It is an honor to be selected to apply to the National Honor Society. One of the values that the National Honor Society has is leadership. To be a leader, one needs to be flexible, have strong communication skills, courage, responsibility, and must be tough-minded, but fair. Over the summer I worked at an adventure ropes course in Kittery, Maine. Our staff is based on two values, teamwork and leadership. My job was to lead others through the course. This was not an easy task. The various clients I experienced tested my leadership. This test started on the first day on the job where I led an autistic man through the course. I had to use my flexibility to adapt to the challenges presented that day and overcame the adversity faced to help the