Why I Want To Be A Boy Scout Essay

I hold myself to high standards when it comes to my academic success. One lesson I have learned, as a result of not striving to achieving academically freshmen year, success does not come easily. For it takes dedication and a good mindset to seek intellectual accomplishments. Boy scouts has enabled me to help the community. From highway ditch cleanup to fire hydrant shoveling, it has allowed me to have different viewpoints on curtain aspects on life, how one helpful hand can go a long way. I am a section leader in band, for this position requires leadership. Direction, organization, and motivation are the responsibilities and sacrifices required to be able to lead and inspire people to become better. Boy scouts has allowed me to …show more content…
In Boy Scouts I lead weekly meetings and have had many opportunities to lead service project. I am currently and Eagle Scout, and have completed my Eagle Scout project which takes a wide range of leadership skills. I was required to raise money, organize, and direct volunteers to complete a donated project for the community. My Eagle Scout project consisted of cleaning head stones for Oak Lawn cemetery. I was responsible for directing volunteers to clean over 250 head stones. As a section leader in band I direct and inspire other percussionists to succeed. Also as a section leader, I am responsible for leading other classmates to follow directions and create goals and complete them. In doing so, as a percussion section we were able to earn Best Percussion out of 14 bands at the Algona Band days. Also placing second in class 3A out of seven bands. I am also a member of Concert Choral, for which I am in the tenor section, consisting of three tenors. I am able to help and lead two new-comers to know their music and inspire them to become better singers and members of Concert Chorale. I feel I have great leadership skills and through my many activities, plan to improve my leadership as I