People often ask me what I want to do with my life and I still don’t know the answer. Ever since my freshman year, I have wondered what I will do throughout high school, what college I’ll go to, what I will do at college, where I will go after college, and how my life will turn out. I have been trying for a long time to find my passion. As I walked into Heritage High School on the first day of freshman year, I saw a multitude of opportunities set out in front of me: hundreds of clubs, many different sports, and a large variety of classes to choose from. It was all laid out so perfectly and at the time it seemed that I would have no trouble finding the niche that I fit into. The semester progressed and I soon found myself falling into a constant
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My thought was that if I join a whole bunch of clubs, then I have to find something that interests me. I joined FBLA, DECA, Men of Distinction, Math Honor Society, National Honor Society, and Chick-fil-A Leader Academy. To my surprise, the clubs that I knew the least about and that I was the least interested in, had the most effect on my life: National Honor Society and Chick-fil-A Leader Academy. Two clubs that seemed to just be good extracurriculars to put on the college application at the time. I was forced to participate in community projects and service through both clubs. At first I was reluctant to partake in these activities but I knew I had to in order to remain a member of each club. The first community service activity I participated in was an organization called Brown Bag Ministry. There were about twenty of us and we went to a church to make bagged lunches for a community in need. We then went to that community and delivered them door to door. This part was very new and very awkward for me at first. I had brought an old jacket that was too small for me in hopes that someone would take it. I found a young boy and asked if he wanted the jacket. Immediately after I offered him the jacket, a huge smile spread across his face. After I gave him the jacket, I saw him literally jumping around in joy. All just because of an old, used
My thought was that if I join a whole bunch of clubs, then I have to find something that interests me. I joined FBLA, DECA, Men of Distinction, Math Honor Society, National Honor Society, and Chick-fil-A Leader Academy. To my surprise, the clubs that I knew the least about and that I was the least interested in, had the most effect on my life: National Honor Society and Chick-fil-A Leader Academy. Two clubs that seemed to just be good extracurriculars to put on the college application at the time. I was forced to participate in community projects and service through both clubs. At first I was reluctant to partake in these activities but I knew I had to in order to remain a member of each club. The first community service activity I participated in was an organization called Brown Bag Ministry. There were about twenty of us and we went to a church to make bagged lunches for a community in need. We then went to that community and delivered them door to door. This part was very new and very awkward for me at first. I had brought an old jacket that was too small for me in hopes that someone would take it. I found a young boy and asked if he wanted the jacket. Immediately after I offered him the jacket, a huge smile spread across his face. After I gave him the jacket, I saw him literally jumping around in joy. All just because of an old, used