Springs Girls High head girl elected Gauteng East RCL deputy president
Springs Girls High head girl Snakhokonke Nsibande steps into a leadership role in Gauteng East, with a focus on supporting learners’ emotional well-being.
Springs Girls High School’s head girl, Snakhokonke Nsibande, was recently elected as a deputy president of the RCLs in the Gauteng East district in circuit three.
Nsibande told the Springs Advertiser that the new position means a lot to her, as she can help others, work with different people, gain knowledge from them, and form connections.
She said that, at first, when elected as the Deputy President, she felt normal, but later, when she had digested everything, she was really happy.
“What motivated me to run for this role was the concept of trying new things even if they are challenging, as it helps you grow as an individual.”
“I think what helped me get elected was the vision that I had shared with the other presidents. I said to them that a leader is not just someone who gives commands but also someone who serves others and that we must become the servant leaders that our schools need,” said Nsibande.
Snakhokonke Nsibande
Familiar with the role of leadership, Nsibande shared that, as deputy, she wants to raise some issues, such as the number of learners who are not doing well emotionally.
She expressed that she wants to create a safe environment, with the help of other RCLs, where learners can feel safe around RCLs and trust them to share their issues so they can be helped.
For her, being a deputy means representing learners’ voices in the circuit.
“I will become a bridge between the teachers and the learners. I will listen to the concerns of the learners and raise their concerns to teachers, who are more knowledgeable and wise than I am,” noted the head girl.
The deputy said that her goal as a leader is to help people become better versions of themselves and to encourage them to use their full capabilities, as it makes her happy to see people succeed in what they do.
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As a matriculant, Nsibande expressed that leadership responsibilities and schoolwork are quite a lot, but creating a weekly or daily planner helps her organise the tasks that she needs to complete.
She added that she also uses every free period to complete homework or study, as every minute counts.
“As for my studies, I aspire to be a forensic pathologist so that I can continue being a voice for people.”
She advised her peers who want to be leaders in schools that leadership is not for everyone and that it requires a lot of patience, ambition, discipline, communication skills, and more.
“Leadership will kick you down to the floor and make you doubt yourself and your capabilities, but it moulds you to be your greatest version.
“A version you would have never seen if you did not go through the hardships of leadership,” concluded Nsibande.
