Small Leadership Research Paper

Throughout my high school career, I have been involved in various clubs and organizations to help me become a leader in my community. At Auburn High School I took on the role of being a Publicist officer for National Technical Honors Society the first two consecutive years that it became a part of our school. I gained a lot of leadership experience through this club. Implementing a new organization is never easy and takes a lot of hard work and dedication from the leaders of the club. By being a part of a very helpful, dedicated and motivated team, we helped affiliate all the eligible members into the club and in turn helped introduce this new club to the school. As publicist my role in helping the club grow was crucial; I helped in publicizing the clubs various projects and involvement.

For example, I was elected to be the student-body president of my high school, and I was also elected to several other offices, such as treasurer of the Science National Honor Society and fundraiser chair of the National Honor Society. As the student-body president, every day I get to make my voice heard to the entire school, as well as be the voice of the student body. I also was named the Editor-in-Chief of my school’s yearbook. As the Yearbook Editor-in-Chief, I get to interact with the diverse multitude of students at my high school. All of these roles that I have accepted allow me to span across different interests and bridge a seemingly wide gap to connect the people of my diverse high school.

Throughout my high school years, I gave myself many opportunities and challenges to demonstrate my worth as a leader. Of all these positions, the one I take pride in the most would be taking the lead role of directing a non-profit ACT organization. Together with my classmate, we had founded the organization to which I took charge of after he left to attend college. During my role as president of the ACT organization, my responsibilities included tutoring, finding teachers, organizing sign ups, as well as procuring space to hold classes.

Student leaders are vital to the Kingswood community because they bridge the gap between students and teachers. They are also role models and inspire younger students to become leaders themselves or to further participate in the many opportunities offered at Kingswood. I have always particularly valued the role of house leaders because their position falls outside of the mainstream academic focus and is not limited to a particular year level. They have a unique opportunity to unite and inspire a wide range of students from all areas of the school through a range of sporting and performing arts events.

As Senior Class Vice President, I serve the senior class by planning homecoming activities and using social media to keep our class

After my first year at UND, I took a CNA class and became employed at a nursing home in Menahga, where I am still working. At this job I was able to experience patient care and begin to see the benefits of helping patients improve their lives. In my time after High School I have also had many other valuable experiences. I have been a Camp Counselor at two, 1 ½ week Confirmation Camps for our church. At these camps it was mine, along with other Counselor’s responsibility to teach the younger teens about how we believe as well as demonstrate how to be respectable adults. These camps allowed me to use and develop my leadership skills and also created memories that I will never forget. I have also shadowed a few different Medical Professionals, in order to better understand the world of medicine. Dr. Dan Smith is a General Surgeon who lives and practices very near to where I live. I was able to shadow Dr. Smith for many hours and built a relationship with him. He showed me some aspects of the medical field that I may not have seen elsewhere. My life has been far from typical, but I do believe that each of my experiences has made me both a better person as well as a be

One of my extracurricular activities was volunteering at UPMC Memorial Hospital in York, PA during the 10th and 11th grade. I gave patients food and water, answered call bells, and comforted and transported patients. I volunteered for 4 hours a week, 15 weeks a year, and had a total of 120 volunteer hours. Volunteering at the hospital showed me what it takes to care for the sick and made me realize that I want to go into the medical

My community leadership throughout my high school career has been an experience that I am proud of and enjoy as it has granted me many opportunities to connect and build my network as I enter university and start my adult life. Volunteering at local food banks, participating in SickKids fundraisers, raising money as a part of my involvement in Free the Children council, and taking initiative in my school by working with the student body to raise awareness for local and global issues are the things I have taken leadership with in my community. The reason I want and enjoy getting involved is because I am not the type of person to sit back and allow injustices in my community to continue as they currently are. Often I feel compelled to do raise awareness and support both local and global cause because I know that one person is capable to make a difference.

I started going to every meeting that we had, and I actually looked forward to helping plan everything that we could do to make the school a better place. I enjoyed working behind-the-scenes of all of the events that I’ve been to before but never had much control over. My title was Junior Class Representative, and although it was the lowest title for the Junior class, I was proud of it.

At Grant Community High School, juniors and seniors can take college classes through Lake County High Schools Technology Campus. Therefore, the class I took was certified nursing assistant. With the class,it improves my knowledge in nursing. By being in this class, I learned how to prevent pain, when it's the correct time to give the patients their medicines, how to do vital signs, and many more. With this learning experience, I will be able to go farther in the medical field. I am currently certified to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation through Ellis and Associates and Red Heart Association.

Community involvement has always been an integral part of my life. As I progressed through my high school career, my passion for service flourished. I organized a food drive during my junior year at three local schools, which gave me a keen appreciation of the difference one person can make in the lives of many others. I was elected as a Lieutenant Governor of Key Club at the end of my junior year, a role which involves overseeing community outreach efforts for several high schools in my region. The experience has opened my eyes to the ways I can multiply my efforts through leading others.

When the annual election took place, I always made a point in my speeches to welcome the thrilling challenge of speaking on behalf of my class to voice their interests and opinions. Therefore, I would have the opportunity to make positive changes for my peers. Student council defined me, became my devotion, and enabled me to assume responsibility for my school community. My student government position was nothing short of fulfilling, but after freshman year, it became almost methodical.

I believe that being successful comes with a great responsibility of giving back to the community. I have served as the secretary of St.Vincent de paul youth society - a nonprofit organization that provides direct assistance to anyone suffering or in need. The unique experience during my service has helped me develop leadership

In order to do this, however, charisma and leadership skills beyond what anybody is “naturally” born with are a must, which is why I have taken school government positions such as the representative of my grade in my senior year of high school. In this position, I attended weekly meetings as well as organized and ran events monthly for the middle and high schoolers. In addition to this, I facilitated and maintained communication between my peers and administration and learned how to maintain the separation between professional and personal opinions if and when conflicts arise. Due to this enlightening experience, I hope to potentially become a member of the student government at the University of South Florida in the future.

Being involved in the community and my school is very important to me. Involvement in various extracurricular activities and functions has helped me exhibit my leadership in numerous ways. Being a role model for the younger generation is something that I hold true to because I want them to carry on the activities when I’m no longer there. Being active in my community has changed my life for the better. By helping and being a leader in my community I’ve grown to be a strong, young women. Part of being a leader to me is upholding your duties and promises. Leading in my community has prepared me for my future.