“For God did not give us a spirit of cowardice but rather of power and love and self-control.” (2 Timothy 1:7)

Good morning. We, the prefects, would like to share with you on how our duty is linked to the topic of respect, strengthening oneself, and maintaining strict self-discipline. In the holy bible, 2 Timothy 1:7 “For God did not give us a spirit of cowardice but rather of power and love and self-control.”

Respect and Strengthening oneself involves recognising one’s own potential and taking actions that leads to personal growth. It means valuing oneself. Maintaining Strict Self-Discipline refers to the ability to control one’s emotions and behaviors in order to achieve long-term goals. It involves setting clear standards for oneself, and making suitable choices when facing challenges or temptations. Together, these two goals emphasise the importance of respect and personal development through disciplined actions and consistent effort.

Showing respect is the first step to strengthening oneself. As prefects, when we perform our duties at school, we are not just standing there as normal students, but are ensuring a safe environment for both our schoolmates and teachers. By respecting and acknowledging their needs, we take on responsibilities and improve our leadership skills, striving to be the best versions of ourselves, in which we are willing to lend a helping hand to anyone around us. The respect among individuals is our motivation to serve the school and maintain a harmonious environment for everyone.

While we are high achievers in performing our duties, it is also important to respect ourselves by accepting our flaws. When we first performed our duties last year, we often struggled to perform well in different aspects. However, flaws and failures are essential parts of our lives, and it is important to embrace our imperfections. Life is tough, but with each failure, we learn to acknowledge our abilities and seek for improvement with confidence. Prefects are always encouraged to take one step forward and strive for excellence. We often reflect on how we can do more as student leaders. Whether it is making ourselves more approachable at school, providing feedback on the performance of our team, or even identifying problems and solving them with our abilities, us prefects are always strengthening ourselves as student leaders by utilizing our talents and learning from our mistakes.

Not only do we respect and strengthen ourselves through our duties, we are also influencing the people around us through our words and actions . As prefects, it is essential for us to always maintain strict self discipline, so as to set good examples for other classmates. Taking the responsibility of maintaining a safe and disciplined school environment, we have to first behave ourselves and follow the school rules before reminding our classmates. Good self discipline is fuel for creating good routines and habits. It helps cultivate inner strength and a strong moral compass, guiding us to avoid inappropriate actions. As self disciplined prefects, we hope to inspire others to behave well, fostering trust and reliability!

To end our sharing, let’s improve ourselves through every mistake and small action. Respecting ourselves through self discipline and good behaviour is the first step towards success.

Prefect Team

Chantel, Yubi, Cheryl and Carmen