Through high school, Lincoln Charter has been founded on the principles of honesty, respect, empathy, responsibility, service, and preparedness. While I have applied all of these principles in my life, two of those principles have played an important role in an activity outside of my academic life. Ever since the summer before my junior year I have become a monthly volunteer at Mecklenburg Community Church, in their youth ministry and I have strongly applied the principles of service and empathy. In volunteering monthly in their youth ministry it has shaped me as a person who is ready to serve others no matter what might be going on in my life outside of church. Life offers a multitude of life changing experiences, serving at Mecklenburg Community
