Next year's school captains Seth and Caitlyn learnt of the good news a few weeks ago.

Normally, candidates for the leadership team would speak in front of the whole school, but due to COVID, they had solo interviews with their head of high school. They spoke about their goals as leaders and their faith.

From there, those running for captain were interviewed all together in front of the high school and then junior school.

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Caitlyn applied for the role because she wanted to be a positive influence in the lives of those younger than her and on their schooling environment.

"I wish to foster the support that all of our previous leaders have built together," Caitlyn said.

"I hope to make a positive contribution to the student's schooling careers and show to them a love that will carry them through junior school, high school and beyond into their adult lives."

With captaincy comes great responsibility and Caitlin, who wants to be a primary school teacher, already knows what she wants to achieve.

"My hope is to further the SHCS community that the leaders have been continuously nurturing before us, demonstrating God's love and light to all as they learn about Jesus and how they can apply his love, patience and generosity to all situations, and all people," she said.

"Ultimately, I simply wish to be a vessel through which all of our students can be heard, so that they can have a beneficial impact on their schooling experience, and can help further the community and servant-hearted culture of our school themselves."

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Seth wanted to be captain because he knew he could benefit the school.

"I believed I would, as a Christian, lead my peers in a way that will guide the school to have an inviting culture that is a benefit to the school community," Seth said.

"I don't believe that the title of 'captain' means that the words of myself and Caitlyn hold greater influence than that of the vice captains as we make executive decisions together as a team.

"Knowing that by applying for a role in leadership I would become a part of a team of young, growing Christians with a desire to grow our school and it's young students, I knew that we could lead our peers in a way that would guide the school to be defined by a Christ-centred culture that is inviting."

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Seth, who wants to become a doctor of medicine or work as a chemist in drug discovery, looked up to the previous captains.

"The previous captain, Joseph Brake, was very influential as he fought for what he believed needed to be done, but didn't do so selfishly," he said.

"Without the meetings Joe ran, I likely wouldn't have ran for captain.

"He also inherited groups from previous captains, but also gave the groundwork for some of the ideas that I wish to expand upon, and pass on to the captains that come after."

The vice captains for next year are Ben, Luc, Luke and Georgia.

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