,

including our tents, camping and then

walking back again in the morning.

there was wildlife around every corner,

including wombats and vibrantly coloured

birds. one group discovered a snake sleeping

by the side of the nearby river. at night,

everyone had to make sure that all items

that could be consumed were kept in a large

trailer out of reach of the wombats. this was

because wombats like to break into tents

to steal and destroy things if they can smell

something close by. in the end, there were

only two or three incidents of this happening,

which was an improvement from past years.

year 8 Camp was a wonderful and

different experience compared to camps we

have attended in previous years. as tiring

as it was, it was a camp to remember and

something for the future year 8 students to

look forward to.

years 7–11 ski-riffic fun Katherine gleW and aMy Pontifex, year 9

year 7 camp was a real highlight of the year.

surfing was definitely my favourite part. not

many of us had been surfing before, but we

were all able to stand up and catch a wave.

one of the favourite activities among my

group was catching ‘party waves’.

in our small groups, we went on a hike,

carrying large packs on our backs, into the

rainforest beyond lorne. it was so much fun

as we talked and walked together. it was still

fun even if there was a river that smelt like

hydrogen sulphide! When we had completed

the hike, we camped the night in tents, so

much better then sleeping in a cabin. a camp

fire and marshmallows finished the night

off perfectly.

on the last night the whole camp had

what’s called a ‘Bush hoe down’. We did

a lot of quaking, flapping, waddling and

clapping. it gave us all a great laugh!

year 7 camp was amazing. i made so many

new friends and i can’t wait for year 8 camp!

thank you to the staff members who

accompanied us on the camp. We really

appreciated their support, help and

encouragement to ride those waves, hike

those hills and have a jolly good time!

at 5:30 am, excited snow camp students

arrived at school pumped for the four-hour

bus drive to Mount Buller. it was wondrous

for some students who had never seen snow

before as we snaked up the mountain.

once we arrived at sparks ski lodge, we

settled into our rooms and then jumped on

our snowboards for our first lesson. despite

testing weather conditions, we battled on

and still had the best time. at the end of the

day, we enjoyed hot lasagne and garlic bread

dinner before settling into bed for the next

big day.

We were woken up at 7:00 am for a big

breakfast before heading off for a tough walk

to the bottom of the mountain carrying all our

gear. the snowboarders and the teachers

helped by carrying our poles if we needed.

the weather on the mountain was much

improved with the sun shining and clear blue

skies. after another useful lesson, we had

an enjoyable lunch at spurs. it was back

on the mountain for a little longer and then

we headed back to the lodge for a quiet

afternoon and a filling pizza dinner.

We woke up on the final day of snow

Camp sad. as we packed up the rooms and

got ready to leave for our final lesson, we

were blessed with another bright day on the

mountain and the last lessons were really

engaging. once we finished our lesson, we

went skiing and snowboarding in groups with

the teachers who were really skilled and then

we went for lunch at spurs again, which was

just as good as the day before.

then, sadly, we made our way back to

the lodge. the bus ride home seemed a lot

quicker than on the way there. We had many

fond memories to talk about. Back at school,

we got our bags and said goodbye to the

other students we had become extremely

close to.

year 9 ‘Be your Best self’ Character Conference Zoe Parsons, year 9

during the first week of term 4, the year

9 cohort embarked on a week of talks

and activities to motivate us to become

the best version of ourselves possible.

this thought-provoking week began with

a guest speaker, former olympian Phil

Burrows, who discussed grit, resilience and

resourcefulness. We also learned about

empathy, and in the afternoon we put what

we had learned about being empathetic

into practice by learning how to manoeuvre

a wheelchair and then playing a game of

wheelchair basketball.

the following day, we had a speaker from

the Perspective Project, dara, talk to us about

managing challenging thoughts and emotions

by accepting and not obsessing over certain

thoughts. she also discussed how we can all

use mindfulness to deal with harder situations

and led a guided meditation to show the

benefits of slowing down and relaxing.

in groups, we had the challenge of

creating a prosthetic hand for someone

who had lost their own hand in a land mine

explosion. this was another eye-opening and

rewarding exercise, especially considering

that we had to cover our dominant hand

and only use our weaker one to assemble

the parts. this activity was an incredible

experience because the prosthetic hand that

we made will actually have a real impact on

the life of someone living on the other side

of the world.

that afternoon, dara came back to talk

to us about being confident and authentic.

on the final day of the Character

Conference week, failure and the benefits

of a growth mindset were discussed.

throughout the week, groups of students

had been putting together a short video

regarding a certain virtue, and on friday

afternoon the groups presented their videos.

the entire week was filled with thought-

provoking discussions and activities in which

we were all able to grow and reflect on being

our best selves.

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outdoor education Programs

year 9 ‘urban experience’ City Camp John KnaP, year 9 PrograM Coordinator

year 10 lake eildon survival Camp harrison Broughton, year 10

as a part of Kilvington’s camp program, year

10 students spent four days camping, hiking

and participating in various other activities

around the lake eildon area. the year 10

camp is designed to be challenging for

students, as an extension of outdoor skills

gained in the year 8 Wilson’s Promontory

Camp, as well as an opportunity to increase

strength of character by enabling students

to show grit, leadership and teamwork.

upon arriving at the camp, students were

promptly organised into their ‘tribes’, groups

of a dozen or so who would spend the entire

camp together through hikes and activities.

these groups partnered students with their

friends, as well as mixing students with those

whom they might not normally talk to. By the

end of the camp, i noticed that all in my tribe

got along extremely well. Because all outside

influences or distractions were removed,

students could closely focus on their immediate

relationships with those around them.

for most students, hiking was one of the

more challenging aspects of camp. students

would hike with heavy packs for most of the

day through what was sometimes difficult

terrain. While there were a few tumbles

and many sore feet, my tribe mates soon

learned that pain was ‘just a mindset’, and

we pushed on. it was extremely impressive

to see my peers around me, especially those

who were quite far out of their comfort zones,

push on and get the job done.

evenings were a fun time. after settling in,

students would cook their own dinner. We

were so hungry and the food was so good

that we didn’t even notice the burns we had

acquired on the way.

one of the most popular activities was

rafting the rivers running near lake eildon.

students, in rafts of about six, used

communication, teamwork and leadership skills

to raft through the water, which was occasionally

difficult due to some fast-moving currents.

We broke up our time on the water by

stopping by a trout farm for some fishing,

and while i personally didn’t have any

catches, we all enjoyed relaxing in the

sunshine. it was a welcome break from the

days hiking and sleeping in the cold, and for

me, a fulfilling way to round off the camp.

Coming home, we were all feeling

understandably tired. however, i knew that

what we just experienced was important for

the enrichment of our characters, our physical

and mental wellbeing and the development

of crucial life skills such as effective

communication, teamwork, tolerance, and,

perhaps the most important of all, knowing

how to toughen up every once in a while.

early in term 2, year 11 students embarked

on a four-day outdoor education group (oeg)

bike riding camp. the year level was split into

three difficulty groups – easy, medium and

hard. as a year level, we travelled through

places such as Mansfield, Bonnie doon,

Molesworth, yea plus a few more.

at the end of riding each day, we would

meet the oeg van at our designated camp

ground for the night, where we would collect

our bags and tents and get set up for the

night. each group camped at different places

each night, cooked their own food and did

different activities with our oeg leaders.

throughout the camp, there were definitely

challenging parts, whether it be the difficult

year 11 true grit! ally doyle, Maddy ClarKe and sarah hedger, year 11

during the first week of term 2 and of term

4, the year 9 students (in two separate

groups) stayed in the city for their ‘urban

experience’ City Camp.

upon arriving at City CyC, their

accommodation for the week, the students

were challenged by creating iconic Melbourne

structures using only aluminium foil and pipe

cleaners. this was followed by lunch and

a two-hour rock climbing session. Many

overcame their fear of heights and managed

to make it to the top of the climbing wall.

throughout the week, the students

participated in a variety of activities, both

mental and physical. some of these included

ice skating (no major injuries except for some

egos), physical and virtual gaming, project

work and a talent quest – ‘9 factor’, which

provided an insight into the many ‘hidden’

skills this group possesses.

to enhance and illustrate the unique

multicultural nature of Melbourne, a different

cuisine was selected each night. among these

were greek, italian, Mexican and Chinese.

the state library and surrounding areas

were used to work on their ‘focus topic

Projects’. these included documentaries

and websites based on either homelessness,

sports and culture, architecture and heritage

and street and public art.

all in all, both camps were highly enjoyable,

with the year 9 cohort developing many

mental and physical skills while experiencing

firsthand the many facets of Melbourne.

year 12 Civilised sorrento! siohBan thoMas, year 12

this year, the year 12 students went to

sorrento on the Mornington Peninsula where

we stayed in a lovely guesthouse near the

beach. the guesthouse was a welcome

change from school camps of previous

years. We thoroughly enjoyed warm showers

and beds!

in the mornings we listened to guest

speakers motivate us or give us advice

for vCe. in the afternoons we split into

groups for activities such as snorkelling,

cycling, boat rides, and an amazing race

around sorrento. We saw leafy sea dragons

while snorkelling, and one group saw

seals sleeping on the supports beneath

a lighthouse while on a boat ride. in the

evenings, we played board games and trivia,

and even went to the cinema, which was

a short walk from our guesthouse.

the scenery around our accommodation

was beautiful, and the activities were a

relaxing break from schoolwork. We were

able to see things we hadn’t seen before,

and certainly wouldn’t have seen in

Melbourne.

it was lovely to have a break from studying

and to spend some time away from school

as a year level. We had a wonderful time.

bike ride, or sleeping on the uneven ground in

the middle of a town we had never heard of

for the third night in a row! however, despite

the challenges, there were definitely enjoyable

moments such as rolling into camp after a

tough day of riding, sitting around camp with

our friends at night, and encouraging each

other through the difficult moments when

we all felt like our legs might fall off.

Bike camp was a truly gratifying and

rewarding experience that we all thoroughly

enjoyed and will remember for a long time.

although we were very glad to go home and

get a good night’s sleep in our own beds at

the end of the week, it truly was an experience

that we won’t forget for a long time.

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sporting highlights

house CarnivalsSenior School House Athletics (Years 7–12)

a fantastic day was had by all at the annual senior school house athletics Carnival. on a

bright and sunny Melbourne day, the students enjoyed the amazing new facilities at duncan

Mackinnon reserve, making great use of the brand new grandstand.

a wonderful carnival atmosphere was created by a Pfa sausage sizzle and Mrs verger’s

ethics and leadership group making healthy smoothies to fuel the athletes. house spirit and

effort were on display throughout the day as all students gave their best for points. Well done

to all and the mighty Barrett house who won back their title of ‘aths Champions’.

Age Group Champion

Junior Cup 13 yo Boy alex Barton

fysh 13 yo girl olivia Kirkham

Barrett 14 yo Boy Josh Bockting

fethers 14 yo girl victoria hronas

Burman 15 yo Boy lachie Pearce

senior Cup 15 yo girl stacey flaounas

Barrett 16 yo Boy aidan Mcshane

fysh 16 yo girl Jasmine fassoulis

Burman open Boy Quinn Kane

fethers open girl laura Burgoine

Aggregate Cup

Barrett

fysh

fethers

Burman

Senior School House Swimming Carnival (Years 7–12)

the swimming Carnival was a fantastic day, and many records were broken with students

giving their all in the pool. Bonus points were awarded for overall cheering and encouragement.

there was also a dance-off and year level paper airplane throwing competition. the traditional

house Cheers were once again an example of what makes Kilvington a special place to be!

2016 House Trophies House Comment

aggregate Cup Burman

Burman won the overall

trophy and broke Barrett’s

undefeated 8-year run.

Junior Cup years 7–9 Burman

senior Cup years 10–12 Barrett

Prep–Year 12 Cross Country

We had a fantastic day at our annual house

Cross Country. this year saw a change

of venue with all students running around

the beautiful Karkarook Park, admiring the

local wildlife and lake. this day is always a

highlight for the sports faculty as all year

levels across the school are involved in one

great day.

results of the day were:

Junior school aggregate trophy fysh

senior school Junior Cup Burman

senior school intermediate Cup fysh

senior school senior Cup Burman

Age Group Champion

13 yo girls Kymberley george

13 yo Boys luc Mascitti

14 yo girls Katya richardson

14 yo Boys Jessi norman

15 yo girls lucy george

15 yo Boys liam dillon

16 yo girls Maddie Clarke

16 yo Boys Blake Pfeiffer

open girls abbey McCorquodale

open Boys tom smith

Junior School House Swimming

(Prep–Year 6)

Well done to Barrett house, the winner of the

Junior school house swimming Carnival. it

was a fantastic day, and it was great to see

many parents there supporting this event.

the emphasis of this Carnival is on fun

and participation, and it was awesome to

see many happy, smiling faces of students

from Prep to year 6 enjoying themselves and

demonstrating tremendous house spirit.

Junior School House Athletics

(Prep–Year 6)

Congratulations to all students who

participated in the Junior school house

athletics Carnival. it was a fantastic event with

all Prep–year 6 students competing in seven

athletic events over the day. Quite an effort!

the support and enthusiasm shown by

all students, win or lose, was brilliant. it truly

was a day to celebrate every performance.

Congratulations to Barrett house who

successfully won the trophy for the second

year in a row.

Event 1st 2nd 3rd

10 yo girl Millie naffine ava hayes greta saville

10 yo Boys darcy donohue aaron o’reilly thomas Kokosoulis

11 yo girl isabel hayes elena stuckley de la Banda renae Bekas

11 yo Boy oliver Miles fine James hopley hunter lee

12 yo girl Pia o’reilly sabrina Pietrosanto tahlia gelfand

12 yo Boy lane donohue John Mortimer Caleb Wong

13 yo girl olivia Kirkham Charlotte hallson steph darvell

13 yo Boy harry durand Will Pfeiffer finn Pickering

14 yo girl Kara Williamson Bridie linehan Katherine Wheeler

14 yo Boy Jack Pougher spencer tighe Martin Maks andjelkovic

15 yo girl stacey flaounas laura Bailey Millie smith

15 yo Boy thomas robb tieren hem Zac Powell

16 yo girl Jasmine fassoulis Jemima Price erin Jones

16 yo Boy Jasper Pickering Brandt Kakulas Blake Pfeiffer

open girl neve roseman lexie opray hannah Bahn

open Boy Peter yu lachie Wotherspoon ryan harding

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school life highlights

sporting highlights

assoCiation Carnivals Student Place and Event

vincent nguyen 2nd in long Jump

13 yo girls relay 3rd

14 yo girls relay 1st

14 yo Boys relay 3rd

15 yo Boys relay 3rd

15 yo girls relay 3rd

16 yo Boys relay 2nd

EISM Athletics Night of Champions

Well done to the 43 students who

represented the school at the eisM athletics

night of Champions. this competition

has the best athletes from all three eisM

divisions. highlights included:

• JasmineFassoulis:1stin100mand

in 200m, 3rd in 400m

• SamClark:Equal3rdinthe100m

• JasperPickering:1stin800m,

2nd in 1500m

• AidanMcShane:3rdinTripleJump

• 14YOGirlsRelay:3rdVictoriaHronas,

Bridie linehan, annika Challice and

Kaitlyn truong

• 15YOGirlsRelay:1stLauraBailey,

simran singh, sarah godfrey and

Charlotte horwood.

EISM Cross Country

Congratulations to the 61 students who

represented the school at the annual eisM

Cross Country Championships. highlights

included olivia Kirkham and neve roseman

winning their races, stacey flanous and

Jasper Pickering coming 3rd in their

respective races and the girls open team

coming first. Kilvington finished in 4th place

in the Central division overall.

Balaclava District Swimming Carnival

Well done to the Kilvington Junior school

swim team who swam brilliantly in the

Balaclava district swimming Carnival. for

many of our swimmers, it was their first

official carnival and we are extremely proud

of everyone’s efforts! highlights include:

• Kilvingtonwonrunnersupinthe

Population trophy (this takes into account

the size of schools and their scores on

the day).

EISM Division 2 Athletics

Well done to our very talented senior school athletics team who finished third

overall. this is our best eisM result for athletics. We also won the ‘Most improved

school’ trophy, which compares 2015 results with this year. a great achievement!

We also won the 16 yo Boys age group.

Student Place and Event

aidan Mcshane 1st in triple Jump, 2nd in high Jump

alanna owen 2nd in high Jump and in 100m

alex Barton 2nd in 400m

alex Pietrosanto 1st in 200m, 2nd in 100m

annika Challice 1st in long Jump and in hurdles, 2nd in 100m

aodhan scott 3rd in shot Put

Brandt Kakulas 2nd in 100m

Bridie english 3rd in 400m

Charlotte horwood 2nd in 200m and in 100m

Jasmine everitt 2nd in 200m and in 200m

Jasmine fassoulis 1st in 100m and in 200m, 2nd in triple Jump and in 400m

Jasper Pickering 1st in 800m, 2nd in 1500m

Jordan lyovic 1st in 100m

Joshua Bockting 2nd in 100m

Joshua tung 2nd in 100m

Kymberley george 2nd in shot Put

laura Burgoine 2nd in hurdles

lucy george 1st in high Jump, 3rd in long Jump

luke socic 2nd in triple Jump

Michelle volpert 1st in shot Put

Millie smith 1st in shot Put

olivia Kirkham 1st in 800m and in 1500m

Phoebe ho 2nd in 200m

rohan amarasinghe 1st in 200m, 3rd in long Jump

ryan harding 3rd in 200m

sam Clark 1st in 100m and in 200m

sara ewenson 1st in shot Put

sarah godfrey 1st in 100m and in 200m

steph darvell 2nd in 800m and in 1500m

thomas robb 3rd in 100m

EISM Division 1 Swimming Carnival

Congratulations to the senior school swim

squad who competed at the eisM swimming

division 1 Carnival at MsaC. Kilvington

placed 6th out of 10 schools in its first year

in division 1. our students competed against

schools with 1000-plus senior students – an

outstanding effort.

highlights include:

• Winningthe14YOGirlsagegroup

• IndividualEISMrecordfor15YOgirls

Butterfly for lucy george

• IndividualfirstplaceforLucyGeorge,

luc Mascitti and Katya richardson

• Overhalfoftheteamqualifyingforthe

eisM Champions Carnival.

acknowledgement must go to the

outstanding contribution of the boys in the

open category: lihao Zhou (y8), ashin

Mohan (y11), thomas robb (y9) and Jim

Puli (y9) who all swam in older age groups

to fill in against year 12 boys to give valuable

points to our school.

EISM Swimming Night of Champions

another great night was had smashing our

record haul of medals. two years ago we got

2, last year we got 4, this year we got 12!

here are the results:

• LucyGeorge:1st50mFreestyle,1st50m

Backstroke, 1st 50 Butterfly, 2nd 100m

freestyle

• KatyaRichardson:1st50mFreestyle,

1st 50m Backstroke, 3rd 50m

Breaststroke

• LucMascitti:1st50mBreaststroke,

3rd 50m freestyle

• MaddieClarke:3rd50mBreaststroke

• 14YOGirlsMedley:2ndEmilyZhu,Katya

richardson, isabelle owen, Kaitlyn truong

• 14YOGirlsRelay:2ndKatyaRichardson,

annika Challice, Kaitlyn truong and

isabelle owen.

• 3rdtotheOpenGirlsMedley

• 3rdtoAmeliaPummeroyinthe

12 yo girls 50m freestyle

• 3rdtoHaydenMellowinthe

10 yo Boys Backstroke

• 2ndtoGretaSevilleinthe

10 yo girls Breaststroke

• 1sttoElenaStuckeydelaBanda

in the 11 yo girls Breaststroke

• 2ndtoIsabelCokerinthe

12 yo girls Breaststroke

• 3rdtoSebGlasselinthe

10 yo Boys Butterfly

• 2ndtoIsabelCrokerinthe

12 yo girls Butterfly

• 2ndtoIsabelCrokerinthe

open girls 100m.

Balaclava District Athletics

Well done to all of the 43 students who

represented Kilvington in the annual

Balaclava district athletics at sandringham

athletics track on 23 august. it was a great

experience for the students, many of whom

experienced their first-ever competitive

athletics meet.

although Kilvington didn’t place in the top

3 for the aggregate trophy, there were many

great performances. special congratulations

to hunter lee (long Jump) and sophie

xu (triple Jump) who progressed to the

Beachside division.

Balaclava District Cross Country

Well done to all 44 Kilvington students who

represented the school in the Balaclava

district Cross Country. Kilvington placed

6th overall, our best-ever result in this

competition. the depth in our team was

evident with many runners coming in the top

25 placings. Congratulations to greta saville,

10th in the 10 yo girls, lane donohue, 12th

in the 12 yo Boys, isabelle hayes, 8th in the

11 yo girls, and Pia o’reilly, 6th in the

12 yo girls. as a result, both Pia and isabelle

competed in the Beachside division on

7 June.

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school life highlights

association Weekly sport

eisM intersChool sPort

Years 8–9 Netball B Premiership

Well done to our years 8–9 netball B team

who successfully defended their premiership,

winning back-to-back titles! the girls went

through the season with a 9–1 record and

easily accounted for Plenty valley Christian

College in the final. Well done to June song,

ava stevenson, livinia Bruce, amy Pontifex,

Charlie Kalimos, Katherine glew, emma

dowling, ariana Papadopoulos, imogen

thomas, leah vouros and leanne Chua.

Balaclava Weekly Sport

years 5–6 students participate in weekly

sport every friday across the year. some of

these weeks involved weekly competitions

against other schools within our Balaclava

district. students participated in a range of

sports including cricket, tee-ball, hockey,

basketball, netball, soccer, handball,

rounders, touch rugby and sofcrosse.

other sPorting events of note

Years 8–9 Central Netball

this team has been outstanding for three

years. Just like the mighty hawks, they have

gone back to back-to-back – #threepeat.

With a massive effort throughout the season,

they finished over the top of a gallant Bialik

College – 48–40. successful medalists

include annika Challice, lucy george, Bridie

linehan, liv o’Connor, isabelle owen,

annaliese redlich, Kara Williamson and MvP

Millie smith. an excited coach, Kylie Burns,

must be congratulated for her work with this

team and all the success in netball she has

enjoyed at Kilvington.

highlights of the summer, winter and spring

eisM seasons include:

Year 7 Boys Football

Well done to the year 7 Boys football

team who won the eisM year 7 football

Premiership. this is Kilvington’s first football

premiership since the school went co-ed.

the team went through the season

undefeated and demonstrated outstanding

skill, determination and team work. some

of the best players from the side included

Will Pfeiffer, tom Mackie, sam schroeder,

archie lord and alex Barton.

Senior Central Netball Premiership

Well done to the senior Central netball

team who won the eisM Premiership for the

second year in a row. Kilvington won the

seesawing match 39–33 against a tenacious

Bialik College. Well done to coach Matt

Brinson and players Bridie english, emma

hedger, izzy Clarke, ally doyle, lexie opray,

olivia Mackie, izzy Cook and erin Jones.

special mention to opposition chosen MvP

(most valuable player) sarah hedger who

only missed one goal for the entire match!

Years 8–9 Southern Netball

the team put on a fantastic display over

the entire season. the grand final was a

dominant display with a convincing result

of 48–20.

Congratulations to laura Bailey, Jade

Craddock, steph darvell, stacey flaounas,

Millie hogg, emma lamb, georgia Morris,

Kasey o’Connor, Paige Pfeiffer and angelina

vadolas. a big thank you to our coach

anna Kasapis who passed on her excellent

knowledge to the girls.

Netball

Kilvington entered 10 teams in the netball

victoria school Championships (all schools)

competition, including three boys’ teams.

Girls Football

one of the highlights of the year was when

years 10–11 girls gave their all for the

school and demonstrated much grit and

determination. it was a fun day for all in the

wet, muddy conditions. Best players included

sarah hedger, Jemima Price, Cat linehan,

Jasmine fassoulis and olivia Mackie.

De Castella Run

Kilvington entered 25 competitors in this

fun run from our community with parents,

students and staff involved. Medallists

included teacher anna Kasapis and students

neve roseman, year 12, and spencer tighe

Martin, year 8.

Kilvington Kelpies

in semester 2, an early morning running

club started on tuesday mornings. rain,

hail or shine, a bunch of dedicated students

and staff braved the elements to run a few

kilometres. Kelpies caters for a range of

abilities and year levels, with students from

years 3–12. the Club was a great success,

and we look to continue it throughout 2017.

Sports Club

every tuesday after school, Junior school

sports Club ran for students in years 2–4.

students learnt skills from basketball, netball,

soccer and softball. this program is in its

second year and has developed into a very

popular co-curricular initiative.

Box Hill Indoor Soccer

it was a fantastic effort by all six indoor

soccer teams, who played in an indoor

soccer tournament on Wednesdays (seniors)

and thursdays (years 8–9) in term 3. it was

great to see these students having fun and

showing great teamwork and sportsmanship.

one of the thursday teams made the final

and performed well in the decider to come

away with a runners up award.

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supporting our Community

this year saw the fourth K24 Challenge

at Kilvington in dalton hall.

this event consists of each of the four

houses being set the challenge of always

having a student in years 5–12 cycling on

a stationary spin bike for 24 hours, trying to

complete as many kilometres as possible.

there was also a staff and a Parents bike

competing against the students. Competitors

were required to collect sponsorship money,

with all funds raised being donated to the

Zaidee’s rainbow foundation, which raises

awareness of organ and tissue donation.

for the second year in succession,

fysh won the overall competition, cycling

a staggering 702 km – that’s an average

speed of 29.3 kmph! the Parent team, who

led earlier in the event, was not far behind

on 652 km, with fethers getting the final

podium position. all six teams completed the

Challenge and should feel extremely proud

of themselves.

K24 Challenge 2016

the final results were as follows:

Team Distance (km)

1st fysh 702.0

2nd Parents 652.3

3rd fethers 632.1

4th Burman 631.1

5th staff 603.5

6th Barrett 600.3

here are some interesting statistics

of K24 2016:

• 116students,31staffand23parent

competitors took part during the

24 hours.

• 3821.3kmwereriddenbyall6bikes,

which is the equivalent distance of riding

from Melbourne to Perth.

• $2786.60wasraisedforZaidee’s

rainbow foundation.

• 6spinbikesweresuppliedfreeofcharge

by Grays Fitness in altona.

• 6speedometersweresuppliedforthe

bikes from CycleInn in Malvern.

• 60rainbowgingerbreadmenand60

doughnuts were supplied free of charge

by The Bread Roll Shop on north road,

ormond.

• 67coffeesandhotdrinksweremadeand

supplied free of charge by Zeth at Gauge

Espresso.

the Prep–year 4 students were also

involved physically during the day. students

paid a gold coin donation and tried to run as

many laps of the school’s courts as possible

in 40 minutes, with two students per house

being able to run at one time. Barrett and

Burman tied this event, both running 60 laps.

World’s greatest shave

very special Kids

Congratulations to year 11 students, Jordan lyovic, Matt Bailey, harry lowe and aaron Kale,

who bravely had their locks shaved for the World’s greatest shave. a fantastic gesture for

a fantastic cause. Well done, boys.

fethers house supported very special

Kids (vsK), an australian children’s hospice

that cares for children with life-threatening

conditions and provides support for family

members. the fethers leadership team were

given the chance to visit the hospice, which

was an incredible, eye-opening opportunity.

they then did a few fundraisers at school,

with the teacher-Pig-suit competition being

the highlight and managed to raise more than

$1000 for vsK.

ygaP Campaignrobert Connor dawes foundation

headspace

Barrett house supported the 5-cent

campaign from ygaP. through bake

sales, casual clothes day, and the 5-cent

campaign, Barrett raised over $1000, which

was donated to ygaP, an incredible charity

aiming to end global poverty.

for the second year, fysh house supported

the robert Connor dawes foundation.

inspired by a big heart and brain, the robert

Connor dawes foundation was created in

June 2013 in the memory of robert Connor

dawes.

this year, liz dawes addressed the

school at a fysh school assembly and

Burman’s chosen charity for 2016 was

headspace, a national youth mental health

foundation dedicated to improving the

wellbeing of young australians. Burman’s

contribution to raising awareness about

mental illness was epitomised by the activity

of ‘smashing the stigma’. the smashing of a

piñata was arranged in conjunction with an

annual cake stall and the ‘comfortable in your

skin’ casual clothes day. Burman raised an

impressive $620.00.

shared memories of her son Connor and

what the foundation is achieving. in turn we

had a bake sale and a casual clothes day,

where students were encouraged to dress

in grey, and many students ran the annual

Connor’s run event held in september. fysh

is proud to have made a contribution of

almost $1000 to the foundation.

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house Wrap ups

Barrett lexie oPray, house CaPtain

2016 certainly was a ‘billion dollar’ year for

Barrett, undertaking various house activities

and competitions and always trying our best.

first up was house swimming. house spirit

was extremely high during the event, as each

house gave it their best to take home the

win. senior Barrett came a close second,

which was a great effort by all, especially

individual champions, record breakers and

PB setters! fortunately, Junior Barrett won

the junior swimming carnival, with many

students displaying their incredible talent!

soon came house athletics. race after

race, our red house stacked up the ribbons,

leading to an amazing but extremely close win

for the seniors and Juniors! a massive thanks

go to the marshals, photographers, cheerers,

competitors and organisers for putting

together yet another fantastic house athletics.

house arts was another highlight for

Barrett, winning both the dance and drama

categories, as well as the overall title. it was

surely an honour to receive the win after

each house put up some amazing talent and

creativity.

a massive thank you goes to the

wonderful vice Captains, Peter yu, ryan

harding and Jasmine everitt, and the

awesome year 9 captains, toby Wrightson

and eliza Wallis. their outstanding leadership

and initiative made running house events

a breeze and made the year fantastic as

well. similarly, this year would not have been

possible without the constant support and

dedication from the one who glues Barrett

together: Mrs lehman. your work is always

appreciated and i thank you for everything

you have done.

Burman eMMa hedger and natasha finnin, house CaPtains

2016 has been a fantastic year for Burman.

the year started off with a bang. house

swimming saw Burman students swimming

their fastest down the pool, and Burman

earning their first house swimming cup in

13 years.

next on the agenda was house athletics,

in which we had many outstanding individual

results as well as many diligent students filling

in at the last minute for various events.

Cross country was next. although

students often dread this event, it was great

to see Burman students push through and

participate to the best of their ability, with

many winning their age division.

house arts quickly came around, and

our theme of autumn enabled us to be very

creative with all of our performances, and led

to us winning the Chorals category. Burman’s

strong determination was shown at the K24

Challenge this year with students refusing to

give up – an outstanding effort.

We would like to thank our vice Captains,

george Crossingham and lauren rowley,

for their huge contribution to the house

this year. also, to Mrs Whitfield, our amazing

house dean for all her outstanding help

and guidance throughout the year. lastly,

we would like to thank all Burman students

for their enthusiasm and effort, whether

it was in sporting events, house arts, or

cheering loudly; every contribution helped

us immensely throughout the year.

go Burman!

reflecting on the year, i couldn’t be

prouder of what Barrett house has achieved.

it was a privilege to be able to lead such

an incredible house. each student gave it

their all, which is extremely appreciated by

not only myself, but those who are closely

associated to our house as well. i have no

doubt the Barrett spirit will continue for many

years to come.

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house Wrap ups

fethers CarMel MiChener and Bridie english, house CaPtains

2016 has been an incredibly rewarding and

exciting year for fethers house! We have

been overwhelmed by the enthusiasm,

generosity and leadership that our fethers’

friends have demonstrated throughout the

year. Whether it be filling in at athletics events

or performing on stage for house arts, every

person made a valuable contribution to the

success of fethers this year; from cheering

our house to victory with house Cheers in

february and then our amazing house arts

performance in June, where we won the

drama category.

for the first time at Kilvington, fethers

was privileged to participate in a ‘tamil

feast’ where students enjoyed a delicious

sri lankan feast and celebrated sri lankan

culture. as part of the ‘tamil feast’, we

were able to hear the life-changing stories of

recently settled asylum seekers, which gave

us valuable insight into the lives and journeys

of refugees and also ways that we can

support them in our community.

We are extremely proud of each and

every one of the fethers students for their

determination and participation, but we

could not have done it without the support

and amazing determination of our leaders:

our vice Captains, raza Bhuteja and alanna

owen, who led fethers house with pride and

helped us out on countless occasions. thank

you also to our fantastic year 9 Captains,

Jack Kirkham and Kate glew, whose

contributions and house spirit, especially

with house arts, had a huge impact for

fethers. and of course to our incredible

house dean – Mr Wood, who always kept us

organised, coming up with new and creative

ideas to improve the house, and making our

final year at school so much more enjoyable.

as house Captains for 2016, we have

been extremely honoured to lead a house

of hard-working, friendly and spirited

students. We will miss fethers dearly, but

are confident that 2017’s leaders, hannah

Bahn and alanna owen, will do an amazing

job in their new roles. We know that fethers

will continue to be a caring and enthusiastic

house for many years to come!

fysh neve roseMan, house CaPtain

2016 has been an outstanding year for fysh!

We have been so lucky to have had the

opportunity to lead such a skilled and hard-

working house, making our job extremely

rewarding.

fysh has had an amazing sporting year,

with each and every student putting in an

outstanding effort in house events. starting

off with house swimming, we were blown

away with the number of students who were

willing to jump in the pool and give anything

and everything a go, no matter their skill level.

We were also pleased with the success of

our house Cheers, as the house worked

cooperatively as a team to belt out their best

singing voices. house athletics was also an

extremely successful day, with fysh coming

a very close second for the overall cup.

at the Kilvington Cross Country Carnival,

fysh’s hard work and determination paid

off and resulted in winning first place for the

overall house cup, a true reflection of the

work ethic and resilience of the house. fysh

also won the K24 Challenge! it was definitely

an incredible experience to be a part of and

support the house as we cycled through the

night to support charity, and to come out on

top was an amazing achievement.

on top of our sporting efforts and

achievements, fysh house won two awards

in house arts, and also had fantastic results

in debating, with both junior and senior

teams making it to the finals. on behalf of the

senior leaders, i’d like to thank the efforts of

the year 9 captains who were always there to

give a helping hand whenever needed.

While winning awards is great, what truly

shone this year was how much effort and

enthusiasm everyone had in each of their

groups. We were so pleased with the ability

of all the year levels to mix and cooperate

with each other as well as the fun and

genuine enthusiasm everyone gave.

overall, we would like to thank all the

fysh teachers, especially Mrs hedger, and

all the students who made our final year at

Kilvington such a dynamic and unforgettable

experience. We wish the house the best of

luck in the future.

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Celebrating outstanding achievements

student awards

aCadeMiC exCellenCe year 10 general Maths Jacob White

Maths Jasmine fassoulis

science aidan Mcshane Jasmine fassoulis

eal yilong (William) liu

english Jade redman

french gemma Webb

Japanese Michael stokol

health harrison Broughton

history rachel Cetrola

geography gemma Webb

visual Communications and design (vCd) victoria Bullard

drama summer gourlie

visual arts sophia Zikic

food technology Jessica Conser

short and sweet sophia Zikic

Making Choices James teague

introduction to Physics Bryce Jurgensen

Physical education Jasmine fassoulis

Protest Jade redman

Ken Cleghorn award for Personal Best eve durand

Kwong lee dow scholars Program harrison Broughton university of Melbourne

Phyllis fethers Memorial award sophia Zikic for Creative Writing

long tan leadership and teamwork award aidan Mcshane

aCadeMiC exCellenCe units 1 and 2accounting david Kuang

Biology gemma Webb

economics allison doyle

eal Junting (vincent) Wang

english ryan harding

Maths Methods Cas Qiqi (Chichi) Zhang

Chemistry Qiqi (Chichi) Zhang

french vishnu Krishnamoorthi

history david Kuang

information technology Bryce Jurgensen

house CuPs house sports Challenge Cup Barrett

tJ hocking Memorial Cultural Cup fethers

house Challenge Cup Barrett

aCadeMiC exCellenCe years 4 – 9academic excellence – year 4 akeisha o’neill darcy donohue

guan Chun (Catherine) Zhao Madeline Penfold

academic excellence – year 5 agrata sharma Blake Mcdonald Chloe Mouchacca

renae Bekas

academic excellence – year 6 amelia Pummeroy Pia o’reilly

rhea gupta sarah yeo

aarushi goyal award for natasha tsirelas Personal Best – year 5/6

academic excellence – year 7 amelie Catrice Cailtlin Johnston

nicholas Brooks natalia hrysikos olivia Kirkham rosie Morrison thomas Mackie trisha Mathew

academic excellence – year 8 andrew rudnytsky Kaitlyn truong Katherine Wheeler

louisa abbott Martha sands

shari holden stephanie darvell

William douglas

academic excellence – year 9 ameila hogg andy liu elisabeth yeo laura Bailey leanne Chua livinia Bruce luke lou

Zoe Parsons

legal studies Megan odgers

food and technology erin Jones

general Maths renee o’leary

general Maths specialist Bin (sam) Zhang

geography nick grandison

Japanese vishnu Krishnamoorthi

health and human development (hhd) isabel Cook

literature ryan harding

Media hannah Pontifex

Physical education hannah Bahn

Physics lachlan Wotherspoon

Psychology Chloe Petersen

studio art david Kuang

visual Communications and design (vCd) olivia Palaskas

the Wymond family Prize for Personal Best ryan harding

general exCellenCe Martin Zheng science award Jesse thompson

Best a grade debater siobhan thomas

Best B grade debater Kyra von stiegler

Best C grade debater gemma Webb

Best d grade debater leanne Chua

douglas Memorial debating/ grace Boschetti Public speaking award

Joyce Ball drama trophy for liannah diacaris outstanding senior drama

outstanding senior Musicianship award elizabeth hu

deslys Barrett general Mathematics award sophia turner

thompson family robotics award elizabeth hu

neve roseman the natashia scully excellence in sport award

Patsy venn award for Personal Best lexie opray at year 12

long tan leadership and teamwork Carmel Michener award year 12

Caltex Best all rounder year 12 soraya Jayawardena

dux 2015 eleanor Cook

school leaders emily Brooks stephanie talbot soraya Jayawardena

Christa hill

aCadeMiC Progress aWards Prep isla steiner

oliver romanis

year 1 Benjamin turner lily Kennedy

year 2 Bailey Case loretta Pietrosanto

year 3 Charles heine Zaihui (felix) Cao

year 4 luke scicluna

year 5 george hiladakis hugo della Bosca

year 6 Caleb Wong ella Morris

year 7 andrew Moore emily Chen

Keisha White Kyle Patocs lachlan Cook

lily Wallis Matthew o’leary Zoe stafilis

year 8 ariana Papadopoulos edward eyres emily Burgoine

Jesse thompson Jeyan lee Kasey o’Connor Maksim andjelkovic

sam Clark

year 9 ava stevenson Bridie vearing Charlotte ewenson

evangelina vadolas Kieran Connolly Mark Wotherspoon

yun Ji (yestin) fang Zander von stiegler

year 10 gabrielle farfor holly Jo haslauer

Jade redman James Clowe

lydia sharpe nikolaos Kantzas

year 11 ashil Mohan Jeremy richards

olivia Beauchamp olivia gleeson renee o’leary sophia turner

years 11-12 formal

the years 11–12 formal is one of the biggest highlights of the social calendar. this year

was one of the largest formals in the history of Kilvington with over 120 students plus dates

attending. held at the Brighton international, the ambience and décor were magical. all the

ladies looked stunning in their gowns and the men looked very suave in their suits.

accompanying the students were various teachers who did not shy away from the

dance floor. all the teachers and students danced the night away, with a special mention

to Mr Wood who blew everyone away with his break dancing. it was a spectacular final

formal for the year 12 students and one that will not be forgotten.

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soraya JayaWardena, year 12

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reunions

5 and 10 year reunionWe decided to host the 5- and 10-year reunions offsite this year at

a local venue. it was a fantastic crowd from peer groups 2006 and

2011 with around 45 attending. With the advantage of social media,

many are constantly in touch, and it was wonderful to have their

help in spreading the word to come along.

one of the highlights of the evening was having Mr les Clement

attend, and the Kilvonians were very excited to catch up with one

of their favourite teachers. thanks, les!

it’s wonderful to see our young Kilvonians keeping up friendships

and staying connected.

2016 Kilvonian Konnections this year we held our very first all-peer alumni event. this was

in response to our former students telling us that they wanted a

networking event beyond attending a reunion every five years.

so, in november, a large group of former students and teachers

gathered in the vCe study Centre to reconnect with each other

and the school.

it was a fantastic event where attendees heard about how

the transition from an all-girls to a co-ed school had proved

hugely successful for the school community. alumni also had

the opportunity to sign up to Kilvington’s Mentor and Work Place

opportunities program after hearing from our students – an

important initiative connecting former students with current ones.

We now look forward to catching up with all our former students

and teachers on a more regular basis. stay tuned for details about

the next Kilvonian Konnections event!

Walsh ClubWe had a delightful and well attended lunch in early november for

our past students from 50 or more years ago.

Pat Phair, who started school in 1937 in the original house at

Walsh street, hence the name Walsh Club, wrote a lovely thank you

note which sums up the event nicely.

‘thank you for the lovely reunion lunch at Kilvington yesterday

– also for the boys and girls who provided the music and escorted

us around the school. these informed reunions are always so

enjoyable and very important too.’

our next Walsh Club reunion is planned, and we are all looking

forward to getting together again in the first half of 2017.

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35 year reunionthe cold weather was no deterrent to the class of 1981 who gathered

for their reunion in late May. Well attended, with 18 Kilvonians, there

was a constant hum of chatter and laughter as everyone caught

up on what has been happening over the past years.

Current year 11 students ryan harding and alanna owen

conducted a tour of the school including the food tech Centre,

where we were entertained with stories of cooking and sewing

classes. one story in particular was about a cooking class that

consisted of making the exotic dish (in the 70s!) of moussaka. to

this day, the student has a fear of eggplant, a story that had us all

laughing. remarkably, almost everyone still owns and treasures

their copy of Cookery the Australian Way.

We look forward to seeing the class of 1981 at more alumni

events in the future.

40 year reunionthis year we held our first dedicated 40-year reunion at the school.

the class of 1976 came together in late april for their reunion.

there were some familiar faces among the group, including past

staff member Janeanne lee and Kim ligocki who is current staff

member Karen Bryce’s sister.

it was fantastic to have a video message from Kilvonian Mandy

daws as she was unable to attend on this occasion due to the

distance. she spoke about her life working on a beef property in

outback Queensland. the group all took the time to write a few lines

about what they have been up to over the years, and this has been

shared with those who couldn’t be there on the night.

everyone was astounded and impressed with the changes and

improvements to the school since their last visit. Many hadn’t seen

the Patsy venn Music Centre, food tech Centre and of course the

most recent additions of the Middle school and vCe study Centre.

50 year reunion and here’s another first – our first dedicated 50-year reunion. it was

a great turnout with 13 Kilvonians attending. We were pleased to

present everyone with a copy of Australia Remember When as a

memento of their reunion.

Quite a few Kilvonians had travelled from as far away as

Western australia and Queensland to reconnect with classmates.

helen turner kept us all entertained with her wonderful schoolyard

stories and even prepared a quiz for the event! the evening didn’t

end there, and a dinner at a nearby restaurant followed that night

and another on the saturday night. so it was actually a weekend

celebration. We look forward to seeing our class of 1966 at our

regular Walsh Club events in the future.

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reunions

30 year reunionWe welcomed 20 past students from the class of 1986 back to

Kilvington in July this year. other than the 80s hairstyles, nothing

else seemed to have changed, and judging by the chatter the

friendships picked up right where they left off!

as is often the case, it’s wonderful to see the connection

continuing with one of our attendees, amanda King, also being

a current parent. our current year 12 students emma hedger and

tash finnin took everyone on a tour of the school and shared their

experience of Kilvington today.

25 year reunionour class of 1991 came out in force for their reunion at the end of

august. We had over 30 attendees, and a major highlight was the

attendance of Japanese student, Kayo gohara, who studied in

years 9–10 with the 1991 peer year and travelled all the way from

Japan to see everyone again.

our K24 event was also taking place on the night and we all

enjoyed the fabulous atmosphere and soaking up the culture of

Kilvington.

20 year reunionthe class of 1996 couldn’t believe it had been 20 years since they

had finished school. our year 9 leaders toby Wrightson and eliza

Wallis were wonderful in assisting with the tour, and it was a treat for

the group to meet a Kilvington boy! everyone was delighted when

Mrs ann Cleghorn popped in to say hello and reminisce, and of

course everyone remembered the grainger triplets who were all

able to make it on the night.

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thank you to our donors and supporters

eleven fitness, ormondactive Monash all stars defence Centre, Bentleigh eastaloe flowersanita lyovicanna Pummeroyautoman MechanicsB.W.trading Co P/lBarrett house

Mr d abbott & Ms e PezzanitiMr & Mrs a anagnostiadisMr r Bailey & dr K Mcinnesdr s BandlaMr M Beazley & Ms g BeecherMr & Mrs W BeckermanMr & Mrs s BlackmoreMr s BlythMr & Mrs J BroughtonMr & Mrs C BruceMr & Mrs d BurgoineMs J Cagney & Mr t MoriMr d Cao & Ms l WangMr d Carden & Ms y saundersMr d Catrice & Ms C Milward-BasonMr & Mrs f CetrolaMr & Mrs s ChamaaMr & Mrs s ChangMr h Chen & Ms y ZhengMr J Chen & Ms l ZhangMr J Chen & Ms r hanMr J Cheng & Ms l li

We would like to acknowledge and thank those people who have made generous donations to Kilvington in 2016 (up to 31 october).

Bendigo trust Bentleigh JewellersBob stewart uniforms Brighton Bowling & sporting Clubs incBungalow trading CompanyBurman house Chamford gymnastics Club

Mr C Cheung & Ms W linMs J CloweMr J Coquillat & Ms s WhitelawMr B CoulsonMr & Mrs d CrokerMr r CuthbertMr d darman & Ms a JenkinsonMr & Mrs d darvellMr s das & Ms i ChhotrayMs s davies & Mr P MorganMr & Mrs P de vosMr d diamantopoulos & Ms f KoutsoumbasMr & Mrs d dixon-soleMr a doddsMr & Mrs P donohueMr & Mrs P dundonMr & Mrs d durandMr & Mrs J duttonMr & Mrs f dymosMr & Mrs g ewensonMr M fang & Mrs h ChengMr & Mrs a fifoot

Charisma dance CentreCielo PizzaCollingwood Children’s farmCollingwood football ClubCommunity Pharmacy, glenhuntlyConnie ColesCrossfit25Cycleinn, Malverndingley international hoteleast Bentleigh vet ClinicelCelaine lim, orthodontisteleni stamenoselsternwick Park tennisenhance Photographyerika Boutiquefelice’s Place gourmet Butchersfethers house flinders golf Clubfysh house

Mr B finninMr & Mrs Q fortuneMr & Mrs P frangoulisMr & Mrs J friedlanddr M gantier & Ms a PateMr & Mrs t georgeMr & Mrs r gerszonoviczMr & Mrs K glazebrookMr M gleghorn & Ms J stricklandMr a goad & Ms s CannonMr & Mrs J gourlieMr & Mrs t grayMs s gwynne & Ms M rashleighMr K han & Ms P yuMrs P handwerkMr & Mrs t hardingMr & Mrs r hikimaMr & Mrs s hiladakisrev f hill & Mr s hillMr & Ms K hoMs s hoMr P hoskingMr B hu & Ms y ZhaoMr t huntMr & Mrs g isaacsMs P JenningsMr s Jian & Ms y ludr l Johns & Mr P greyMr M Jones & Ms M langtonMr & Mrs B KennedyMr P Kiosoglous & Ms s simpson

gauge espressoglo advertisinggMh Corporate affairsgray’s health and fitnesshard rock indoor Climbinghawthorn football Clubhocking stewart, Bentleighhronas familyimax Melbourne MuseumJanine MitchellJustin MegnaKando Martial artslifestyle Portraitslindy dorneluna Parklunar drive inMalvern east remedial MassageMark BakerMelbourne sports hubMetropolitan golf Club

Mr & Mrs y KitauchiMr & Mrs P KokosoulisMr s Krischock & Ms n PopePastor t Kuichloch & Ms n nyakrev & Ms o KwonMr & Mrs J landwehrMr s laughlinMr & Mrs K leeMrs J leeMr J lin & Ms h layMr Q lin & Ms y shidr & Mrs n linklaterMr & Ms B listerMr C liu & Mrs M gaoMr h liu & Ms h guMrs J liu & Mr l WangMr y long & Ms l guoMr W luo & Ms f liuMr & Mrs J MackieMr & Mrs i MalliosMr & Mrs a MartinMr P Mascitti & Ms M Mascitti-Meuterdr J Mathew & dr s thomasMrs C Mathias & Mr n MathiasMr C McCulloch & Ms l adamsonMrs l Mcdonald & Mr a Mcdonalddr & Mrs P McManamnyMr & Mrs r Melbournedr d Metz & dr Q nguyenMr & Mrs P Middleton

MJC Creative images Moonee valley racingMornington golf ClubMorrow familyMy little CaravanMy Works Photographyormond dental oztiming Pty. ltd.Palace Cinemas Palaskas familyPartyclesParents and friends associationPhillip island nature ParksPitch & PuttPlaydays & insportzPrep Quinces Bus Companyrachel Bullardrain hayne & shinerasa rasa Malaysian restaurant

Mr a Morrow & Ms J BradleyMr P Murphy & Ms s WeirMr & Ms J naffineMr d nguyen & Ms a tranMr & Mrs s nikolakopoulosMr r odgersMr & Mrs a o’neillMr & Mrs P owenMr & Mrs n PalaskasMr & Mrs C PenfoldMr l Phan & Ms t nguyenMr & Mrs P PontifexMr d Pougher & Ms J MooreMr d radhakrishnan & Ms M Krishnan vijayakumaranMr & Mrs M richardsMrs K rigby & Mr B rigbyMr J rocks & Ms s stephensonMr & Mrs J rosasMr & Mrs a russellMrs r salathielMr & Mrs s sandersonMr & Mrs C sanosMr & Mrs C shallessMr W shi & Ms M MaoMr & Mrs d smithMr K smith & Ms e MatthewMr & Mrs d solomontchikMr J song & Ms l MaMrs C stafilis & Mr B stafilisMr & Mrs J steiner

re-Creation Carnegiesimone Perele, dfo MoorabbinsnaP Printing, hawthornst Kilda football Clubsunday Wine Companytassal salmon the Breadroll shoptina Buchanan designvanilla Cakes & loungevelissaris Photographyvillage Cinemasvouros familyWetlands golf & gamesyear 1year 2year 3year 4year 5year 6Zagame Corporation

Mr & Mrs W strachanMrs n summers & Mr M summersMr n tang & Ms l vuMr x tang & Ms K ZhuMr W tinker & Ms g volkovaMr v tran & Ms t ngoMr & Mrs g tsagournosMr & Mrs P turnerMr & Mrs r turnerMs a umanskaya & Mr v volpertMr & Mrs M vanstonMr & Mrs Q WangMr y Wang & Ms y ZhouMr & Mrs J WebsterMr y Wen & Ms f BinMr & Mrs d WilliamsonMr n Willim & Ms a simonMr r Wilson & Ms y ZhuMr d Wong & Ms r WanMr & Mrs s WotherspoonMr r Wrightson & Ms M ChanMr B xu & Ms y huangMr & Mrs J yamadaMr & Mrs t yamawakiMr B yan & Ms y liMs K yu & Mr M WeiMr & Mrs n ZajdaMr & Mrs B ZaslavskyMrs y Zhang & Mr J WangMr h Zhou & Ms l tangMr r Zhou & Ms Q yinMr x Zhu & Ms y xia

thank you to the following generous individuals and organisations for their time and donations of goods and services to support our fundraising efforts and community events.

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What a year! Pfa update

It’s the little things that help make a

community caring, connected and strong.

Your positive contribution and enthusiasm

in supporting our events and opportunities

this year help to provide a wonderful

environment for our students to thrive in.

You may have been an event organiser,

a committee member, a casual volunteer,

a donor or a participant – thank you to

everyone for generously contributing to

a wonderfully successful year.

Our programs of community support

and engagement include: Class Social

Representatives from ELC–Year 12;

Secondhand Uniform Shop; Kilvington

Cares – Food Support Program; and our

working committees.

This year our calendar included Trivia

Night; K24 Challenge; Mother’s and

Father’s Day celebrations; Welcome

Evenings; Entertainment Book; hospitality

at Sports Days; ELC, Years 5–6 and

Kirsten BrooKs, President

Parents & friends assoCiation

Senior School Productions; Gratitude Day;

AISAC Sports Dinner; and Staff Thank You

Morning Tea.

Thank you to our enthusiastic mums,

dads and extended families whose positive

contribution ensures a relaxed environment

for parents to join in the School journey.

We are also proud of a significant donation

through our 2016 fundraising efforts

towards our new Sports Centre. I continue

to be grateful to the PFA committee for

their enthusiasm, good cheer and energy.

The PFA looks forward to offering you

many opportunities to be involved with

School again next year.

Safe and happy holidays!

Thank you to everyone for generously

contributing to a wonderfully

successful year

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