Welcome back

By Mr Andy Gordon, Interim Principal

Welcome back to Radford for the last term of our 40th year.

We have a lot to look forward to over the next few months, including the Twilight Fete on 2 November, the Year 12 Graduation on 29 November, and Celebration on the last day of term, 10 December.

One of the highlights of Term 4 happened this morning, when I had the privilege of introducing the 2025 Radford College Prefects in front of the Secondary School students, staff and invited guests.

College Captains: Amber Smith and Lachlan Lloyd

College Vice-Captains: Anvi Gupta and Jeb Jeffery

Sport Prefects: Oliver Luppi and Millah Sullivan

Service Prefects: Madeleine Klegeris and Josh Miller

Performing Arts Prefects: Charlotte Knight and Tim Kopras

Acacia House Prefects: Astrid Kenna and Ernie Hodgkinson

Banksia House Prefects: Alice Abbott and Amelie Brennan

Boronia House Prefects: Owen Toyne and Sascha Hiew

Huon House Prefects: Sophie Wilson and Luka Higgins

Jarrah House Prefects: Lizzie Savio and Neil Grover

Karri House Prefects: Zach Lloyd and Bonnie Hardy

Kurrajong House Prefects: Audrey Potter and Zander Lubiejewski

Wandoo House Prefects: Rowan Harris and Lena Thompson

I got a chance to share with this new group of leaders some valuable advice my dad gave me: Learn how to do everyone's job, but tell no-one.

The intent wasn’t about arrogance, the intent was humility to be able to help or step in, when needed. To make yourself indispensable.

I had two jobs – I worked in a pizza shop from Year 9 through to the end of Uni. I also worked on a cotton farm during the summer holidays.

Learning how to do everybody’s job was an attitude, a spirit, before it became an action.

Leadership titles usually follow a leadership spirit. With this week being Spirit week for the Year 12's, it’s fitting to talk about spirit.

What we do or don’t do is always an attitude before it is an action.

Having a leadership title has its challenges. I usually say, a person isn’t ready for a leadership title until they are comfortable with being judged – both fairly and unfairly.

So, I thank people who actually put their hand up and say: I will take a leadership role, I will take the responsibility and share the leadership load in this space, knowing that people will say things about you.

Thank you for doing what you are doing. Thank you for being the leaders that you are, and for your spirit that has led to those titles.

Lead well,

Andy