The next Monday, assembly seemed to go on forever. The kindy kids got up to sing ‘Kookaburra’, and then half of year two were awarded certificates for reading.

Holly thought it would never end. Then all of a sudden, Ms Kyle said, ‘And now Holly Grundon and Oscar Morgan, Mr Mack’s class captains, have an exciting announcement.’

Holly clutched her speech cards and stood up, turning to check that Oscar was getting up next to her with the poster.

‘Good luck!’ Lily whispered to her.

Holly had wondered if her legs would shake on the long walk up to the stage next to Ms Kyle, but as she walked she felt her courage growing. It was just like when she read out her poster in front of the class.

Well, it was a bit scarier than that, but still, she was actually looking forward to talking to everyone.

She never would have guessed she’d love being class captain so much! Here she was, about to tell the whole school about how they can work together to make a difference. To make things better!

When she got up on stage, Holly turned and checked that Oscar was ready with the poster. It looked fantastic, and Lily’s glitter lettering was perfect as usual.

She glanced one last time at the cards in her hand, but she knew her speech off by heart.

Holly smiled and lifted her face to the audience. She looked around the room and saw Lily sitting out there, grinning proudly at her.

‘Good morning,’ Holly said, and she heard her own voice ringing out clearly.

This was going to go just fine.