At my school, I joined leadership to become closer to my community; setting up school dances, cross-grade events, fundraisers, and more; all run by leadership members! Through leadership, I was able to experience many things! One experience that I had during leadership was the opportunity to run a cross-grade event! During Kindness Week -a week where Crestwood staff and students show kindness to everyone around the community - come together to create cards for the Crestwood community.
Honestly, it’s very difficult to find a place for me to be accepted as a being of Lao. It 's hard to explain because where I live in a predominantly neighborhood where racism exist on a standard level. Due to my race, some of the people are hesitating to accept me for who I am. However, I had an opportunity from my parent to influence me toward understand Lao culture and tradition. Therefore, for me being a member of the Laotian-American makes me feel a sense of appreciation of my race.
One leadership experience I had was through my athletics at my high school. Every year, our high school volleyball program hosts a camp for young girls to come learn and develop her volleyball skills, as well as do arts and crafts and make new friends. As a varsity player, we all were assigned a different group of girls to be in charge of. We also were given a junior varsity player to help us. I became a leader in this area because I was more experinced and organized.
When it comes to leadership, there is one thing that I am very proud of. As a senior team captain and unquestioned leader I had a massive task on my hands this year. Coming off of a winless season the football team was lacking commitment and and there were many questions about how the teams was going to bounce
My first leadership position was in Gaming Club at ECAS during the school year of 2014-15, when I was elected as Vice President. Along with the president of the club and the rest of the club council, we built the club from scratch. Everything was going as planned, until the president and the club council began to slack, that’s when I decided to step in. I immediately talked and encouraged all the club council members to attend future meeting to achieve our goals. I then assembled and organized all meeting in order to finish planned events and our calendar.
If I were to ask a group of individuals who contributed to their growth as a professional many would point to their mentor that they valued the most. But what if we never received the same type of mentorship, counseling, or coaching? Throughout my nine year career, I was unfortunate to have a toxic leader that would follow me and remain my supervisor. Even though this leader was a toxic arrogant leader, he contributed greatly to my success as a professional. Ironically the contribution of my success is not owed to the most competent, efficient leader but it is owed to an arrogant incompetent leader.
I am a member of many different associations at Canyon High School, but the club that has made the most impact in my life is Leadership. Leadership is a selective program on campus that invites students who have shown leadership qualities to improve them to make a bigger impact. I was nominated into the program my freshman year and have carried on with the program all throughout high school. The club’s main focus is to encourage students to use their leadership qualities to prevent and stop bullying. As nominees, we undergo a two-day training session that exposes us to ways to improve ourselves and those around us.
I want to be part of the SHS board of officers because not only do I take pride and jubilance from my spanish heritage and background, but I work arduously to be a salient member of anything I am a part of. I want to learn from others and gain more responsibility to ensure me a more auspicious future. I believe that by being in such an honorable society and as an officer, I can impact my peers as well as gain knowledge from others and their different cultures. As a current member of the Spanish Honor Society, I have already left a mark, by being published in the March edition of Albricias for a drawing. There have been a myriad of instances where I have displayed my leadership qualities.
Some days I believe the stars above are all identical and that where the sky meets the water is continuous. On the brightest of days I contemplate how my shadow seamlessly blends into someone else’s and I am convinced that there is not much I can so do to stands out much less make a difference in this world. Yet, just when I think I am a fool to believe I can change the world, Carrie Underwood’s song “Change” pops up in my head telling me “don’t listen to a word they say”. See, this song reminds me that even “the smallest things can make all the difference” and in Markus Zusak’s work of fiction titled I Am the Messenger I was introduced to the most ordinary character who did just that.
It had become increasingly difficult to breathe; my chest had turned to lead and the weights attached to the tension in my shoulders had decided they were no longer content to remain a nuisance. Time was progressing, but I was not. Without warning, he announced he was leaving. Without warning, he resigned as band director and abandoned our music program in a heart-breaking state of affairs, leaving me vulnerable. My leadership position within the band program had given me false confidence and I thought I had everything under control.
It was a Sunday afternoon, and Chad Smith wanted to go for a light workout on his college campus in Southern Nevada back in 2001. Chad was a freshman and a twink type. He had a height of 6'1 and was only 135 lbs. His hair was golden brown with that of a California skater boy look. The eyes upon Chad's face were piercing blue.
Of all the skills I have, motivating people around me is the one that affected me most, which was discovered through "Heartful Christmas" - a voluntary activity held by my club. It was a special night when people was trying to come home earlier to celebrate Christmas with their families. On this twenty fourth day of December, we, a group of ten people, volunteered to do a bizarre mission: giving surprising gifts to homeless people and those who suffered severe poverty. Being assigned as a leader, as well as the youngest person in the group, I was fairly nervous, many questions naturally popped up in my mind: What kind of leader would I be? What would help me do that?
Leadership interview I was given the chance to interview Hailey Hunt who has a position on student council. She taught me about her position and how she has been able to help others. She has taught me the many sides of being a leader and how it can be quite trying at times. I have found interviewing a leader is very different from researching about a leader.
A leadership experience I have encountered is working with kids. I have a job where I work with kids and I'm someone they look up to and they know they will always have soemone. I've realized how much of an impact I make on their lives and how much they look up to me because if they are going through a rough time they go straight to me.
1. Describe an example of your leadership experience in which you have positively influenced others, helped resolve disputes, or contributed to group efforts over time. I consider myself a leader, i believe this because i am the type of person that feels like if i am not the one to do it then it will not be done the right way. Whenever i would work in groups i would designate myself to be the one to do the harder assignment, because i only trusted that would take it serious, not anyone else. Also, whenever i do anything that involves a team, i like to take control, because i feel like i am the best one to work under pressure or i can choose the best solution for any situation.