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National Junior Honor Society Reflection

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One important activity on the list, is being involved in the National Honors Society. This organization recognizes scholars and well-rounded students in middle and high school. These students better themselves at being active community members and exhibiting profound leadership skills. I have the opportunity to be a part of this nationally known organization.
This organization is important, because of my history with the organization, and also the role that I have had in my school chapter. In the eighth grade, I received my first letter, inviting me to the National Junior Honor Society. Invitees had to write an essay on why the membership would be important; eventually a selected number of honorees would be chosen. I was not selected as a new member for the society.
My first year in high school, I got another letter, inviting me to become a member. I again, wrote an essay to convince the society that I should be a member. I did not have the chance, I was denied. Next year, I received another invitation. After being denied twice, I was discouraged. I was unsure on whether I wanted to try to persuade the organization that I was indeed an asset. This time I took a different approach. I wrote from the heart, and decided not to put down what I thought they would want to hear. I just let the words come, and answered the essay …show more content…

My first year in the society, I stayed in the background, meaning I just went to the meetings and the community service opportunities. After a year of doing this, I decided that it was not enough. In my junior year of high school, I wanted to do more with my experience. I ran for presidency of my school chapter, and I was elected the first time around. With this authority I started a special community service project, peer tutoring. This idea was accepted and was soon brought to the student body and adopted into the school

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