My career as a student has been rich in scholarly endeavors and experience in school and out, as well as full of leadership and service practice which has shown me how to exist in the workplace and proved to me that I am capable of assisting others.
Throughout my time at Nicolet, I have discovered not only the effort I am willing to give, but the passion I feel, towards gaining knowledge. As a student here I have countless opportunities to use this passion and participate in activities that benefit my education as well as my plans for the future. Since I have attended Nicolet, I have always dreamed of a career in Global Affairs. When I came to a school with so many choices, I automatically knew I would join any club or activity that would
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My involvement in these foreign language classes gives me insight into other cultures, a chance to interact with people of different origins, and most obviously a knowledge of the language itself. On top of the classes and clubs, I participated in last year’s National Spanish Contest and Concours de Francais Test and received a Bronze-level Award in both. I have had many opportunities to gain cultural insight and recognition for my knowledge through my schooling, but I have also had many cultural experiences outside of the school community through participation in Girl Scouts. I have been involved with The Girl Scouts since 2006, and throughout my growth as a person, my values and knowledge have been heavily impacted by Girl Scouts. To many, it may not sounds like a scholarly program, but since childhood I have learned tactics in communication, kindness, time management, advertising, sales, mechanics, culture, writing, and speaking through cookie sales, Journeys, classes, meetings, and most of all my international trip in the summer of 2016. The other girls and I exercised our knowledge in advertising, sales, and public speaking to host the Spring Dance for young Girl Scouts as well as sell enough cookies to set out to …show more content…
The first role I took on as a leader was in the “Louder Than A Bomb” Spoken Word Poetry Slam at Glen Hills Middle School. As a student at Glen Hills I participated in the Slam and thoroughly enjoyed the chance to freely express myself. When I came to Nicolet, I didn’t want to leave that experience behind so I returned to advise and assist and became co-president of the Slam. I have tactics in managing others and assisting them in staying focused and expressing their ideas in the most powerful way possible. This leadership role has showed me how to effectively teach others, but more importantly I have realized that a strong character is not dictated solely by leading, but by realizing there is always something to learn or gain from those around you. While leading the Poetry Slam I gained that very lesson. A young girl had worked very hard to write a beautiful poem about her mom and was very excited for her to hear it. When the day of the Slam came, I corralled all of the kids backstage. I saw the young girl waiting first in line to present her poem and I walked over and asked her where her mom was in the audience. She replied, “She’s not here yet.” I asked her if she wanted to go later so her mom could hear her poem, but she made the sternest face and said, “I have a job to do. It might not be perfect, but it can still be fun” and she marched on stage to read her poem. Although the girl may