Captains 2023: Getting to know our leaders
Felicity Klinge:
What traits are most important to leadership and why?
“I think being someone who is real and vulnerable is really important – showing people that it’s ok not to always have it all together, we are always learning, I want to show people what that’s like.”
How would you like to be remembered?
“I would like to be remembered as someone really approachable as a friendly face around the school – if someone needed to have a chat I’d like to know they could come up to me. Leaving a legacy isn’t necessarily about what you do, but how you made people felt. I want people to remember me as someone who made them feel welcome and like they belonged,”
What are you planning on doing after school?
“Secondary education and teaching modern history, otherwise I could go with a completely different direction and, or a bachelor of criminology and do forensics.”
What inspires you?
“I think seeing all the captains since I have started at Grace, I remember meeting the girls’ school captain my first day of year 7, she sat down and had a chat with us and she was so funny and welcoming, she really wanted to be there and be there with us. I feel like I have gotten to know the captains more throughout the years and they - and the school itself - have given me so much, that I want to give back. I want to help people have the same amazing experience that I have had.”
Lachlan Scudamore:
What traits are most important to leadership and why?
“I think it’s really important to be a servant to people, to give your time freely and try to be there for them, ensuring that they are ok and if they are not, helping them in any way you can, and stepping up to change.”
How would you like to be remembered?
“I want to be a leader who is remembered as someone who was approachable. Everyone’s experiences are different and everyone interprets situations differently, so as a leader I feel like you need to be the person who makes a difference to those individuals and listens to their individual needs. I definitely want to make an impression on everyone’s lives at the school. I Want to be that captain that anyone will talk to and I want people to know I will do things for others and will put myself out to make sure I help others in any way that I can.
"My goal is to get people from waking up in the morning and going ‘Oh, I have to go to school,’ to saying 'Yes, I get to go to school,' and I want students to enjoy coming to school and enjoy having this community.”
What are you planning on doing after school?
“For so long I knew what I wanted to do, I wanted to be an aesthetic nurse but now I think I want to go to uni and do a degree in management and have that under my belt. Then I’m also thinking about the police. I do feel like if I don’t do something that helps people where I give back to the community then I won’t be fulfilled.”
What inspires you?
“I’m inspired to give back to the school and the students. Throughout the years, the captains have always made me feel so welcomed and comfortable. They helped me to feel safer and less nervous. These captains inspired me to make an impact on other student’s lives at the school.”
