Laver House Captains book 2019

L ooking B ack

Highlight of my Captaincy The highlight of being Laver House Captain was definitely Year 7 Camp. Having the opportunity so early on in the year to bond with the youngest members of the school and my other fellow captains was a really surreal experience. It was a time where us seniors looked around and realised that this was it, our final curtain call at Somerset College. It was so funny interacting with the Laver Year 7’s as they made their end of camp performance of being attacked at a camp site. Seeing the Year 7’s working collaboratively and trying to decide who would lead the group (and seeing all the dramas that were associated with that) opened my eyes to how much we all grow as people between Year 7 and Year 12. In 5 short years we gain the skills that allow us to lead and collaborate effectively and it was so exciting to see the start of their leadership journey. Unexpected things that happened during my Captaincy One thing I did not expect to happen during my captaincy was the amount of input we had as leaders when speaking to Mr Bassingthwaighte about the future of the College. The reason I say this is to remind you of the significance of your position. While you may only think of yourself as students, the bigger picture is, that you have been selected very carefully and that the opportunities that arise with this are incredible. Memorable moments with my Head of House Organising the chaos that is the athletics carnival trials. While it was incredibly stressful it was nice to stand back and just laugh about it. As stressful as something gets in your position, just find the positives and don’t take things too seriously.

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