February 15, 2016
South Burnett mayoral candidate Cr Damien Tessmann was the special guest speaker at Monday’s Kingaroy State High School student leader investiture ceremony.
Badges were presented to Junior, Middle and Senior School Form Captains; Band, Chair and Dance Captains; committee chairpersons; House Captains; and Junior and Senior School Captains.
School Captains for 2016:
- School Captains Ellie Dalton and Callum Tucker
- Vice-Captains Grace Bredhauer and Matthew Tarlington
Committee Chairs for 2016:
- Environment: Thomas Fairbrother
- Social: Rhiona Lenkeit
- Cultural: Lara-Maree Boyle
- Recreation: Eli Bunyoung
- Community: Corissa Raines
- Welfare: Chelsea Steinhardt
- Media: Lauren Schleger
House Captains for 2016 :
- Bradfield: Bailey Nichols and Allexandra Almond
- Lavarack: Isaiah Gray and Amber Oliver
- Palmer: James Christensen and Greta Oliver
- Youngman: Nathan Fairbairn and Taylah Curley
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As guest speaker, Cr Tessmann was invited to speak about “leadership”.
The former KSHS student said this was the “art of influence over others to achieve a shared goal”.
He said dairy deregulation had sparked his interest in politics. He first stood for Council at the age of 18 but was unsuccessful; he then stood when he was 21 and won.
Cr Tessmann also spoke about two little-known leaders who had inspired him:
- Sir Charles Adermann, whose vision for a peanut co-operative to assist farmers to market their crop had led to the establishment of the Peanut Company of Australia, and
- Dr Ellen Kent Hughes, Queensland’s first female councillor who was elected to Kingaroy Shire Council in 1925.
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It was also announced that the KSHS Concert Band – which played at the event and is well-known outside the school because of its appearances at public events – would from now on be known as the KSHS Symphonic Band.
