Southeast QLD school captains of 2021 reveal plans for 2021
More than 100 schools responded to our call to celebrate the class captains of 2021. See all the photos and words of the inspiring young leaders.
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You can’t doubt the future of our state is bright with a stunning response to Quest Community News and The Courier Mail’s call for school captains and leaders from across southeast Queensland to share their vision for 2021.
More than 50 schools answered the call in 2020 and this year the number of schools has doubled with 112 student leadership teams sharing, in their own words, their commitment and passion to better the lives of their classmates and those in the wider community.
Join us as we celebrate these inspiring students taking the first steps on their leadership journey.
The schools that contributed are sorted in alphabetical order. Scroll down to find yours.
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Albany Creek State High School
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
As this year’s school captains of Albany Creek State High School, we have many ideas on how we can improve our school community and make our school better for all our peers. School should be a place where students feel inspired to achieve their academic and personal goals. We want Albany Creek to be a place where the aim is to learn and excel, in a safe, understanding, and nurturing environment. One of our goals as a leadership team is to promote a community that allows students to shine in their chosen fields and to set goals to surpass their personal best. We want to provide opportunities and resources to explore career pathways, and to accept all students for who they are as individuals. Building off the success of last year’s student leadership team, we are already working hard to ensure that all these goals are achieved before we graduate. We will make our vision a reality by encouraging participation, inspiring students to try new things, and being the best role models we can be. Most importantly, we will lead Albany Creek State High School with respect, responsibility, and resilience to make our school a better place for all.
Ambrose Treacy College, Indooroopilly
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
As a Catholic school for boys, an important tradition is connecting and building relationships across the Junior, Middle and Senior schools. By building a sense of belonging, our Seniors aim to be authentic, approachable leaders. College Captain, Charlie Neumann has unveiled their vision for 2021 which is centred around inclusivity. Charlie says “Boys are most resilient when they have a sense of being part of a family, having different friendship groups and having adult mentors who connect with them. Our student leadership team has mapped out a plan for the year ahead based around our manta of “BELONG”. I truly believe that our vision is echoed across all aspects of College life. We understand the task ahead of us and respect the commitment required to ensure every boy feels like he belongs to our community. A sense of belonging is integral to our culture and it will lead us all towards a better 2021.”
Ashgrove State School
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
As school leaders in 2021, we will encourage others to find their confidence and strive to be individuals who will listen and proactively act upon the ideas of our school community. We believe in leadership that values compassion, confidence and charisma as well as integrity. We are energetic and confident leaders who are optimistic about the future and are focusing on demonstrating and encouraging resilience, bravery and flexibility.
Australian Christian College, Caboolture
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
Our vision for 2021 is to continue to build the college culture to reflect the likeness of God. Build a sense of community throughout the college (primary and secondary), as well as ultimately encourage and inspire peers to fulfil their purpose.
Earnshaw College, Banyo
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
At Earnshaw State College in 2021, we are very privileged and honoured to be given the opportunity to lead and work together towards making our college the best it can be.
Earnshaw State College’s vision is “Every Student Achieving Success”. As college captains, we want to strengthen this culture of success by working together as a Prep to Year 12 school to lift each other up and prepare today for tomorrow. We believe success involves working hard in class, pushing yourself and taking on new challenges. Success can be academic, sporting, cultural and artistic – we value success and effort in a multitude of fields. An Earnshaw student strives to be their best every day. Taking opportunities is one of the best ways to achieve success. At Earnshaw, a wide range of opportunities are available to each student, from Drama Academy to Dance Academy, from Baseball to Digital Technologies. Seeking out opportunities like these puts you one step closer to achieving success.
Beenleigh State High School, Beenleigh
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
We feel honoured and privileged to be representing Beenleigh State High School as leaders in 2021. After a turbulent 2020, this year we are turning our focus to celebrating the diversity that we as a school, and as a community, pride ourselves on.
2020 brought a very specific type of heartbreak to our school community, as we lost a friend and student who would have beenstanding by our side as a leader today. Nehemiah Faleolo fought hard in his battle against brain cancer, and we plan to honour him by emulating the way he carried himself – with resilience, kindness and positivity.
These attributes are what we want to encourage our junior peers specifically, to embody. As a team we are dedicated to beinga positive influence in our community by inspiring resilience, promoting our high achievers, and showing that you must alwaysstrive for your goals.
Our leadership team wants to enhance our connections with the community. Whilst we already take part in various events, andattend leadership conferences that push us to achieve in all realms of schooling, we want to provide all students with thatopportunity.
This year, we want to leave a mark; for ourselves, for our friend, Nehemiah, and for our school. We want our community toknow us as leaders who have a genuine interest in making our school community one that we are all proud of.
In the words of Nehemiah, we will be standing strong as the leaders of Beenleigh SHS.
- Phoenix Tulimaiau and Tyrone Torralba
Bracken Ridge State High School
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
At Bracken Ridge State High the little things matter.
2021 is a year for passionate engagement, expanded opportunities and working together to bring out the best in each other. We passionately believe that while there is accomplishment and pride in being the best, sustained excellence comes from always being involved and doing your best.
Our school community is focused on improving the little things, as we know that these things all combine to have a large impact on our school, the environment and our community. This year we plan to build on our strong community connections to provide purpose in our school and community projects.
At our school, leadership is not a rank or position, it is a choice. The choice to look after the person to the left and the person to the right of us. I know we all love winning and the feeling of accomplishment that comes with it, but sometimes leadership requires us to detach ourselves from our personal feelings about a situation and look at challenges from other people’s perspectives. It is in this moment that we see how little things can make a difference for everyone.
Bray Park State High School
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
It is an incredible honour and privilege being elected as Bray Park State High School’s 2021 school leaders. As the new 2021 student leaders, our priority this year will be to ensure students feel encouraged and supported in their schooling journey to reach their full potential whilst continuing to make Bray Park a safe, respectful, and welcoming learning environment. We desire to keep the Bray Park legacy that continues to develop with every single student who walks through those gates. We want to make sure that every student from Year 7 to 12, can pursue what they want to do in their futures. If we are able to make one person smile, encourage our fellow students to work hard and overall enjoy life, then we will be more than satisfied with the impression we have left on Bray Park. We are extremely thankful for the ongoing effort and support from our teachers and staff as none of this would be possible without them.
- The 2021 Bray Park State High School Senior Leaders
Bribie Island State High School
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
Bribie Island State High School is a place where students understand the importance of respect. It is a place where students can show their initiative when undertaking responsibilities. It is a place where students can discover new knowledge in the classroom environment. It is a place where pupils unite as a collective student body. These reasons are why I believe it issuch an honour to be elected as a school captain for 2021. My role centres on encouraging students to reach their full potential, to not settle for anything less than their best and to become part of a high school community that provides a strong senseof belonging and connectedness.
- Jeremy Jenkins
I am honoured to be one of the school captains for 2021. This is an exciting opportunity to challenge myself as a leader, develop crucial communication skills and positively impact the school community. My educational journey at Bribie Island State High School has been very rewarding. Moving into my last year, I hope to embody the student voice and contribute to our dynamic school culture. From my perspective, the most positive aspect of being a student leader is collaborating with others, to fostera welcoming learning environment for all.
- Olivia D’Rozario
Brisbane Bayside State College, Wynnum West
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
In our final year at Brisbane Bayside State College, we as students who have been recognised as leaders, want to uplift the community after the events of 2020. We acknowledge our time to make an impact is finite, so we would like to use every day to ensure we are supporting and connecting with our peers and community after a disconnected year.
We know a few words of inspiration won’t drastically change things for the better, so we are making a commitment to take action each day to support and inspire.
Our vision is to give everyone an opportunity to prosper and to allow our Bayside community to unite through social clubs, extracurricular events, sport, academia and day to day routines.
We endeavor to facilitate opportunities for success, understanding that success looks different for everyone, we will aspire together.
We know that all members of our school are different and it matters deeply to us that Baysiders feel welcomed, safe and wanted in their community. As the 2021 leaders of Brisbane Bayside State College, we pledge to make our goals and vision come to life. Dare to be Wise.
Brisbane Boys’ College, Toowong
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
The Brisbane Boys’ College student theme for 2021 is ‘Belong’, which we believe encapsulates a key element of our BBC spirit.
To belong is to feel more than just accepted, it’s a feeling of attachment, support, pride and love. We want every boy to wake up and want to come to BBC, to feel a part of our community each and every time he puts on his uniform, raises his boater and sees his mates.
BBC is a community that celebrates achievements, restores confidence, supports through challenges and embraces a spirit that sets us apart from all other schools.
In support of our 2021 theme, all students in the Junior, Middle and Senior School wear lapel badges as a visual reminder that they have a special place in our College community, and all have a role to play in ensuring that our culture and spirit provides a place of belonging for all boys.
We want our College to be defined by a brotherhood that is so unified, that the silent character of our boys is deafening.
- Mason Black (College Captain), Matthew Bennett (College Vice Captain) and Nicholas Munro (College Vice Captain)
Brisbane Girls Grammar School, Spring Hill
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
Sisterhood. Love. Gratitude. They are words that are so frequently used in today’s society, but what do they truly represent? To us, these three words have come to epitomise the spirit and culture that we nurture at Brisbane Girls Grammar School.
The Grammar sisterhood is already well-established, but this year, we hope to explore how this driving force makes our school culture so special. We proudly recognise Brisbane Girls Grammar School as a sub-section of young individuals in modern society. And in doing so, we steered beyond gendered connotations and instead chose to redefine ‘sisterhood’ as the solidarity of people based on shared conditions, experiences, and a sense of belonging. This idea guided our 2021 vision and eventually formed the basis our school motto: “When the sisterhood unites, the royal blue shines bright”.
We envision the sisterhood to take shape in a community where every student feels genuinely supported, appreciated, and at ease in their own skin, allowing each of us to contribute uniquely to the royal blue of our school. The phrase ‘royal blue’ has developed to represent this unity and symbolises the identity we share in our love for this School and our community.
Making an analogical leap, we are reminded of the term ‘phosphorescence’— a sustained emittance of light after the absorption of energy, or ‘the light within’ according to Australian author, Dr Julia Baird. We aspire to inspire our ‘sisters’ to bephosphorescent and shine with a radiant quality, achieving their full potential, brilliantly and uniquely.
- Sophie McLeod and Victoria Chen
Brisbane Grammar School, Spring Hill
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
The Class of 2021’s vision, “Belong to the Blue”, stems from our strong sense of community at Brisbane Grammar School. We aim to redefine how we perceive our collective identity by fostering inclusive and respectful relationships. Our differences are celebrated and protected, with the recognition that we do not have to be the same for all of us to belong.
We may live in divisive times, but we are united in the light dark blue.
Belong to the Blue is a means for each boy to find purpose through engagement and pride, and in doing so, unites us all.
- School Captain: Tom Stunden
- School Vice Captains: Harry Anstey-Walsh and William Staib
- Boarding Captain: Aly Sultan
- Boarding Vice Captain: Campbell Watchirs
Brisbane School of Distance Education, Coorparoo
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
I look forward to promoting Innovation, Inspiration, and Inclusion among the student body. Not only do I want to encourage and inspire students this year but I also want to challenge them to take on new opportunities. As someone who is passionate about learning and believes that STEM education is the key to our future, I want to encourage all students to believe in their capability this year.
- Jazmin
I have always been very passionate about inclusivity and supporting the LGBTIQ+ community. In 2021, I would like to strengthen Brisbane SDE’s inclusivity, with a focus on the Inclusion and Student Support (ISS) program and connecting students who are on a Variable Progression Rate (VPR) program. I hope through sharing my experiences I can empower others to follow their dreams too.
- Madi
As a school captain it is important, for not only me but my fellow student leaders and SRC members, to be representing students’ voices and help get their ideas and aspirations through – making a change to the school and our school community for the better. To do this, communication will be important between staff members and fellow students. Achieving this will help to create an environment where students feel safe, accepted and most importantly, driven to succeed.
- Jaymes
Brisbane State High School, South Brisbane
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
In Brisbane State High School’s 100th year, our vision is to continue to build upon our network of support that allows everyone to feel valued, safe and empowered. We aim to celebrate diversity and inclusion within our great school.
This vision emphasises the growth of individuals, who are able to come together as an unified community.
We realise the power of discussion and how this can lead to impactful change. We want every student to feel a part of something bigger and learn how they can embody the Spirit of State High.
We also hope to reflect on the legacy created by former State High students and bring innovation to the initiatives we undertake.We look forward to collaborating with other State High leadership groups to get everyone involved and make the most of our school’s centenary year.
Brookfield State School, Brookfield
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
My vision of the future at Brookfield is that everybody is kind and caring to one another. I would like us all to help others when they’re in need and to treat others the way they would like to be treated.
- Erin Smith – Captain
My vision for our school is to keep it a united and happy place where students learn to be resilient. These recent times have been tough, but we have learnt to overcome our challenges. As a leader, I will remind students that they can achieve anything.
- Damon Lupson – Captain
Everyone has the right to feel safe at school. My vision is to have a bully free environment where individuality is nurtured,a safe space where we can use internet learning free of unseen risks and have a school environment free from the risk of physicaland mental injury.
- Jack Jenvey – Vice Captain
I will lead by example in the way I treat people and the environment, with respect. By treating each other and our environment with respect, we will continue to learn and grow.
- Georgia Ward – Vice Captain
Being a vice-captain in 2021 allows me the opportunity to model responsible behaviour to all teachers and students. I will lead by example and treat school property with care. I will encourage students to look after others and themselves. I willtry my best in everything I do and encourage all students to work together and be kind and trustworthy.
- Brett Skopelitis Vice Captain
Browns Plains State High School
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
This year it is our honour as the School Captains of our great school to lead the way for students to strive to become the best version of themselves. As a leadership team our collective goal for 2021 is to advocate and preach inclusiveness and unity throughout the school and the wider community. We want to inspire students to adhere to our school motto of diligence and integrity, which can enable them to succeed within the four pillars of excellence - academic, arts, community, and sports.
- Ate Maile and Praathna Sharma
Caboolture State School
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
As the school captains of Caboolture State School for 2021, we would like our school community to be respectful and kind to everyone around them by kids being kind to each other. This would help boost people’s confidence.
We would like to start a program called ‘Never Give Up’. We will aim to get students to reach their full potential.
We would also like to start a ‘Trash Tidy Tuesday’ where students collect rubbish for rewards. Lucky last, we would also start games at play breaks so kids don’t have to sit down lonely and sad. They can have fun instead.
- Trinity Fulu and Nakiri Smith, School Captains
- Violet Went and Kyle Law, School Vice-Captains
Canterbury College, Waterford
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
It is with a mindset of community connection and self-reflection that Nick, Maddie and the Year 12 Prefects take into 2021.
“We are part of a community and it is important we remain connected and supportive of all students. We will all have successes and we will all have our downfalls, however we will grow from both of these experiences. We will learn and adapt to what we can do well and what we can improve on,” Maddie said to assembled staff, students and parents in a speech recently.
At the same event, Nick spoke about the student leadership team’s plans to work with both the Junior and Secondary Schools to bring their own ideas to fruition, as well as work on bettering themselves.
“We need to be learning from mistakes, operating outside of comfort zones and trying our best to become a better person, abetter friend, a better carer, or a better leader.”
Head of Secondary School Mrs Rebecca Adamson is full of praise for the captains. “Nick and Maddie have led Canterbury students into 2021 with mission and community a significant component of their interactions with others. Their focus on being inclusive and ensuring students are able to connect and contribute is outstanding. They are passionate about developing Canterbury’s understanding of what pride in your school looks like.”
“We wish Nick, Maddie and the Year 12 cohort every success as they create their legacy as the 2021 seniors of Canterbury College.”
- Nicholas Murphy and Madeleine MacKenzie
Canterbury College, Waterford
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
The Canterbury Junior School Captains have many ideas for making their mark in 2021.
A key aim is to support and encourage their fellow students to pursue some of the varied cocurricular activities available at Canterbury. This could be taking up a sport, or playing an instrument, singing in a choir or joining a robotics club.
Isabella explains, “We will lead from the front by participating in cocurricular activities ourselves, demonstrating the Canterbury Values of Respect, Integrity, Community, Scholarship, Compassion and Social Responsibility both on and off campus. We will have a positive mindset and attitude towards learning and others.”
“We are also interested in buddy systems, where older and younger students come together to bond, create friendships and learn from each other,” says Henry.
“We will do our part to ensure all students feel safe, empowered and included.”
Head of Junior School, Mr Bill Garland is looking forward to working with the Junior School leaders, led by the Captains.
“They are terrific group and will do well to inspire their peers and lead by example.”
“We will instill in them the notion of servant leadership and provide them many opportunities to lead, guide and serve all members of our community. I am looking forward to a number of leadership days, where they will work with student leaders from other schools and other year levels. This will be a great opportunity for them to work alongside our Year 9 and Year 12 Captains to drive initiatives across our College.”
Cavendish Road State High School, Holland Park
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
Cavendish Road SHS school motto of “Nil Sine Pulvere, Nil Praeter Optima - nothing without effort, nothing but the best” is best demonstrated through student actions both inside and outside the school. This year’s incoming School Captains, Codee Conde and Rafe Priestley and Vice Captains, Jaide Rynne and Khoen Pahiva are perfect examples of upholding the school motto. “We are proud to fulfil these prestigious roles and we are dedicated to maintaining the core values for the school and ensuring our peers’ voices are heard. As the leaders of the school for 2021, we intend to take on opportunities offered by the school and encourage our peers to be involved.
Chisholm Catholic College, Cornubia
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
Charlie Macfarlane from Chisholm Catholic College is looking forward to a busy 2021 after being appointed as College Captain for 2021.
The Humanities student, said she was looking forward to being of service to the school and further contributing to the Chisholm family values.
“I am thrilled to being given the chance to lead the student body in 2021 and particularly to lead the Student Representative Committee”, Charlie said.
Assistant Principal Michael Boyle said “Charlie’s experience as a Student Representative Council representative in 2020 will allow her to take forward student voice within the College and to be of service to others”.
Hunter Wheeldon is also ready for the challenge of an exciting new year after his appointment as School Captain for 2021.
“I am honoured to have been appointed as the College Captain and to working positively with both staff and students,” Huntersaid.
Assistant Principal Michael Boyle said “Hunter was appointed as College Captain following a process involving voting, interview, public speaking and written application. Hunter showed that he had the best interests of the College at heart and a genuine interest in leading.”
Both Charlie and Hunter will lead the Student Representative Council and assist the student body to embrace commitment and ambition in being of service to the community. The vision of the Student Leaders and the SRC is to expand opportunities for students and create worthwhile service activities for the College into the future.
Clairvaux MacKillop College, Upper Mt Gravatt
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
Clairvaux MacKillop College is a vibrant, inclusive, faith-based community providing a huge variety of academic and co-curricular opportunities for its 1400 students.
Our 2021 theme is ‘be love’. We commit to being people who bring compassion to the world. As College Captains for 2021 we will strive to live this way every day alongside the other 22 members of the Student Leadership team.
As servant leaders, we aim to lead by example. By involving ourselves in all aspects of college life we seek to encourage everyone in the Clairvaux MacKillop College community to do likewise.
We have high hopes. We want to make the most of 2021 by bringing back the great events that many missed out on last year -the connections, the plain and simple, the joy of seeing friends almost every day. The time is right to create new opportunities and new connections, to foster an environment where new bonds are formed, where great learning happens for everyone, every day.
We are very excited for this new year! We extend a warm invitation to you. Come and meet our new College Principal, Mrs Christine Clarke, and our 2021 Student Leadership team at our next “Windows Day” on Friday the 5th of March from 9am-10:30am.
- Ava Lenarduzzi and Patrick Flood, College Captains
Clayfield College
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
“We are committed to building strong connections.”
- Ella Somarriba
“We want our focus for 2021 to be creating positive change within our community.”
- Claudia Sutherland
Clontarf Beach State High School
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
As 2021 school captains at Clontarf Beach State High School, we hope to generate enthusiasm towards house challenges and carnivals, while also building a bridge between the students and the staff of our school. We hope to inspire other people in everyday life, and to be great role models by working hard and being friendly to everyone at school. We aspire to being effective leaders and successful students, showing others that we can serve our community and reach our academic goals! We are excited for the year ahead!
- Amelie Woo and Martin Husak
Clontarf Beach State School, Clontarf
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
Our vision is that Clontarf Beach State School becomes a role model for other schools. We value being supportive of each otherand inclusive. As captains, we see it as our responsibility to lead the school to become a bully-free zone where students include each other when playing and learning. The organisation of different activities throughout the year, including more sporting activities to help students with teamwork, and to be healthy and active, will help with this. Fundraising events will be organised to buy more equipment. We aim to leave this school with children showing more care for not just each otherbut the broader community. This will be accomplished by having more fundraisers for charities and by taking responsibility for areas around the school community, such as cleaning up the school grounds and the beach. We look forward to the challenges of 2021 in making Clontarf Beach State School the school everyone looks up to. We are, as always, Clontarf Stars!
Coorparoo Secondary College
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
At CSC we are creating tomorrow together and the next generation of leaders are emerging and ready to undertake the job at CSC.
The Student Leadership Team is a representative structure for students to work in partnership with management, staff and parents to support and advance the whole school community and create tomorrow together.
The SLT seeks to build a relationship based on mutual respect and trust with all in the school, and supports the staff, management and parents in their efforts to create and maintain an environment conducive to optimal learning and growth.
The SLT contributes to the learning environment for students in the school by, for example, using surveys and feedback systems to identify areas for support and improvement, co-designing support strategies for students in exam classes or homework clubs, or organising lunchtime activities/homework clubs targeting specific learning areas.
Corinda State High School
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
We wish to create a supportive environment that enables everyone to express themselves freely and confidently. We are proud of the passionate, tight-knit community developing in our school. We will strive to do our best in our leadership roles.
As leaders, we want everyone to realise their full potential, have the confidence to take every opportunity, and make our school stronger than ever. Further to this, we want to encourage everyone to push past their own comfort zones, embrace support networks and create a positive legacy for future leaders to build upon.
Leadership is not beyond anyone. A leader is not only someone who receives a badged position, but anyone who takes a leap of faith to pursue opportunities that are presented to them. For those who have the opportunity to undertake a leadership position this year or in the future, we encourage you all to step out of your comfort zone. You have nothing to lose and everything to gain.
The year 2020 highlighted the importance of maintaining physical and mental health as well as healthy relationships with people we care about. So, in 2021 we would like to place a great importance on ensuring we are taking care of ourselves and our peers.
We are honoured to be leading the charge in our school’s community. We will focus on nurturing the limitless potential of our young minds, readying us for the outside world and also paving the path for “Future You”.
- Amelia Greenaway and Justin Pabuaya, School Captains
Craigslea State High School
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
As an Independent Public School, Craigslea SHS follows the philosophy that the success of a school community can be attributed to the collaborative culture evident in the way students, parents and school staff work together for the common goal of success for all students.
With this in mind, student leaders are encouraged to contribute their part towards building a distinctive and positive school culture while continuing to innovate, develop and create a strong direction for the school.
“We’re really excited to have our own opportunity to contribute to not only our school community this year, but also to the community outside our school grounds.”
“The hope for our leadership is to collaborate with our fellow student leaders, teachers and wider community to continue growing our school spirit and solidarity at school.”
“A main focus of ours is to promote inclusivity and active participation amongst the whole student body, from Years 7 - 12.”
“We aim to achieve this by showcasing our amazing Arts programs and clubs, as well as encouraging a safe and welcoming environment for everyone here at Craigslea SHS!”
Congratulations to the 2021 school leaders and good luck with the year ahead!
Deception Bay North State School
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
All four students are excited to take on their demanding and rewarding roles for 2021. Shyla and Zoe as the student council chairs are tasking themselves with leading the student council in beautifying the school grounds and further improving the school’s environmentally conscious approach. They are still a bit nervous about running the meetings but are confident that they will do well.
Edisese and Marcelin are feeling the pressure of being full time role models but know that it is an important component of being a School Captain. They are particularly focused on making sure that all students feel welcome and a part of the Deception Bay North State School Community. Running the whole school assembly each week is nerve wracking still but they have already mastered raising and lowering the flags each day. By the end of the term they expect to be much stronger public speakers.
Emmaus College Jimboomba
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
Emmaus College’s 2021 Captains have pledged to serve the Emmaus College community by working with and for students, to maintain the friendliness of the spacious P-12 community. College Captains Charlotte Fletcher and Lochlan Lovi, together with Year 6 Captains Samantha Sheehan and Alfie Lunnon have the support of the entire student body and a dedicated team of student leaders and staff mentors to help them achieve their goals.
“It’s an honour to be selected as captains; it’s our goal to make each person feel welcome and valued as an important member of our school” said Samantha and Alfie. “At Emmaus, each student matters.”
Charlotte continued, “our school is already very welcoming, but it’s our hope that by exploring what it means to be part of college life, whether that be in a sports team, music ensemble or in our classes, we can also become people who contribute positively to the wider community”.
“I’m a proud member of my school and I’ve been fortunate to have been part of Emmaus College since prep” said Lochlan. “I have had many opportunities to develop as a person. Emmaus College really is a place where each student can grow, learn andbelong”.
Everton Park State High School
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
Our vision is for every student who walks through our gates to do so knowing that everything is going to be alright. We wish for them to have as many great times and treasured memories as possible, for them to enjoy their time at Everton Park State High as much as we have and give back to this school what it has given us.
As leaders we know we can make that dream a reality. Year 12 is known to be a challenging year but as the captains of the new leadership team of we know we are ready - ready to take on the challenges, as a team, with a positive mindset.
We are excited to be on the final stretch of our secondary schooling and want to make the most out of it. We have an enormous amount of pride for our school and cohort and are eager to achieve and grow.
We are honoured to be able to lead, one foot in front of the other, with our cohort as we create our legacy at Everton Park State High School!
- Owen Wright and Solomon Valentine
Ferny Grove State High School
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
We are incredibly excited to be the School Captains at Ferny Grove State High School for 2021! Our main goal over the courseof this year is to increase and encourage student participation in all aspects of schooling.
We want Ferny to continue to be a school where students are engaged and enjoying a supportive learning environment. We wantall students to aspire to be their best selves and continue to learn, grow and model our school values of Respect, Learning, Community and Creativity, whilst always promoting the philosophy reflected in our school motto: Always Aim High.
Flagstone State Community College
My name is Ryan Porter and I am one of the 2021 captains for Flagstone State Community College. My motivation for becoming a leader has always been to help students and to be a role model for positive change. Hence a main goal of mine for 2021 is to open a room during lunchbreaks where all students are welcome to come along and participate in games, conversations etc. to make their schooling experience just that little bit better. A main goal for the entire captaincy team for 2021 is that of conveying our new vision; PRIDE where we have chosen key aspects from the previous captaincy team’s vision and aim to convey the aspects of being respectful, inspired, determined and equitable each term. I hope that being a captain during 2021 builds my leadership capabilities which will help me in my future endeavours to become a mechanical engineer in the Australian Defence Force.
- Ryan Porter, Captain
My name is Emily Maltby, and I’m one of Flagstone State Community College’s two captains for 2021. I went for a captaincy position because I wanted to have an active role in the college community that would allow me to leave a lasting effect on the college.
I’m passionate about having an impact and being a captain is a great opportunity to create positive change throughout the college. My main goals as a leader are to increase participation in college events and help others to be more motivated in their studies and goals. As well as this, I hope to help make Flagstone a more accepting and equitable place. In general, my aspirations at the moment involve completing Year 12 and maintaining my current level of academic achievement throughout the next year. After school, I hope to go to university, and I would like to pursue a career in research or mathematics.
- Emily Maltby, Captain
My name is Kheanne Toney and I am the Vice-Captain for Flagstone State Community College 2021.
What motivated me to become a leader was more than having a badge or a fancy title but having the chance to make a positive influence on students. As a leader I wanted to be more involved in organising college activities and events in all categories such as sport and the arts. In addition, I wanted to be a leader as I believe I would be a good fit for the role due to my leadership and teamwork skills. My goals for 2021 as a leader is to be a role model to the lower grades and help spread the new acronym created by myself and the other captains ‘RIDE to PRIDE’. P – Proud. R – Respect. I – Inspired. D – Determined. E – Equitable. The aim of this acronym is to focus on a letter for each term and be “Proud” to be a Flagstone student throughout the entire year. After school, I am wanting to go to university and study education to become a primary school teacher.
- Kheanne Toney, Vice-Captain
My name is Jet-li Iefata, the Vice-Captain for 2021. My motivation to become Vice-Captain came from my parents, and teachers.
I am aiming for something that we can all be proud of and to be a voice and make a change in the college community. My goals for next year are to support and help the other leaders accomplish their goals and to make people feel welcomed and feel like they belong to the college community. This will hopefully be through the special events the college holds, through the creative arts, indigenous and sport areas. I also want to help others find a passion that makes them unique and find who they are. After high school, I don’t plan on university or TAFE. I prefer to continue and grow my love for travelling and music and do what makes me happy, work hard, make money, and use that wisely and eventually invest in my own company.
- Jet-Li Iefata, Vice-Captain
Forest Lake State High School
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
As 2021 School Captains of Forest Lake State High School, our vision is simple; to leave a legacy and make a difference in our school and the wider community. We want to establish traditions that incorporate inclusivity that will continue to inspire future generations of student leaders. Last year, the global pandemic made it difficult to plan any events and involve the school community. Hence, in 2021 we plan to reengage the school community with many exciting events just some of which will include RUOK Day, Clean Up Australia Day, Harmony Day and school PRIDE events. As young leaders in our global world we find it our duty to encourage our peers to involve themselves in the happenings of our community and find small ways to help improve things for the better. Fundamentally, our key priorities this year will be to build peer relationships, involve students in interactive events and engage with the wider community.
The Gap State High School
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
As the Student Executive Leadership Team for 2021 we are excited to share our vision with the school community. We aspire to foster engagement, understand different perspectives, and authentically connect with all members of The Gap State High School.
With the formation of eight new school houses, we are striving to create a sense of culture and pride. We are organising activities and events tailored to the needs and interests of students including study groups, school-wide events like this week’s Valentine’s Day celebrations on the quad, and activities for Mental Health Week. Our school carnivals and sporting events are another way we can reinvigorate house culture and pride.
As a student leadership team we want to reach out to fellow Year 12s, to offer support with the transition from high school to post-graduate life. We are excited for the year ahead, and will continue to create a school environment where all learners can flourish.
Grace Lutheran College, Rothwell
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
My fellow captains and I have already thrown around some ideas for this year and next. I really want to bring some thingsto the school that students are really going to enjoy and helps bring the college together among the grades. I want to bring some connection to students that reaches beyond their year levels, so that students can build common interests with students both younger and older.
- Zander Schweitzer
My biggest goal as School Captain is to strengthen the school spirit and pride at GLC as well as create a sense of cohesion between all grade levels. School pride is incredibly important to me and I believe that being in this role allows me to create a school environment which students look forward to being a part of.
- Olivia Cardwell
To lead the school in a manner that is respectful and uplifting to other students. I look forward to the connections that will be made through this role and the memories that will be created.
- Thomas Grills
I want to be able to work with the other students at Grace and create an environment they wanted to be actively a part of.
- Harper Hatchman
Groves Christian College
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
As leaders of a diverse cultural school community, the overarching desire of the Groves Christian College student leadership team for 2021 is to build unity and community in the student population.
School captains, Faith Foaese-Crichton and Isaias Cuellar, are both honoured to be chosen for the role and desire to see other students grow in faith and love for each other. While Faith admits that accepting the role is ‘scary and nerve-wracking’, especially when speaking in front of others, she believes that her desire to see students connect with each other will help her to grow in her confidence in her position. Isaias wants to build on the foundation of previous captains, walking alongside students and encouraging positive attitudes. He believes in servant leadership, being patient and listening to others.
Vice-Captains, Thae Nay Thaenaysay and D’Artagnan Leftley are also eager to step into their roles because of the legacy left by previous school leaders. Thae Nay hopes to inspire younger students to use their talents and be confident in their abilities at school. D’Artagnan would like to focus on building community through sport.
Each of the 2021 leaders believes that achieving their goals is their main challenge for the year. However, all four are confident that hard work, maintaining a positive attitude and continuing to work at building community will assist them in achieving their goals.
- Laura Siddans, Head of Students
Hills International College - Jimbooma
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
As the leadership team of Hills International College for 2021, our vision for our school community is to foster a welcoming environment where students are both comfortable and driven to reach their fullest academic and personal potential. Through this, we strive to apply leadership qualities, provide interactive opportunities to unite our diverse community, and expand the engagement for both students and staff throughout the College. The College’s leadership team enforces collective support programs to create an actively inclusive environment, this includes the Hills Compassion Crew, Secondary Service, Culture Club, and an Interact club with connections to global non-profit organisation Rotary.
With the responsibility of leading such a unique environment, we aspire to uphold the unifying values of our College, as reflected through the warm gestures demonstrated by students in both the classroom and in the playground. Our main aspiration is to provide opportunities for all individuals within our community, through the application of activities that engage students of differing educational and social needs. As the senior student body of the College, we not only aim to maintain, but to further develop the College’s core intention; to inspire, educate, and empower young global citizens.
Holy Family School, Indooroopilly
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
We are proud to be the Year 6 leaders of Holy Family Primary School, and even more excited to be sharing this leadership opportunity with all our peers. At Holy Family, we believe we can all contribute to our school community in many ways, through celebrating our gifts and strengths with others. Our vision for 2021, is to “Bee the Change” and we will endeavour to make a difference in the lives of others through our service and leadership. Through our four Service Groups - Catholic Identity, Health and Wellbeing; Sustainability; and Sport and Culture – we will work together as Year 6 leaders to make significant contributions in these areas. For example, we hope to “Be More” this Lent, as we create awareness and contribute towards a more just and compassionate world. We will work with Caritas Australia’s Project Compassion to provide support and resources to vulnerable people in neighbouring countries. We love that we can make a difference, even by doing simple things. Our Sustainability group hopes to place a native beehive in the school gardens to promote the importance of bees in our ecosystems. Talking to other students about looking after our environment is a priority for us and we hope that we can inspire our school community to be great advocates for protecting our planet for future generations. We are proud of the inclusivity that our school offers, and we look forward to leading in 2021, TOGETHER!
Humpybong State School, Margate
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
Last Friday 12th February, the Student Leaders’ Induction Ceremony was held at Humpybong State School. Students were presented with their leadership badgesand certificates before taking their leadership oath in front of the student body. Our student leadership team is made upoff two School Captains, 8 House Captains, 3 Music Captains (choir, strings, band), 2 Language Leaders (Japanese), 4 Eco-MarineAmbassadors and Student Council Class Representatives from Years 3-6. Thirty Year 6 Peer Mediators have also been trainedto support in our Prep and Year 1 playgrounds at break times.
Our school vision is, “Working together to support students to develop skills, compassion and innovation to navigate theirfuture.” The work our student leaders take on in their roles contributes to this vision of our school. These student leaders are passionate and enthusiastic about their roles and are keen to make a difference to our school, the local area and as global citizens.
Indooroopilly State High School
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
As 2021 School Captains for Indooroopilly State High School we aim to serve our diverse community and support its vision of A Community of Forward Thinkers. Specifically this year we plan to support students as young global citizens through increased participation in our rich co-curricular activities. As students we have the opportunity to explore our passions and interests in areas such as academia, the arts, sports and cultural pursuits, and as leaders we aim to support and facilitate learning outside the classroom aligned with our school values. As school leaders we recognise the role participation plays in supporting our transition into our post – school life and will champion the benefits of participation, encouraging our peers to meet new people and try new activities.
- General Captain - Marianna Athanassiadis
- General Captain - Rubin Wolf Boyle
Indooroopilly State School
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
We will all have a fantastic 2021, because we are so grateful to be back at our wonderful school. I’m aiming to be a great leader, and I hope we can build each other up and strive to be our best, using our school HONOUR values. The big picture for me is to keep supporting everyone to stay safe, happy and healthy through this pandemic, and we are very lucky it is going so well. 2020 certainly taught me to appreciate my normal life, and I hope we never have to go back to home schooling!
- Miranda Stott
Being a leader in such a great school, with the most kind-hearted teachers and peers is a great privilege for me. When I first came to this school, I was very shy and often wanted to go home, but thanks to my encouraging classmates and helpful teachers, I overcame this problem and enjoyed going to school, playing soccer with my friends, meeting new friends, and reaching my academic goals.
- Heeyul Noh
Iona College, Lindum
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
Iona College, a Catholic school in the Oblate religious tradition, focuses on educating and empowering young men to dare to make a positive, spiritual and practical difference throughout their lives and the lives of others. This year Iona has challenged every Ionian to ‘Let Your Light Shine’. The 2021 theme invites, challenges, compels and implores us to shine brightly. We invite our community to do their best, to be their best and to achieve their potential so that we all benefit as individuals, as a College and as a community.
Thomas Waters, Co-College Captain
For me, the best aspect of being an Ionian is being given the opportunity to make a difference, both within our school and in the wider community. It is through this spirit that the idea of Iona not being the best school in the community, but the best school for the community was born.
Each one of us has unique strengths we should use to commit to serving our community, because when we work together, our light shines brighter.
Hamish Colbert, Co-College Captain
Servant leadership is about random acts of kindness and the gifts you give without expecting anything in return. If we all play our role, go the extra mile and show respect, we will grow as individuals, and we as a collective will prosper.
Every one of us has the ability to live, to learn, to lead, and to serve, and in doing so, our community will be stronger than ever.
Jinibara State School, Narangba
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
At Jinibara State School, the student leadership role affords our leaders many opportunities to develop life skills that will be invaluable in the 21st Century and beyond. With responsibilities such as presiding over our regular school parades, the leaders are challenged to develop self-efficacy, courage, confidence and autonomy. Through positive ambassadorship, the leadership program inspires and encourages all students in striving to realise their highest potential.
The student leadership team oversees the Prep Buddy Program where active nurturing of our youngest students inspires the love of life-long learning and assist them to transition positively into school life. Our leaders create opportunities for students across the school to enhance problem-solving skills and build personal resilience through the peer mediation programs. Our School Captains will lead this ongoing work, continuing to build positive student relationships and enhance our thriving student culture.
This year’s student leadership team embodies the values our students aspire to; “I am respectful, I am responsible, I am safe and I am a learner” and enthusiastically promotes these values within our school community. The Jinibara State School leadership program is developing future leaders within their wider community and we watch with great anticipation as they go forward. We are proud to introduce the Jinibara State School student leaders of 2021 to our community and wish them all the best.
John Paul College, Daisy Hill
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
We are both excited and honoured to represent John Paul College (JPC) as the College Captains for 2021. We both started at JPC in the Early Learning Centre and have thoroughly enjoyed our time progressing through Kindergarten, Primary School and Secondary School.
We have been blessed with so many wonderful opportunities throughout all areas of College life. The primary and middle school councils, and community service programs have always played a monumental role shaping in shaping our leadership and communication skills. The extensive co-curricular activities we have both participated in throughout the years, also makes us grateful ofthe opportunities available to us here at JPC. We wish and hope to inspire our community to get involved and immerse themselves into the opportunities we are blessed to have every day.
In 2021, we are really looking forward to being active throughout all areas of life at JPC. As Captains and Vice Captains, we have already been able to participate in and establish peer support programs, in Years Seven to Nine, which we have really enjoyed after school. Throughout the coming year, our group of Captains and Vice Captains aims to further strengthen the sense of community and unity within JPC – an element that is already central to our College values. Over the course of 2021, wewill be honoured to take on the responsibility as seniors of the College, and aspire to use this influence to shape the college into an even friendlier, more connected and unified community.
- Jessica Gaskell and Sam Goodwin
John Paul College (primary school), Daisy Hill
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
Our Primary School Leaders are students who exemplify the College Values. Our core values include Mutual Respect, Integrity, Compassion and Excellence. These are the College’s non-negotiables in the classroom, in all our co-curricular activities and what we aspire to embed in all that we do, both at school and when we are outside in the wider community.
We encourage our Primary Leaders to grow into their responsibilities and become the change that they would like to see in our College and the wider community; be an outstanding role model; wear their uniform with pride; encourage all students to do their best; and give them the support they need.
Aarav is an avid mathematician and a keen cricketer. An inspiration to other students.
Sofie loves dancing and on the stage and in the classroom, she always tries her best.
Levi’s favourite sport is basketball and he always make sure he passes the ball around.
Elise plays netball and offers encouragement and prompts to help the younger players as they build their skills.
Lily recognises how important it is to work as a part of a team on the netball court.
Sean is a skilled musician and he feels it has helped him develop discipline and focus.
Nelson enjoys training and playing soccer. He tries to create openings for his teammates and sets them up to score.
Lareina is a caring member of our school community who takes the time to help her younger brother with his reading and work at home.
Kedron State High School
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
As school captains of Kedron State High School, we envision a collective sense of resilience and unity within our school community. 2020 was an unforgettable year. COVID-19 prevented us from working together as a whole school through extra-curricular activities and community events, which have traditionally brought us together. In these times, we can always rely on what we call “The Kedron Way”.
“The Kedron Way” is more than an attitude, or path, but rather a belief that participation - whether that is on the sporting field, in the classroom, or behind a music stand - is essential to building a friendly and welcoming school culture. We do not want 2020 to be remembered as the year of the COVID-19 pandemic, but rather have 2021 be remembered as the year we prospered together.
- Hannah Gregory, Tegjeet Bains, Wilson Heslop and India Chadburn
Kelvin Grove State College
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
In light of 2020 and the ongoing uncertainty faced within our community, our main focus of 2021 is to not only connect, but to rebuild the foundations and principles of our college community. Through a variety of initiatives revolving around our themes of environment, community connections and providing students with the necessities needed to succeed, we plan to connect KG more than ever before. As such, our main theme for the year going forward is “KONNEGTIONS” (Connections), giving emphasis on the “KG”, which represents our focus on the Kelvin Grove community. As young leaders, we feel very fortunate to be working hand-in-hand with such incredible staff and students within the College. We are excited to take on many new challenges this year and can’t wait to see what 2021 brings for the college community.
Kenmore State School
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
Thomas (Boys School Captain) – My goal this year is to lead the school to achieve the eco school silver or bronze status.
Zhara (Girls School Captain) – This year I would like to raise money for our school to have more learning resources for thestudents so they can learn easier and happier.
Rafa (Boys Vice Captain) – This year I would like to remove as much plastic from the tuckshop to make it more environmentallyfriendly. This will reduce litter around our school.
Neve (Girls Vice Captain) – This year I would like to help raise money for new equipment for our classrooms.
Kingston State College, Kingston
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
It is with great pleasure that we acknowledge Kingston State College’s Senior Leaders for 2021, College Captains Dylan Thomas and Cecillia Misa, Vice Captains, Katherine Burnham and Ashea Taka-Hapi and Maddison Mazzeo is the College’s Student Council President.
Our Student Leadership Investiture Ceremony will be held this year on Friday 12 February where all Junior and Senior Leadersincluding our Year 12 students will receive badges to indicate their roles as notable leaders in our community.
Throughout 2021, Senior Leaders will participate in High School networking meetings organised by Logan City Council and Logan City’s High School’s cluster of Leaders.
It is a goal of the College this year to once again involve our Senior Leaders and members of our Student Council in decision making committees in areas of School Management and Curriculum, to have a voice in the running of their school. Student leaders will take their place on our P&C Committee, the School Council, the School Wide Positive Behaviour Team and the School Environmental Management Planning Team. They are also involved in Leadership initiatives in the Science and Arts Departmentsin Indigenous Leadership and in service to our Tuckshop and Breakfast Club Community Program.
At Kingston State College our shared student leadership across the school will shape and grow our reputation as a leading school in the South East Region.
Loganlea State High School
Kelle Ann is studying an ATAR pathway in hopes to become a veterinarian. She is an avid horse rider and loves working with all animals.
Kelle Ann has completed her Certificate II in Agriculture and Certificate II in Land Conservation and Management to ensure she has the skills required for animal and farming. Throughout her schooling she has been a part of our Agribusiness STAR Excellence program. Kelle Ann was recently announced as the winner of the K2 Basecamp Young Achiever Award at the Outdoor Queensland Awards for her dedication and commitment to outdoor recreation.
- Kelle Ann Druery
Renae is studying an ATAR pathway and has a love of the performing arts. She is a dedicated member of Loganlea State High School dance troupe and has been since starting at the school in Year 7.
Renae hopes to fulfil her dream of a career in costume design or museum curation. She is studying dance, drama and visual art to ensure her studies compliment her career choice. Renae also interested in environmental sustainability and hopes to bring this passion through her leadership of the student body in 2021 through a recycling program. She has participated this year in Logan City Council’s Catapult Program where she worked in a team on a social enterprise project to improve our community.
- Renae Maguire
Neema is studying an ATAR to attend university to study pharmacy. She is the devoted leader of our cultural dance group and has hopes to continue extra-curricular activities that explore the different cultures in our school community.
Neema migrated to Australia from Kenya only a few years ago and has become a very successful student at Loganlea State High School. She has participated this year in Logan City Council’s Catapult Program where she worked in a team on a social enterprise project to improve our community. Neema is also currently completing her Certificate II in Hospitality in our Trade Training Centre of Excellence to ensure she has the skills needed for part time work during her tertiary studies
- Neema Suleiman
Loganholme State School
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
Indi aspires to become a primary school teacher and hopes to raise money for a variety of charities in her role as school captain.
Ayva would like to use her artistic talent to become a fashion designer and would like to rise money for autism this year through running a fundraiser for all students to participate in.
Shelby aspires to become either a nurse or a photographer and aims to motivate students to take part in school activities this year.
Oliver had a goal of being a good mathematician and getting a good degree in chemistry. While being school captain Oliver hopes to be involved in all school events and encourage students to do so.
Lourdes Hill College, Hawthorne
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
Lourdes Hill College would like to introduce and congratulate our amazing school captains for 2021, Karrine Kanaan and Olivia Sullivan.
“We both feel extremely privileged and grateful to have the opportunity to lead the Lourdes Hill College Community in 2021. It is truly an honour to represent a College filled with such incredibly passionate, enthusiastic and respectful young women.
“Everything we do at LHC is underpinned by the Good Samaritan ethos which involves recognising those in need and responding to those needs with kindness and compassion. This year our College theme is ‘Be Compassionate’. And, as the College Captains, we aim to lead compassionately, and instil confidence in everyone so that they can ‘step forward and shine’. We want to inspire the College Community to act with compassion, be courageous and kind in both word and deed, and be fearless in spreading hope and love.
“At Lourdes Hill, we are fortunate because our College has a happy, calm, and positive attitude to learning. Everyone is given the space to be themselves. This balanced approach creates an atmosphere ideal for students to learn and be the best they can be in order to achieve their goals.
We believe every student has the capacity to make a difference and create a better world.
And, as leaders, our vision for 2021 is for all students to ‘step forward and shine’.”
MacGregor State High School
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
Student leadership at Macgregor State High School enables voice and agency to empower students to be creative, take risks and have a positive impact. Our Student Leadership Team is comprised of students from Years 7 to 12. These leaders represent their cohort and an academic, cultural or sporting facet of the school. In 2021, we will seek to consolidate the legacy of our 2020 Student Leadership Team. As a team, they did extraordinary work in strengthening and unifying our school culture in ways that epitomised our school values. We admire their significant influence and the humility they exhibited in their leadership, and hope to continue this progress throughout the year. Our vision for 2021 is based on the notion of “Impact”. This theme was chosen through an extensive collaborative and design process with our year level leaders from Years 8 to 12. Students shared ideas and through a voting process as a Student Leadership Team, we narrowed the emphasis to “Impact”. In 2021, we want to have a meaningful impact at MacGregor, in order to continue the legacy of student leadership at our school. We will continue to create opportunities for our Student Leadership Team to contribute to our culture in alignment with our values of respect, integrity and diversity, as our community strive to be The Best We Can Be.
Marist College Ashgrove
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
The Marist College Ashgrove student leadership team for 2021 looked at the year that had been. We looked at the year thatwas like no other. The year that pushed us to our limits. And in doing so we decided that “REVIVE” will be the theme for 2021.The word revival means “an improvement in the condition, strength or fortunes of someone or something. It is “an instance of something becoming popular, active or important again.” Revive is a verb, a doing thing, a tangible way of showing thatMarist College Ashgrove men are men of courage and men of hope.
Although we do not know what 2021 holds with regard to COVID, let us revive and rebuild, let us take the good humour, theresilience and the brotherhood anew into 2021.
- Henry Thomasson
Marsden State High School
I am the third of four children and am working towards going to university in America to pursue my passion for football (soccer) while also receiving an education.
I was shy as a child and a fairly slow learner during my primary years. I had to work hard to understand simple concepts and if it wasn’t for my teachers and my mum’s help and support in making sure I was understanding my schoolwork, I would have never reached my full potential. This has taught me that I have to work hard if I want to succeed and to not just do a task half-heartedly. I now choose to push myself in all aspects of my life and through my passion for sport and the support of my coaches and teachers, my confidence has grown dramatically. This year, I am studying mathematic methods, general English, biology, psychology, physical education and football recreation. I hope to use my love for science and sport to study exercise science or become an Occupational Therapist. I also want to push myself in my football to see how far I can get in my sport. These goals keep me motivated to work hard in my academics, sport and to also pursue leadership positions so I can reach my full potential. I not only want to make myself proud but also show my parents, teachers and coaches who have supported me along the way how thankful I am for what they have done for me. I am extremely excited to be part of the Commonwealth Bank mentoring program throughout 2021.
- Samantha Bayer
My name is Elenoa Tuihalangingie. I am of Tongan heritage and am the second youngest of six children. I will be the first to go through to university.
In primary school, I became a part of the school council and was observing from afar. My role as a leader started off slowly with some unwanted distractions that followed me as I entered the gates of Marsden State High School. At that point, I did not really like attending school and it wasn’t my main focus. But I met teachers who listened to me and I moved ahead, making new friends before I started to focus on myself, my wellbeing and my future. This year, I am studying mathematics B, English, business, legal studies, certificate ll in tourism and drama. I am an outgoing person who loves to meet and get to know new people. I am beyond excited to be a part of the Commonwealth Bank mentoring program and can’t wait to see what the future has in store.
- Elenoa Tuihalangingie
I am a 17-year-old who is constantly striving to be the best version of myself. I like getting out of my comfort zone and exploring new things.
I am a people person; I really enjoy the company of others. I am a very outgoing and friendly person, who loves to meet new people. Leadership has always been a big part of my life, whether that’s at home, in my friends’ group or when I had my first official title as class captain in grade 5. I was a year 10 and year 11 advocate and was part of the Make a Difference program at Marsden High which really pushed my boundaries and extended my leadership skills. Teaching has always been a vision that I have looked towards and after doing work experience at the primary school and an M-line, which placed me in a year 7 class, my passion for teaching grew and was further nurtured by my teachers who always make me feel supported at school. I want to be that teacher that I always looked up to, to kids in the future, which is pushing me to want to lead a path of secondary education in university. Throughout year 11, I have shifted a few subjects until I found what was right for me and am now continuing an upward climb to achieve my goals, studying the subjects, chemistry, biology, business, general mathematics and English. I am looking forward and really appreciate being given the opportunity to be a part of the Commonwealth Bank mentoring program in 2021.
- Leen El Moussa
Kason is the eldest of two children and will be the first in his family to graduate from high school.
His leadership journey first began in year 6 where he found his passion and skill in leading a large group of people, becoming school captain at Burrowes State School. Kason continues to improve his leadership skills and activities such as participating in team sports and casual work, throughout his journey at school, through primary and secondary. Kason always loved the environment of school, learning new things and aspects of life on a daily basis, even when many students around him did not feel the same way about school. He was inspired to become school captain at Marsden by his experience at primary school, then through seeing the school captains at Marsden doing their duties and inspiring other students, which motivated him to do the same.
- Kason Toese
Milton State School
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
Our Vision for the school year of 2021 is a sustainable, smart, inclusive, creative, and happy school environment. We love having a fun and inclusive learning system especially when learning gets tough for students.
At Milton State School, we believe student opinion is crucial for successful learning. Students learn better when they are engaged and interested. We would love to see student opinions being included in indoor and outdoor learning.
We believe that outdoor learning is greatly beneficial for those who are not great learners. Fresh Air, space and a change of environment are good for the body and mind and will help the brain focus on learning activities. We would love to see classes learning outside more often and getting the fresh air and space that they need.
Finally, we’d love to see Milton come together to recover from the Covid pandemic. Recovery would include organising more clubs, and social and sporting events.
Minimbah State School, Morayfield
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
Minimbah State School prides their student leaders on being responsible, fair minded, positive and caring representatives of our student body. They promote the school vision and the values for our school community. Our student leaders actively demonstate, promote and encourage involvement in creating a positive whole school community. Our student leaders are involved in:
Representing the school at community events.
Greeting visitors to the school
Mentoring junior students and fellow leaders
Organising and supporting school events
Participate and encourage participation in school, cultural and community events.
Demonstrating pride in self, school and community.
Morayfield East State School
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
At Morayfield East State School, we hold our core values of honesty, integrity, respect and responsibility as our guiding principles. Our four School Captains Charlie Easton, Meg Reeves, Kiahna Klinger and Katy Adams believe in these core values. As School Captains, they will lead the Senior Leadership Program with many different events being organised, working with staff, and supporting students in younger grades on rostered activities. With this in mind, we are building the capability of these extremely enthusiastic and keen students by giving back to the community and hoping that this will be a lifelong commitment for them moving forward.
Morayfield State High School
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
As the 2021 School Captains and Vice-Captains of Morayfield State High School, we are excited to begin our journey in helping create a positive, inclusive culture for everyone in our school community. This year we have also adopted a new school vision; “Activating Potential; Achieving Success”, and we as leaders, feel it is important for us to embody this in all that we do.
Morayfield State School, Morayfield
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
As learners at Morayfield Primary School we strive to be the Best School on the North Coast.
We show that we are leaders through modelling the expected behaviour and trying our best in every situation.
Moreton Bay College, Manly West
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
As leaders of the Moreton Bay College community, we strive to generate a vision for both our school and wider community that exists not only within our time as leaders but sustains in word and deed for years to come.
Indeed, at its heart, our ambitions for 2021 are to foster a sense of belonging, culture and inclusivity at the Bay, ensuring MBC is a place where individuals feel seen, heard and valued.
Furthermore, not only do we hope to create an environment that encourages our students to be the best versions of themselves, but we wish to enrich our community through emboldening students to act authentically; to own their individuality.
This vision, reflective of the central beliefs and values that underpin the Moreton Bay College spirit, is embodied pertinently in our 2021 Senior Legacy, ‘Together we Stride; Power of the Pride’.
However, we feel it is imperative that whilst we look towards our future, we acknowledge and take notice of the struggles and hurdles we as a community have overcome in the past year. In doing so, our vision, at its core, remains fundamentally linked to enhancing the spirit in our community.”
Mount Alvernia College, Kedron
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
As the 2021 captains of Mount Alvernia College, we pledge to give our all by leading with pride, passion, and participation. We acknowledge that being a captain is both a privilege and a responsibility. This role has been passed on so that we can continue to be the student voice in helping to make decisions that will make our college a place where we are proud and can flourish and grow as a community. In 2021, we aim to raise the bar and be leaders who inspire others to embrace the journey. In the spirit of St Francis, St Clare, and Elizabeth Hayes, we will lead an inclusive community - a community that has the courage to share a vision that will unlock the real potential of each and every one of us.
- Mount Alvernia Captains (College Captain Laila Powell, Vice Captain Ange Guscott, Curriculum: Samantha Maguire, Cultural: Alana Tweddell, Liturgy: Louisa Shields, Outreach: Cara Fraser, Spirit: Teliah Allen, Sport: Charlotte Russell, and House Captains Breanne Shepherd, Sophie Mitchell, Paige Gardem, Molly Browne, Molly O’Brien, and Charli Ryan)
Murrumba State Secondary College
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
The vision that we have for Murrumba State Secondary College in 2021 is to engage our community in revisiting our foundations. Looking at where we have come from, and where to next. At the end of this year, our school will have been open for 10 years, so we are excited to be a part of that milestone. As students it is important to understand the foundations of our College, to know how best to lead our peers to a successful future.
With 2020 proving to be an extremely challenging year for all we have set our sights on ensuring everyone within our school community feels safe, supported, engaged and ready to learn. As College leaders, we are excited to set a positive tone for 2021 and spark a sense of joy amongst the community. It is a year to celebrate what we have achieved despite the challenges of 2020. We hope to lead with pride, integrity, courage and enthusiasm inspiring the next generation of MSSC leaders.
North Lakes State College
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
As the 2021 Captain and Co-Captains of North Lakes State College, our goal is to promote a learning environment where all students, teachers and parents feel welcome and valued. We will pursue this goal through mentoring our fellow students, to express daily our college values of, Choice, Courage and Respect. We have begun planning a range of new initiatives and activities to motivate students throughout the year and bring our college community together. Providing a welcoming and supportive learning environment where all achievements are celebrated is our priority.
- Cory McCormick, Kara Lee, Andrea Mascarenhas
Northpine Christian College, Dakabin
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
“Ohana means family, and family means no one is left behind.” As Northpine Christian College Captains, this 2002 Disney movie quote from Lilo and Stitch captures our vision perfectly.
Our dream for Northpine in 2021, is to ensure our students, their families and our staff know they are a valued part of the Northpine family.
Together, with God, our College aspires to grow together and foster not just academically but relationally, supporting eachother through our trials and celebrating our successes.
We know the strong, supportive and caring community we call family, will continue this legacy for years and years to come.
- Jayde Weir and Cooper Redman, College Captains
Northside Christian College, Everton Park
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
The vision for the Senior School leadership team at Northside Christian College is, “No matter what, people matter!”
“When people see that they matter to us, they begin to realise they matter to Jesus, and when they realise that they matterto Jesus, Jesus begins to matter to them. Every day, we each have an opportunity to make a difference in someone’s life. We may never realise the impact our words and actions have on others.
The challenge from Luke 2:32 is that it’s easy to love our friends, but it is much harder to love those who aren’t. The typeof love that Jesus exemplifies is unconditional and freely given. Our desire is that during this year we would look at removingsome of the conditions that stop us from loving others, as “No matter what, people matter!”
We run events because people matter. We can have a positive impact in our community so that every single person can feel valued.We don’t want to focus on the what, but the why: people. We want to make the most of the opportunities around us, and as wework together, we can show people that they matter to God, because in the end that is all that matters.
- Captains 2021
Ormiston College
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
The annual Prefect’s Investiture and Junior School Student Leaders Induction at Ormiston College is a significant tradition shared by the entire student body, members of staff and invited guests. Not only does it bring together all year levels, it allows the entire school community to unite in understanding and celebrating the importance of leadership and responsibility.
An Ormiston College education looks to inspire a strong work-ethic that will successfully lead to lifelong learning: it requires its students to be responsible individuals by always showing consideration to others; moreover, it provides many opportunities from Prep through to Year 12 for its students to develop leadership skills.
Following their official induction, this year’s Captains, Charlotte Lane and Sam Dench took to the podium to inspire their fellow students to create a year of unforgettable memories and everlasting connections.
In her speech Charlotte asserted, “Commit to all areas of your school life and demonstrate pride in doing so. This year we aim to foster the connection in what unites us as a College. Connecting with your friends, peers, teachers and co-curricular teams is what will make this year like no other.”
Sam followed, directing his address to the Year 12 students, he said, “Build connections, build relationships and build friendships. Not only do these friendships give you the opportunity to lean on each other, they also make the tough times a little easier. So, as we count down the days together between now and the end, we look forward to working alongside you and we encourage you to make the most of all the co-curricular activities run by the Leadership Committees and build those everlasting connections.”
A meaningful conclusion to an annual tradition that involves the whole student body and unites the entire Ormiston College community. All attendees left the event with pride and confidence in the leaders of 2021.
Our Lady’s College, Annerley
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
We, the Seniors of 2021, acknowledge the legacy of the OLC sisterhood, who have laid down a pathway for us, paved with 57 years of tradition.
We pledge to uphold the four College values. We will exemplify compassion by offering help when we see a need; integrity by showing sincerity in our words and action; service by taking on responsibility readily and eagerly, and justice by advocating and acting for those most in need.
We promise to support one another and our sisters across all year levels, celebrating achievements and empowering one anotherto become the best versions of ourselves.
Our strength lies in our diversity and our determination to overcome adversity.
This year, we will pursue our dreams with passion, pride and perseverance.
We will laugh, cry and grow together, creating an unforgettable year because we are not just a cohort, we are sisters.
We look to the role models of St Mary of the Cross Mackillop and Mother Mary as we promise to be igniters of wisdom and spirit,striving ever higher – Ad Altiora!
- OLC Senior Class of 2021
Padua College, Kedron
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
We, the College Captains of Padua College, are extremely proud to have the privilege to lead our College in 2021. During our Leadership Camp, the team developed an action plan for 2021. The impact of COVID-19 required our previous leaders to adaptand create initiatives to increase spirit and connectedness throughout the College. Following their good work, our goal isto further increase support and brotherhood at Padua College.
Our first objective for 2021 is to increase the personal, interconnected relationships between our leaders and the younger students at the College. We are working to be involved with events for the Year 5 and 6 boys at the Junior School.
The second objective for 2021 is to increase support for all co-curricular activities, and to create a legacy of greater school-wide support. Although this is difficult due to COVID-19 restrictions, we are actively increasing the support for all activities,from the 5Ds Soccer to the 1st XV Rugby.
Our charity work at Padua has great importance to us, and in 2021, we are inspiring the students for a greater participation in events/fundraising for organisations such as Rosies, the Emmanuel City Mission, Little King’s movement, and helping our brother school in Timor Leste.
Life is full of opportunities, and we as leaders, are working to optimise these for Padua College, by following our 2021 Leaders mission statement of Our Culture, Our Community, Your Voice, Your Legacy.
- Declan McGrath and Maclean Hermann
Parklands Christian College, Park Ridge
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
This year, our leadership team came up with a word for our school to focus on for 2021 - ‘bridge’. Last year was a difficult year for many within our community. Due to the pandemic, we became a divided nation and school; effecting the connection and sense of school community. We want to bridge the gaps within our community - to reconnect and unite together in a new fashion that will make 2021 a unique and memorable year. Though COVID-19 still effects us, our dedication to serving the community will persist. We want to leave a legacy of connection that continues from generation to generation. We want to be known as Christ centred leaders that put the students at Parklands first.
Recently, our team had the opportunity to develop our vision and skills for the year at the Compass Conference for student leaders. During those few days we met many other leaders around the state that shared our vision for the new year. We learnt valuable lessons and skills that helped us expand our perspective and develop our yearning for connection. The conference encompassed the importance of telling our stories to influence our peers. We recognise that everyone has their own story, and it is important to make school a place of story telling. It is our hope and prayer as College Captains that our community hear our story and work towards our vision of bridging the gaps in society.
Park Ridge State High School
Leadership Idol – Princess Diana – Strong Willed, Helpful, Respectful and Respected.
Passion – Wellbeing of all students, bringing the school together. Important to give students a voice an listen with care.
- Savannah Castella
Ruby has a passion for bringing students together using sport as a catalyst. Believes that everyone is more capable than they will ever know. Her leadership idol is Scott Pendlebury. She is calm, content, capable, approachable, friendly, determined and has resilience.
- Ruby Mann
Amity’s passion is for bringing students together, utilising the arts. She believes that strong communication can help bring the school together and make it better. Her leadership idol is Jacinda Ardern. She is compassionate, passionate, ethical and strong.
- Amity Swadling
Everette says his leadership idols and his family. They are caring, constantly think of others and show compassion for everyone’s journey. He has passion for enabling every student to succeed at school and wants to enable students to access their minds and ensure that they can achieve their potential.
- Everette Faumuina
Saisha is environmentally aware, confident, has values and treasures her community. She is ambitious, decisive and a good communicator. Her passion is for academia and helping students to not only achieve, but enjoy achieving. She wants to create avenues for students to become critical thinkers and work collaboratively together.
Her leadership idol is Emma Watson.
- Saisha Rae
Tyler is approachable and listens to his community. He is also passionate about communication and ensuring leaders and teachers are approachable. He wants to give students a voice to speak if there are problems. He believes a leader is different to a boss or a manager. His idol is Barack Obama.
- Tyler Brown
Payne Road State School
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
At Payne Road State School, we are growing creative, critical and curious learners who are capable of thriving in an evolving world.
We demonstrate our core values:
Creativity, Celebration, Collaboration, Curiosity, Excellence.
Fifty years of education was marked in 2020, and we go forwards in a spirit of continuing the journey to bring opportunities for every child to experience inspired success, borne of their natural curiosity.
Pine Rivers State High School
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
Schools must empathise with students, teachers and staff to create the most supportive environment possible. Encouraging everyone to strive for their best work, and achieving their individual goals. Only together can we empower others. Only together can we make a difference. Only together can we provide every student with the opportunity to make the most of their education. Our school’s moto “By difference ways to excellence” is something we are proud of, have witnessed and received during our time at Pine Rivers SHS. Whether it’s a sporting team, a music performance or academic success, Pine Rivers is the supportive environment in which you will succeed
Our school community is excited for what 2021 will bring, especially our leadership team.
This year we continue to model respectful behaviour with a focus on revegetation, infrastructure upgrades and whole school activities. As school leaders, we are striving to bring about this vision through meaningful, positive and respectful one on one interactions.
Pumicestone State School Caboolture
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
We proudly introduce Pumicestone State School’s 2021 student leaders. Congratulations Reyhan Rahman and Harper Brown, ourschool captains, and vice-captains, Jakobi Richter and Brianna Kitchin. Their enthusiasm and commitment to our school will be an asset this year as they lead and demonstrate the school values “We Nurture, We Challenge, We Care”. Our 2021 Year 6 cohort have great potential and clearly demonstrate what talented students we have here at Pumicestone State School. We are truly amazed at the calibre of our students coming through.
Students are our priority. Everything we do every day has a clear purpose for learning and for developing the potential ofour students as valuable members and global citizens of our community. Our school motto “Shaping our Tomorrows” is lived everyday as students engage with a quality future focused education.
Queensland Academies Creative Industries Campus (QACI)
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
Our school is a learning environment that allows all students who come here to thrive and be their authentic self. This positive and open-minded ideology is something I would like to perpetuate this year at QACI through engaging with many opportunities in local community groups and within our school. This year for QACI is a year of perseverance and excitement as we bounce back from 2020.
- Aarya Dath, Student Director for Positivity
As the director for Creativity, Activity and Service (CAS), I envision a school community where all students work together to improve both our own lifestyles and our broader community. CAS is based around the idea that when we are all creative, active and help others, we can all grow as learners. I am a firm believer in this philosophy, and I hope to share this value with the school community by running community outreach events and encouraging students to reach their full potential as community members.
- Adam Charters, Student Director for CAS (Creativity, Activity & Service)
As Persistence Director at QACI in 2021, my vision for the school community this year is to continue demonstrating the importance of persistence through my actions. Persistence is the ability to follow through on a goal even when faced with adversity. The value of this was demonstrated both last year during lockdown and currently as we still face many challenges from Covid-19. In my role as student director my goal is to encourage the QACI community to persist and stay strong throughout the year as we face current and future obstacles. My vision is to see the community continuously persist and understand the importance of this QACI pillar in achieving their goals while also maintaining a positive outlook on life.
- Chiara Du Plessis, Student Director for Persistence
What makes QACI so special to us all is our tight-knit community and nurturing culture. As one of the 2021 Student Directors, my vision is to ensure that these values live on and that we continue to foster a welcoming and motivating environment for everyone. At QACI, whenever I’ve undertaken challenges or left my comfort zone, I’ve never felt I was on my own. This year, I hope to bring that same support and encouragement to others in my community as they progress through their QACI journey.
- Elizabeth Pico Gonzalez, Student Director for Passion
As a part of the Student Director team, we will be organising many fundraising events to advocate for social justice issues whilst simultaneously preserving the supportive school culture of QACI that we hold dear to our hearts. I hope to improve the lives of others on a local and global scale, any little way we can. My personal goals as a Student Director are to be a supportive friend to my peers, help them achieve their personal best by informing them of school policies, and in a friendly manner, remind them to remain mentally flexible as we head into the final years of our schooling in a wonderfully complex and forever evolving world!
- Morgan Lee, Student Director for Preparedness
It can be deduced that not only was the year of 2020 a crazy year in terms of worldly events, but additionally a stressful and difficult time for students across the globe. Nonetheless, I know that although it was tough, students found what they hold most important in life whether it be personal, work or life related goals. Taking what we’ve learnt from 2020, I believe that Queensland’s 2021 school community is stronger than ever. My vision for this year seeks to take on all the challenges and opportunities presented to students with an attitude that strives to achieve our highest goals.
- Riley Brooker, Student Director for Pride
I want school to be a place where students feel emotionally comfortable and confident; a place where they find openness to be who they are as young people. Schools should focus on embedding a nourishing environment where students are able to express their thoughts, ideas and capabilities. I think school should focus strongly on facilitating and supporting the student’s strengths to be a kind and nurturing human being. So, my vision for this year is to help make school a place that young people want to attend every day, where they are constantly engaged, excited, challenged, and guided.
- Surya Sharma-Brymer, Student Director for Principled
Queensland Academy for Science, Mathematics & Technology, Toowong
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
This year is a momentous one for our Academy, as it is the first time we are hosting a full Year 7-12 cohort. I am very excited to work alongside my fellow leaders in serving our school community and uniting the Academy, whilst pushing towards our own goals. It is an honour to represent our student body, promote agency, and build upon QASMT’s high performing legacy.
- Grace Terec, Year 12
It is my hope that as student leaders we can create transparency between the students and community, and encourage every individual to become a leader in their own right. I hope that as leaders we not only represent the ideals of the Academy, but use our shared experiences to foster a community of understanding, empathy and diversity. As a school leader, I believe we should broaden our horizons and recognise each and every student’s achievements - no matter how big or small.
- Annabelle Green, Year 12
Change is a part of everybody’s lives, but it has especially been part of ours in the last few years. Putting aside the pandemic, QASMT has experienced massive changes, including adding three new year levels, and two new buildings. Because of this, we need leadership and student agency, so that we can provide stability to students and allow their voices to be heard. We are looking forward to promoting these core values in the year ahead.
- Josh Waghorn, Year 9
This year, I strive to learn how the Academy community can become more united and when we do make mistakes, that we learn and grow in a positive way. I want there to be a strong sense of community in our Academy and for everyone to feel comfortable in sharing their opinions, thoughts and ideas to student leaders. I also want the student leaders to reflect on previously held, leadership-led events and activities, and identify the aspects that could have gone better. Reflecting on the event, taking responsibility and developing new strategies for how we run future events, are all part of my vision for 2021.
- Georgia Tan, Year 9
Rainworth State School
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
Charlie would like to encourage students at Rainworth to get out of their comfort zones. Whether it be to try new food, meet new friends or try a different sport. This year Charlie has started Theatre Sports, which is a new challenge for him.
Charlie is investigating new and exciting fundraising opportunities like ‘super cool sock day’ or establishing games on the oval at lunchtime for all students to have fun.
Will would like to be remembered as a School Captain who encourages students to take advantage of all opportunities at Rainworth SS, to participate and have a go, try their best; and leave school with no regrets. Last year was a hard year with Covid-19, But Will has a positive attitude and will work with all the students to have a great 2021.
Erin is a friendly student who wants to be remembered as a School Captain that brought fun and happiness into the school, by making sure that all students at school have a voice and make a difference. Erin is a keen environmentalist and will continue her work with the Eco squad.
With the challenges of COVID-19 last year interfering with their schooling, Ivy is looking forward to being back at school and welcoming all members of our school community. A characteristic of Ivy’s captaincy role that she is looking forward to, is working together effectively and cohesively with her fellow School Captains and administration team. Ivy wants to be remembered as an enthusiastic School Captain.
Redcliffe State High School
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
Our vision for our school in 2021 is to become more inclusive. Our major goals include increasing participation in school-based clubs and increasing the inclusivity between all grades and genders. This could be incorporated into both the rugby league and girls sport and fitness excellence programs, as our school prides itself in achieving exceptional sporting performances.
The Interact Club and Student Council are two of our clubs that will be joining together this year in the hopes to have more students helping with the volunteer work and fundraising activities that our students strive to complete. This year we will have the Senior Executive and Junior Leaders work more closely with these clubs to create bigger fundraisers and raise more money for the charities we volunteer our time for. These clubs promote good relationships between students from all grades, also improving the communication between year levels within the school.
We would like to make this year the year to introduce an Inclusivity Week where we have a new activity each day that students from all grades can interact with. For example, one day of the week we could have a stand where students write ideas on how to be more inclusive on pieces of paper. Some of these responses can be shared amongst each grade on the year-level assemblies to promote inclusivity within the school.
This is only the start to a long list of ideas we have for 2021.
- Jamay McKenzie, Kaieisha Afoa and Alexander Penjueli
Redeemer Lutheran College, Rochedale
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
Our vision for the Redeemer community in 2021 is to establish culture through connection. This year, in conjunction with our College’s theme of Living Hope, we aim to grow in community, by making valuable connections within the wider school environment. As we are all stronger together, we aim to encourage a community of service and engagement, with our hope anchored in Christ. We would like to continue the legacy of previous College leaders, by placing people over projects. Throughout our limited time at Redeemer, we will strive to create a legacy, not promoting our names, but rather a culture of positivity and a willingness to engage in student life. We aim to lead Redeemer as a whole, creating connections between the Junior and Senior Schools, and between all year levels. By establishing personal relationships, we wish to foster a safe and welcoming environment and to form genuine, caring friendships. Last year’s College Captains met every challenge they faced with unrelenting optimism, and this year we aim to do the same, as we look towards the hope of the year ahead. We strive to place quality over quantity, by shaping lasting relationships and supporting others to do the same. By encouraging our College’s core values of being curious, courageous, and Christ-led, we want our actions to speak louder than our words, as we strive to achieve these goals.
Redlands College, Wellington Point
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
As College Captains, our vision for the school community in 2021 is to encourage students to develop their relationships with God and others in their community and actively help them seek God’s purpose for their lives while they are still in school.
We also want to inspire a serving, loving heart, like that of Jesus, in those in our community - then empower them to take responsibility in living Christ-like lives by using their skills, talents and abilities - overcoming their struggles to livetheir best life.
Lastly, we want to create an authentic, positive community in which students, staff and parents belong and feel welcomed.We hope that through this community they find themselves prepared, equipped and enabled to live their lives wholly for the Lord.
Rivermount College, Yatala
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
Rivermount College is pleased to announce Noah Cottrell and Holly Hudson as College Captains for 2021. Noah and Holly willbe supported by the 2021 Leadership Team comprising of Grace Prole as Community Captain, Emma Radford and Joe Spencer as our Academic Captains, Chelsea Dodd and Mitchell Kennedy as Sports Captains, Olivia Armstrong and Alison Gustavson as Arts Captains, Kaila Knight as our Wellbeing Captain and Max Reid as the Environment Captain.
The Leadership Team will work cohesively to inspire teamwork and support their peers across the Primary, Middle and Senior Schools. To the Senior Class of 2021, we extend our best wishes as you embark on this final and important stage in your Rivermount College journey.
Runcorn State High School
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
Our time at Runcorn State High School has been quite a memorable experience. Entering high school into Year 7 was a scary transition and neither of us were confident or outgoing. By embracing the school’s motto ‘Pride, Success, Excellence’ andthrough the support of our teachers and peers, we’re proud of what we have achieved and who we are now. We both consider Runcorn is our home away from home.
As School Captains, our goal isn’t to be perfect leaders, but leaders that never give up. We will ask for help from our fellow leaders when we need it. We will be friendly, approachable role models to our peers and reliable leaders to our community. Most importantly we will prove that you can take on responsibility and still have fun!
Through teamwork with our fellow student leaders and the support of our amazing community we will make 2021 a success!
- Jasmine Ryan and Ezekiel Inivale
Sandgate District State High School
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
“The prestigious title of School Captain grants us the ability to represent the class of 2021 and lead the school. With this position we are excited to help make our school a better place. Working with the school leadership team we look forward to making 2021 a memorable year for our school community.”
San Sisto College, Carina
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
San Sisto College is proud to introduce the College Captains for 2021, Charlotte Massey and Jessica Sullivan.
“We are very proud to be the College Captains especially as we celebrate this year’s theme, ‘Passionately Engaging in Life.’ We anticipate an exciting year ahead where we aim to invoke a true sense of belonging and unity in the College. Together,with our fellow leaders, we are eager to provide leadership across all portfolios.
We are united in our commitment to lead according to the vision of the College: truth, joy, faith and prayer, justice and compassion, community and service, and a love of learning. We are also united by the value of friendship and strength in understanding and inclusion - an important part of being a strong group of young women.
San Sisto College is a place of joy, kindness, love and laughter; a place of belonging; a place of nourishment and challenge; a place that enriches and engenders a passion for community engagement and learning. Through student wellbeing and resilience, we wish to foster a community where every student is known, valued and empowered. We feel that through effective support structures and the promotion of belonging at the College, every student may feel inspired to become a ‘woman of integrity who shapes the future.’ The San Sisto community is a special place and has so much to offer. We are so grateful to be able to lead such a special community and hope to demonstrate to the wider community how amazing San Sisto is.”
Scarborough State School
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
Scarborough State School is the Pride of the Peninsula. We are a learning community that is committed to our students achieving at or beyond their potential.
Our students are given many opportunities to hold leadership positions within the school. Each year we are overwhelmed by applicants wanting to serve their peers and their school through leadership. We are please to introduce Zara Lew, Kapri McCauley, Vinton Ekman and Spencer Harrold who have been selected as our school leaders for 2021. Their role will be to represent our school at official functions, model to others through their actions and contribute positively to the culture of our school.
Other leadership positions in our school include Student Councillors, House Leaders, Music Leader, Japanese Sempei, Reading Leader and Peer Mediators. Each of these roles enables students to be heavily involved in the daily routines of Scarborough State School and the entire community thanks them for their passion, effort and time.
Shailer Park State High School
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
Shailer Park State High School would like to welcome our four school captains: Aisha Barry, Sebastian Perez, Dakotah Hall and Yevin Samaranatne. This year, our school captains and student leadership team 30 students strong, including 8 House Leaders. 10 extracurricular Ambassadors and 12 Year Level Representatives have come together with a strong sense of school spirit, events and building community connections. A number of committees have been introduced to capture interests in Academic, Sport, Community and Cultural connections across the school and our community. Among the they are excited for the year ahead with various events, increasing visibility of academies, developing reading groups, building a sense of belonging and partnering up with community charities, sporting academies and cultural groups. We are excited for what this very strong group of student leaders will bring to our school and the greater community in 2021.
Sheldon College, Redlands
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
As Captains and Vice Captains of Sheldon College, we know that we must make every moment this year count following the previously unprecedented year. We are striving to bring back the things that make our community who we are, along with new initiatives. In 2021 we endeavour to increase school spirit through involvement in the areas of sport, the Arts, academia, along with community engagement, thereby creating a lasting impact on the College.
The House Cup Initiative is a way of unifying the entire College Community, by involving competitions between spirit houses in sporting, academic and cultural senses. Our sports carnivals, Maths and Dance competitions are among many events which contribute to the Cup. Smaller events, such as 3v3 basketball or paper plane competitions at lunch will also contribute, whilst also giving our prefects an opportunity to lead within their own faculties.
Charity initiatives are a valuable opportunity for us as a College to get involved with the broader community, whilst also cultivating relationships both within the College and outside. The Buddy Reading Program, Rosie’s, Clean Up Australia Day, and each individual charity event from each year level of our College, are all initiatives we wish to develop to create a lasting impact on not only our College, but on the wider community as well.
Sherwood State School
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
Our vision for 2021 is having more community events, moreinteraction between the year six students and our younger grades and making our school more environmentally friendly. A way we would demonstrate some of the community events is school discos where we can all have a fun time and come together as a school community. We could also have fetes and other fundraising events to support our school and raise money for some of the items that the
school has been needing. This year we were hoping to have more interaction between the year
sixes and our younger grades. Whether that be implementing a prep buddy system or having sports captains do some activities down on the oval with the preps and younger grades. By doing this we hope demonstrate the school expectations we have here at Sherwood to teach the little kids how to be great leader for the future so Sherwood can keep evolving and become a better learning space. To make Sherwood a cleaner, greener place to be. We will
implement this by putting more recycling and general waste bins around the school to stop kids from littering. We also aspire to introduce compost bins to Sherwood as well as the containers for change programme. This is our vision for 2021 and we hope that it will make Sherwood a better place to be.
- Zoe Chapman, Oliver Koehlitz
Somerville House, South Brisbane
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
To be daring, bold, and your best self this year, to be VIVID; this is our hope for our girls in green.
Let us reflect on our individual pasts, so we can improve our collective future. Today, we are the students, but tomorrow,we are the future surgeons, astronauts, and leaders. We will have the courage to tell the story of who we are, with our wholehearts.
Women’s education and the knowledge we gain is essential to our independence, our livelihoods, and the role models we canbe to the girls who will come through our gates. In 2021, we will further expand our community outreach. We will give back to our community, give forward to our future, and give voice to those who aren’t heard. It is our obligation as educated young women of the world.
In 2021, we will create an environment that is understanding and willing to nurture others individuality and strengths. We will inspire all students to lead vividly, learn confidently and connect to their purpose.
- Dinethra Epa (School Captain), Georgia Naidu (School Vice-Captain) and India Cochrane (School Vice-Captain)
Southern Cross Catholic College, Scarborough
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
The Lasallian theme for 2021 at Southern Cross Catholic College is ‘You are part of the miracle’. Our vision for 2021 includes embracing one’s differences through accepting everyone’s unique purpose. We believe every person holds greatness within them. It’s how they let it shine that builds the foundation of living Jesus’ miracle.
We create a sense of belonging at SCCC, by looking out for each other as brothers and sisters. As the events of 2020 werea struggle, we believe this strengthened the notion of appreciating the little things in life. We are all part of the miracle,therefore at SCCC, we know we can all make a difference of some form in others’ lives.
Through spreading happiness, we can all make a unique difference whether it be big or small. We understand everyone has their own individual struggles, which to us, emphasises the need for constant community support. By enhancing the wellness of those around us, the community of Southern Cross Catholic College will continue to live out the miracle of Jesus. We are all leaders together and the closer we work with each other the more we can let our light shine. The actions we take in the present moment shape who we are in the future, so the more support we give each other the more miracles we can make happen. At the end of the day, we are stronger together.
- Kerryn Hamilton-Smith and Ethan McLeary
St Aidan’s Anglican Girls’ School, Corinda
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
After the very uncertain year 2020 brought us, our school vision focuses on creating a strong sense of belonging within our school community. Our aim is that every member of our community has someone that they can turn to whenever they are not feeling their best. We want to create an environment where everyone feels safe, included and comfortable to share their feelings.With our school theme for 2021 being “Aidan’s All Aboard”, we really want to encourage every single member of the school community to help each other out. To not only unify our school, but also help us all to continue to embody our core school values of connectedness, care, authenticity, confidence and creativity to make our school a better place. If there is anything 2020 has shown us, it is that our school community can adapt to unpredictable change and this really emphasises how strong we allare as individuals, but more so how much stronger we can be as a whole. We are both so excited to see the changes that our leadership journey will bring to the St Aidan’s community.
- Rachel Eng and Tihari Jayasuriya
St Benedict’s College, Mango Hill
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
This week the College celebrated their 2021 College Opening Mass. They commissioned their Year 12 College Leaders, inducted Year 12 Leaders to their final Senior Year, and inducted all Year 11 students into their Senior Years by presenting them their Senior Ties. They also took the opportunity to commission the College Leadership Team and Staff to their educational vocation for 2021. All students pledged their commitment to serve the College and to strive to reach their fullest potential.
This year the College theme is “Presence and Possibilities”. Their Benedictine spirituality reminds them to look for Godin all things – when they find the Presence of God, they can sit in God’s presence and listen for where they are called – being open to the possibilities that are placed before them. They have chosen as their image – the “Compass” because it symbolises the many paths or direction that they may take. A Compass can help the Community find our way and it ensures we don’t gooff track.
In 2021 they stand together as a Community imbued with our values and priorities, ensuring that the year results in all that is good and successful and continues to be a true reflection of their College Mission.
There is no doubt this will be a year filled with exciting learning opportunities and engaging activities for students whoare being encouraged to be present and enhance strong connections with each other and within the community as they navigate the many possibilities ahead.
St Francis College, Crestmead
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
As members of the St Francis College Student Leadership Team, we represent the entire group. We are grateful and excited for the year ahead. We will strive to impart our core values and attitudes and leave a legacy that will be seen for years to come. We will be responsible, fair minded, positive and caring representatives of the College.
Living through the core Franciscan values of simplicity and harmony, we will promote a growth mindset to all students and continuously express stewardship to all, leaving a solid foundation for future leaders.
Here at Saint Francis College, we take leadership not as title, but as an attitude. We hope that we will be seen as leaders who inspire, motivate and encourage students to take every opportunity presented to them.
Martin Luther King once said that a leader is ‘moulder’: a person that has the ability to make change in any form. We, asleaders, have the tools to enact such change and will work hard in 2021 to demonstrate, promote, encourage and create a positive College community that will leave a lasting impression for all.
We cannot wait to all work together to achieve this.
JAGUN Family Group
Leader: Tabori Tosusu
Vice Leader: Sentia Irigineza
KURRAWA Family Group
Leader: Dante Kouen
Vice Leader: Luckyta Timo
WIMULLI Family Group
Leader: Carla Cocks
Vice Leader: Shantaylah Crisp
YARAAY Family Group
Leader: Alex Butler
Vice Leader: Sara Anthony
St John’s Anglican College, Forest Lake
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
This year St John’s Anglican College launches a unique and consultative approach to our strategic direction, drawing on the collective wisdom of our school community to contribute to and build upon the ongoing strategic direction of the College.
As College Captains for 2021, we are thrilled to be involved in this pioneering initiative, to work together with our community in search of rich and deep teaching and learning opportunities, seeking to create opportunities to respond to the challenges of today and initiatives to anticipate future change.
Our vision as College Leaders for 2021 is centred around the theme “Building our Future Together”. Together as a cohort, a College and a community, we endeavour to work hard to enhance the holistic educational experience for every single student who calls St John’s home, leading not from the front but from within.
Whatever success we have as leaders and as a College, is not just because of our results or our facilities, it is because of the staff who are personally invested in us, acknowledging each student’s individuality, allowing our strengths to flourish and helping us build our own future, together.
St Joseph’s Nudgee College, Boondall
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
“Even though last year held many challenges for Nudgee College, it’s inspiring to see how eager we are to get back to normal. Our vision for 2021 is very much the same as Br Ambrose Treacy’s when he established the College - to foster an educational institution founded on faith, formation and opportunity for young men. Throughout our time as Nudgee Men, we have been blessed to be a part of the boys in blue-and-white. As leaders of this great College community, we are striving to carry on the traditions and culture that has made Nudgee College. We are hopeful that our community will gather in full strength shortly to celebrate our spirit. And most of all, we are ready and waiting to share our Nudgee Spirit with the rest of our community.”
- Leaders of 2021
St Ignatius School, Toowong
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
As the elected Student Representatives of St Ignatius School in Toowong, we aspire to be role models. It is important to us to meet the expectations of students, staff, and our school community through our actions and words.
We hope to foster a love of learning to our peers with a growth mindset and always doing our best.
We act respectfully and responsibly at all times. One of our roles is to make everyone feel safe and welcome throughout our school community.
During the school year we hope to bring the school community together by organising fun activities to include everyone.
We will make our sunscreen and sanitizing stations more visible leading to a healthy and safe school environment.
Each year we support a school charity called Caritas, which helps those in need by raising money through different activities.
Each week we manage a meeting where a class representative brings suggestions for changes that could benefit our school.We discuss these ideas and then meet with the principal who can support them.
We are excited to work with the students and teachers at St Ignatius to make our school the best it can be.
- Sophie Copland, Olivia Rich, Isabelle Brooker
St Ita’s Catholic Primary School, Dutton Park
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
Here at St Ita’s Catholic Primary School, Dutton Park we believe all Year 6 students are leaders. Together, we make up a team of leaders who follow our school motto “Serviam” meaning to be of service. At the beginning of each year the Year 6 students submit an application to be part of a ministry group that leads initiatives across our school and the community. Our ministry groups include; Pastoral Care, Catholic Identity, Stewardship and Social Justice. The 2021 leaders are looking forward to creating many opportunities to be of service to our school and the wider community. As leaders we pledge to lead with love and kindness whilst representing St Ita’s with pride.
St James College, Spring Hill
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
Our vision is to uphold and enhance a welcoming, inclusive and loving environment allowing students to be the best version of themselves. We hope the Jimmies Spirit shines within each student in the College. This Spirit is where students are working towards one goal whether it be - education, social interactions or a drive for success.
- David John and Rosemary Maina
St John Fisher College, Bracken Ridge
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
As the St John Fisher College Community celebrates 40 years in 2021, I am honoured and proud to serve as the College Captain. This year’s theme of “Small acts: Big Impacts,” aims to recognise small actions not only by those today, but also by those before us, and those into the future, who inspire and empower our young women every day, not just at the college, but alsointo the broader community. We encourage our community to introduce small acts into their lives every day, which will trigger a ripple effect on those around you. One small act alone cannot change the world, however, many small actions together, canmake dreams a reality.
- Holly Megaw and Caitlyn Douglas
St Patrick’s College, Shornliffe
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
Leadership at St Patrick’s College comes with great responsibility and learning. Our leadership journey started at our Senior Student Induction liturgy on the last day of Term 3 last year. Our senior cohort has chosen 5 powerful words as our motto throughout our time as leaders at St Patrick’s. These words are … Commit, Serve, Inspire, Together … Brothers!
Student leadership at our College is considered the responsibility of all, not just those elected to College Leadership positions. Therefore, every one of our peers is committed to be a servant leader, one who will serve our community and inspire the wholestudent body to follow our example. We believe that our strength lies within our diversity and inclusion of all. We are committed to working together as a Band of Brothers to build the capacity of each other and all members of the St Patrick’s community. It is our genuine hope that by the end of 2020, each of us have learned more about ourselves through the leadership opportunities that are given to us throughout the year.
We would also like to wish the very best to Year 12 students (and leaders) in all schools.
Let us all hope that it is a year that we can all remember fondly.
St Paul’s Lutheran Primary School & Kindergarten, Caboolture
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
Our vision for St Paul’s Lutheran Primary School is to have a community where everyone feels safe, comfortable, and happy. It would be great if everyone could speak freely about their experiences and concerns if they have any.
We would like to see the students co-operating, collaborating, communicating, and having fun.
At St Paul’s our learning is exciting and challenging. We encourage other students to have a go and know that it is OK to make mistakes.
We feel honoured to be the School Captains for this amazing school. We look forward to serving our school community in 2021.
- Jorja Hughes, Cooper Byers, Ruby Tweed and Noah Pradella
St Paul’s School, Bald Hills
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
Don’t Hold Back! For some, this may remind you of a Jeep advertising campaign, but at St Paul’s, the student leadership teamhave embraced this as our School theme and vision for 2021.
Every year at St. Paul’s, the leadership team create a school theme to represent our legacy for the ongoing year. After COVID-19,we decided to use our theme as an empowering motto to get everyone back into the school routine in a unified and enthusiastic manner. Every student, right from Pre-Prep to Year 12 is encouraged to put themselves out there and get involved.
For example, this was perfectly seen during our Valentine’s Day event. A small idea to sell personalised roses was amplified,with all school leadership portfolios working together as one, with profits going towards our School Production. The theme nicely tied into some of our School’s realms of thinking, such as ‘Openness to Experience’ and ‘Tolerance for Ambiguity’.
Our goal is to continue to build a strong sense of community throughout the entire school using our theme. We want every student to reach their full potential and we will be doing all we can to get alongside one another and demonstrate a heartfor servant leadership.
As a school we want 2021 to be an opportunity to establish a new ongoing culture of resilience and teamwork with everyoneprepared to not hold back.
- Sameel Deoji and Chantelle Jackson
St Peter’s Catholic Primary School, Caboolture
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
All Year Six students at St Peter’s are challenged to take on the role of servant leader through their connection with one of the five senior ministries. The ministries for 2021 are The Community Ministry, The Environment Ministry, The Assembly Ministry, The Recreation Ministry and The Public Relations Ministry. Each year two students from each ministry are elected by their peers to form a Student Council. The purpose of this council is to give students an opportunity to refine their leadership skills by organising and giving input on issues and events that contribute to school spirit and community welfare. Most importantly, the student council represent the voice of all St Peter’s students as they work for the greater good of the community as a whole. Congratulations to the Student Council members for 2021:
Community Ministry: Addison McGowen and Isabella Barr
Recreation Ministry: Cohen Reynolds and Havana Hickman
Assembly Ministry: Adelyn Eakin and Sam Osborne
Public Relations Ministry: Giuliano Giorgio and Maggie Barry
Environment Ministry: Salvatore Pinna and Ava Sing
St Peters Lutheran College, Indooroopilly
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
Unity after hardship — it’s a vision so fitting for leaders on the recovering side of a global pandemic. The 2021 Captains at St Peters Indooroopilly plan to move into a phase of leadership characterised by oneness; one College body, working together to serve the wider community.
“Through COVID we didn’t have much interaction with the community outside St Peters,” Vice Captain, Jake Harford, shared. “It meant that we weren’t able to help out when it was most needed. This year, we want to change that. We want to help the community around us bounce back, and we want the whole College to get involved.”
More to that, the Captains want to unite the Year Levels.
“Our vision is to have everyone excited to come to school every day,” College Captain, Maddie Rushmore said. “We’re so lucky to go to such an amazing school and we have so many opportunities available to us. We just really want to encourage people to make the most of them and give things a go — get involved and develop inter-Year Level relationships.”
Plans for that are well underway, and the Captains have gone above and beyond in their first efforts. From sacrificing holiday time to welcome new students on their Orientation Day; to travelling to the Sunshine Coast to help out on Year 7 Camp, there’s not much these Captains won’t do to achieve their vision.
Best of luck 2021 Captains. You are going to achieve great things!
St Rita’s College Clayfield
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
This year, St Rita’s College’s pillar is Hospitality and we aim to embrace every student at St Rita’s like family at our ‘heaven on a hill’. Our theme for 2021 is “hands of hospitality”, encouraging students to recognise their power to positively impact our community. Each Term will target a specific aspect of hospitality, promotedby an accompanying hand symbol.
Term 1 is Welcoming Spirit, represented by a waving hand. By bringing together the College as a community and promoting spirit, a welcoming and hospitable environment will be created by and for everyone.
The focus for Term 2 is on Welcoming Self, represented by love heart hands to emphasise the mental health of students. This is all about self-compassion, self-love and being hospitable to ourselves.
And finally, we will Welcome Others in Term 3, represented by the peace sign. To spread hospitality outside of the College, members of the wider community will be welcomed and treated with hospitality.
Community spirit and passion is so important in order for students to respect and support one another. We want to ensure that everyone feels included and encouraged to try their best at all they can. One way we will acknowledge this is through ourpeer-nominated “hospi-pal” awards, to acknowledge superstars who make our school a better place, regardless of how big or small their acts are. Hospitality is about reaching out a hand for those in need. We want this idea to flourish in 2021 by encouraging and recognising these acts.
Stretton State College
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
A leader is someone who listens and understands the needs of the people, giving them a voice to be heard. As a College Captain of 2021, it is my duty to communicate with students and teachers in order to bring everyone closer together as a community. I look forward to collaborating with my fellow Captains and School Leaders in making Stretton State College the best school it’s ever been.
- Jerry Li
Captaincy is not defined by the figure speaking on assembly; it is not defined by a badge. A true leader is characterised by their SPIRIT, purpose, and teamwork.
- Serena Huang
Being a leader, is more than being the person with the badge. It is about making connections, helping others, and being the voice for people. While having the badge does make it easier to create change, leadership is not defined by this, everyone has the opportunity to lead in their own way.
- Isaac Miles
Our vision for this year is to be approachable and include everyone’s ideas and thoughts. I see leadership like a race not finishing first but staying behind and helping everyone cross the line. We want everyone to feel like they belong at our school and see the senses of community that our school lives up to. Our goal for this year leave behind a legacy of mate ship, inclusivity, and kindness.
- Eloise Butler
Sunnybank State High School
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
Our primary goal for the Sunnybank SHS School community in 2021 is to continue to facilitate an environment that is inclusive of everyone. For us to achieve this, our leadership team will strive to organise more events that are inclusive of all year levels. We will maintain a close relationship with the junior students; even after the Orientation Buddy program has occurred, our senior leaders will continue to value and build on inter year level friendships. We hope to grow this by encouraging students to get involved in year level events, maintain a close partnership with their Year Level Coordinator, and encourage participation in whole school activities such as sporting carnivals. We will also value our community engagement and are committed to continuing our connections with community which includes our Wednesday activities down at the Sunnybank Special School and our annual STEM challenge with local primary schools. Several members of our leadership team are also applying for Youth Parliament as they wish to be involved and make real changes to the community around us. However, most of all our vision for this year is one of all-inclusive fun and long lasting memories.
- Ruby Nguyen and Fahmi Osman Abdi
Trinity College, Beenleigh
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
Trinity College is a place for comfort through family and friends. Throughout the process of being gifted with my position, I will continue to strive in making everybody in this community feel as they belong, allowing them to grow through knowledgeand passion in studies and any other endeavours in life.
- Ellie Lahrs, Captain
As a leader of Trinity College, we strive to increase participation across the whole of the school community to embrace our family spirit.
- Ben Southam, Captain
As Vice-Captain at Trinity College, it’s truly been one of the best learning experiences thus far. I’ve done nothing like this before, and I can say that I’ve become less anxious than I was at the very beginning from when we started at the start of term 4. I feel like it’s because the trinity family allows me to feel accepted and unafraid to voice my opinion, especially the staff. The role Maiella and I have been given pushes us to work even harder than ever before, and with the Trinity Leadership team by our sides, it feels like anything is possible. At events like the school barbecues,and swimming carnival - our leadership skills are shown to develop and allows us to recognise we are all in this together.”
- Junior Sakoonchai, Vice-Captain.
Tullawong State High School, Caboolture
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
Tullawong State High School’s vision is empowering students to reach their full potential, and as a collective community will be focusing on the theme for 2021 which is ‘Together, we can take it higher’. School Captains for 2021 Colby Ginardi, Liam Keegan, Jenny Lee and Gemma Richards will lead students to fulfil the theme for the year. Gemma Richards is looking forward to leading our younger students through cohesion and supporting every member of our community. “At the end of the year when I graduate, I want to look back and know I made an impact, that I always put my best foot forward and tried my best for my school community”. Liam Keegan and Colby Ginardi are also excited to take the reign and lead the school to new heights through culture and engagement. “I want to leave a legacy and know when I graduate, I was a part of making even a small change for our students and community by being proactive in establishing a positive culture and a sense of belonging for all students. I want to be a proactive captain and not just sit back and watch”. Colby Ginardi said he wants to give all students the opportunity to have a voice on issues that affect them. “After a disruptive year in 2020, 2021 is the year to be more engaged as a community and as a representative for the school I want to ensure every student has a positive experience at school”.
Wavell State High School
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
As the School Captains of Wavell State High School, we have made it our responsibility to unite, engage, and inspire our school community.
We are determined to encourage our peers to pursue the vast opportunities and avenues available during their time at Wavell. Our hope is that through engagement in school activities, students will feel a sense of belonging, develop their character and grow their mindset. Wavell’s culture embodies individuals striving to be their best in their chosen field and to serve the community.
Our goal is to leave a legacy that can be continued through future leaders of the school. This legacy has transcended through previous Captains and is encapsulated by our passion, pride and love for our school. Wavell is proudly known for its traditional values and expectations while also offering opportunities for every student. We will model the way for the younger students to ensure our reputation as a great state school remains.
- Noah Montgomery, Julianna Zumbo, Ella De Silva and Eric Lockton
Windaroo Valley State High School
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
The Leadership Vision created by our 2021 student leadership focusses on two key aspects this year:
- Visual presence throughout the school
- Community/school involvement
The student leaders will endeavour to be visually present throughout the school community. The aim is for all students in the school to easily recognise the student leaders. The team has identified that being approachable and supportive are critical components to ensure the school culture is inclusive.
The second part is student involvement across the school. The 2021 student leaders believe they can have a significant impact both in school and community through their involvement in events that promote connectedness. Our leaders will seek feedback from students in all year levels on ways to embed activities within the House Cup framework. The objective will be to identify activities that encourage participation by all students.
Woodridge State High School
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
Our vision for 2021 is demonstrate, promote and encourage participation in a positive school environment. We intend to be powerful role models for our peers each and every day while maintaining an inclusive community. We are empowered, resilient and world changing!
Wynnum State High School
What is your vision for your school community in 2021?
As School Captains of Wynnum State High our vision for 2021 is to lead a vibrant and happy school where we live our PROUD mantra every day. Being positive, respectful, on task, unified as a student community and determined to be the best students that we can be, is our aim every day. We plan to have many community events so that all students can be involved in our school and by doing this we will ensure a welcoming and fun school, where we all belong. Always remember, We’re Wynnum and We’re PROUD.
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