National Honor Society Four Pillars Essay

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Describe how the four pillars of National Honor Society have shaped your development. How will you apply these pillars to your future goals? The four pillars of the National Honor Society are scholarship, service, leadership, and character. These four pillars have shaped my development on becoming a stronger individual. The first pillar, scholarship has shaped my development by dedicating my time to my academic success. I study for several hours every day and I turn in my homework in on time. I complete all of my homework even if it is optional because it is a perfect way to review for a test. When it comes to my academic success, I always do my best on my assignments regardless of the grade that I will receive. The service pillar has shaped …show more content…

I am willing to help in any way that I can to volunteer my time to help out the community and to help those in need. I volunteer at the food pantry, make Valentine’s cards for the nursing home, and collecting donations for The Heartbeat Center. The leadership pillar has shaped my development by becoming an excellent leader. I am willing to sacrifice my time to change other people’s lives. For example, I attended the Relay for Life meetings instead of spending time with my friends. I sacrificed my time to help plan for the Relay for Life. The Relay for Life event changed people's lives because it inspired them to donate money to cancer research and to help join the fight to end cancer. The character pillar has shaped by development by making the excellent choices. I started helping out for the community in any way possible. I have gained a lot of responsibility through the National Honor Society because I was responsible for writing a Relay for Life speech and delivering a speech for the American Cancer Society. I will apply these four pillars to my future goals by helping other people's lives by becoming a nurse. As a nurse, I will help save cancer patient’s lives by providing the treatment that they will need. I will also inspire my patients to battle their