Many traits make a great person. Everyone has a number of positive and negative traits. I am no exception to the rule, but I would be an extraordinary person to represent Sangre De Cristo Electric in this year’s “Youth Tour”. I am a great student, I have done a lot to give back to my community, and I am always willing to help others.…
National Honor Society is more than just a club students join in high school for fun; it’s an organization made up of young brilliant minds that want to make a change, not only in their community, but in their own lives. NHS provides many functions that can improve a student’s personal insight on how they should live their life, but they all lead to one main function and it’s to prepare us for the real world. National Honor Society not only helps with self-improvement, but it also helps students keep a symbolic promise that they want to take a lead and help people around them become aware of the problems surrounding their community, and they want to help by constantly giving back and volunteering. National Honor Society offers the mentality…
Community service is one of the main activities when you become a part of Greek Life. Members are authorized to make a positive effect on the community, and develop an understanding of the towns responsibility through the process of serving others. Most importantly, Greek Life members learn they can make a big difference. Community service promotes coming together among members and and develops responsibility, appreciation for differences, and a better understanding of the feelings of others. It can also help create other critical skills students will need for future success.…
National Honor Society is a recognized for their exemplary, rigorous students that work to improve their student body and community life. I am aware that this society takes part in many groups and individual projects that require time, honesty, leadership, stewardship, character and service to raise money to suffice to aid charities and the community. I greatly consider myself to be a huge benefit to the National Honor Society at Carrizo Springs High School, because I have the ability to inspire others to strive to their fullest potential. Additionally, I obtain a variable amount of experience from being proactive in my community and surrounding areas. Some of my experiences include working with a diverse population, managing my time, learning and training to become a disciplined, responsible student-athlete, and acquire the skills on a variety forms of conflict management, and the ability to plan and organize projects.…
I have completed many hours of community service and I believe that it is my responsibility to involve myself in my community in any way possible. Getting involved in the community helps build a strong character and it teaches certain values that will benefit other communities. Speaking of community improvement, it is also my responsibility to pay any taxes set for me by our state and federal governments. Without taxpayer money, it would be impossible to maintain many of our most precious and crucial government funded organizations. If the American people allowed those organizations to fade away, we would be hurting our country and helping ourselves.…
Scholarship, service, leadership, and character are the characteristics that lay the foundation for success and are the reason why I perform at such a high degree in everything that I do. Although I’ve always had high ambitions for myself, the scholarship aspect of the National Honor Society confirms the importance of education and also reaffirms that anything is possible and it made easier with academic achievement. However, any achievement, academic or not, is meaningless to me if I don’t give back one way or another to the people who made my success possible including teachers, school staff members, fellow classmates, parents, and friends. On top of this, I learned that the smallest of gestures can make a big difference in someone’s life…
Hardworking, trustworthy, selfless, determined, and helpful… I believe that I have demonstrated these qualities exceptionally throughout my high school career. A glimpse at my exquisite grades that I have kept in four years of challenging classes reveals not only my effort, but my endless determination as well. Despite all of the energy that I directed towards my own success at school, I was always willing to help others who struggled in their classes, especially in math and science. Also, I put time and effort into my extracurricular activities in order to benefit my school’s community. I painted a mural of the Mt. Hope Bridge to beautify a conference room, helped plan countless events for the entire student body, from spirit weeks to…
National Honor Society Membership Essay Scholarship, leadership, character and service are key characteristics to any individual that has a focused path for success in life. I believe that I possess these elements. Beginning with scholarship, I strive to achieve academic success by taking honors and AP classes. I have been given the opportunity to start my high school career with an acceleration in science by taking Honors Biology instead of Earth Science.…
I always have followed the saying “if you work hard in life now you will not have to work as hard later.” This saying applies not only to how I work during school now, but how I participate in activities outside of school. To excel in what you want to achieve in life, I believe you need to put in the best effort and try your best in whatever you do. Living by this idea has helped me become a leader in the things I do. It has helped me put others at the same standard as myself and it helps me show my character.…
High school are the years of a person’s life where they develop their habits, worth ethic, and outlook on life. During these prime years, a person develops their character. It is vital that efforts are made to ensure that all students have the chance to start life out on the right foot and create a proactive personality. This is the sole purpose of the National Honors Society. For the past ninety three years, the National Honors Society has helped shape the characters of young men and women across the country.…
In William Zinsser’s article, “College Pressures,” he explains the four pressures students faced in the late 1970’s. The pressures include: economic pressure, parental pressure, peer pressure and self-induced pressure. These students had an immense amount of pressure, and Zinsser’s wish was for them to delight in their educational journey. Granted, the pressures Zinsser mentions continue to exist nowadays; current students face even greater pressures. For one, in order to afford tuition, books and essential expenses, thousands of student work a full time job.…
As a student at Episcopal High School, I do my best to exhibit moral character, leadership, and service. In the classroom, I always maintain a mutual respect with my classmates and teachers. Since my freshman year I have served in the Student Senate and learned about the responsibility and leadership one must uphold in the organization. More recently, I was admitted into the Spanish National Honors Society and as an acolyte. Being an acolyte has taught me the accountability of serving as an example for others during the chapel processions.…
After high school, I felt rushed to decide on a degree and chose Nursing on a whim, after a year of doing basics I decided to research all the degree choices Texas State University had to offer. I found that getting a Bachelors in Communication Disorders would be the first step I had to take to become a speech-language pathologist, I will be graduating from Texas State University in May 2017 with a Bachelor's Degree in Communication Disorders. I am hoping to pursue a Master's in Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of North Texas. My overall goal is to become a speech-language pathologist who is compassionate, organized, resourceful, and collaborative.…
Everyday, thousands of high school students immerse themselves in their community and create satisfaction in helping others in need. Community service is a critical aspect of teen development. Without it, students do not realize how much it means to help others, and they do not get the full experience of working with different people. Volunteerism is required in many high schools around the United States, but not all of them. This issue is incredibly controversial because the debate is whether community service actually helps students in the long run.…
Thou Shalt Attend In high school it was quite apparent that students could receive many absences with little or no consequences and still be able to maintain a good grade point average. However, in college that is not the case. Student attendance in college is important because students who attend class have better grades, have better relationships with their peers as well as professors and develop responsible habits and behaviors. Students who attend class often receive better grades on tests for they are present the day the material was taught.…