What does it mean to be a leader?

Leadership can be defined in many different ways. A leader is someone that many people look to for direction, guidance, and inspiration. It's important for leaders to be able to make difficult decisions and to know and do what is right for others. We can also define leadership as a process of leading people in the right direction in order to achieve their goals. Most leaders are ordinary people; you can walk down the street and run into someone and not know that they are a very powerful leader. Some people might believe that leaders are born and not made, I believe that anyone can be a leader if they have enough courage and determination. The most popular characteristics used to describe a good leader would be a good listener, responsible, and decisive. Leaders are always looking and encouraging the team to give them feedback so they can work to better themselves. I believe the best quality a leader should have is integrity. It reflects a deep commitment to do the right thing for the right reason, regardless of the circumstances. I also think a great leader should have courage, creativity, trustworthiness, courage, passion, patience and be open-minded to new ideas.

What does it mean to be a totem?

Being a totem means to be proud of attending Aldergrove Community Secondary School. I know a lot of students that attend this school and aren't quite proud of it and I think that they should be. Lots of my friends ask me why am I even in leadership? Well, because I want to make this school a better place and make use of all the things we have access to. This year, we have an exceeding number of kids in our leadership class which is great because it shows that what we've been doing in the past couple years has been working and now the new students coming into the school want to be a part of it. This school has come a long way, some people might not see it but it's actually a very good school. Our athletic program is awesome because we have access to the turf fields, the bike park and the baseball diamonds. Our school is a little small in population but I feel as though that's a good thing because when you're walking around the school you recognize everyone whereas other schools have so many people that you wouldn't recognize them outside school. Overall, being a totem is just being proud of going to ACSS and showing your school spirit by joining all the clubs and teams we have available.