smitis parliament 2013 semester 1

SChool ParliamentSemester 1, 2013

Student leadership is a priority area for development at SMITIS.

All students (Kindergarten - Year 7) have the opportunity to exercise formal leadership tasks and responsibilities.

As many students as possible should experience leadership opportunities by the time they have completed their schooling at SMITIS.

Each semester, class elections are conducted to select class captains - a boy and girl for each class. These leaders are inducted formally at a school assembly. During the period of their tenure, these school leaders undertake class and school responsibilities.

Within the SMITIS model, students fill the positions of Prime Minister, senior government ministers, as well

as an Opposition Leader, shadow ministers and representatives. Staff form the Senate to ratify bills with final assent by the Governor-General (Principal).

Parliament will meet every second Thursday (even weeks) during term at lunch break (12.35-1.10pm) in the Year 7 classroom. Mr Hayen and Mr Weaver will be Parliament coodinators/mentors.

SMITIS Parliament

Star Mountains Institute of Technology International School

The Government

Prime MinisterMichaelyne Ellison

Minister for SportLogan Lagisa

Minister for Welfare

Andrew Tami

Minister for Events

Mary Nou


The Opposition

Opposition LeaderSamuel Mitigei

Shadow Sports MinisterLastus Auakai

ShadowWelfare MinisterBeatrice Onne

Shadow Events MinisterValentina Nou


Class Representatives

Namet SanewaiKindergarten

Troy OatesKindergarten

Shirley MitigeiYear 1

William ThomasYear 1

Olivia de WitYear 2

Dwayne WaghuaioYear 2

Larren May BogombariYear 3

Leonard MaritaYear 3


Class Representatives

La Tanya TangyYear 4

Alexander GiwarYear 4

Venus DomkiYear 5

Johnny LamanaYear 5

Sophie AndiaYear 6

Dario TitiYear 6

Kila DomkiYear 7

Derek Oates Year 7

smitis parliament 2013 semester 1

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