The leadership team is glad to have had a strong start to the year, tackling new challenges and learning a lot in the process. It’s amazing to see the progress we’ve made since stepping into our roles, not only as a school but as a team.
Late last year, our first few assemblies saw us learning the ropes and introducing ourselves to the school. Much to our embarrassment, upon entering as the official party for the first time we all sat down in our seats too early, likely due to our nerves and excitement. While at first, we were panicked and disappointed at our mistake, it ended up serving as a symbolic reminder that our journey isn’t always going to be perfect, and that’s okay. Besides, it’s doubtful that any of the audience even noticed. We later found out that the 2023 team had made the exact same slip up. From that moment and many others, we’ve learnt that there’s a lot more that goes on behind the scenes in the team than people realise, and that it’s completely inevitable to make minor errors. With this in mind, we’ve been able to move forward going easier on ourselves, not setting completely unrealistic standards.
Our first initiative as a team was Christmas week, where we organised Santa photos with Mr Kenny, a colouring competition, a sausage sizzle and much more to spread the Christmas spirit as the year came to a close. In the new year, the whole team returned to school during the holidays to film our highly anticipated introduction video. After hours of dedicated work and creativity, our Baywatch inspired video was produced. It was a great hit in the first assembly back (at least it was for us, enjoying ourselves perhaps more than the audience as the video played). Most recently we celebrated Valentine’s Day in the Senior College. Lovely decorations, roses and chocolates being delivered to classrooms, and high-energy serenades came together to make the day a huge success.
Through all this we’ve really enjoyed finding our groove as a team and taking on the challenge of balancing Year 12 life with our new responsibilities. While it’s been a lot to adjust to, we’re making the most of every minute. The whole team has become good friends, and we’re loving the collaborative and supportive culture we’ve built so far.
In terms of what we have coming up, we’re very much looking forward to the Colour Run at the end of this term. Christmas Week and Valentine’s Day gave us the chance to learn what works and what doesn’t when planning events, so we’re moving forward with some good experience to help things run smoothly in future. Many members of the team are also heavily involved in our upcoming musical, The Addams Family. With tickets selling fast, we’re super excited to bring the show to life on the Karralyka stage in March.
We can’t wait to see what the rest of the year holds; we’re still overwhelmed with gratitude and pride to have been appointed as the School Captains, and already we’ve both experienced heaps of learning and growth from the opportunity.
Scarlett O’Connor and Ollie Hunt | School Captains 2024
