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Kilvonian
2015CharaCter eduCation
DiligencePositivity Persistence
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4 PrinCiPaLS MeSSaGe
5 MeLbourne PreSS CLub
6 Student LeaderShiP refLeCtionS
8 StudY tourS
9 new VCe StudY Centre
10 our aCadeMiC ProGraM a Year in reView
english Maths and humanities Visual arts Performing arts and Science Languages Pe and health
15 SChooL Life hiGhLiGhtS
34 SuPPortinG our CoMMunitY
36 houSe wraP uPS
40 Student awardS
42 reunionS
44 what a Year! Pfa uPdate
45 thanK You to our donorS and SuPPorterS
Content
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4/ KiLVonian 2015 KiLVonian 2015 /5
as we come to the end of an eventful and
memorable year, we can all celebrate as
we continue to make our mark as a smaller
coeducational school of excellence.
this year, 680 students were enrolled
at Kilvington. as i said about last years
numbers, this is the most in our 92-year
history. and we continue to grow. next year,
approximately 720 students will be enrolled
at Kilvington. we look forward to welcoming
our new students into our community where
every student is known and valued.
2015 produced some significant highlights
of which we can all be proud. the Kilvington
early Learning Centre (eLC) was assessed
for its quality of program and care against the
national Quality Standard and the national
regulations. the service achieved an overall
rating of exceeding the national Quality
Standard. this is an outstanding result, and
Sharon donnellan, eLC Coordinator, and her
staff are to be congratulated.
our 2014 VCe and 2015 naPLan results
reinforced our commitment to academic
excellence. Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 students
performed well above the state average
across all disciplines in naPLan.
this year in March, we held our major
biennual community event the Kilvington
world fair and open day. it was a stunning
success with hundreds of people visiting
the School and enjoying the festivities.
throughout the day, the Green and the sport
courts area were full of people, while regular
School tours took place for prospective
families. i couldnt be more pleased with
the way our community came together and
worked hard to provide a truly memorable
experience for all.
this year was the Centenary of the
anZaC landing at Gallipoli. our Student
Leaders attended the Glen eira Council
anZaC Service at Caulfield Park. after the
service, Mayor of Glen eira, Councillor Jim
Magee, unveiled an aleppo Pine that had
recently been planted in the park.
in august, we opened our VCe Study
Centre, which includes a state-of-the-art
extension to the VCe study space, meeting
spaces, a refurbished Junior School art
space and makeovers to a number of Senior
School classrooms and offices. it is an
impressive addition to an increasing number
of quality learning facilities and spaces at
Kilvington. we also refurbished Lab 2.
there were study tours to Japan and new
Caledonia, three incredible music productions
The Wiz, Under the Gum Trees and Shrek,
and our sports program continues to kick
goals with our swimming team winning the
eiSM Swimming division 2 Carnival and
being promoted to division 1 in 2016.
Principals Message
Jon CharltonPrinCiPaL, KiLVinGton GraMMar SChooL
Melbourne Press Club
each year, Principal Jon Charlton takes
groups of students to the Melbourne Press
Club for lunch, as well as to the Press Club
Quill awards for excellence in Victorian
Journalism. here, they experience an
address by a prominent state, national or
international dignitary that is also attended
by the Melbourne press.
these events are well attended and held
in large venues so our students are exposed
to high-profile speakers and topics of the
day. Questions are asked by attendees,
including the media, and are often filmed.
this year, a lunch profiling Premier daniel
andrews made it onto the Channel 7 news
along with Kilvington students and staff!
Kilvington students are the only table of
students in attendance, and it has become
something of a ritual for the press to eagerly
anticipate the question asked of the speaker
by a Kilvington student, affirming their
confidence, courage and intellect.
2015 produced some significant
highlights of which we can all be proud.
importantly, we maintained our focus on
Character education with an emphasis on
the character traits of diligence, positivity
and persistence. with research revealing that
character traits such as those focused on this
year and last year respect, self-discipline,
empathy and resilience positively impacting
on academic achievement, we are committed
to embedding Character education across
the curriculum and into school life.
during the year, board members, the
executive of the School, staff, parents and
students have been involved in developing
the Schools educational vision and next
Strategic Plan 2016 2020. three key
themes emerged in these discussions that
will form the direction for the School over
the next five years academic excellence,
Character and Community.
on behalf of the board and executive,
i would like to congratulate our students,
staff and families on an outstanding year.
we farewell our graduating Year 12 students
with great pride and gratitude for their
contribution to our School through their
leadership, academic and co-curricular
achievements, community service and
importantly their personalities and character.
i also commend our Junior and Senior
Leaders who have represented the student
body in a positive, respectful and thoughtful
manner throughout the year.
and to every student who tried something
new in 2015, well done! we can all look
forward to another year full of opportunities
and achievements in 2016.StudentS and PreMier danieL andrewS
StudentS and 3aw PerSonaLitY, neiL MitCheLL
StudentS and oPPoSition Leader, biLL Shorten
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6/ KiLVonian 2015
Student Leadership reflections
Senior School Captains toM brooKS and CaSSie de nardiS
2015 has been a year like no other. being
able to lead our School has made our final
year of high school all the more special.
we have been very fortunate to have
an amazing leadership team who was able
to work well together so seamlessly. each
member brought something unique to the
table and, as well as working as a team, we
worked effectively as friends and equals,
which, we feel, is the reason for our success.
throughout the year we enjoyed
representing our school at different social
and formal events, which allowed us to
interact with a wide range of people. we
were also pushed beyond our comfort zone
by being exposed to new situations.
we quickly learned that we had to work
diligently while under pressure if we were to
give 100% not only to our Year 12 studies
but also our role as School leaders.
our theme for 2015 was depth of
character and our leadership team worked
hard to promote our chosen character words
throughout the year. depth of character
was promoted most significantly throughout
the month of May under the term a-May-
zing May, and we ensured a large range of
activities were provided for all School members
with the aim of helping to develop character.
2015 has not only been successful in
developing our personal skill sets but also
in developing the School and its culture.
we both had the job of leading the SrC
(Student representative Council) for 2015,
and with this group of 25 potential School
leaders, we worked on improving the School.
traditionally, the SrC is a governing
body that works to enhance the School
grounds. while we worked hard to achieve
the installation of more seating around the
School to cater for the growing population,
we chose to focus the SrC on developing
its members as leaders. we did this by
providing them with opportunities to run
School assemblies and speak in front of
large audiences as well as be in control
of their own time management.
we believe that this has successfully
introduced younger students to the demands
of leadership and we sincerely hope to
KiLVonian 2015 /7
see these qualities continue to grow and
be passed on throughout the Kilvington
community.
we would like to express our gratitude
to everyone who not only granted us this
opportunity, but helped us along the way.
wed like to thank Mr Charlton and Ms
deshon for their guidance. Many thanks to
the head of Senior School, Mr brinson, for
his continuing support and guidance as well
as for supplying us with an endless amount
of lollies when we were in need!
our role this year has challenged us
and we take great pride in knowing that we
have contributed to such an amazing and
nurturing school. we have loved our time
here and, moving forward, will certainly
carry our experiences close to us.
for future students: we encourage you
to pursue any leadership role that is on offer,
as we believe that its a great way not only to
develop confidence but also character. we
have certainly found this to be the case from
our experiences as Kilvingtons 2015 School
Co-captains.
a great way not only to develop
confidence but also character.
Junior School Captains YeYounG SonG
Being Junior School Captain has been a
spectacular experience for me. Ive had
the opportunity to do so many things as
a leader and I got to learn more about
myself as well. I learned that I can achieve
anything I put my mind to and to have
confidence in myself.
My experience from ELC all the way to
the end of Junior School has been the best
experience I could have ever hoped for. As
a very shy young student, I have found it
wonderful to develop the confidence that I
have now. Although, I must admit Im pretty
scared to go into Year 7: a new school life
and new friends. Theres a big chance things
will change, but change is a good thing and
Im extremely excited to start new things.
Im definitely going to miss the
responsibilities of being the Junior School
Captain. Its been amazing. The best part
of being a leader was being a role model
for younger kids and being able to go to
the Victorian Parliament.
Everyone is taking another step in their
lives and Ill always remember giving up is
never an option.
tobY warehaM
Being a leader has been an amazing
opportunity for Yeyoung and I to do different
and exiting things. One of the best things
about being a Co-captain was going to
the Victorian House of Parliament. When
we were there, we got to listen to other
people our age and hear their thoughts on
current problems and solutions relating to
under 18s. We also got to hear Welcome to
Country where a man spoke about his family
and what Welcome to Country means.
Yeyoung and I have both done a lot
in the Junior School Assembly. We have
spoken about ANZAC Day and Operation
Christmas Child.
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Study tours new VCe Study Centre
in april this year, 13 students from Years 9,
10 and 11 studying Japanese embarked
on a journey to Japan where we stayed
at fukuoka, hiroshima, Kyoto, ogaki and
tokyo. a lot of fun-packed activities and
sightseeing were done during this trip, but
the most enjoyable experience for all of us
was to spend time with our host families in
Japan. during this time, we made full use of
the opportunity to practise our Japanese and
figure out different ways of communicating if
they didnt understand what we were saying.
Some of our host families also had
children, so we were able to play and talk
to them, which was fun. they took us to
places such as Japanese castles and theme
parks while talking to us a lot. after this
experience with our host family, we got very
JapanViShnu KriShnaMoorthi, Year 10
new Caledoniaaidan MCShane, Year 9
as an important part of its Languages Program, Kilvington offers language study
trips to Japan and new Caledonia every second year to students in Years 9 to 12.
the trips are study trips because students spend time in local schools, become
immersed in the language and culture of the country and stay with homestay families.
upset at leaving because we had developed
a connection with them. therefore, all of us
want to go back to Japan again to see our
host families.
overall, this Japan trip was an amazing
experience that was very memorable and
useful for learning Japanese and, hopefully,
we can go back to Japan in the future.
the study tour to noumea, new Caledonia,
was a truly unforgettable experience.
immersion in a french-speaking culture
makes it so easy to improve knowledge and
use of the language. Living with a local family,
paired with english-free classes daily, without
a doubt improved our french.
noumea and its surrounds are bordered
by pristine beaches and a beautiful
mountainous coastline. the consistently
warm weather was a bonus! as well as
classes, we had the opportunity to explore
the city and visit notable cultural sites.
we had a wonderful day at amde island,
where we swam with turtles, sat on the
beach, travelled in a glass-bottom boat and
enjoyed a traditional buffet for lunch. whats
more, after a week travelling, studying and
socialising with the same group, i am sure
i speak for others when i say we have made
long-lasting friendships. Merci beaucoup
to Madame dickens and Madame richards
for organising a fantastic trip. it would
not have been possible without their
commitment, support and awesome
group-photo-taking skills.
the VCe Study Centre redevelopment was
completed in august and officially opened
in September. this new development to our
School includes an extension to the VCe
study space, meeting spaces, a refurbished
Junior School art space and makeovers
to a number of Senior School classrooms
and offices.
it is an impressive addition to an
increasing number of quality learning
facilities and spaces at Kilvington.
Year 12 StudentS CeLebrate the aPProaChinG ConCLuSion of ConStruCtion of the VCe StudY Centre
PrinCiPaL, Jon CharLton, dePutY Chair of the board, Stuart aLford and SChooL
Co-CaPtainS, CaSSie de nardiS and toM brooKS
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our academic Program a Year in review
english Marian Le baS, aCadeMiC dean of enGLiSh
humanities LYnLeY CLarnette, aCadeMiC dean of huManitieS
Maths heLen CoLe, aCadeMiC dean of MathS
2015 promised to be an important year for
our faculty with the Centenary of the landing
of australian troops at Gallipoli occurring. at
Kilvington, we built our history week activities
around this event as well as holding a moving
anZaC Service to remember and reflect.
history students engaged in an
exciting masterclass that culminated in the
history bee and bowl Competition in late
october. this brought together students
with a passion for history from a range of
Melbourne schools to compete in team and
individual competitions.
opportunities are growing for our students
this year, we secured a partnership with the
CSiro Mathematicians in Schools program.
our mathematician, Scott MacLean, has
a degree in mathematics and statistics,
and currently runs his own data analytics
consultancy. in term 2, Scott presented two
masterclasses to 20 students from Years 8 to
10. they looked at the Koch snowflake and
Mandelbrot sets, discussed the fibonacci
sequence and golden ratio, learned about
ensemble modelling, and had a practical
demonstration of mark and recapture to
estimate populations. in term 3, Scott
in the area of Commerce with the introduction
of economics units 1 and 2. this reflects
the ever-widening interest among students
about the way our society functions. in Year
12 accounting, our students were introduced
to workshops run by Connect education,
a group that offers advice from recent high
achievers in specific subject areas.
in our religious education curriculum,
once again Year 8 students visited the
Jewish Museum of australia to broaden their
understanding of faith. they also had the
opportunity later in the year to ask questions
of a panel of four multi-denominational panel
repeated the first class for 20 Year 7
students. we look forward to more of his
expertise in 2016.
in May, a number of Years 7 to 9
students participated in the Mathematics
Challenge for Young australians. during three
consecutive weeks, they worked hard on the
six thought-provoking probleMs Kilvington
received five Credits, one distinction and
one high distinction.
in term 3, 10 Year 8 students participated
in the enrichment Stage of the competition.
they each received a Student notes book,
members in a Q&a style forum.
as part of their community volunteer
assessment task, students sewed together
blanket squares for local refugee children while
they reflected on their own good fortune.
in Junior School, we have continued
to build on our cornerstone program of
character development with the introduction
of badges to students as they demonstrate
characteristics of the values to which we
aspire. the operation Christmas Child
boxes were once again made by Junior
School students and their families to be
sent overseas to children in need.
which contained a range of questions to
prepare them for the problem associated
with each chapter. there were 12 problems
for the students to complete over 12
consecutive weeks.
in august, 92 students from Years 7
to 11 took part in the iCaS Competition.
this is a one-hour competition, comprising
35 multiple-choice questions and five free-
response questions. Kilvington received
42 Credits, 21 distinctions and four high
distinctions.
Learning to write is a life-long activity that
requires us to take risks, to find our voice
and then to reflect. in 2015, students had
many opportunities to encourage and
support them in the endeavour to get (their
thoughts) down and to take chances. we
are fortunate to live in one of the few cities in
the world designated by uneSCo as a City
of Literature, and this provides our Kilvington
writing flagship with many resources to
inspire our fledgling writers.
Poetry, performance and reading were
essential ingredients to assist students to find
their writers voice. Years 8 and 9 students
participated in poetry slam workshops run
by the poet emilie Z. baker, and culminated
with a Year 9 team successfully competing
in Poetry out Loud at the wheeler Centre.
the reading Matters conference at the
State Library allowed Year 7 students to
interact with youth literature authors and
to hear them speak about their craft and
experiences. a group of students in Years
10 and 11 worked with the abC journalist
tony nicholls to develop newsroom writing
and media skills. the Squizzy taylor walking
tour of Melbourne allowed Year 8 students
to experience the world of their text Runner
and to enhance their writing about this
australian novel. Speaker and social justice
activist tasneem Chopra engaged Year 10
students in a workshop about exploring
identity. author Leanne hall challenged Year
11 students to write about weird accounts
and Strange tales. a visit to the nGV
encouraged Years 11 and 12 students to
encounter Conflict and to consider whose
reality? through viewing their magnificent
collection of art.
in Year 9, we offer students a
Shakespearience, which was enhanced by
Page to Stage actors performing extracts
from a range of Shakespeares plays. the
bell Shakespeare Company performed
Macbeth for Year 10, and VCe (Year 12)
students visited the university of Melbourne
to see euripides tragedy Medea.
our partnership with the Global Jaya
School, Jakarta, enabled a group of Year 8
students in both schools to communicate
about australian/indonesian contexts through
a blog, Looking through a window i see ....
a student who did take chances with
their writing this year was Sophia Zikic,
who won the Year 9 section of the write
across Victoria, a competition allied with
the Melbourne writers festival.
Groups of students from Years 7 to 10
attended a wide range of events at the
Melbourne writers festival, and concurrent to
this was Kilvingtonwrites#expressyourself!
angela Pippos, author and media personality,
presented the awards to our students at
the inaugural Kilvington writers festival. the
festival proved to be a highlight of 2015, and
angela offered some wise advice to all of us
in pursuit of our writers voice: Listen to the
wild in you that answers to no one.
Get it down. Take chances. It may be bad, but its the only way you can do anything really good.
william faulkner
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Visual arts roSie buSuttiL, aCadeMiC dean of ViSuaL artS
Performing arts SaSha SteLLa, aCadeMiC dean of PerforMinG artS
Performing arts at Kilvington has enjoyed a
busy and successful year. term 1 saw more
than 200 students from Prep to VCe involved
in musical performances and open classes
at various venues throughout the School.
Later in the term, the Kilvington Stage band
and arco Quartet participated in the 6th
annual Live Music is Good for You festival
at the royal Melbourne hospital, receiving
a Peoples Choice award for their efforts in
bringing the restorative power of music to
the hospitals patients. term 1 finished with
the Schools easter assembly in which
the Choristers performed Mozarts Ave
Verum Corpus a work of sublime aesthetic
and spiritual beauty.
More than 50 students and 20 teachers
rehearsed twice weekly during term 1 for
the performance of the musical The Wiz
early in term 2. this colourful production
was much enjoyed and well attended by the
School community. we also held four musical
Soirees in which music students across all
year levels had the valuable experience of
performing at a formal event.
the annual Concert in term 3 featured
performances from our Junior and Senior
choirs and larger ensembles. highlights
were the Kilvington orchestra performing a
selection from The Lord of The Rings, our
talented string and piano soloists performing
challenging repertoire, and the performance
of the Years 7 to 9 Choir joined by students
from the arco Quartet and student dancers
in a stunning work exemplifying the concerts
theme of collaboration.
the Klefs, Senior Guitar ensemble and
Choristers competed at the Grand national
eisteddfod of australasia (royal South Street)
in ballarat, where the Klefs won a Gold Medal
and the Senior Guitar ensemble won second
place. the Senior Guitar ensemble followed
up this success with a performance at the
Victorian Guitar Society Schools Concert.
the Kilvington Concert band, a popular new
ensemble directed by retired Melbourne
Symphony trombonist and Kilvington parent,
Ken McClimont, gave their first performance
at the terms final assembly.
Students in the VCe theatre Studies class
produced and performed the play Peanuts.
with many hilarious moments, younger and
older audiences were greatly entertained by
this student-run production.
henri Matisse once said, Creativity takes
courage and this has been a focus within our
Visual arts program this year at Kilvington.
Students have been encouraged to explore,
experiment and take risks leading to the
production of their own artworks.
our junior artists (students) were able to
experience creating and making their own
artwork in a state-of-the-art, brand new
junior art room. this amazing large working
area allows for practical hands-on work and
includes a comfortable discussion area.
with display walls for imagery, artworks
and resources, and large windows to view
the natural garden areas of the School, the
students are further inspired to generate
their own artwork.
it has been an amazing year, with great
success in art competitions, exhibitions,
Visual arts week activities and workshops.
during the month of June, we held our
Visual arts week. Students from Prep to Year
12 participated in a range of art activities
including mural paintings, boomerang
decorating, Selfies with famous artworks, fruit
sculptures, art quizzes and identity designs.
in term 3, students from Years 6 to 8
Visual arts and design classes took part
in the doodle 4 Google competition. the
topic was to create a new Google design
reflecting the following: If I could travel back
in time I would.... with over 18,000 entries,
we had two Kilvington students who were
two of only 320 state and territory finalists!
Congratulations to Year 7 students, Cassidy
Lyovic and bronte Land, for showing their
passion, talent and wonderful ideas.
in october, Kilvington held its first-ever
off-campus VCe exhibition entitled Enlighten
at Gasworks, albert Park. this provided
the VCe Visual Communication design and
Studio arts students a fantastic opportunity
and experience to display their work in
a professional gallery space. our guest
speaker was tracey Mcirvine, arts Manager
at Gasworks arts Park, who provided the
students with an inspirational presentation.
our2015vceprizeswerepresented:
Studio arts unit 1 and 2 Christa hill
Studio arts unit 3 and 4 Sophie Page
VCd unit 1 and 2 Carmel Michener
VCd unit 3 and 4 hilary Stephens
our Year 4 students participated in a
special project with Make-a-wish. the Make
art initiative encouraged students to create
their own amazing artwork based on the
theme of What I aspire to be. we are
delighted that two of our students, Siena
Salfate and Genevieve Sterling, were two of
30 finalists.
our annual art Show consisted of a huge
range of artworks created by our eLC to Year
10 art and design students, which was held
over a period of three days in term 4. the
opening night was a huge success where
parents, friends and students viewed all art
and design work in a professional setting.
our2015Artprizeswerepresentedto:
Prep b Sinclair McClimont
Prep S Zoe Sanos
1e Molly diggens
1V Sam Kanellopoulos
2h alessia di felice
2r aiva anagnostiadis
3J Chloe oConnor
4b annabelle barons
5d ella Morris
5f darcy Morrow
6f Lilli henshall
6fr Lily wallis
year7
Jeyan Lee
Kaitlyn truong
Cassidy Lyovic
Grace auld
year8
Sarah Godfrey
Laura bailey
angelina Vadolas
Jack Cullen
year9
Creative design tori bullard
digital Photography Michael Stockol
2d Visual arts Sophia Zikic
3d Visual arts Marianna Polyzos
year10
VCd alanna owen
Visual arts olivia Palaskas
our academic Program a Year in review
Science aLiCe JaMeS, aCadeMiC dean of SCienCe
2015 has been an action-packed year in
Science, with students from eLC to Year 12
having the opportunity to engage in all things
scientific.
Students enjoyed experiencing science
outside the classroom: Year 7 and units 1
and 2 biology students visited the Zoo and
had a lesson with a zoo keeper; forensic
Psychology students investigated crimes
at the Victorian Police Museum; VCe
Psychology students explored the science
of sleep study at epworth hospital; VCe
Chemistry students visited the Victorian
Space Centre; Physics students studied the
laws of motion with a trip to Luna Park; and
biology students gained vital experience in
genetic techniques at Melbourne university.
Masterclasses continued to extend our
high-achieving students. we were lucky to
work with renowned astrophysicist, dr Karl
Glazebrook, from Swinburne university.
he led an astronomy masterclass in which
students were able to see Saturns rings
and Jupiters moons. there was also a joint
masterclass between french and Science
in which students explored the science of
separation techniques in french!
Students were also given the opportunity
to experience Science at university, with
selected Year 9 students attending Victoria
universitys be a Chemist for a day program
and selected Year 10 students taking part in
Melbourne universitys Seeing is believing
Microscopy event. in term 2, the big Science
Competition challenged students from Years
7 to 9 and one from Year 11 with 10 students
achieving a distinction or high distinction.
all Year 9 students entered the Science talent
Search, with four students being awarded
bursaries. we also had great success in the
australian national Chemistry Quiz.
academically, we have striven to provide a
rich and varied curriculum. the new Physical
Sciences elective in Year 10 has excited
students about Physics in order to prepare
them for VCe. and the Year 9 electives of
robotics and engineering, disease and
immunity, and forensic Psychology continue
to capture the imagination of Year 9 students.
we look forward to another full year in 2016!
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our academic Program a Year in review
Pe and health SteVe buStin, aCadeMiC dean of PhYSiCaL eduCation and heaLth
Maths week heLen CoLe, aCadeMiC dean of MathS
the Pe and health curriculum in 2015 gave
students an exciting and invigorating program
that aimed to engage, inspire and motivate.
in Pe, students participated in units that
taught fundamental motor skills, strategies
and tactics required for various invasion,
Striking and fielding, and net games
and activities. Students also used their
compositional skills in more individually
focused units, such as Circus Skills at Year 6,
Gymnastics at Year 7 and dance at Year 8.
Year 10 students visited McKinnon bowls
Club as part of an alternative Sports unit and
this year, Maths week coincided with
naPLan and the start of the Mathematics
Challenge. interested students in Years 7 to
9 worked on the Mathematics Challenge,
a problem-solving activity aimed at the top
15% of students in each year level.
Marty ross entertained and intrigued
Year 8 students with a presentation that
demonstrated the fun you can have with
Maths. he showed them how to win at
noughts and Crosses all the time with
a circular game board, but the students
stumped him with one game! then Marty
posed the question, is 9.99999 equal to
10? and proved it is, but not all students
were convinced.
finalists from Years 5 to 8 put their paper
planes to the test to see if they could stay in
the air the longest or travel the furthest. after
a fierce competition, the following results
were obtained:
Longest time in the air:
winner daniel tinginis, 2.5 seconds
runner up armin asadi, 2.44 seconds.
furthest distance:
winner Spencer tighe-Martin
runner up aden Kallio.MSaC to participate in squash. Students
were able to learn the basic skills required,
as well as experience some community
venues for anticipated future participation.
in health, a variety of guest speakers
visited the School to speak to Year 10
students about many of the challenges they
will face as they enter adulthood. these
included Vic roads discussing road Safety,
with a particular focus on P plate drivers, and
Sonia Karas who discussed Safe Partying
and how to calculate and assess the risks
involved with partying.
School Life highlights
Students from Years 5 to 9 participated in
the Soma Cube competition. the aim was
to put the seven pieces of the Soma Cube
back together in the fastest time. the top
two students from each class went through
to the knock-out championship. in an
exciting final, bronte Land from Year 7
defeated Lydia Sharpe from Year 9, putting
the cube back together in 8.87 seconds.
a special mention must go to Sabrina
Pietrosanto from Year 5, who was just
beaten by bronte in the semi-final.
every morning a Maths problem was
emailed to students in Years 5 to 12, and
they had until 4:00 pm to email back their
answers. it was great to see lots of students
submitting solutions, especially so many from
Year 6. Congratulations to blake Melbourne
who successfully answered all but one of
the probleMs
thank you to the Maths staff for their
assistance with Maths week and to all of the
students who participated so enthusiastically
in the activities.
Languages LuCie diCKenS, aCadeMiC dean of LanGuaGeS
2015 has been another exciting year in
our Languages faculty, starting with the
Kilvington world fair, a wonderful opportunity
to focus on other cultures and realise the
importance of understanding each others
customs and values.
with growing numbers of students taking
a language up to Year 12, we were excited
to have our Languages Co-captains leading
the way and showing Kilvington students the
importance of learning another language.
at different times throughout the year, they
offered a range of cultural activities with
a focus on embracing, celebrating and
discovering french and Japanese cultures.
from cultural quizzes, food sampling,
Japanese anime and french short films to
a cultural scavenger hunt and crepe/green
tea stall, it was always a positive cultural
experience for those involved. the weekly
french story time and origami activities
were also enjoyed by many Junior School
students, and we would like to thank the
Library staff for the support they gave to
these initiatives.
the highlight of the year was certainly the
Kilvington Languages study trips to Japan
and new Caledonia. a number of excursions
and incursions also took place. Japanese
students had the opportunity to attend the
why learn Japanese seminar (Year 10) and
to participate in a masterclass, the toyota
excursion (Years 10 and Year 11) as well
as the traditional tea ceremony (Year 7)
and Japanese dancing (Year 8).
french students attended events
including a movie outing (Years 9 and 10),
the impressions of Paris exhibition
(Years 11 and 12), two masterclasses,
cooking demonstrations for Years 7 and
8 students, a french un model (Year 11)
and a french guided tour of a sustainable
co-housing estate (Year 12). our students
also received some impressive results in
the Japanese Speech contest, calligraphy
competition and the alliance franaise
berthe Mouchette competition.
we were also fortunate to have guests
from Japan and france in the second part of
the school year. we encourage our Kilvington
Senior students to take part in exchange
programs over the summer holidays, and we
wish all the best to Zach dimachki and Zunny
Zhang who will spend six weeks in france at
the end of the school year.
a Pe and health masterclass occurred
in term 3 for selected students, consisting
of two after-school lessons. the topic this
year was heart-rate monitors and their use.
Students spent the first session learning
about heart rate and the five training zones.
in the second session, Gecko fitness from
Moorabbin conducted a gruelling 45-minute
session with students who were wearing
heart-rate monitors linked up to the projector
screen in dalton hall, showing live heart-rate
data for every student. there were definitely
some exhausted students at the end!
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School Life highlights
Visual arts week roSie buSuttiL, aCadeMiC dean of ViSuaL artS
the celebration of history week 2015 was
timed to coincide with the Centenary of
the landing at Gallipoli. each year level was
engaged in different historical studies, and
2015 Visual arts week was a week filled
with a range of exciting art activities during
lunchtime, from chalk murals and boomerang
designs to fruit sculptures and large canvas
artworks.
a new activity this year was the Selfie
artwork. Students posed like the Mona Lisa
Kilvington writers festival Marian Le baS, aCadeMiC dean of enGLiSh
we live in a uneSCo City of Literature, so
it is fitting that we celebrate writing in our
own community. this year we created a
new annual festival Kilvingtonwrites
#expressyourself!
as part of this new annual festival,
students were invited to write a short creative
piece on a theme allocated to their year level.
the writing was judged by staff members,
representing all aspects of our School.
winners were announced by journalist,
author and media personality angela Pippos
at a special awards evening on tuesday,
25 august. while staff, students and their
parents enjoyed a high tea, they listened to
angela speak about writing and her career
journey, and one of the winning competition
entries, a poem written by Year 7 student
Grace auld, was read out.
during this week, groups of students
from Years 7 to 10 attended the Melbourne
writers festival where they attended:
Year 7 Growing Up Muslim
how does growing up in the Muslim faith
shape you? authors demet divaroren and
amra Pajalic shared what it is to meet
teenage hurdles while living a Muslim faith.
Year 8 Heroes and Superheroes
Heroes and Superheroes is a story about
the end of the world in an australian country
town. why do we need superheroes in our
lives? Melissa Keil talked about popular
comics, graphic novels and how to create
believable superheroes in fiction.
Year 9 World Building
the great places of fantasy fiction Middle
earth, hogwarts, deltora are all richly
believable worlds. amie Kaufman (Starbound
trilogy) and Skye Melki-wegner (The Hush)
shared the secrets of believable world
building and showed how students can
do it too.
Year 10 Family Ties
authors will Kostakis and alice Pung talked
about walking the line between family, friends
and growing up.
the Melbourne writers festival also has
a competition for students, write across
Victoria, and a highlight was that one of our
Year 9 students, Sophie Zikic, won the Year 9
section!
Kilvingtonwrites#expressyourself! 2015
was a huge success and we look forward to
another year of writing and festivities. So ...
your mission if you choose to accept is
to start gathering ideas, create a journal and
write, write, write!
and became the face of The Scream.
Year 12 students also took part in a
permanent mural for the School environment.
the mural reflected identity, with each
student producing a panel reflecting
themselves. this work will bring great
colour within the School grounds.
history week LYnLeY CLarnette, aCadeMiC dean of huManitieS
specific curriculum areas were targeted so
that students could extend the focus of their
class studies. the imperial war Museum
London exhibition on the Centenary of
world war i provided an interesting and
appropriate curriculum experience for Year
11 students. Years 10 and 11 students
watched brett hunts one man play Fightin
for It in contemplation of the impact of world
war ii on ordinary families and individuals.
Year 8 students were entertained by Medieval
education presenters who helped them to
understand the complexities of social life
and the dangers of civil disobedience and
warfare in the Middle ages. our busy week
came to a conclusion with the opportunity
for reflection at the anZaC assembly and
a history masterclass.
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the robotics flagship at Kilvington is an
integral component in promoting SteM
(Science, technology, engineering and
Maths) in our School and to provide
opportunities for students to explore and
develop their ability to invent and contrive.
this year saw a surge in the number of
students taking up robotics at Kilvington as
more than 60 students joined the robotics
Club, which runs during lunchtime on
tuesdays and fridays. it was encouraging
to see an increase in the number of students
from the Junior School coming along too.
the timeframe for robotics in the Science
curriculum was also altered to cater for
more concepts to be introduced to students
from Years 5 to 8. for students seeking
challenging concepts in robotics, the
robotics /engineering elective was offered
to Year 9 students.
robotics and engineering raJneSh raM, Coordinator of robotiCS
as part of the robotics Club, a mentoring
program was introduced whereby the more
experienced students, including robotics
Captain, Lucy thompson, guided younger
students. this concept proved to be a great
success as we managed to get eight teams
competing in the roboCup Jr Melbourne
regional competition.
for the first time this year, we had junior
teams competing and we also debuted in
the rescue category. the competition was
a great success for the Secondary and open
dance teams who won their categories.
on the back of the success in the regional
competition, five teams were registered for
the roboCup Jr State Competition, and the
hard work of the students paid off when the
Secondary and open dance teams won their
categories against the best in the state. More
encouraging was the fact that the Senior
rescue team attained second place in the
category we debuted in this year.
all roads lead to the national competition,
and this year, for the first time, we had
four teams competing in the nationals.
the students and teachers are to be
commended for their work, which reaped
benefits when the Secondary dance team,
emerald Citizens, were awarded national
champions in their category. this team built
and programmed robots to perform a piece
based on The Wizard of Oz.
Congratulations to our teachers and
students for their outstanding and tireless
contribution to Kilvingtons robotics flagship.
Pe and health week SteVe buStin, aCadeMiC dean of PhYSiCaL eduCation and heaLth
the week started off with senior students
gathering at duncan MacKinnon athletics
track on Monday for the annual Senior house
athletics Carnival. although fysh house
took out the overall prize, every student who
participated must be commended for their
fantastic efforts.
every student in Years 3 to 11 participated
in the Pe Pentathlon by organising
themselves into a group of five and
completing a five-station skills circuit in the
quickest time possible. the Squad Goals of
Year 10 won with a time of 4.35 minutes.
the beep test challenge was held again
whereby students in Years 7 to 12 tried to
score their highest level possible with the
winning male and female student winning a
$20 rebel Sports voucher and getting their
name and score engraved on the Perpetual
Shield. Stacey flaounas of Year 8 took out
the girls title with a score of 11.1 and Jasper
Pickering of Year 10 achieved level 12.7 to
win it for the boys. Congratulations must go
to all 21 competitors who participated.
during Community Sports day, students
were encouraged to wear a sporting top of a
club they play for in the local community.
then there was the annual staff versus
student netball game, which saw the
students win a very close-fought contest.
with the staff also losing the staff versus
student race at house athletics, Mr Charlton
is now in recruitment mode for next year!
a big thank you must go to our amazing
Pe and health teachers who all worked hard
to ensure the week was a great success.
Every student who participated
must be commended for
their fantastic efforts.
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building on the success of the last few years,
there were 15 different events held across
the week, attracting students from eLC up
to Year 12. a highlight of the week was Mr
rosass hovercrafts such a hit that we had
to get them out three times over the week!
Prep to Year 8 students enjoyed whizzing
around the courts on them. they were
very sad when the bell went at the end
of lunchtime!
other highlights included the Polymers
activity where students from Years 5 to
7 made slime and instant snow and saw
Science week aLiCe JaMeS, aCadeMiC dean of SCienCe
amazing glowing polymers. Junior School
teachers also tested out their science skills.
Year 2h explored what happens when Coke
and Mentos combine, and Year 1 students
made student-powered rockets.
Mr ram continued to develop Kilvingtons
engineering program with a Spaghetti
bridge building competition. Year 7 students
enjoyed the bad Science Show and the
amazing race, while Year 8 students
experimented with rockets and had a visit
from reptile encounters.
the ever-popular Science trivia event
attracted over 80 competitors from the
Senior School, with a team from Year 11
the eventual victors.
Selected Year 9 students attended the
be a Chemist for a day event at Victoria
university, and selected Year 10 students
attended the Light Microscopy: Seeing is
believing event at Melbourne university.
it was a fantastic week with students
immersing themselves in science. a massive
thank you to all Science staff and lab
technicians for giving up their time and to
all students who came along to an event.
Performing arts highlights
eLC ConCert in the round Sharon donneLLan, eLC Coordinator
UndER THE GUM TREES SuSan SearLe, direCtor and MuSiC teaCher
wow what a night! the children were so
fantastic they performed beautifully and
really enjoyed every moment. we are all so
proud of each and every one of them. a
huge thanks must go to a number of people
whose support, dedication and hard work
ensured the night was a success. first to
our eLC educators for getting the children
smiling to the stage and for the way in which
they supported the children throughout
rehearsals. and thanks must also go to the
Junior School staff for their support on the
night, to Year 11 student elizabeth hu, for
the fabulous photos, and to Jordan adams
whose technical support was sensational.
the Prep to Year 4 students had a happy
time in the bush as they performed the
musical Under the Gum Trees. wombats,
possums, koalas, kangaroos and many other
australian animals presented scenes from
The Muddle Headed Wombat as well as
some other bush tales in story and song.
the students embraced the story and
music with great enthusiasm and gave
impressive and heart-warming performances.
each student brought creativity and
individuality to their part. audiences laughed
at the antics of wombat, Mouse and tabby
and were charmed by the delightful music.
im sure it will be some time before we forget
nanny Koala singing her lively joeys to sleep.
our show was a premiere performance of
this original musical, and many staff members
and families helped to bring it to the stage,
contributing to rehearsals, costume creation
and building and painting the stunning set.
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this year, students and staff at Kilvington
staged The Wiz, a soul/funk musical
reworking of the timeless classic The Wizard
of Oz.
rehearsals began in term 1, twice a
week, as well as the occasional full day on
a Sunday. in addition to weekends, staff
and students undertook late weeknight
rehearsals up until the shows opening night
on May 7. the show itself was the product
of a huge effort from many people. Some
students worked with former students and
choreographers, tayla hope and bridie
Slater, creating, developing and honing the
stunning choreography, which added a
crucial layer to the shows music and staging.
others worked with Mr andrew Johnson on
the Year 5 and 6 production of Shrek Jr was
a wonderful evening for all. a jam-packed
audience and talented student performers
proved a recipe for success.
the students comedic timing had the
crowd in stitches, and catchy songs meant
that the audience couldnt resist clapping and
singing along. the entire cast was wonderful
with impressive performances by leads Shrek
(Miles nathan), fiona (amelia takle) and
donkey (Griffin hayes).
there was a lot of hard work put in by all
involved with students intensively practising
songs, lines and choreography for two
months, and several teachers working hard
to organise the finer details of the show.
a huge congratulations to Musical
director, fiona radford, who brought the
show together by bringing out the best in
our students and sparking their passion for
performance and musical theatre. this will be
remembered by many as a highlight of their
time in Years 5 and 6 at Kilvington.
THE WIz SaSha SteLLa, aCadeMiC dean of PerforMinG artS
SHREk JR Sarah freeMan, Year 6 teaCher
blocking movement around the stage and
on the spoken dialogue and then with Miss
radford, Mr nguyen and i rehearsing the
numerous solo and chorus songs 17 in all.
Mr Garratt alexander worked tirelessly
behind the scenes, training a backstage crew
that functioned like a well-oiled machine,
complemented by teams of students and
staff working as ushers, front of house,
and on hair, makeup and costumes. and
overseeing all of these elements was Ms
Clare Mackie, who managed to coordinate
them with her deft organisation, great
humour and clear vision of the spectacular
theatrical experience over 800 audience
members enjoyed.
the huge contribution made by more than
20 different Kilvington staff and 30 students
meant that our student performers were
given the opportunity to shine.
while everyone deserves a mention,
particularly notable were the efforts of
natasha finnin (dorothy), ebony McMaster
(tinman), dominique duce (Lion),
rachel tesema (Scarecrow), and rohan
Munnolimath (the wizard) as well as Lexie
opray and emma Laughlin who danced and
were assistant choreographers. it speaks to
the strength of the Kilvington community that
old Kilvonians tayla hope (choreography)
and Portia Subotsch (assistant director/Mic
technician) returned to make their valuable
contributions.
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what an outstanding 2015 house arts!
from rehearsals right up until the day of
performance, the excitement built.
during rehearsals, each house put in
a huge effort to make a finished product
that was presentable to their peers. with
each house having six different groups
orchestra, drama, props, singing, dance
and technology, it was great to see students
thriving in a group that was suited to them.
everyone raced to dalton hall to see all
the hard work each house had put in and
what a high standard everyone set. it was an
amazing experience for all involved and not
one student walked out of the hall without
a big smile on their face!
house arts doM duCe, barrett houSe MuSiC CaPtain
debatingGraCe boSChetti, debatinG CaPtain
team stepping up to compete in older age
divisions, alongside our two Year 10, three
Year 9 and four Years 7 and 8 teaMs it was
also great to have several Years 10 and 11
students serve as mentors to the Years 7
and 8 teaMs
the debating team was also privileged
to take part in several coaching sessions
with the Melbourne university debating
Society, which facilitated further growth and
improvement. we had encouraging results
throughout the year with our a Grade team
finishing equal fourth in the region, three d
Grade teams finishing equal third and one
finishing equal fourth.
also, huge congratulations to Year 9
student eve durand who was awarded
dance and CheerJaCinta hoPe, Year 2 teaCher and PoM Coordinator and CoaCh
Public speaking is a fantastic skill, necessary
in most careers. from teaching to theatre,
refereeing to reporting, proficiency in public
speaking is imperative. however, it is no
secret that public speaking evokes fear in all
of us. it is listed as the most common phobia,
above spiders, the dark and even death.
School debating is an awesome way
to further public speaking skills, alongside
skills relating to organisation, working under
pressure and learning to research. these
skills are vital to many areas of school life.
Participation in debating this year
was excellent, with a total of 61 students
competing in external daV competitions
throughout the year. we had a focus on
enrichment, with a Year 11 and a Year 8
in June, our three Pom teams competed in the australian all
Star Cheerleading federation winterfest Competition at the
State basketball Centre in Knox. all teams did an outstanding
job. Kilvington blue, made up of students from Years 5 and 6,
finished in first place in the Primary School division. Kilvington
Gold, made up of students from Years 7 to 10, finished in third
place in the high School division. Kilvington Magenta, made
up of students from Years 3 and 4, finished in 4th place in the
Mini novice division. an outstanding effort by all!
a special mention to the Pom Captain and Co-Vice
Captains this year abbey Short, taylor Spencer and neve
roseman for their hard work and also to staff member
Megan thomas for her assistance. in addition, a big thank
you to parents for the support of their child and our School
in this sport.
in the State Championships in September, Kilvington blue
placed second in the Primary School dance section, Kilvington
Magenta placed fourth in the Mini novice Section, and
Kilvington Gold placed sixth in the high School Pom section.
the best d grade speaker in the region. we
look forward to further improvement and
learning experiences in debating next year.
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outdoor education Programs
Junior SChooLYears 3 and 4 Students Visit flinders aurora thirard, Year 3
shivered at the top of Mount ainslie lookout
point, and Canberra has many beautiful
parks that students were able to play in.
at the australian institute of Sport, we
were given a tour of its top-level facilities
and even glimpsed several elite athletes in
training! Students loved challenging one
anothers personal best on the interactive
sports machines.
the camp finished off with a visit to the
australian war Memorial. Students were
taken on a Strange but true tour where
they were amazed by the stories behind
some of the more unusual items in the
collection. we learned why they were there
and what they tell us about australians
both on the battlefield and the home front
during wartime.
overall, it was a fantastic trip and students
came away with fond memories and a better
understanding of australias government
system and our national capital city.
My favourite things about camp were Meeting new people, going to
Parliament House, getting to know
the Year 5s more, going on the plane
with all my friends and Camp Idol.
Lilli H, Year 6F
i learnt How hard and determined you have
to be to get into the AIS and about
Parliament House with the Senate
and House of Representatives.
Harry D, Year 6F
That Canberra means meeting
place in Aboriginal language.
Charlotte, Year 5D
My favourite thing about camp was Going to Questacon since there were
lots of advanced technologies and
amazing experiments. It was really
fascinating!
Caleb, Year 5D
Camp Idol because I loved seeing
people who I knew, and also people
I didnt know, show their talents to
everyone.
Ella M, Year 5D
i was surprised That Parliament House had so
many clocks!
Ethan, Year 6FR
Years 5 and 6 Students Visit Canberra Sarah freeMan and renee fraSer, Year 6 teaCherS
orienteering. we had to find letters in different
places. all of the letters made up a word.
it was hard to work out the word. we then
did trampolining and the Giant Swing, which
was 18m high. when it was my turn, i had
to drop my gumboots because they were
too big. they fell off and everyone laughed!
finally, we all performed in the legendary
Camp idol and then wound down by
watching Finding nemo.
Just before we left we made kites. i made
Squirt from Finding nemo and we all flew our
kites in the cold wind before hopping on the
bus to go back to School. i loved camp!
on the way to Golden Valleys Lodge,
flinders, we stopped at the enchanted Maze
in arthurs Seat, where we experienced the
big top, Mirror Maze, the 3d Maze and
the hedge Maze.
when we arrived at the Lodge, the first
activity we did was team building. first, we
all had to fit on a little square. it was hard.
everyone kept falling off. Secondly, we all had
to walk on a high log while we tried to pass
each other. we kept slipping off. the second
activity we did was Low ropes, which meant
lots of obstacles.
after breakfast the next day, we did our
third activity, the flying fox, followed by
in the last week of term 1, Years 5 and 6
students travelled to our national capital for
school camp. it was an exciting week, full of
social opportunities and learning experiences.
highlights for students were interacting with
the many exhibits at Questacon, watching
the awesome performances in our Camp
idol evening, and seeing elite athletes at the
australian institute of Sport. highlights for
teachers were getting to know our students
better, as well as seeing them put all the
knowledge from our Power unit into practice.
on our first evening at camp, students got
into rock climbing. the next day saw our visit
to Parliament house with everyone excited to
view the two houses of Parliament. Students
participated in a role-play, which was an
excellent way to consolidate learning in class.
at the national Capital exhibition,
students gained a deeper understanding of
Canberra as a city, including its layout and
history. brilliant views were on display as we
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outdoor education Programs
Senior SChooL Surfing at LornedYLan redMan, Year 7
City KidsnaVYa bandLa, Year 9
fighting off wombats at wilsons PromMax PuMMeroY, Year 8
Year 7 camp this year, held at the Lorne
Lifesaving Club, was the best camp i have
ever been on. the great thing about our Surf
Camp was that everyone had success in
standing up on the board and had so much
fun riding the waves. although surfing was
a feature of the camp, we also participated in
other activities during the day such as a sand
castle building competition, beach games and
walks along the shoreline looking at marine life.
each night, one of the groups went out
camping. before reaching the campsite, we
tested our bushwalking skills through the
rainforest. apart from the initial struggle up
the first hill, it was actually a pretty fun walk.
everyone enjoyed toasting marshmallows over
the camp fire at night. back at base, a variety
of activities gave us the chance to be active
and creative and work collaboratively with our
peers. the last night finished with a hoedown,
which proved to be a real test of stamina.
our camp was such an amazing
experience for everyone involved. it gave us
the chance to get to know each other better,
make new friends and work as responsible
and cooperative team members.
in april, the Year 9 explore students
participated in the urban experience City
Camp. during camp, we used the citys
facilities, in particular, the State Library, to
research and develop our group projects.
these focused on one of the following
Melbourne issues: homelessness; Graffiti
and Street art; architecture and heritage;
and Sports and Leisure. the projects were
based on the walks, research and seminars
that we took part in during the first term of
the Year 9 program.
the camp included fun activities like ice-
skating, rock-climbing and The Amazing
Race. we were also given a short tour of the
State Library, which helped us when working
on our projects.
all the activities were exciting but what
was really fun was going out for dinner and
the activities afterwards. each night we ate
together at restaurants of different ethnic
backgrounds and after watched movies like
The Blind Side and performed for our peers.
to celebrate our last night together, we
went to Galactic Circus where we played a
range of games. the whole experience was
unforgettable and definitely one of the best
camps ive been on.
in term 1, Year 8 students and teachers
travelled to wilsons Promontory where we
camped in tents for three nights. we were
put into groups of at least 10 people, along
with a teacher and a group leader. then we
participated in various activities, including
hiking, surfing, going to the beach and
ranger sessions.
a few groups went on an overnight hike
where they had to carry their tents, clothing,
food and other camping gear for several
kilometres and back again. along with
participating in these fun but tiring activities
throughout the day, we also had to prepare
and cook breakfast, lunch and dinner. Meals
for dinner included buttered chicken, wraps,
and lots of vegies.
we were also lucky enough to see wildlife
up close, such as wombats, rosellas and
possuMs however, it wasnt quite good luck
if a wombat managed to break into your tent
and steal all your food. heed the warnings:
dont keep anything that looks like food,
smells like food, but more importantly IS
food in your tent when at wilsons Prom.
all of the Year 8s and teachers had
a wonderful time while on camp at
wilsons Prom.
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outdoor education Programs
Senior SChooL
friends for LifeLiLLY SMith, hannah Pontifex and rohan MunnoLiMath, Year 10
Cycling to resiliencebridie enGLiSh and eMMa hedGer, Year 11
after so much positive feedback from
previous students, the Year 11s were
extremely excited to participate in the oeG
Goulburn Valley rail trail camp.
after arriving at Mansfield, we split into
our groups, which would remain unchanged
for the duration of the camp. there was
much anticipation to begin our journey on the
bikes. a major component of the camp was
working together as a team and overcoming
the challenges that were faced as a group.
Leaders were chosen each day to coordinate
the group.
on the first day, we rode from Mansfield
to Goughs bay where we stayed for the
night. we set up the tents, learned how to
use the trangeas and played outdoor games
in the dark including spotlight. despite the
ride during the day, everyone enjoyed the
night as it ended with camp stories by the
fire. a thunderstorm hit Goughs bay early
that morning and left the group to prepare
for the day in wet and cold conditions.
the ride to bonnie doon was long, but
group encouragement kept everyone in
good spirits. astronomy was the nights
entertainment and helped us bond as
a group.
day 3 was the largest challenge for
the group, as it was a 70 km trek to our
next destination, Molesworth. although
we would like to say it was easy, it was a
team challenge that brought us together in
the end. the relief of stepping off the bikes
that evening was huge, but it was a very
rewarding experience as a group. for our
last night we had a relaxed evening, which
provided the opportunity to reflect on our
experiences.
although happy to step onto the bus
home, the experience was unforgettable
and undoubtedly worthwhile!
in the first week of term 2, the Year 12 cohort
and a few lucky teachers headed to Sorrento
for one of the best camps at Kilvington.
unlike the camps of previous years, this
was one of relaxation and rejuvenation. it was
wonderful to be able to separate ourselves
from the inevitable stresses of Year 12.
an amusing trivia night, two very different
movie nights and ample free time allowed
us to unwind. another pleasure of this camp
was the strengthening of bonds between
teachers and students. being in a non-school
environment, it was easy to get along and
appreciate the educators we see every day.
the daytime activities were fun and
exciting, some of the highlights including
snorkelling, kayaking and yoga. the african
drumming and dancing lessons were
funny, as students and teachers alike made
interesting attempts to learn the new moves
and drum patterns to a western african beat!
it was enriching to hear from several
speakers motivating us to do our best and
think about our future, thanks to Valanga
Khozas story of determination and resilience.
undeniably, it was four days that the Year 12s
are grateful for and will never forget.
de-stressing in SorrentoZoe JaMeS and aMY tSaGournoS, Year 12
7:30 am and the alarm went off. to be
honest, we werent that excited for Year 10
camp. Little did we know this experience
would change our lives.
the bus left from School on a three-hour
journey to Lake eildon, where we stepped
off the bus and into the arms of our oeG
(outdoor education Group) leaders. they
were role models with life experiences from
which we could learn. our leader, fraiser,
was a legend to say the least! he gave
riddles that were harder to conquer than
the hike up the mountain.
on days two and three, we soldiered on
with fraiser, clambering up hills, all the while
testing our resilience. over the campfire at
night, we played group strengthening games,
sang songs and toasted marshmallows.
we were no longer a group we were a
family. we endured a lot together, sang
High School Musical, teased Mr Mahoney
for his questionable shoe choice and
enjoyed undercooked pasta!
all in all, we left with massive smiles on
our faces and memories to treasure forever.
a huge thank you to the six staff members
who endured Year 10 camp: Mr bustin (red
tribe), Mr rosas (yellow tribe), Mr Mahoney
(green tribe), Miss thomas (white tribe),
Mr douglas (blue tribe) and Mr Lawson
(black tribe).
Get ready, Year 9s, for a fun adventure
next year!
Our camps have an academic, cultural,
environmental, social and/or outdoor
emphasis.
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School Life highlights
it was another outstanding year of sporting achievements
by individuals and teaMs all students, coaches, staff and
families should be proud of our results.
Sporting highlights ben biShoP, head of SPort
houSe CarniVaLSSenior School House Athletics
(Years 7 12)
Junior Cup (Y7 9): barrett
Senior Cup (Y10 12): fysh
overall: fysh
Age Group Champions
13Yo Josh bockting, annika Challice
14Yo Lachie Pearce, Stacey flaounas
15Yo Jasper Pickering, Jasmine fassoulis
16Yo Lachlan wotherspoon, Laura burgoine
open Champs tom brooks, Quinn Kane,
bridie english
Senior School House Swimming
(Years 7 12)
Junior Cup (Y7 9): barrett
Senior Cup (Y10 12): barrett
overall: barrett
house Cheers: fethers
Age Group Champions
13Yo Katya richardson, Luc Mascitti
14Yo Jade Craddock, Jack Cullen
15Yo Maddison Clarke, blake Pfeiffer
16Yo Charlotte Corke, ashil Mohan
open Champs Cassie de nardis,
tom brooks
aSSoCiation CarniVaLSEISM Swimming
Kilvington won the division 2 competition this
year and will be promoted to division 1 in
2016. Many standout performances occurred
across the day with Kilvington winning many
individual and relay races. we were overall
Girls winners, winner of 13-year-old boys
and Girls Pennants, and winner of 14- and
15-year-old Girls Pennants too!
a large portion of the team qualified for
the Champions Carnival where the School
performed admirably against 22 other
schools. Katya richardson came third in
freestyle, Luc Mascitti third in breaststroke
and Maddy Clarke second in breaststroke.
Kilvington also came third in the Medley and
second in freestyle relay.
EISM Athletics
Kilvington came a very respectable fourth
overall, which was a very pleasing result in
division 2. Many athletes qualified for the
Champions Carnival.
Junior School House Athletics
(Prep Year 6)
a fantastic day was had by all at the annual
Junior School house athletics. the weather
was kind, and students were able to take
part in all events and earn points for their
house. the winning house was the mighty
barrett, followed by fysh, burman and
fethers.
Junior School House Swimming
(Prep Year 6)
a great day was held at our swimming venue
in Sandringham. the theme was fun and
participation and it was great to see this
embraced by all. our Prep to Year 2 students
had a ball in a series of novelty events. Years
3 6 students competed for points for their
house in traditional swimming events. the
winning house was fethers, showing great
potential for future swimming events.
EISM Cross-Country
Kilvington placed fourth overall in the Central
division. there were some great results. well
done to Jasper Pickering, Sarah hedger and
hannah bahn who won medals.
Balaclava Swimming
Kilvington were runners up in the Population
trophy for the third year in a row and placed
fourth out of the seven balaclava schools.
we had two swimmers make it through to
the beachside divisional regionals. well
done to tim Senior-Skinner who placed
fourth in breaststroke and eighth in butterfly,
and isabelle Croker who placed eighth in
both breaststroke and butterfly.
Balaclava Athletics
the carnival was interrupted due to the
weather, but alex Pietrosanto made it
through to beachside in high Jump.
Balaclava Cross-Country
Kilvington took a full team across the three
age groups and competed well on the day.
well done to isabella hayes who showed
plenty of talent in her event and is the first
Kilvington student to make it through to the
beachside division.
aSSoCiation weeKLY SPortEISM Interschool Sport
in most weeks throughout the year, all
students from Years 7 to 11 participate in
weekly sport. highlights across the season
include premierships in Year 7 girls basketball
and netball, Years 8 and 9 indoor Soccer
and Years 8 and 9 netball. Kilvington won
Senior netball premierships in both Central
and Southern divisions.
Balaclava Weekly Sport
Years 5 and 6 students participate in weekly
sport every friday across the year. Some of
these weeks involved weekly competitions
against other schools within our balaclava
district. highlights from these competitions
include runners-up for tee-ball and girls
netball.
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Supporting our Community
in late august, we held the third K24
Challenge. in this event, each house is
set the challenge of having a student in
Years 5 to 12 cycling on a stationary spin
bike for 24 hours. there were also Staff
and Parent bikes competing against the
students. Competitors were required to
collect sponsorship money, with all funds
donated to this years world Visions 40
hour famine appeal.
fysh won the overall competition, cycling
787.6km! the final results were as follows:
Team Distance (km)
1st fysh 787.6
2nd fethers 746.2
3rd burman 723.2
4th barrett 702.4
5th Staff 695.1
6th Parents 681.3
K24 Challenge 2015
the Prep to Year 4 students were also
involved. Students paid a gold coin and
ran as many laps of the Schools courts as
possible in 45 minutes. fysh won this event,
running a total of 56 laps!
here are interesting statistics of K24 2015:
there were 126 student, 31 staff and 30
parent competitors during the 24 hours.
4,335.8 km were ridden on the six bikes,
the equivalent distance of flying from
Melbourne to bali.
$2835.30 was raised.
6 spin bikes were supplied free of
charge by Grays fitness, altona.
6 speedometers were supplied by
Cycleinn, Malvern.
30 pizzas were given to competitors
by Cielo Pizza, McKinnon.
65 coffees and hot drinks were supplied
free of charge by Gauge espresso,
ormond.
20 6-inch Subway vouchers were given
to students by Subway, ormond.
10 vouchers were given to students
by Grilld, Carnegie.
thank you to all the students, parents
and staff who participated and helped out
and to all the businesses that supported
the Challenge. a special thank you to Jenny
hedger, Pat Lehman, nicola whitfield, ben
wood, Kirsten brooks and Kylie burns for
organising the six teaMs
YGaP Lexie oPraY, barrett ViCe CaPtain, Year 11
fifa Contest raises funds for nepal LuCY thoMPSon, Year 12
during May and June, barrett house supported YGaP in the 5 Cent Campaign. YGaP is an
organisation that helps those living in poverty in developing countries. their slogan, Change for
Change, promotes the value of a 5 cent coin by asking you to donate those spare 5 cent coins
to help change lives.
barrett aimed to raise $700 for YGaP this year. with competitions among tutor Groups
and Staff, and generous support from the wider School community, we raised a total of $927!
we raised further funds by holding a Sausage Sizzle and a bake and fruit Stall, which resulted
in another $700 in our support for YGaP.
barrett house is extremely grateful for the generosity of the Kilvington community. it was
fantastic how everyone got involved to help change lives.
the Middle School Centre of excellence was
transformed into the ultimate fifa zone for
students to help raise money for the victims
of nepals devastating earthquakes. the
fundraiser involved 40 students playing the
popular online soccer game. there were
seven PlayStations with teams competing
in knock-out rounds.
in a tight final between Quinn Kane and
Zach dimachki, and Luke Socic and dean
Gerszonovicz, it was Quinn and Zach who
won. an outstanding amount of $855 was
raised. Congratulations to the winners and
to everyone who helped out on the night.
wild animals Support the wwf our eLC and Junior School students dressed up as an animal of their
choice to raise money for the world wildlife foundation (wwf). thank you
to our Junior and Senior School leaders for working together to organise
a fantastic day of fun and fundraising. More than $300 was raised.
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house wrap ups
barrett SoPhie PaGe, houSe CaPtain
wow! what a year 2015 has been for barrett
house! dom duce and i have had the honour
of leading barrett through a very successful
and thrilling year. our efforts would not have
been possible without support from our
Vice Captain, Lexie opray, Year 9 house
Captains, Jasmine fassoulis and Conor
hosking and, of course, our incredible house
dean Mrs Lehman.
we started the year with house
Swimming, winning the aggregate Cup
and displaying our barrett brigade spirit
and enthusiasm in house Cheers.
term 2 was another successful and
busy term. it also happened to be our
Social Service term in which we continued
to support YGaP in its effort to end global
poverty. with a combined effort from barrett
tutor Groups, staff and Kilvington students,
we managed to raise over $900 for this
extremely worthy charity through the 5 Cent
Campaign, bake sale and sausage sizzle.
all of barretts continued efforts and
enthusiasm in house competitions saw us
win the aggregate Cup for house Cross
Country and house arts. this year has
gone by in a blink, and in such a short
time we have achieved so much.
dom and i could not have been any
prouder of the entire barrett house
and would like to give a last thank you
to everyone who made 2015 a year to
remember.
burman Zoe JaMeS, houSe CaPtain
2015 has been a great one for burman
house. the year started off with house
Swimming, where a huge number of students
stepped up to fill events and a couple
won year level champions! next up on the
calendar was house athletics in which we
had some amazing individual achievements.
the following term we had house Cross-
Country, typically dreaded by most, but
again burman pushed through. within the
same term, we competed in house arts.
with a new format to previous years, it was
a challenge, but the enthusiasm and energy
that every student put in made it so much
more rewarding. we won the category
of Props and the outstanding Chorales
performance raised goose bumps on a
number of teachers arMs
in term 3, burman competed in the K24
Challenge for world Vision and im so happy
to say that we raised an impressive $1000
for this wonderful charity. house debating
was also in term 3 and our two most
senior teams battled it out for 2nd place
an amazing achievement!
burmans chosen charity for 2015 was
the Cancer Council, and in an effort to
raise funds for this worthy cause, we sold
merchandise on daffodil day and bandana
day, as well as holding a cake stall. were
proud to support such a great charity as
it aids so many people and their families
touched by cancer.
id like to thank my co-captain, tyrian
obrien, for her work all year especially in
house arts where she organised so many
different groups. and also to emma hedger,
our amazing Vice Captain, who was there
to help whenever we needed her and even
when there was nothing to plan!
our incredible house dean, Mrs whitfield,
also deserves a massive thank you. being
new to Kilvington and still being one of the
best deans ever is a pretty commendable
effort. Lastly, id like to thank the students
of burman for their enthusiasm, persistence
and effort. were all lucky to have such an
unbelievable house.
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house wrap ups
fethers Katie forti, houSe CaPtain
it has been an incredible honour leading
fethers throughout 2015. what a journey it
has been. Chloe Charbonnier (fethers Music
Captain) and i are not only proud of fethers
achievements this year, but also the cohesion
and family-like atmosphere that defines our
house.
in taking on the leadership roles, our
aim was to continue the family culture of
our house. we feel this has been achieved,
creating memories and friendships
throughout all year levels.
our highlights include winning house
Cheers thank you to everyone who
performed and also helped with the
choreography and lyrics. we won the
dance category in house arts with special
thanks to Lulu bonning and bella Chow
for choreographing and also tom brooks,
ebony McMaster, hilary Stephens, Sasha
williams and Kyra von Stiegler for their
excellent leadership of the other house
arts groups. we achieved an admirable
second place in the K24 Challenge. Years 8
to 9 house debating were runners-up. an
unmatched number of staff, students and
boys in dancing with the Staff had a lot of
fun dancing through the ages, while there
were also many outstanding performances
from countless age champions in Swimming,
athletics and Cross-Country.
we are also very proud to have
implemented some new ideas to raise money
for Very Special Kids. a huge thank you to
Mrs Cole and Mr Ymer for wearing the pig
suits for a whole day and also Mr Clement,
Miss Spzak, Miss Locco and Mr bishop for
being part of it.
Chloe and i would like to thank everyone
in fethers for their hard work and passion to
help make fethers the best house of all.
finally, we want to wish everyone good
luck for next year, particularly bridie english
and Carmel Michener who will be taking
over. Chloe and i are certain you will both
be excellent leaders. we know that fethers
will contin