Figure 1.--Many New Zealand schools have prefects to help supervise the younger children. This is more common in private than in the state schools. Here a prefect at a prep school is working with some of the younger students..
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Figure 1.--Many New Zealand schools have prefects to help supervise the younger children. This is more common in private than in the state schools. Here a prefect at a prep school is working with some of the younger students.. |
Students serve in all kind of official and informal positions. The best knmow are the head boy and/or girl. There are all kinds of other positions, sports team captain,
prefects, studen council representives, tutors, violence mediators, library assistants and many other posts. Perhap the bestvknown student position has been the head boy and girl based on a similar position at British schools. At the time most schools selecting head boys and girls were single gender schools, thus one boy or girl was chosen. Mow in New Zealand most schools are coeducational thus a boy and girl are normally chosen meaning two students rather than just one. They are now often called the head students. The post is similar to the student body to the student council president elected at American schools, although at many New Zealand schools they are not elected.
As Head Students at Cashmere High in 1993 we entered our seventh form year expecting to come across extended social opportunities. We also felt somewhat apprehensive about the year ahead of us. As it turned out, 1993 was a year of sunny days and long sports results which, more often than not, ended up in Troy's hands--well usually.
Over all, being Head Students has been a very worthwhile and rewarding experience which has given us the chance to meet many new people and make many new friends, both within and outside of the school.
We've both appreciated the advice and input from our friends and teachers over the year and thank you for the good times we've spent together at school.
Well have many fond memories of Cashmere High. The success of the Lyp Sync competition was one that brought out the Milli Vanilli in all of its contestants and will be long remembered.
We were also both leaders on the fourth form outdoor education camps, and found the relaxed interaction between the fourth and seventh formers extremely worthwhile, discovering that there really is life below seventh form level.
The Cabaret was one of the highlights of the year, where everyone relaxed the social restrictions that would normally exist - well, as relaxed as is possible with three cans of hairspray in their elaborate hairdos, and living in constant fear of falling out of expensive, long-anticipated dresses.
This year is Women's Suffrage year, which has been very important to Smelly Melly and others with Cashmere High. This left Troy stranded yet again in assembly, armed only with sports results, which Melody munched merrily on croissants at the Park Royal Suffrage breakfast.
In conclusion, we'd like to thank all who make Cashmere such a pleasant environment.
Best wishes to next year's Head Students.
Troy Boy Gilly May (Troy Gilmore)
Smelly Melly (Melody Pilgrim
Lymphad (Cashmere High School), 1993
This year I was both pleasantly surprised and humbled to be named as Head
Prefect of a school which has given me so much over a short period of time.
I was grateful for the opportunity to serve my school, and I eagerly
anticipated the challenges ahead of me.
As the year wore on, it became blatantly obvious that all previous head boys'
accounts in the Waitakian had in fact been true: the job was both challenging
and rewarding at the same time. Through the trials, tribulations and trivial
occurrences which ruled everyday life for me this year, I have discovered
many things about myself, and also about my fellow pupils. The experiences I
have encountered, both pleasant and otherwise, will undoubtedly stand me in
greater stead for future situations.
A major event in the highly important, though undervalued, cultural side of the
school occurred this year with the staging of the annual choir and drama
evening, in one of the school‘s major assets, the Auditorium. The level of
dramatic knowledge and musical talent displayed by the lads was many
leagues above that which has been exhibited previously. There looks to be a
solid future ahead for cultural activities within Waitaki‘s walls, and these will
be developed further by the tremendous facilities offered with the recently
developed
Waitakian, 1997.
Being Deputy Head Prefect for 1986 was an honour. It has been a worth while experience and a huge responsibility , which has kept me on task. The most satisfying thing was being able to communicate with both the senior and junior school. It has been a great year working alongside a great bunch of guys and I wish everyone all the best in whatever goals they have in mind.
Sakdy Phommahaxay, Kelsonian (Kelston Boys' High School), 1996
