On Friday 18August, 11 students had the courage to apply for a leadership role within our College. Seven of those students applied for Prefect and 5 of those students went for House Leaders. The students went up in front of the College to give their leadership speeches and even though it was a nerve-racking start to their day with butterflies in our stomach and shakiness within our voices, everybody gave a great speech. Everyone had the feeling of relief once they had finished their speeches and there was a great selection of candidates. The candidates were given an encouraging pep talk by Mr Cuskelly which helped to boost the morale. On Tuesday 22 August, the House Leaders had their interviews with the Senior Leadership Team, and this coming Friday, 25 August is the Prefect interviews and final stage of the process. Mr Cuskelly, Mr Spain and Mrs Brennan will be interviewing Prefects and will have the biggest say in the selection of leaders for 2024. This whole leadership process of our Year 11 cohort first started when we went to our Leadership camp in Brisbane. The camp provided activities that allowed us to unlock our potential as well as the potential of others to be leaders. Even though some students did not apply for a leadership position, they will still be a leader within our school as the class of 2024.

In the middle of the week, the College celebrated Book Week through fun, creative and intricate costumes. People see Book Week as a Junior event but this year, the Senior area decided to join in and dress up as well. It was great to see the College pride and thank you to everyone that dressed up. We thank Mrs Jenkinson for organising such a great event and to all the teachers, students and parents who contributed. We are looking forward to seeing more College spirit next Thursday for OLSCC Day.

Travis Tia and Mia Marchant