“Bring forth the lion in you”

Over the years, St Margaret’s has maintained a wonderful tradition where our current Year 11 students are inducted into their role as leaders for the following year. On the 29 October, 57 girls pledged their promise to be guided by our school values as they strive to attain their personal best in their studies, to build respectful relationships and fulfill their roles as leaders of our school.

Two messages were presented to the girls; the first, a reminder of the confidence that our school community has in them, as our leaders. For the second message, I asked them to think about the following questions;

 

In the jungle, which animal is the biggest?

I bet you all answered the Elephant.

In the jungle, which animal is the tallest?

I am sure you all thought of the giraffe.

Who is the wisest animal in the jungle?

I bet you answered the owl or a fox.

Who is the fastest animal in the jungle?

I am sure you all thought of the cheetah.

Amongst all of the wonderful qualities I have mentioned where would the lion fit? He does not have any of these qualities yet we refer to the lion as the King of the jungle.

Why?

Because the lion is Courageous. The lion is bold. The lion is always ready to face any challenges, any barrier that crosses his path, no matter how big or bad they are.

The lion walks with confidence. He is a risk taker and he takes every opportunity that is presented to him.

What then, do we learn from the lion?

We learn that you don’t need to be the fastest,

You don’t need to be the wisest.

You don’t need to be the smartest.

All you need is Courage. All you need is to be bold. To be willing to try.

Believe it is possible. And that you can make a difference.

Therefore, my second message to our leaders of 2020-

It is time to bring forth the lion in you.

 

I think we can all learn a great deal from this concept of leadership. Irrespective of what we do for a living, we are all leaders of our own destiny, through the choices we make every day. May the path we lead always hold true the values of Respect, Curiosity, and good Character and, like the lion, be Courageous.

It is with great pride that I congratulate the following leaders of 2020.

Mrs Deborrah Francis
Head of Senior Girls Wellbeing

Captains
School Captains	Yebin Yang Kara O’Sullivan
Year 12 Captain	Hannah Ramsden
Gipson House Captain	Amy Herbert Maya Loeckenhoff
Campbell House Captain	Tahlia Lane Christine Lu
Cunningham House Captain	Caitlin Taylor Jessica Elfick
SRC Captain	Priya Walker Dimpy Kohli
Social Service Captain	Elizabeth Day
Music Captain	Sienna Wynne-Yorke
Sports Captain	Jessica Day
Art Captain	Xingtong Huang
Dance Captains	Mia Burridge Emily Ferdinands
Debating Captain	Sabrina Ward
Drama Captain	Courtney Hill
Duke of Ed Captain and Diving Leader	Tara Matheson
Environment Captain	Ida Gaulke
HPV and Cycling Captain	Alisa Johnson
Public Relations Ambassadors	Campbell – Ayangee Kumaranayake Cunningham – Jazz Swindells Gipson – Neleesha Perera
Music Leaders
Choir	Jessica Elfick
Orchestra Leader	Hannah Ramsden
Symphonic Winds	Nithini Kodipila Arachchige
Music section leaders	Soprano – Jessica Elfick Mezzo – Naomi Drego Alto – Henna Hasanovic
Sports Leaders
Equestrian	Ruby Keon-Cohen
Swimming	Romanie Morgan
Cross Country	Amy Herbert
Athletics	Georgia Asling
Stagecraft leaders	Tiana Liyanage
Social Service leaders	Ida Gaulke Georgia Asling Phoebe Thompson Mumu Mahjabin Hossain