Winston Churchill. Mother Teresa. Margaret Thatcher. Steve Jobs. Mahatma Gandhi. What did all of them have in common?
They were great leaders in their own fields as not only did they inspire many people to forge ahead during troubled times, they also left a lasting legacy. The great work they accomplished will be admired and evaluated for generations to come. It is the 21st century now and as they were great in their times, in this modern world today, we will be achieving greatness, too.
"With great powers come great responsibilities." This is a famous line from the movie, Spiderman. Well these 21 young and daring leaders proved that this quote is true. Fourteen of them were elected class president and vice-president of their respective grade level:
Grade 7A: Dianne Gabiño, President and Annika Intal, Vice-President
Grade 7B: Gwen Limuel Sipe, President and Johndirk Navarro, Vice-President
Grade 8A: Danielle Tarrosa, President and Jennie Baluarte, Vice-President
Grade 8B: Cricel Anne Abata, President and Hans Christian Canasa, Vice-President
Grade 9A: Christian Artillo, President and Mary Jo Negrito, Vice-President
Grade 9B: Angela Suara, President and Don Aris Hadap, Vice-President
Grade 10: Yorika Jaud, President and Spenzer Umali, Vice-President
Together with the Junior High School classroom officers were the newly Students Affair Council (SAC) officers namely:
President: Steve Louise Rotelo
Vice-President: Claire Tarrosa
Secretary: Leanne Guanco
Treasurer: Mel Apacible
P.I.O.: Ayesha Quirao
Sgt. at Arms: Christine Salvacion and Toffy Amador
Last July 9, we went on a team building at Forest Springs, Patag Mountain Resort (the last stand of the Japanese Imperial Army in Negros Island where numerous war artifacts were recovered and foxholes and tunnels can still be found). We had a whole day activity which we truly enjoyed, with games like building tower made of drinking straws to crossing the river game and catching the dragon's tail. We enjoyed all of it and we learned many lessons and values from it, like working together will make the result favorable to everyone in the team, being patient and understanding and to think positively. The activity I liked the most is catching the dragon's tail, we were to form a line and the first in line is the dragon's head, the last in line is the dragon's tail. The dragon's head then tries to catch the tail by maneuvering the line around so that he can tag the last player. All the players in the middle do their best to hinder the dragon's head. Don't let the line break. It was tiring yet fun!
At the end of the day, more than the memories and fun, it was the lessons that we learned that matters. And I was able to make an acronym of the word LEADER, of what a leader must posses and must be.
A leader must Lead.
A leader must Empower.
A leader must be Aware.
A leader must be Daring.
A leader must be Effective.
A leader must be Resilient.
"The boy who is going to make a great man must not make up his mind merely to overcome a thousand obstacles, but to win in spite of a thousand repulses and defeats." Theodore Roosevelt, 27th President of the USA
Written by: Steve Louise Rotelo, Grade 10
SAC President 2016
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