Community & Business
17 March, 2022
Malanda leaders shine
LAST Tuesday was a buzz for Malanda State School’s senior students, with the 2022 student leaders being officially inducted into their new positions.
During the ceremony, each leader was presented a badge by their parent or carer and introduced to the school community.
Deputy Principal Shannon Palmer said the kids had to do complete a nomination process last year, where teachers and students learnt about their values and voted for who they believed would make the best leader.
“Our Student Leadership System is one of a kind, it is a comprehensive and fair process where students who exhibit high quality skills and values on a daily basis have the opportunity to be elected into a leadership position as role models in our community,” she said.
“Observable leadership qualities such as learner behaviour, attendance, behaviour, speech delivery and cohort voting are all taken into consideration as part of the selection process.
“All leadership positions have a specific role description which details the accountability and performance indicators for each position.”
This year’s Malanda State School captains are Lily Mollenhagen, Felicity Graham, Mitchell Bird and Fletcher Winsor. Sports captains for Ithaca are Rylie Prince, April Burtenshaw, Tiarnan Carey and Abbie Millar and for Quinan are Wade Winters, Miciah Pickering, Sienna Gloger and Tahlia Mallyon.
The band leader is Anthony Glaspy, Choir Leader is Elise McTaggart and MSS Dance Crew Leader is Tanami Nightingale.
These students will spend the year working alongside staff and students to help make their school environment a safe and happy place to learn and grow.
