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The National Honor Society is a prestigious organization that I, as a student, am striving for acceptance. At the end of seventh grade, I was accepted into the National Junior Honor Society and ever since then I have had my eyes set on the next level of education. I have had outstanding grades throughout my academic career, which has taught me leadership and how to show my service to the community, all while building my character into the person I am today. Ever since I was little, my sister has held me to high academic standards to see if I would be able to achieve higher scores and obtain more awards than she did when she was in high school. One of her highest student accomplishments was being accepted into the National Honor Society. Now it is my turn, to make myself proud as both a student and as a person. I am now applying to be a part of this organization to further my education and to put me one step higher on my long journey to college. Being a part of the National …show more content…

On this advisory board I attend bimonthly meetings where I listen in on the city’s budget plan for the next two months. On this board, I also run food drives within the Hazleton Area School District to send care packages to the troops overseas. I am also a part of the Hazleton’s Communities that Care, which is an organization which pays its services back to the city. I am the current Vice President and this year we are funding to open a fountain in a public park. We are currently blue printing the project, but we plan for the ground breaking to occur in July. Both of these leadership roles present my outgoing character as I have the ability to lead others. I am a very easy going person who can be both stern and sensitive based on the situation. I play high school sports, so I am also a bit competitive, while being a team player. All of these factors come together to create my well-rounded

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