EIC, Former SHS SAC student leader underscores importance of time management, priorities in leadership

Edwardian Quill Editor-in-Chief and former Senior High School Student Affairs Council officer (SHS SAC) Kristana Blez Avila led the third session of the Thrive: Leadership Series, December 4, with a discussion on managing time as part of the school’s Student Development Programs.

With the topic “Managing Academics and Extracurricular Responsibilities in the New Normal,” Avila emphasized the importance of pushing time management and embracing time leadership to the student participants in the 2-hour webinar.

“Instead of just asking ‘How do I manage my time,’ we should also ask, ‘How do I lead my time,’ so we can take charge of managing our responsibilities,” Avila said.

SAC officers, scholars, and even the student journalists listened to the student speaker as she also shared her tips and reminders on how one should ‘lead’ their time.

“First thing you should do is to differentiate the level of commitment of your academics to extracurricular activities, then second is to prioritize or analyze what you should focus on,” she said.

She also highlighted in the session the importance of scheduling, as well as questioning oneself.

“For the sake of organization, write down the things that you should do, and of course, question or ask yourself which is worth spending time on, kung ano ba yung mas dapat pagtuunan ng pansin,” she added.

Meanwhile, the Thrive: LDS will be conducted up until March by the Student Affairs Council to train and develop Edwardians into being servant leaders.

Different themes and topics will be focused on in the future such as collaboration and youth empowerment.