Springfield's newest House Captains

Year 9 team leads the way to establish strong Junior High identity.

RENEE MICHALKOW

springfield communications and events officer

During 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 Pictured: (clockwise from top left) Adam, Samir, for students to serve as well as refine their Marcellus, Aldora, Toby and Claveria leadership and organisational skills. Mrs Kathryn Boase, Junior High Key Pastoral participated in speeches.” The team also play Care Teacher, explains the role of the Year 9 an important part regarding the transition House Captains. “The Junior High Leadership process from Year 6 into Year 7. “Our Team is designed to improve Junior High Leaders will draw on their own experiences focus in the school community and to say, to support students new to Junior High,” ‘We’re a significant group of people with explains Kathryn. “The roles will also give significant needs’. younger students something to aspire to.” Year 9 students The Leadership can help create that identity and take responsibility This year we congratulated our Year 9 House Captains: Team was deliberately chosen after for it.” Cunningham House: Ironbark. “Ironbark When a leadership team is installed Marcellus O-K and Aldora T gives them the process to learn students look at Leichhardt House: more about the Graduate Tree ambitions and choose one as Claveria J-T and Samir P Mitchell House: their abilities as leaders and to build confidence a focal point for Toby S and Adam V in a different their activities. environment,” “When students explains Kathryn. 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,” Our Year 9 Leaders contribute to the College says Kathryn. 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.”