In Leadership 10, we have been doing a unit on the different styles of leadership. Below is our group consensus on the definition for each, and my personal opinion on the most effective. Transformational Democratic Servant Visionary Pace-Setting Transactional Laissez-Faire Autocratic Personal Opinion My personal favourite style of leadership is Continue Reading
Grade 10 Leadership
The Seven Habits – Habits 6, 7 & Conclusion
Synergize The main point of this chapter is that a group effort has the potential to be much more than just its component parts. Compromise means not getting the full potential out of each side, cooperation means getting the full benefits of both sides, but synergy means getting more than Continue Reading
Girls’ Jokers Classic 2024
This year, as one of the primary assignments of Leadership 10, we ran the entirety of the 2024 Girls’ Jokers Classic basketball tournament. My personal contribution to the event this year in particular was a sponsorship from Beau Photo, allowing us to set up a professional team photo booth for Continue Reading
The Seven Habits – Habits 4 & 5
The Relationship Bank Account Similar to the Personal Bank Account (PBA) from earlier on in the book, the Relationship Bank Account (RBA) is a simple measure of how much trust you have in your various relationships. A withdrawal looks like breaking a promise, gossiping, being arrogant, and setting false expectations. Continue Reading
The Seven Habits – Habits 2 & 3
Begin With the End in Mind Once you have dedicated yourself to being proactive, you can move on to habit number two. The message of this was that in order to know how to act and what to do, you need to have goals in mind. This isn’t referring to Continue Reading
The Seven Habits – Introduction & Habit 1
In Leadership 10, I have been assigned the book The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens by Sean Covey to read in my own time, and post reflections here on my blog regarding the each of it’s sections. Get in the Habit The first chapter of the book acts somewhat Continue Reading
Remembrance Day Cemetery Walk
This past Friday, I was lucky enough to be able to participate in running John Oliver’s Remembrance Day cemetery walk both as a part of Leadership 10, and Yearbook. I thought that the experience as a whole was very touching, between seeing the actual graves of fallen soldiers, reading the Continue Reading
Buy-Low Foods BBQ Volunteering
This past weekend, I participated in a volunteer effort at Buy-Low Foods on Fraser to raise money for the John Oliver Secondary athletics program. After wrapping up, the team had raised somewhere in the neighbourhood of $150, purely from donations from community members. It was great working with everyone there, Continue Reading
Mini School Tofino Trip
This semester, the JO Mini School seniors went on a trip to Tofino, and I think I speak for everyone when I say that it was a total blast! From nature walks to discos, from drive-in burger shacks to fresh-made poke, it truly was a week to remember. Please join Continue Reading
Terry Fox Run 2024 – #NoMatterWhat
This year, I was once again lucky enough to get the chance to participate in the Terry Fox Run held in Stanley Park. Overall, the event raised over $332,000 towards cancer research and was a huge success. The weather was beautiful, and I ran a PB in the 10K of Continue Reading