National Junior Honors Society Essay By: Megan Pacchioli I am very excited by the opportunity to represent my school as a member of the National Junior Honors Society. Both in and out of school I support the Five Pillars of the NJHS, which are scholarship, service, citizenship, character, and leadership. I represent these five pillars by my grades and academic achievements in school, my dedication to my church, my dojo, and my soccer team. As well as taking part in my communities activities, being a responsible person, and manifesting my leadership on the court/field out of school. The first pillar is scholarship. I support this pillar with my grades and academic achievements. More specifically, I have kept all of my grades above Ninety percent …show more content…
I represented this pillar by setting up chairs for the parishioners prior to Christmas mass at my church, and setting up luminaries for my parish's live nativity. My favorite service, however, would have to be the Perlini Soccer Tournament. My family, teammates, and I all help with set up to clean up, and everything in between. My friends and I also helped out with field marshaling, and helped deliver water to our hardworking volunteers. I am out, and ready to assist before the sun comes up, and we are getting ready to go as the sun is going down. It is a ton of fun and it is a big help to my …show more content…
I represent this pillar because I show leadership in and out of school. Whether it’s on the court/field, or in class. I play soccer, basketball, and field hockey and show leadership toward my teammates and coaches. In soccer, I am a goalkeeper for my team. Being a goalkeeper requires being a leader, and being very vocal to your teammates to guide them in the right direction. Whenever we do group activities in class, I always like to take the lead. I have recently been selected to be a team captain for field day, and I am very excited to step up and hopefully guide my team to