My name is Mia Blake and I am grateful for the chance to join the National Honor Society. I would love to join the National Honor Society to have more opportunities to help my community and to help my peers. I have seen all the good that the National Honor Society has been able to do and how involved they are, and would like to be a part of the action. I feel that within my three years of school I have exemplified leadership, service, scholarship, and character and would like to further these attributes through the National Honor Society. I have always wanted to help people, but I haven’t had many opportunities to do so. During my high school years, I have been able to do a lot more and it feels amazing to help. Some such activities have been joining the …show more content…
Food was delivered to us and we went over to Philadelphia to hand them out. Pete’s Pantry allowed me to see and connect with so many people in need, and give them enough food for the week. In the end, we could stay and talk to the homeless and hear about their lives and how thankful they were for what we were doing. That really changed my perspective and made me more thankful for what I have and passionate about helping. I love the feeling of helping others and the look on their faces when they can worry a little less that day because they don’t have to worry about where their next meal is coming from. Joining the National Honor Society would be able to help me help others in ways we can’t even imagine. I constantly try to challenge myself academically, as best that I can. Throughout high school, I have taken all Honors classes and two APs, History and Biology. I cannot say that all of these classes come easy to me, but furthering my knowledge is a very important thing for me. I have spent endless hours on YouTube, Khan Academy, and Google trying to fully understand what I am