A new year has begun and a new prefect body has been appointed. What an exciting achievement for the new 2013-2014 year!! First off, I'd like to give a big congrats to all the IB1 students who have been appointed prefects, and to encourage those who didn't get appointed just yet, to work for it in the future.
Since the prefect body is so large this year, as it is every year, because the students at hillel are such role models in society today, I'll just list off the new Head Prefects and Senior Prefects of 2013. Our new Head Girl is Alexandria Baugh, the Head Boy is Jacob Zacca. For our deputies we have the Hillelian's co-founder, Alysia Francis, and Jacob Adam. Our Senior Prefects are Megan Wong, Jodi Chung, Kathrina Dabdoub, Dominique Webster, Matthew Harrison and Charles Tufton.
On behalf of the entire prefect body, the head prefects were interviewed about their reactions towards their appointment as prefects, their goals and pending projects for their term at Hillel! I'm sure, just like every other Prefect body, they'll make it worth the school's while:
1. How do you feel as the head prefects for the 2013-2014 terms?
We all definitely feel a sense of enthusiasm and excitement for what we, alongside the prefect body, will to be able do in the near future. We really couldn't have asked for better people to work with as Head Prefects, or a better Prefect Body for us to lead. We all share a genuine desire to better the school and leave our mark on Hillel as best as we can, so right now we all, the entire prefect body, are just going full speed ahead, and it's very exciting.
2. How has the prefect, student and staff bodies responded to you as the heads?
The most overwhelming support that we've gotten so far has definitely been from the teachers. We have their full support and simply couldn't have hoped for a better response. Everyone in Grade 12 is very supportive of one another so all our friends, both on the Prefect Body and off have been very lovely and supportive, as they are to any and everyone.
3. As the Heads of the student body what are your goals for the upcoming year? What do you want to accomplish?
As the Prefect Body, we know that our job is to ensure that the school is running properly - we are supposed to be the enforcers of discipline. However, in a meeting that we had with Mr. Holmes, he told us that he had yet to see a Prefect Body with a project that could uplift the school, or raise awareness for something, or just generally leave a proper mark on the school in that way. So, that's our goal as Prefects for the next year - we want to do something impactful.
4. What are the recent happenings among prefects - are there any projects you want to take on or are in the process of organising?
We have been throwing around ideas and trying to settle on one that the whole body can agree is perfect for us. One of the most prominent has been to have fitness rallies and various fundraisers surrounding mental, physical and emotional health, with the proceeds going towards either building a gym for the school, or to donate to a charity that has the same basic theme. However, nothing is final yet. We're definitely still brainstorming.
Doesn't it sound like they have some serious plans for the near future? Good luck once again to all of you, and congratulations! I can't wait to see the mark you all leave at Hillel, and if you do concretize your gym idea I will be eternally jealous that I wouldn't have been there to milk the facilities! :-)
Brooke
