Polly in the Holdeness School Photo of the Day

Picture and text from the Holderness Website

Head of School's Photo of the Day: 4/20/2005.


The process for selecting student leaders for the academic year 2005 - 2006 began this past Saturday after the senior project presentations. As we speak, the results of the voting are being tallied off-site, with the results expected in time for the early May leadership chapel.

Holderness is unique in the way that it selects its student leaders. Instead of long campaigns and posters, the process is quietly and thoughtfully done, with every student in the school rating every other student from 1 to 5 in the following categories: leadership, dependability, initiative, and fairness. The points are tallied and the top two vote-getters become President and Vice-President of the school respectively. Other top-rated students fill in the remaining leadership jobs, from Weld Supervisor to house and floor leaders.

The method for electing leaders was initiated in 1949 by the School Government Council made up of students and faculty. A copy of the notes from the meeting, including its description of the election process, is posted in the Webster Rom.