The Four Pillars Of National Honor Society (NHS)

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Character, scholarship, leadership, and service are the four pillars of national honor society (NHS). Scholarship is a student’s dedication to academic achievement through study, which helps you be successful. Leadership is the ability to act like a role model and have a positive influence on the community. Service is the willingness to enrich the lives of others by dedicating their time to them. Character is defined by what you do every time to help someone than just doing it only once and never doing it again. The day I got my acceptance letter from NHS. It has helped me by setting higher goals for myself. I used to be a shy, non-outgoing, non-talkative girl. Until, I got more involved with NHS. It has changed me to become better in every

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