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SPRINGFIELD'S NEWEST HOUSE CAPTAINS Year 9 team leads the way to establish strong Junior High identity. RENEE MICHALKOW
springfield communications and events officer
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uring Term 2 the College was thrilled to present badges to our newly appointed Junior High House Captains. Their installation was held during the inaugural Junior High Assembly in the new Junior High Precinct in front of staff and students. The role of our Year 9 Junior High House Captains is significant as it presents a great opportunity for students to serve as well as refine their leadership and organisational skills.
Pictured: (clockwise from top left) Adam, Samir, Marcellus, Aldora, Toby and Claveria
participated in speeches.” The team also play Mrs Kathryn Boase, Junior High Key Pastoral an important part regarding the transition Care Teacher, explains the role of the Year 9 process from Year 6 into Year 7. “Our House Captains. “The Junior High Leadership Leaders will draw on their own experiences Team is designed to improve Junior High to support students new to Junior High,” focus in the school community and to say, explains Kathryn. “The roles will also give ‘We’re a significant group of people with younger students something to aspire to.” significant needs’. Year 9 students The Leadership can help create Team was This year we congratulated that identity and deliberately our Year 9 House Captains: take responsibility chosen after for it.” Ironbark. “Ironbark Cunningham House: gives them the When a leadership Marcellus O-K and Aldora T process to learn team is installed more about Leichhardt House: students look at their abilities as the Graduate Tree Claveria J-T and Samir P leaders and to ambitions and build confidence Mitchell House: choose one as in a different Toby S and Adam V a focal point for environment,” their activities. explains Kathryn. “When students run assemblies, when they have roles within Apart from creativity, responsibility and pastoral care, that’s their focus. This year’s confidence, students learn that leadership team has chosen to work on connectedness; is about service. “It allows them the space being ‘connected’. That’s something they to connect to the school. It’s also about all agreed on straight away and it’s a great improving communication between teachers foundation for this new project,” says and students and it’s a strengthening of Kathryn. various things that go on in our community,” says Kathryn. Our Year 9 Leaders contribute to the College community and take on roles similar to our “Students have autonomy and the ability to Senior students. Kathryn says, “Junior High take responsibility for what they’re doing. It Leaders took part in the official opening of reflects the roles of our Senior Leaders but the Junior High Precinct. They were the face it’s also something that’s going to evolve of the school, they welcomed guests and over time as a Junior High role.”
Plus Ultra | November 2020
