24 Jun 2025
Congratulations to our Student Executive Council (SEC) who were awarded a Community Service Award in recognition of Outstanding Service to Lions and the Community by the Blacktown Ponds Lions Club of which our SEC is a member. Therese Tagra (Alumni) was also personally recognised for her incredible Community Service receiving an award for the work she has undertaken in establishing our Leo Club and the work she does in liaising between the Lions Club and Plumpton High School to initiate joint projects in the community.
I would like to congratulate, thank and express my sincere gratitude to our exceptional Student Executive Council and their Coordination and leadership team – Arezo Kohistani, Arvind Chandra, Kayley Waldon and Therese Tagra for the incredible work they undertake as the SEC. Therese Tagra initiated and led the partnership with the Blacktown Ponds Lions Club in 2024 as one of her leading projects. The initiative is continuing to strengthen over time with our students acting as Office Bearers in our Plumpton High School Student Executive Council Leo Club. In 2025 there are 168 members of the Plumpton High School Student Executive Council.
Plumpton's Student Executive Council (SEC) Leadership, Agency and Voice reached 168 student members actively engaged in leadership at the school and beyond in 2025. Students are mentored and supported in their learning of commercial Gazelle Project Management process by Citi Group mentors. Students use this structure in developing and implementing projects both within school and through various charity and volunteering work they undertake as part of their SEC responsibilities. All students are trained in professional public speaking and engage in charity and volunteering work through their project teams. The SEC was internationally recognised in 2021 as an exemplar in Australia and beyond supporting our students to become positively contributing global citizens and the leaders of tomorrow.
Our SEC undertake projects both inside and outside the school to improve our community and this award recognises the exceptional work the team undertakes with initiatives such as the Christmas Toy Drive, the Ration Challenge and Push-up Challenge as three examples of the more than 40 projects undertaken each year.
Once again congratulations Arezo, Therese, Arvind and Kayley.
