#macrobleadership

Hey!

Unfortunately, we don’t know exactly what the criteria is. This is a question best directed to Mrs Dean!

Here is a link that might help too: http://friendsatmacrob.tumblr.com/post/179040991002/hey-fam-just-wondering-what-school-colours-and

Hey there,

Form captains are essentially responsible for relaying information from meetings to the form and collecting the form roll everyday in order to distribute any notices if there are any. You’ll also have the opportunity to work with form captains from all year levels as well as the school captains to help organise and run Mac.Rob Week

As a year 9 form captain, you’ll also have the responsibility to coordinate form challenges and also Battle of the Forms which is an event for year 9s that occurs at the end of the year.

This things are always subject to change so if you are a form captain next year, you’ll learn as you go!

Hey,

Briana: I was actually GIV leader in 2017 and was also doing two 3/4s. Personally I didn’t find it to be too overwhelming because I was working with 3 other co-leaders (not sure if they’re changing it for next year though). This also made it a lot easier to lean on each other and lighten the load. It’s also good because term 1 is probably the busiest time with Red Cross Calling as well as The Good Friday Appeal and that’s when you will have the least number of SACs. After term 1, our team delegated one volunteering event to each leader to solely be in charge of which made it easier for us to have a bit of a break between us. My co-leaders and I were also doing different subjects so we were able to take on more work if someone else had a lot of SACs coming up and vice versa. I definitely recommend going for it if you’re passionate about volunteering because it’s such a fun leadership role and was honestly one of the highlights for me last year. Good luck and all the best with the application process!

Love,

Hey,

School colours are acknowledgements of the contribution you’ve made to the school. There are two types of school colours; Half and Full. These indicate the amount of service you have contributed to the school by years. Half is for a “commitment of a minimum of 1 ½ years of participation in the category or 1 year for new Year 11 students (exceptional students who were new to the school in Year 12 may also be considered)”, Full is for “a minimum of 2 years (students who start at the school in Year 11 may be considered for Full School Colours after a year of service)”.

School colours are awarded to those who have had a large impact on the school and co/extracurricular activities. Generally school colours are awarded to portfolio leaders (because of the nature of their position they committed lots of time to the improvement of school) and people without leadership positions who have participated in a lot of school activities (usually focused on a specific area ie. drama).

The nomination of school colours is done by portfolio leaders and teachers, and whether nominees receive colours are decided by Ms Dean based on a set of criteria.

Hope this helps!

Love,

Hey there,

We’re not too sure about the rules surrounding leadership and holding multiple positions either as there have been changes to leadership throughout our time at Mac.Rob and there never seemed to be any kind of explicit notice that let us know what positions allowed for other positions as well.

It’d be best to get in touch with Mrs Dean about this as she’ll be able to give you a definitive answer but in the past we think that Pallas Editor can only hold that position and not any others due to the magnitude and importance of that role. It might also be worthwhile to speak to our SRC presidents to see if there were any students this year that held multiple roles and what those roles were to see if they match up with what you’re thinking of applying for.

Hey,

We understand where you’re coming from and we’re sorry that popularity dictates leadership positions in the way that it does sometimes.

We can’t tell you for sure what the probability is like for any person to be selected for any position – whether ‘popular’ or not – but regardless of that, we think that if this is something you really care about then it is absolutely worth trying out for. Sure if many people apply, not all of them will be selected but not trying at all means that you would have never gotten the chance to be selected no matter how much you may have wanted it. Don’t let the fear of not getting what you want stop you from going for it altogether. Be confident and put yourself out there.

If you don’t believe you will have the time to commit to FAM then, in that sense, FAM may not be the best portfolio for you to apply for because being a FAM member requires constant and maximal effort. As we are a collective, we need to be able to rely on each other and support each other, so if there are people who are unable to commit to their role and maintain their share of the work, it takes a toll on every other team member and affects the quality of the work that FAM does.

Hey,

Some leadership opportunities for Year 9 include:

SRC executives (2 per year level)

Sports reps (2 per year level)

Form Captain (1 per class)

Social Service Rep (1 per class)

Other positions you could also apply for include

SRC Year Level Rep

Environment Committee

I.T. Committee

Pallas committee

Ethos committee

Hope this was helpful!

Hi there,

The application process for FAM leader must’ve changed from when we applied as we never had to present a portfolio. If you’re talking about applying for the team, then try and come up with the most crazy and out there ideas to impress your next year’s leaders. From experience, the leaders are usually looking for someone with a lot of enthusiasm, passion and creativity, so let yourself shine through your application. Make sure that by the end of the application, you have talked a bit about yourself between the lines. Don’t be scared to get crazy!

Good luck!

Love,