LEADERSHIP Head and Deputy Head Prefects 2020
Dominic Edmond Head Prefect
Maadi Cup, rehearsals have begun for Evita , and there’s choir and the new kapa haka group.” Somehow he is fitting it all in, made a little easier this term because he is boarding “by choice” in Flower’s House. “You’d be surprised how much difference it makes to be able to get home so quickly from rehearsals and practices. It means I can get an extra 15 minutes sleep! “It’s very cool to be in the House and to see how the boarders live and their processes, and it’s let me start to understand their problems and concerns.” Dominic says becoming Head Prefect is a position he aspired to “for a very long time.” He finds it a very interesting role in that it calls for him to back up management and to support what the Executive Principal is doing, but also to be the focal point for the school. “You have to be in both places and find the middle ground. Deputy Head Prefect Louis Gunn and I have determined we want to take all the students’ concerns to Mr Wynne and to achieve good outcomes on their behalf.” It all takes time, and Dom says that is something he is very willing to spend. More difficult on occasions is the expectation the Head Prefect will back up the school’s ethos, even when as an individual he might be “conflicted internally.”
“ If you apply yourself to the hilt in everything you do, then you will achieve in everything .” Dominic Edmond
Christ’s College 2020 Head Prefect Dominic Edmond hopes his 12 months at the helm will inspire others to see that “the more you put in, the more you get out.” “I really want to show that it’s possible to do an awful lot at College. You don’t have to limit yourself or be scared of having a go. You can be in the drama production. You can be in the top boat. You can achieve well. It’s all doable. You don’t have to curtail your activities because you think you won’t be able to continue to do well at everything else.” He concedes it doesn’t necessarily happen easily. It takes some self- belief, some self-regulation and the development of some good organisational skills. But it can be done – with the result that each individual becomes a more accomplished person. “If you apply yourself to the hilt in everything you do, then you will achieve in everything.” Dom admits he likes to be busy and that he enjoys responsibility, vital for a Head Prefect who is both setting an example to others and fulfilling one of the most thrilling years of his life. “There’s no doubt being Head Prefect keeps you very busy, plus the fact that right now there’s rowing in preparation for the
Lots of support from a cohesive and highly motivated prefect group makes his job easier. So, too, does the support of his parents and family. (His brother, Reid, was Head of Corfe in 2016.) “I thank my parents for enabling me to be here and for all their support in helping me carry out this role to the best of my ability.”
College Issue 38 2020
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