Running for Head Boy

Hello all,

I am new to this site, so nice to meet you all

I'm a shortlisted candidate for Head Boy, and I'll have to give an election speech this thursday. Both teachers and students (years 11, 12 and 13) vote in our school, with each body taking up 50% of the whole voting population, so naturally my speech will have to appeal to both these groups.

Any help will be greatly appreciated!

Cheers
Bergkamp.

Difficult to put forward advice on his one, but I would suggest that you keep it light hearted. It may be worth while asking some of your teachers is they have any ideas on what the topic should be - what works and what does not work. You may even be able to get one of them to coach you.

I would definately suggest that you spend a lot of time in rehearsal as this will be one of the key attributes.

If you get any feedback please let us know, as this topic comes up every year and it would be nice to have some specific advice on the topic etc.

which school are you from, as I am also running for Headboy under the same circumstances

hi i think i can help

i am in yar 11 and i was recently appointed headboy. I found that if you say you want to give something back to the school the teachers realy appreciatte that and then also say that if you headboy you would be able to help with any problem that any student might have it sounds patronising but they appreciate it

good luck
Jimmy Carr

hi I have recently just been appointed as head boy for the upcoming year. The best advice i can give you is be yourself! Do not go in there pretending your something your not! I was honest with them, told them how important my friends and family were to me and just told them honestly what I thought of the school, the new systems and teachers and them. Of course, do not come across rudely or abruptly. Good luck! It is a brilliant thing to achieve so i hope you do well!

mr!

hello, use this...

Mohammed Ali once said, "what keeps me going is goals", i believe that this is true for myself as well, if you have nothing to aim for, you have no motivation, no dreams and no desire, i would not be standing for this respected role of Head Boy if i did not have these three things.

you'll win it hands down!!!

Hi,

I was recently appointed head boy and also had to give a speech.
I talk about how experiences from the past have made you a better person today, and give examples. Also talk a little bit about what impression you would leave on the school if head boy.

i am also going for head boy. but this time, it is not a popularity vote but an interview from senior heads of management. please, can i have some tips.

i am wirting a speech to apply for headboy, but only for teachers, as it is they who are selecting. i need to satisifiy everyone. please can some point something dynamic out?

Listen I am the Head Boy of my school and i to spent alot of time rapping my head around my speech. Trust me it is not wroth it, teachers, students and administrator alike all respond to confidence. This is not to say go up there and 'babble' but just go up there get your point across and speak as if you have already won.

P.S. the topic of my speech was we are all leaders I have placed it below!!!

Salutation:
Principal Stubbs, Vice principals Ward and Dr. Mortimore, Respected Faculty Members, Parents, Guardians, Distinguished Guest and students of Jack Hayward High School. I bid you not only a pleasant but also a cordial Good Morning.
My name is Krishawn D Lubin upcoming Graduate of the class of 2009, aspiring entrepreneur, future visionary and more pressingly your next HEAD BOY!

I originally came up here this morning to convince you as to why I should be your leader, but I find it unimaginable that as your leader I think only of myself. Instead I have come here to convince you, why we all should become leaders. Leaders in our home, Leaders on our jobs, Leaders in our Community, Leaders in society.

Therefore On speaking to you this morning I've selected for my theme WE ALL ARE LEADERS

Body:
I start with the premise that the function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers
-Ralph Nader
Jack Hayward High School, contrary to popular belief. I see not before me the underprivileged, the deprived, the lower class of society. I see before me the class of 2009, 2010, 2011 and beyond. I see before me leaders. Anthony J. D'Angelo once quoted 'that you do not have to hold a position to be a leader. '
Thus I am inclined to ask, what is a leader. Leadership consists not in degrees of technique but in traits of character; it requires moral rather than athletic or intellectual effort, and it imposes on both leader and follower alike the burdens of self-restraint. It is said that anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm, but in the face of adversity, true leaders are born.
I stand before you not seeking to defame my fellow candidates, but to challenge you to choose a leader that can take you from where you are, to where you have never been.
The quality of a leader is reflected in the standards they set for themselves. With this I must ask, how can I allow myself to become influenced by the ideals of my peers? If I want to lead the orchestra I must turn my back on the crowd. Always looking forward and never behind, taking with me the dreams and aspirations of those that support a vision that will ultimately be for the betterment of the people. I must not tip the scale of justice because of influential standing, but weighs the scale because of an inner desire to do what is morally correct.
Jack Hayward High School as your future leader I am not only obligated but find it indigenous upon me to be the voice, as one, crying in the wilderness. The eyes seeing past doubt and indecision, focusing only on hope and possibilities. The ears that rejects the hum of negativity, yet promotes a positive mindset.
Class of 2009 and beyond we know not what tomorrow brings, but be ever certain that tomorrow begins with us. The only way to correct the past is by not repeating it in the future. As your leader I challenge you not to become a statistic but rather an exception to the rule. I challenge you not to fit into anyone's box but rather to think outside the box. As your leader I vow progression not digression. As your leader I vow to seek avenues to implement and sustain a better learning system not only for the class of 2009 but also for those that will be threading behind. As you leader I vow to dedicate my time, my intellect and my manpower to any cause that will empower us all to become leaders. We must take a stand for what is right. We must not waiver or falter in our beliefs. We must pave the road of destiny, that those who follow may have a shinning example of the endless possibilities that await them. On reflection I think Mahatma Ghandi said it best and I quote we must become the change we want to see. Jack Hayward High School, Class of 2009 and beyond We Are All LEADERS.