Being a
Volunteer
My name is Sahana
Sateesh. I am one of the newly chosen volunteers of the junior school at
Oakridge’s Newton Campus. The junior school is comprised of grades 1 to 5. The
investiture ceremony made me feel proud of who I am and it was also a lot of
fun. From the moment we marched down the middle aisle to the stage till the
time my name was called and I was given my badge I felt proud. This meant that
I was becoming a leader and a role model. My parents came to the ceremony and
they were equally proud of me. At the ceremony, we also took the Oakridge
pledge to perform our duties sincerely. Along with the position of a volunteer
comes a lot of responsibility and duties. Becoming a volunteer was not that
easy, you have to be elected by your classmates and class teacher with votes. I
learnt that one has to have all the right profiles and attitudes in order to be
chosen as a volunteer. As of today, I have been a volunteer for just one
day and I like it a lot. I, along with a few other volunteers, and Prefects
maintain discipline in junior school. We also make sure that wastage of food is
significantly reduced in the lunch hall, and a timely and orderly dispersal.
Our duties also include attending meetings, planning for various activities and
helping the teacher as well as the Prefect council. As a volunteer, I want to
maintain discipline and reduce the wastage of food and make the Junior School on
the Newton campus the best.
My
Experience of Becoming a Prefect
I was new to the school
and the school was new to me. I was happy that I would meet new friends and new
teachers. I started getting adjusted to the new school and also the new
environment and it was a very nice experience for me. One day, there was a
discussion that the prefects were being selected. First, I didn't know what a
prefect is and then my mom explained about the same to me. Prefects
were basically the heads of the primary school. Eventually, also got to know
about the selection process. I gave my name for the selections, which were
about to happen. There were various rounds for the selection of a prefect. In
the first round, I had to speak about the word ‘tolerance’ for one minute. The
next round consisted of speaking to the teacher on, how could we make school
events more interesting.I qualified in both the rounds and moved to the next
round which was random interaction with other coordinators. After all these
qualifying rounds, the final round was to speak and interact with our grade
coordinator and activity coordinators. After all these rounds, the wait was
over, and the names of the prefect committee were announced. I was immensely
happy that I was a part of it. The posts were still not revealed to us, and we
were to get it as a surprise on the day of the Investiture Ceremony. The grand
preparation and rehearsals for the ceremony began and we practiced for the
march past. Finally the day arrived when the posts were to be given to us in
front of all the audience. We were very excited, got dressed in formals and
came for the ceremony. All the parents of the prefects were invited.The
students of 4th and 5th were present to witness the grand ceremony and
their newly appointed leaders. The Vice-Principal spoke about the ceremony and
our names were announced in our posts by our teachers. The badges were pinned
to our shirts by the honorary delegates. It was a proud moment for me, my
teacher, my parents and friends too. I was conferred the sports captain post
and when the ceremony was over we had an individual picture with our parents
and teachers. Now, my new role as a prefect and a sports Captain has begun and
I have pledged that I will do my duties to the best of my abilities. I thank
all my teachers and coordinators for supporting me and trusting me that I can
deliver my duties well.
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