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FEATURE Welcome to your new Heads of School

There was a lot of apprehension around school when the decision on who was going to be made head of school was about to be made, and with the selection of the new prefect and Head of House team. In some houses there was more tension than others…but the competition was there for everyone all the same. Being made a prefect portrays and highlights a person’s responsible and caring qualities and leadership skills, so I decided to speak to a few of the people that were given a position of leadership to see how they felt! I first spoke to Liv Reeves who was appointed Head Girl and asked her a few questions about how she feels about given this opportunity. Liv said that she feels very honoured and that she was nervous but nevertheless excited when she found out she was going to the Headmaster’s office on Friday morning. Liv also, being very humble, said that she didn’t expect it and didn’t think she was going to get it, so a feeling of shock was also there! She says that she plans to try her absolute hardest to live up to the duty and to manage all the work alongside her schoolwork, because it is very much worth it to hold such a prestigious title. Her family were also all very proud of her and they had a lovely celebration altogether as a family.

I then spoke to Wilson Zhang who was appointed Head Boy. Wilson said that he feels “extremely privileged” for being chosen as Head Boy for Eastbourne College. I was interested to find out how he felt when he went into the Head Master’s office and he described it as being “overwhelmingly excited” when he found out that he had been selected. However, he does recognise that he now has a lot of work and responsibility to take on. He is also looking forwards to working alongside Liv to aid the headmaster in maintaining and raising the already high standard of this prestigious school.

A few of my close friends were also made prefects, so I also got the chance to speak to a few of them about being chosen for these roles. They are all very honoured to have been given the chance to be role models to the rest of the school, and set an example to everyone, although it is hard work at times. It feels so bizarre going into upper sixth, as these few years have flown by, so seeing people in coloured shirts is very strange! Although our year group has lots of people who have the skills and work ethic to also be given this title and there were lots of possible options, I believe that Liv and Wilson will do an excellent job and will make perfect role models for the college, in taking over from Elo and Henry who maintained the high standards of the College in their time as Heads of School, and showed the school in the best light possible. Congratulations to everyone who got a role.