Wow, that must make it quite competitive.
At my school there are 12 positions.
Err...leadership? I think it's how other students interact with you & whether you can get the job done.
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At my school there are 12 positions.
Not quite as competitive as you'd think. Probably had 12 people overall go for it (I think it was 5 guys, 7 girls), and you immediately knew which ones wouldn't get it.
Umm... You can voice the opinions of students much better. I have weekly meetings with my Principal where we can argue a point or make suggestions which can work a lot of the time.
Opportunities to go to leadership days/camps (if you're into that, I'm not really a huge fan).
Run assemblies? Haha.
Teachers though, pretty much if they like you and you're a good student they'll be more inclined to choose you. They know who they want in.
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Awws, but Spiral is not that likeable by teachers.
Even maffs?
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I would really to be a prefect, there's no way I'm anywhere near popular enough for captain/vice captain so I wouldn't try for that.
As a prefect I would actually want to do stuff for the school and actually go to the meetings. Most people just want it to put something on their college apps to look good >.< Or to prove how popular they are, they don't care about the school at all. Prefects don't do speeches, but if they ever did, I'd like to do a humorous one.
As a prefect I would actually want to do stuff for the school and actually go to the meetings. Most people just want it to put something on their college apps to look good >.< Or to prove how popular they are, they don't care about the school at all. Prefects don't do speeches, but if they ever did, I'd like to do a humorous one.
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Well, every teacher "loves" me pretty much but for one of my subjects, which shall be un-named, the teacher unfairly favours me. It's very creepy.
I basically have three school stalkers.
- A guy that calls me "Cosine kid" and pinches my face.
- A guy that is obsessed with me and calls me cute. He loves my abilities in Maths.
- A guy that's just obsessed with my notes. I wouldn't give it to him, until he threatened to lick me.
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I totally agree with this. I would actually stay at lunch for meetings instead of going home. It also gives you leadership skills which could help in the future.
I know a lot of people who are thinking of trying out for captain or vice are putting in a list of their achievements & activities & are planning on talking about this for the whole speech. A humorous speech would definitely make you stand out.
Those are some strange stalkers you have there & they are all guys...
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Worst thing is, I am not even joking...
If you do a speech, don't have it written down so you can read off it. That's the worst.
So improvise?
In a sense. Have an idea of what you're going to say but don't stand there with your head down reading in a monotonous voice.
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Our school's system pretty much makes it impossible for a captain or vice-captain (we dont have prefects-just two captains and two vice captains) to be chosen on the basis of popularity. They need to fulfill each criteria- Academic, Leadership, Community/Cultural activities, Sport and Spiritual. There are no speeches and only that year votes. You could be the shy-est person at school and fit the criteria the most, and get school captain.
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Correct.
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^That sounds like a good system. My school it's more popularity centric though you can't be a prefect/captain if you've gotten a certain discipline level punishment-it makes you ineligible.
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^Haha what? Maths skill has nothing to do with school captaincy!
At my school they were elected by the teachers (catholic schools and their image)
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I am school captain.. Honestly it didn't really affect me, I had some great opportunities to meet people this past year and attend some fun events. Just try, no harm in doing so. LOL and look at my subjects, do you think I am that popular? xD If your school is like ours teachers get a larger vote weight so more than often the leader gets captain while the popular one gets vice.