Prefectorial Board 2008-2009 (Daily Duties)

Having fulfilled my duties to the best of my abilities, being a prefect in ACS (International) has certainly been one of the highlights of my time as an IB student. My prefectorial term began in April 2008 and ended exactly one year later. Truly, it has been an honour to serve the school, not only as a student, but in particular as one of the 17 prefects in the 4^th Prefectorial Board.

During my term, I was appointed, Organisational Head, a member of the ex-co, on top of my customary role as a ‘prefect’. Specifically, this ex-co position involved myself drafting out daily duty rosters for the entire board on a per-term basis, rosters for external events such as Parent-Teacher Meetings and school performances, and improving on past duty positions. Indeed, this required a significant amount of my time in seeking to find who would best fit their duties and would excel it in, gaining useful experience, and at the same time seeking to give every member of the board a myriad of chances to expose themselves to various duties in the spectrum. Several of these duties consist of the reciting of the national pledge, escorting principals on stage, raising of flags, appearance checks and late-coming records. These duties were adapted from the 3^rd Prefectorial Board, and were innovated on with contributions from the 4^th Prefectorial Board.

The daily duties involved prefects reporting in school before 8.15 am, every morning, with a tie and a strong will to serve the school. At 8.15 am, prefects would go to their respective posts and duty would hence commence. At approximately 8.45 am, prefects would report to the hall for the remainder of assembly and duty would officially conclude at 9.00 am.

All in all, I have learnt that there is so much more than meets the eye with the role of a prefect. Although it may not seem so, the prefectorial board is the backbone of a school’s discipline and welfare. I have learnt that an individual’s skills are nothing without effective enforcement and teamwork, and that we as prefects are role models for the school 24/7. Without prefects, rules cannot be enforced. Without enforcement, rules are but nothing. And without rules comes a reign of chaos.