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National Honor Society Membership Essay

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National Honor Society Membership Application Essay Leadership, scholarship, service, and character are not only values held by the NHS, but that I hold myself. I believe that because of this, I would be a good fit for the NHS and would be able to strive towards improving my community, support my peers, and seek out further opportunities to serve others. Leadership, to me, is not necessarily always equated with a formal title, but rather it is characterized by the attitude, behavior, mindset, and actions of a person. Being a leader means being positive and supportive of others, providing them the opportunity to be heard and know that their opinion matters, motivating them to accomplish shared goals through teamwork. Over the past years, …show more content…

It is my goal is to learn something new every single day and constantly work towards personal improvement, even if it is just a little bit at a time. Throughout high school, I have maintained a high GPA and have challenged myself by taking honors and AP level classes. I am a member of the Trojan Marching Band, Race Against Discrimination (RAD)/Calling All Colors, the Environmental Action Council (EAC), and the Quidditch ‘Ville Cup tournament. I have been granted recognition in several areas, such as my writing, with which I was announced to be a semifinalist in the Library of Congress’s Letters About Literature contest. I have also received student of the month in both my freshman and sophomore year, and was also named the April Rotary Student of the Month in my sophomore year …show more content…

As a part of the Europe Trip group, I took part in various efforts to raise money for our trip, like pop can collections at school and around neighborhoods, fundraiser nights at Faros during which the group received a percentage of the sales, submarine sandwiches and soup sales, Cookies-and-Canvas events, and Rock-a-Thons. Additionally, I wrote several grants in order to cover the costs of the bus for the trip, one to the Barry Community Foundation and the other to the Barry County Youth Advisory Council (YAC). Outside of the Europe Trip, I go to Spectacular every summer, which is a leadership, sports, arts, and worship camp sponsored by my church, Community of Christ, and held at Graceland University in Lamoni, Iowa. Through Spectacular (Spec), I have built relationships with countless numbers of teens and adults throughout the United States in a positive and safe environment. It has taught me to value every single person and that leadership comes in many different forms. Each time I have participated has been a life changing experience and I cannot wait to bring what I have learned there into action through projects for the

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