Term 3 week 5

Its been another great and exciting week for me here at Papakura High School, I've had a couple of leadership meetings this week, one of them being the Te kaunihera meeting, its always been a great privilege being apart of this, as it not only helps me develop my leadership skills but also helps me speak out about things that us Te Kaunihera wanna see in our school. Another group i love being apart of is the Kaiawhina. I also love being apart of this group as we help not only our year 9 students but all those younger than us, who need help or someone to talk to. As my 4th year in High school goes by I notice that Papakura High  school has not only become a place where I learn about different subjects and what i want to pursue as a career in my future, its also became my home. The knowledge I have gained since i have started at this school has taught me so much in many different ways. one of them being who I hang out with defines my character. Last year I started hanging out with the wrong people and it kind of drifted me away from school work, but then I realized that I do want a future and I do want to be known as a leader rather than a follower. but however i do not regret hanging out with these people as it only made me stronger and made me open my eyes in the real world. The quote that I wanna share with you today is ¨There are no regrets in life, just lessons¨, this quote helped me a lot as a person and as a leader, look at this quote and hopefully it can help you too!

This week had been a very exhausting week, I have had 3 assignments that were all due on Friday which was my History,PED & Music.Rugby League Nationals are coming up in 2 weeks, so I have to also prepare for that.

Its also been a very exciting week as a few of my peers have asked me to help out with their ball proposals, One of them being our Head boy Kisione Havili, But besides from exciting things I have to stick to my plan and get these credits before it is too late. I am halfway there for a excellence endorsement in my level 2, it all just comes down to the hard-work and effort I put into my work.

 I've learnt about new things this week, one of them being how to take a problem an turn it into a opportunity. In life u come across many problems, its normal, But the way you look at things and react to things, shows your true character. For example, someone having emotional breakdowns is a problem but its also an opportunity for you to get emotionally stronger. But the way you look at things from your perspective shows that your mentality. Like most people might see this is a problem but I see it as an opportunity. There´s a saying that which I have very pondered on which is ¨Inside every problem lies an opportunity¨. This means that there are always opportunities but it depends on how hard u will work for it and your mindset. The Choice is yours.

Term 3 Week 2

Its Only the Second week of Term 3 and I am stressing out on my assessments, but all i gotta do is focus and not fall off task. Music Solo Assessment is supposed to be performed this week because something went wrong in my First try. I have been joining leadership programmes to develop my leadership skills for example the other week I joined The Rising Foundation.

Also Last game of the year this Saturday for the 1st XV against Rosehill College, It'll be the last game playing alongside My year 13 brothers in Rugby Union.

I have set a plan that I have chosen to stick to, which is sticking to the important things to making my way up and achieving my goals. Another thing that I do to help with this plan of mine is praying everyday, This really helps me because I always stick to this little saying which is "Through God all things are possible".

Either from that The things I need to improve on are Continuing to wear full proper uniform to school everyday, and also providing help and comfort to our year 9's. Also remembering to have the right attitude towards school and others if i want to exceed expectations.