Being An Honorable Student Essay

Honor is defined as a high moral standard of behavior, or good reputation, it means that you, as an individual require that you respect others just as you expect others to respect you. In school, however, honor is making your coach and your team proud after you break a record, by doing right by your team, you are essentially bringing honor to everyone involved. Being an honorable student means that your school and its staff think highly of you and if needed, can depend on you. Being an honorable student means being chosen for things such as National Honor Society.
My mother and father never once told me that I needed to get good grades. All through school I’ve heard my peers mention that “oh man if I don’t get an A this semester my dad’s going to kill me”, or “yeah if I get all A’s this semester my parents will …show more content…
For example, a situation arose between my teammates earlier in the year that I felt needed my input, a teammate had said something hateful about another teammate and was brought to my attention. For a while, the consensus was to retaliate against this person. I stated my opinion being that, instead of ganging up against her, why don’t we have a discussion face to face, and talk about the topic directly, rather making it into something it’s not. This way of thinking is sticking up for both parties, and giving each of them a chance to say what they want to say, and that’s what being a good leader is all about. Being a leader is standing up for what’s right, rather than falling in line with the rest of the mainstream crowd.
If I was selected to be a member of National Honor Society I would do everything in my power to make my fellow members proud to have me join them. If I am chosen, I plan to spend my time volunteering at the animal shelter, not just because I am in love with all animals, but because I am in love with helping others as