Excellence in the arts:

E5: Improve your confidence and skills: prepare and present a speech on a topic of your choice at a Rimu house hui :

2013 House leader speech:

Hello, my name is Jessica ....I would firstly like to tell you a little bit about myself, Im 12 years old, Im in room 42 rimu house of course, I play football, tennis & surfing. Rimu I stand here before you to explain why I could be your house leader of 2013, 

I realize that it's a privilege to be in a great house like Rimu and to be able to share my last year at intermediate with amazing teachers and students. I promise to work hard to be the effective leader that you would be proud of. I will try to uphold and obey the S.T.A.R.S and become the role model that you can all look up to. I will assist teachers and students in any way possible to the best of my abilities. I will always try to be respectful, responsible, honest, trustworthy and reliable. I will always try to treat everyone equally and I will aim to become a person that everyone would feel comfortable coming to. I would always take my responsibilities very seriously and always with a smile. 

I have done few sports in my time, and I understand the pressure to succeed and how much you really want to do well, and I know how much the continuous support of everyone around helps, and therefore I will stand by each and every member of rimu. I got sport’s girl of the year at my old school in auckland and I was also a house leader, so I understand the responsibilities that come with the job and the abilities you need to uphold this job.

This job demands time, effort, enthusiasm and most of all, the ability to lead. I believe I hold all these qualities and if not, I am more than willing to learn them in the process. I promise to dedicate myself to serving the school and especially you, my fellow students. I had the Honor to be class leader in 2012, it was an amazing experience and now I believe i’m ready for the next step of responsibilities. Being house leader or not I will stand up for my house and cheer them on continuously. I won’t just try be a leader, I will aim to be looked at as a friend to all the pupils of rimu, and hopefully a good student in my teachers eyes. I will push everyone to the extent of there abilities academically and physically, I will reach for the spirit trophy but encourage till the end, and stand by each and everyone one of you.