The Four Pillars Of National Honor Society

The National Honor Society is made up of four main pillars, which include: scholarship, leadership, service, and character. Scholarship deals with one’s academic commitment to continuing to learn new things and not give up on education. Those with leadership make it their priority to help lead others and keep things under control and on track. Service involves one’s ability to provide, assist, or benefit others in need without expecting anything in return, for example, volunteering in a food packaging factory to provide food to the homeless and the hungry. Character is what defines and distinguishes one person from another, and shows the intentions and goals of a person.

Many only see the National Honor Society as an organization that will look excellent on college applications, and although that may be true, the National Honor Society is not an organization that can be taken so lightly. The National Honor Society is so much more than a scholarship-granting organization, the NHS is an organization that helps develop the requisite for render service and the development of leadership and character. The growth and success of the NHS relies on not only its members, but also those outside of the organization. Its members can only do so much on their own. Part of building character and leadership is to encourage and rely on others whom are capable of helping. The members of NHS shouldn’t let their pride and achievements

Of the four pillars that the National Honor Society is built upon, character is the pillar that I believe I best exemplify. Character, defined by integrity, honesty, and kindness, guides my actions and decisions in both school and my personal life. Through my commitment to integrity and compassion, I aim to uphold the values that show good character in every aspect of my life, whether it's at school, on the swim team, or while serving the community. At school, I believe in showing compassion and empathy toward others. For instance, a new girl had recently joined the swim team and hardly knew anyone since she had just recently transferred from another school.

Scholarship, leadership, character and service are all characteristics found in a National Honor Society member. I believe that I possess all of these characteristics and should be given the honor of receiving this NHS scholarship.

I should be in NJHS because I believe I have all the qualities it takes to be a productive member within NJHS. The five pillars of National Junior Honor Society are: Scholarship, leadership, service, character, and citizenship. During this school year, along with academic excellence, I was also a leader. When I think of a leader, I think of a person who empowers others by showing supreme honesty,integrity, innovation, communication, confidence, and empathy. I showed this by taking charge of things that seemed derailed.

“As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others” according to Bill Gates, while John Maxwell tells people that “Leadership is influence - nothing more, nothing less.” Neither of them completely capture leadership, but at the same time, neither of them are wrong. To be a leader, one must empower and influence those they lead in order to get the results they want. Neither one mentions that a leader must be confident in themselves and show others that they are confident with the decisions they make for themselves and others. As president of the Italian National Honor Society at my school, it is my job to promote excellence in the course, as well as in the community. Since our society values giving back to the community, we put an emphasis on community service. Many of the other students in the society worried about completing their hours. I showed them that they did not need to worry about getting their service hours by completing all of my required hours for both National and Italian Honor Societies before the end of November.

National Honor Society members strive to achieve these four qualities, Scholarship, Service, Leadership, and Character. Of these four qualities, I believe Leadership to be the most important quality that one can have. Being a leader means being able to hold responsibility and being able to be a pillar which one can use for support and guidance. I believe that those possessing the leadership skills have the biggest advantage out there in the “real” world. Those with the optimal leadership skills attain skills with ease, skills which can then be used to acquire any job of their choosing. In addition to gaining new skills, being a leader, or possessing such skills, lets one be as creative as they want. Creativity can be used to discover new problems

As a National Honors Society student one of the four qualities we are to exhibit is service. I exhibit the quality of service by taking out time to go over and beyond the norm to help others, and the community. I have been helping the community and others ever since I was a child. Being an active member at my church, I remember in my elementary years helping feed the homeless at the City Union Mission. My time spent at the City Union Mission impacted me till this day, and now I prepare meals after church for the men that come to worship service. As a Christian it is important to show humility, and to not take pride in myself. I am taught to not be selfish, hateful, or ungrateful, I use what I am taught by my family, the Bible, church, and

Members of the National Honors society gracefully and diligently display four important characteristics during and after their induction. These individuals set examples to others through these important traits: scholarship, leadership, character, and service. All of these characteristics are very important and unable to be fully mastered without the other. But with everything, there is always a core or a center. This core of the traits is leadership. Leadership is unattainable without respect, charisma, compassion, and intelligence. A trait taught through the previous characteristics. But leadership is the base of it all, allowing an individual to put together amazing events and providing an opportunity to others through their actions. A

I’m a smart, hardworking, determined, courageous, and generous individual. Unfortunately, during my 9th-grade year at Hyde Leadership Charter School, I didn’t display these characteristics. I faced challenges such as missing class time because I was in the Dean’s Area and serving detention. But I am a student who wants to grow and become a great leader. Over the summer I figured out that there was no way I could be both a leader and a troublemaker, so I decided to make a change. I decided to hang out with other people, leaving my old group of friends behind. I’ve found a group of friends that could support me, help me grow, and helped me

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

In addition to scholarship, National Honor Society emphasizes community service. I have a passion for service and have been involved in service projects through my church, Dance Team, FFA and 4H. As I reflect on all of the community service events I have assisted in, I have realized that each time I have helped others, I have grown as a person. I have learned to be appreciative of all of the opportunities that my situation has provided for me. Leadership is yet another quality that National Honor Society builds. I have worked on developing my leadership skills through my participation in 4H, church youth group, FFA, and dance. I would like to gain more leadership experience by helping to organize the activities that National Honor Society has throughout the year. A positive character is recognized and developed by National Honor Society. I strive to always maintain a good character. I work hard and try to be a positive role model as a student, employee, volunteer, and friend. Character is important to me because of the leadership position I am put

As a member of the National Honor Society, not only is academics important, but also signs of leadership, service, and character are needed to be taken into consideration. Unlike many of the students in Jenison, my background story is quite distinctive. I was born and raised in South Korea, immigrated to California at the age of 6, and now, it’s been three years in Michigan. However, one thing that hasn’t changed is my motto, to strive hard to make a difference in people's’ lives with the talents I’ve been given.

Being chosen as an eligible candidate for National Honors Society is a great accomplishment for me. It has shown me that keeping my grades up and working hard in my community can pay off in positive ways. The four pillars of National Honors Society are scholarship, leadership, service, and character, and I believe that I possess all of those very important qualities.

When I was just a freshman, I often heard students discuss about becoming a National Honor Society member. It did not occur to me to ask what NHS is about or what it takes to become a part of such an academically high organization. My initial understanding lead me to think that the eligibility to become a part of the National Honor Society is limited to excelling beyond the expectations in the scholarship criteria. As I read through the application, I realized that it is more than the letter in the report card sent home after every semester. Becoming a part of this society requires the accomplishments that a student has achieved both inside and outside of school. At first, I could not name any of my contribution that is worth to be nominated but once I started to ask myself why I deserve to be a part of the organization, a list came running through my head. A person with great leadership does not restrict themselves to the actions portrayed by a leader but by the way a leader thinks of himself/herself.