SRC 2008

This year, students from Years 7–9 on the Tiverton campus gathered one lunchtime a week to suggest and discuss ideas about student welfare with Ms Marino. The main focus has been the raising of money for the sponsorship of our Homeless World Cup team, Sierra Leone, who will be competing in the Homeless World Cup in December. Other initiatives included Shoesday Tuesday(a day where we wore red shoelaces and kept our shoes on for 24 hours), Sausage sizzles and casual clothes days, which were held throughout the year to raise funds. All were a great success. Most of the boys showed great commitment over the year, turning up to meetings, week in week out, to canvas ideas and share thoughts and feelings. Ms Marino has been a great help and initiatives would not have been possible without her. Her one wish for next year is that the group is as good as this year’s. Ashton Agar, Dimitri Damianes and Fletcher Roberts On behalf of the Year 9 SRC group 2008

How would you react if you were elected for SRC? At the start of the year we stood up at the front of the class and braved humiliation to lead our peers. It made us feel like we were helping our classmates communicate with teachers and improve the school for the students (especially for the Year 8s). We have discussed things like, sporting equipment, uniform changes and overall improvement of the Year 8 classrooms and outdoor areas. We met regularly with Mr Riordan and reported to him on what we had discussed with Ms Marino in the meetings. We made many changes around the school from fixing drink taps and basketball rings to installing cameras in the classrooms so we could enter the classroom before Homeroom. We feel as if we have changed the school for the better. It’s been a great experience and we thank Ms Marino for using her time to help improve life at De La Salle.

Rhyard Sahely, Mark McKee and Ryan Moody On behalf of the Year 8 SRC group 2008

SRC Means……

Being an SRC means that we are representing our fellow peers and making suggestions/decision that will affect our student body. The Selection….. There was relief in the air as our names were called out. One by one our names were drawn, announcing a new group of SRC leaders for Semester 2 2008. The Experience…….. We ran the weekly assembly in a group formation, as well as attending the Tuesday lunchtime meeting. What has changed……. We have suggested topics to Mr Riordan, such as fruit in the canteen and moving class lockers outside into corridors to reduce classroom congestion. How we have benefited…… We have appreciated having responsibilities and privileges. We thank all the teachers/fellow students for their vote in electing us as Year 7 leaders for 2008. Darcy Craig, George Vlahogiannis, Michael McMahon, John Glover On behalf of the Year 7 SRC group 2008