Hello, readers!
As a result of the increased transparency of the school's
new office body, we’ve started a new weekly column called ‘A Day from the
Office,’ wherein we’ll interview a new office body member every week.
We’re not much for hierarchy, so this week we went straight
to the top and interviewed the Head Boy of The Millennium School, Vatsal Jhunjhunwala. Here’s an excerpt from the interview:
Q: What have you changed since becoming Head Boy?
A: I can’t say that I’ve done everything single-handedly:
it’s been a collective effort by the entire office body. Radhika, the Head
Girl, has been very supportive. What struck me most after becoming the Head Boy
was the lack of house spirit amongst the students. Nobody cares what house
they’re in; there is hardly any competition. So, our first objective was to
increase the number of inter-house competitions, and change the house marking
scheme. We’ve come up with a new system of Likes, Dislikes and Comments. Also,
we’ve given sports activities much more importance this year.
Q: Likes, Dislikes and Comments? How do those work?
A: We have replaced house points with Likes. I think it’s a
better system because it has made marking more open and, at the same time,
strict. Every house has its own Facebook-esque profile on the soft-board in
front of the library, complete with a profile picture, cover photo and status
updates. Since everyone can see these profiles, we hope it’ll inculcate a more
competitive house spirit in the students. We update the scores regularly.
Q: Why ‘Likes’?
A: I chose to call house points ‘Likes’ because it’s a
familiar term to the students.
Q: What have you done to improve sporting events in the
school?
A: Well, immediately after the new student council was
elected, we organised football, table-tennis, cricket and badminton matches.
We’ve also got lots of events planned for the rest of the session.
Q: What have you done to improve the school's cafeteria?
A: To keep things running smoothly, we’ve appointed almost
two-thirds of the office body to the cafeteria during the lunch break, and have
enforced strict rules to only let those with a cafeteria subscription or
spending money to go through the basement into the cafeteria. This has resulted
in less people in the cafeteria, and better discipline.
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