This year, I was honoured to be the MC for the September 2024 Spirit Assembly. In my role, I worked closely with Jerome and all of the point people to effectively get the assembly running.

Before and throughout the assembly, there were road bumps and learning curves before and throughout the assembly, but overall, I believe it was a fun and engaging event. A theme in the curricular competencies I found myself using the most was teamwork and principles of leadership. There was a lot of back and forth, with people pointing out what we should do to improve or run things smoothly, using a lot of communication throughout the whole assembly.

All crews had a pretty intense time crunch, but with communication and awareness, we were able to manage a lot more. Jerome and I communicated a lot with gestures or talking to adjust to either grade group as our audience was much different and had to improvise in some areas where we needed work. I was able to recognize why it was so important to be a team player and be understanding and empathetic of my peers or audience’s contribution during this whole event.

Within this event, I learnt the significance of thorough communication and learnt how to deal with unexpected situations as a team, instead of working on issues alone. Overall, I would call this event a success and I am proud of the work that Leadership put out for the school to be a part of!