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From The Principal’s Desk







                                                              Each  candidate  had  ninety  seconds  to  con-

                                                              vince the students in the audience to vote for
                                                              them  and  the  online  voting  was  opened  that
                                                              same  day.  Being  a  prefect  is  just  one  exam-
                                                              ple  of  the  many  student  leadership  opportu-
                                                              nities available in the school. We take student
                                                              leadership very seriously as there are so many
                                                              benefits that come with being a student leader,
                                                              whether it is as a prefect, a member of the stu-
                                                              dent  council,  a  House  Captain  or  the  captain

                                                              of a sporting team such as the School Football
                                                              Team.


                                                              Taking on a student leadership role is very likely
                                                              to  increase  academic  performance.  Students
                                                              learn to take more control of their own learning
                     Robert Franklin                          becoming a more autonomous learner as they
                         Principal
                                                              work  towards  achieving  their  goals.  Having  a
                                                              leadership  role  at  school  also  prepares  stu-
                                                              dents for real life after school by helping them
       Dear Parents,                                          to develop important soft skills, such as com-

                                                              munication,  empathy  and  being  able  to  take
           hope  that  you  all  had  a  very  restful        the initiative. It also helps them to plan, adapt

           and  relaxing  half  term  break.  School          and manage change; to develop emotional in-
      I  resumed  on  Monday  in  a  calm  and                telligence and the ability to work collegially, as
      purposeful way. The students have settled               part of a team.
      down to work with only one week left now
      before the end of term examinations be-                 We  wish  all  those  who  took  part  in  Monday’s
      gin.                                                    hustings the very best and look forward to the
                                                              selection of responsible and upstanding future                                                                                     Be Original.

      On Monday we had the Prefect’s Hustings.                leaders.
      These  was  a  lot  of  interest  in  becoming
                                                                                                                                                                                                 Be You.
      a perfect this year and over seventy stu-
      dents took part in the hustings.











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