{"id":919,"date":"2023-10-24T05:44:57","date_gmt":"2023-10-24T05:44:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/349\/?p=919"},"modified":"2023-10-24T07:15:15","modified_gmt":"2023-10-24T07:15:15","slug":"strengthening-student-voices-chapter-2-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/349\/strengthening-student-voices-chapter-2-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Empowering Future\u00a0Leaders &#8211; Chapter 2\/2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-921 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/349\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-24-103036-300x134.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/349\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-24-103036-300x134.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/349\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-24-103036-1024x456.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/349\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-24-103036-768x342.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/349\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-24-103036.png 1393w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>The Investiture Ceremony of the Student Council<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIf your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more, and become more, you are a leader.\u201d <\/em>\u2013 John Quincy Adams.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-920 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/349\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-24-103018-300x204.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"228\" height=\"155\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/349\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-24-103018-300x204.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/349\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-24-103018-1024x695.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/349\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-24-103018-768x521.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/349\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-24-103018.png 1316w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 228px) 100vw, 228px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-922\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/349\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-24-103051-300x206.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"221\" height=\"152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/349\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-24-103051-300x206.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/349\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-24-103051-1024x704.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/349\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-24-103051-768x528.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/349\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-24-103051.png 1302w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 221px) 100vw, 221px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-923\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/349\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-24-103106-300x191.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"153\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/349\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-24-103106-300x191.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/349\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-24-103106-1024x651.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/349\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-24-103106-768x489.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/349\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-24-103106.png 1465w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Beaconhouse School System firmly believes that the Student Council are essential to creating a culture of harmony, development, and advancement among the students at a school as they collaborate closely with the school administration and speak for their peers in order to implement constructive adjustments and enhancements. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-925 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/349\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-24-103159-300x155.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"155\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/349\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-24-103159-300x155.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/349\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-24-103159-1024x530.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/349\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-24-103159-768x397.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/349\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-24-103159.png 1430w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The BSS I-9 Campus held its council election in September , in accordance with tradition. The shortlisted candidates ran intense campaigns on campus and through campus\u2019s social media. After completing the rigorous process of ranking highest on the criterion sheet, panel interviews, and the final interview with the school head, they were narrowed down to a shortlist.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-926 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/349\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-24-103220-300x178.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"285\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/349\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-24-103220-300x178.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/349\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-24-103220-1024x607.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/349\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-24-103220-768x455.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/349\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-24-103220.png 1456w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 285px) 100vw, 285px\" \/>&#8220;The Investiture Ceremony 2023-2024&#8221; was a momentous occasion successfully executed by the BSS I-8 Branch and I-9 Campus in Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai Auditorium, Islamabad.<br \/>\nThe event provided an opportunity to acknowledge the potential and skills of young leaders who are prepared to assume leadership roles in the schools.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-930 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/349\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-24-103305-300x142.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"142\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/349\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-24-103305-300x142.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/349\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-24-103305-1024x484.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/349\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-24-103305-768x363.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/349\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-24-103305.png 1463w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It was a formal event where elected student leaders were vested with their positions, marked by the handing over of symbolic items like sashes for the Executive Council Members and badges for the Class Prefects. The ceremony itself was a grand <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-931 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/349\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-24-103329-300x132.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"132\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/349\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-24-103329-300x132.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/349\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-24-103329-1024x452.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/349\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-24-103329-768x339.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/349\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-24-103329.png 1457w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>affair, attended by students, teachers, parents, and the school staff.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Having the Chief Guest for the occasion, Mr. Khawaja Haider Latif, the Regional Director, was an honor. Both the Chief Guest and the Head of School, Ms. Nighat Javed, complimented the students for their efforts in their speeches to the audience. They exhorted the youngsters to keep giving it their all and thanked the parents and teachers for their encouragement and belief in their skills.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-934 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/349\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-24-103515-300x112.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"297\" height=\"111\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/349\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-24-103515-300x112.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/349\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-24-103515-1024x381.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/349\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-24-103515-768x286.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/349\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-24-103515.png 1452w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 297px) 100vw, 297px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-928 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/349\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-24-103242-267x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"141\" height=\"158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/349\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-24-103242-267x300.png 267w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/349\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-24-103242-768x863.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/349\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-24-103242.png 909w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 141px) 100vw, 141px\" \/>The elected members took the oath at the start of the ceremony, promising to carry out their responsibilities with honesty and dedication. During the speeches, the newly elected Head Boy and Head Girl thanked the student body, shared their goals for the future year, and pledged to improve them.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-929 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/349\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-24-103253-300x195.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"216\" height=\"140\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/349\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-24-103253-300x195.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/349\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-24-103253-1024x664.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/349\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-24-103253-768x498.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/349\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-24-103253.png 1449w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 216px) 100vw, 216px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-932 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/349\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-24-103443-300x195.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"246\" height=\"160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/349\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-24-103443-300x195.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/349\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-24-103443-1024x665.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/349\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-24-103443-768x499.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/349\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-24-103443.png 1457w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 246px) 100vw, 246px\" \/>The event also had some lovely musical performances, which furthered the message that leadership is about more than simply taking responsibility; it&#8217;s also about having a positive influence on the school community. The student&#8217;s musical\u00a0performance of Sufi Kalam coupled with Iqbal&#8217;s well-known verse &#8220;Shikwa\/Jawab &#8211; e- Shikwa&#8221; fascinated everyone in the room.\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-924 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/349\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-24-103143-300x143.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"334\" height=\"159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/349\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-24-103143-300x143.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/349\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-24-103143-1024x487.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/349\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-24-103143-768x365.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/349\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-24-103143.png 1452w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 334px) 100vw, 334px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>By organizing a successful event in keeping with the long-standing BSS tradition that recognizes young students&#8217; potential for leadership, the BSS I-9 Campus achieved yet another noteworthy milestone.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-935 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/349\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-24-103531-300x120.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"353\" height=\"141\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/349\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-24-103531-300x120.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/349\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-24-103531-1024x411.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/349\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-24-103531-768x308.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/349\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-24-103531.png 1458w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 353px) 100vw, 353px\" \/>At the end of the event, the young leaders looked happy and seemed committed to be on a journey that would shape not only their school but also their own personalities and destinies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Investiture Ceremony of the Student Council \u201cIf your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more, and&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/349\/strengthening-student-voices-chapter-2-2\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Empowering Future\u00a0Leaders &#8211; Chapter 2\/2<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":138,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-919","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/349\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/919","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/349\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/349\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/349\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/138"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/349\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=919"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/349\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/919\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":953,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/349\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/919\/revisions\/953"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/349\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=919"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/349\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=919"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.beaconhouse.net\/349\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=919"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}