Volume 24 Issue 34 04 Nov 2016 3 Heshvan 5777

Put the U in Emanuel

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Max Woolf – Head Madrich

Fellow students, teachers

You might have been wondering about the mural on the far wall.

The Madrichim and House Captains came together for the first time late in Term 2. We were asked to decide what the focus of our time should be.

There were a lot of good ideas circulating, but through discussion, one principle was common to everything we were saying – the concept that you don’t have to be that same as anybody else to be valued at Emanuel. We want everyone at Emanuel to express their individuality.

We don’t judge you on your academic ability alone. We like that you play touch footy or netball or swim, are in the band, join the musical, sew on Tuesdays, visit Monte, volunteer at Respite, sing in the choir, support gender equality. That you’re kind to your friends. That you listen and hear your teachers. We are building a community of individuals, and we invite you to join us. We are putting the U in Emanuel.

This school is a place which is made great by the contribution of individuals to the whole.

When we made the mural at the end of last term, we intended it to be a reminder. A reminder when you walk past that we value who you are.

And so when you pass that wall, we would like you to ask yourself: “What of myself would I like to see become part of this School?”

Help us put the U in Emanuel.

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Max Woolf

Head Madrich