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.
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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...
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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!
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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.
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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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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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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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