Personal Narrative: The Four Pillars Of National Honor Society

Everyday, countless amounts of people are working hard, trying to change the world for the better. They are researching cures for cancer or taking twelve hour shifts to help keep oceans clean. There are people who are working towards a better world, and making life safe for the children in need, the animals in danger, and the men fighting for our country. Seeing these changes happen has motivated me to want to be a part of these developments. I wish to serve those around me, and believe that if I can have a positive impact on my community, it can affect the rest of the world. Therefore, I have made it my goal to be a part of the National Honor Society, in hopes that I can help my school, Middleville, and all who have impacted me. I believe that I represent the characteristics of scholarship, leadership, service, and character, and hope to use these qualities so that others may benefit.

National Honors Society is represented by four different pillars, these are leadership, character, service and scholarship. To be a candidate for NHS you must exemplify these pillars in some shape or form during your high school career. I believe I demonstrate these four pillars in these examples that I have listed below.

Throughout my high school career I have demonstrated the four pillars that the National Honor Society is built upon: scholarship, leadership, service, and character.

I am honored to be among the commendable students whom are being considered to be a part of such a prestigious organization, The National Honor Society. I have been wanting to be a part of this organization the second I stepped into this school. Of course I have worked vigorously for it, there has not been one year here at Lone Star where I have not been in less than 3 Pre-AP or AP classes with averages frequently resulting in an A. I work hard everyday and night in order to ensure my success now and in the future. National Honor Society is an exceptional group brimmed with bright young men and women who create the world of tomorrow. I, Jadzia Sanchez, Class of 2017, yearn to be a part of such a group. I have been a part of theatre in both middle school and high school, I am a very active thespian and have branched out by joining acting classes outside of school.

The National Honor Society is based in positive core values and beliefs. I possess these beneficial qualities and characteristics that help me to be academically successful and helpful to others. Respect is reflected in my academic success. I respect my teachers and peers by valuing my time with them and the support they provide. A shared honesty amongst us help me develope into a better person. My dedication to my school work, involvement in diversity club, and volunteer work reflects the cornerstones of my core values and beliefs. In conjunction, the kindness and empathy I demonstrate towards others allows me to serve the surrounding community. My volunteer work with Angels of mercy and my church has shown me first hand the effects

Before I joined the National Honor Society (NHS), my ideal characteristics for a successful student included earning straight A’s every semester, taking challenging courses, and, ultimately, ranking myself among the top students of my class. I was trapped in my own model student, exhausting myself with grades and incessant school work. It was an endless cycle. However, when I became a member of NHS, I was reborn. The Society’s four pillars—Scholarship, Service, Leadership, and Character—have gradually reshaped my definition of a successful student.

National Honor Society is built upon four pillars; scholarship, service, leadership, and character. As a member of NHS I strive to demonstrate these pillars throughout my day to day life. Within my first two years of high school, I focused mainly upon myself, caring only about the grades I was receiving, and striving to better my own education. While I know prioritizing education is important, I know that it is also important to help those around me, whether that be through tutoring or simply reaching out and being a friend to those in need. It wasn’t until I was inducted into NHS at the end of my sophomore year when I realized this. After being introduced to these four pillars, I feel as though my perspective of high school dramatically changed.

The first pillar for National Honor Society is Scholarship. To me Scholarship is a commitment to learning, and the act of being self-motivated to

Scholarship, leadership, character, and service; also known as the four pillars to the National Honor Society. I believe that I have the necessary qualities that would help strengthen these pillars if given a membership. The National Honor Society helps our community through its volunteer work and its other beneficial activities. Being a part of this organization would let myself become part of the impact that it is leaving, and better myself as a person.

The four pillars of National Honor Society have shaped who I am today in numerous ways. Firstly, the pillar of scholarship is much more than just getting straight A’s. It inspires me to learn new things and continue gaining knowledge every day while creating a motivation to take challenging classes and work harder to achieve higher grades. Academics are important because they prepare us for our future careers and act as a pathway to success. Moreover, service proves to be another important pier. I love helping people and take pride in doing so. I’ve put in countless hours working on projects for band, choir, church, school, and the community. Ultimately, volunteering has helped spark my love for others and developed a more compassionate personality.

The National Honors Society has four necessary qualities, that if done correctly are the pillars of success. Scholastic accomplishments shows how involved in learning a person is. Those that are more involved often have more accomplishments. Everyone has strengths in their personality. Those strengths makes a person unique and helps them become a contributing never of society. National Honors Society is a group of community leaders that bring out the best of others in their community. Helping others is an important aspect because in order to be a good leader, it is necessary to help others. I believe I am an exceptional candidate for membership due to my academic accomplishments from childhood to modernity, my personality that includes empathy, creativity, and belief nothing is impossible; my leadership skills shown through directing, and helping the community through reaching out to the next generations.

The pillars of National Honor Society, scholarship, leadership, service and character, are the foundation upon which each chapter and its’ members strive to better their community and school. Service is what creates the National Honor Society, the actions of one done in order to help others or the community without any monetary or material compensation. Scholarship, the commitment and desire to learn; leadership, the initiative to take action in order to create results for a group of individuals; and character, the distinction that sets an individual apart from others, are the defining criteria of members. These four pillars have been quite evident in my growth and desires for the future. Throughout my education, I have found that it has been

The four pillars of National Honor Society are scholarship, service, leadership, and character. Service has shown me that giving my time back to others not only helps them, but helps me in my development too. I love giving back my time through volunteering at my church to being a part of my school's student council "Cadet Council." I consider myself a very good leader. I love leading in group projects, I have served several positions in my 4-H group, and I have recently led a Hat Drive during Christmas to raise money for families who couldn't afford presents. Character means someone who is respectful, responsible, trustworthy, fair, caring, and a good citizen. I always try to do all six of these things everyday. Being out for sports, band,

Academics, Service, Leadership, and Character. The four pillars of National Honor Society have been a guiding principle of my decisions for the past three years. In order to be successful, an individual must strive to excel in these four areas. Over my time in the club I have worked hard to be successful academically, give back to my community, be a leader in National Honor Society, other clubs, and in the classroom, and have a good character. By the pillar of service I decided to join Key Club, which is a volunteer service club. The pillar of leadership encouraged me to be an officer in FFA, Key Club, SADD, and National Honor Society. The Academic pillar has motivated me to keep my grades up na drecieve honor roll and academic letters throughout

Looking at the four pillars of National Honor Society, I am definitely stronger in some pillars over others. However, between scholarship, service, leadership, and character, I represent each pillar in one way or another. In the future, I plan to continue to grow in each of these pillars.