Congratulations to our 2024 School Leaders!

“Voting is the first duty of democracy“, said Lyndon B. Johnson

In the first few weeks of this term, our Year Fives and Sixes demonstrated their understanding of the democratic process in the elections held for our 2024 school leaders.

Students had to nominate their intention to run for a leadership position, write a persuasive speech, create and display personal election posters and then…..drumroll….stand up and present their speech to the full complement of Year 5 and Year 6 students who then completed their secret ballot papers – and the votes were counted. Whew! All aspirants agreed that it was a very demanding process and they had grown through participating in it.

CONGRATULATIONS to our school councillors: Samantha R., Violet S., Lewis H. and Cayden d/B!!

CONGRATULATIONS to our faction sports captains:

Earth
Maddison Partington-Smith
Mason Yates

Sun
Emmy Calvet Leu
Isaac Mann

Ocean
Rosie Walker
Theo Magnall

Forest
Reid Byrne
Koah Robertson

Look for our next post where student school leaders participated in a traditional leadership ceremony in our cultural meeting place, to guide and protect them in their journey within their new roles.

Written, photos and posted by Dawn Veary