As I have strived for academic excellence, I have acquired traits that are suitable for a member of the National Honor Society. Intelligence is a common quality of members of the National Honor Society, but certain traits of my personality can contribute to National Honor Society such as being adaptable, self-driven, and being goal-oriented. Along with my personality, I will be contributing my talent as a musician and my love and importance of helping others. I will continue to be involved in my community and do as much as I can to contribute. I have learned from taking on the leadership role that patience and determination are essential qualities in a leader.
I have developed leadership qualities when my Tae Kwon Do coach trusted me to lead our team during national championships. This has led me to then hold various leadership positions in undergraduate and dental school clubs. Moreover, my critical thinking abilities have excelled from being a mathematics and physics tutor. Tutoring has always challenged me to think outside the box in complicated problems, and this would allow me to use my creative skills when facing complex cases in my field. Persistence is another key element that is crucial in success.
Many of my opportunities to be a leader have come from my gifts and
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.
Many posses the commitment to the qualities of scholarship, leadership, service, and character, but how one uses them shows the core of their disposition. For each of these qualities, there are many traits, useful in a leader, and not. Since it is only my second year as a student at Carlsbad High School, there has not been much time of my being distracted from my school work as I try to be as diligent of a student as possible. However, from time to time, I take a break and do things for the community instead. The students that make up the National Honor Society are extremely dedicated in the areas of scholarship, leadership, service, and character, and I would be very grateful to be a part of the standards.
Integrity, which I believe resonates with me, is a trait I applied to my role. Setting an example for others under pressure allowed me to become equipped with necessary skills; moreover, I also joined the Alumni Association and carried out these skills in my senior year to effectively plan events and grow with my peers to become motivated
I believe that I manifest the four pillars that the National Honor Society values. I display scholarship by working hard to achieve good grades in all high school and college courses I am enrolled in. I believe it’s important to raise my own standards in the classroom and I understand that my high school education directly affects not only college, but every day after my education. I demonstrate leadership by having confidence in myself to be a good leader for others.
The National Honors Society requires and represents four important core values: Character, Leadership, Service, and Scholarship in which I believe describes myself as a person on many levels. Of a person, their character is what makes a person unique, which I believe undoubtedly is one’s most important trait. Therefore, I believe my character consists of many components, being able to welcome and help others without hesitation would overall be my best characteristic. For example, if I was to encounter an individual struggling with a situation, whether it be physically or emotionally I am always there to help, no matter the consequences or hardships that may come along with the task. As a student, I would be best described as determined due
I continually work on developing my leadership skills by participating in various extracurricular activities and taking on leadership roles in class projects. Through these experiences, I have honed my skills in leadership, collaboration, and communication, which would be invaluable to the National Honor Society. The Service pillar is close to my heart as helping others is something that I have always enjoyed. I understand that giving back to my community is a vital aspect of being a responsible and compassionate citizen.
Henry Ford once said, “Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success.” He believed that with determination, struggle, and intellect one can achieve the impossible. By the same token, my perseverance, dedication, and tenacity have allowed me to work with others to achieve a common goal. I strive to become a member of the National Honor Society because I possess qualities of the organization’s Character pillar, which is a worthwhile experience, and have a unique humanitarian service project idea that would follow the pillar of Service. By virtue of my trustworthiness, reliability, and courtesy towards others, I model traits of the National Honor Society's pillar of Character.
Leadership, a drive to serve, and a strong character are crucial aspects of those who wish to live successful and prosperous lives, and unsurprisingly, are desirable traits for those in National Honor Society. Leadership is the ability to motivate, inspire, and guide others in forming a favorable outcome. Instances that I have exhibited leadership include being the captain for two years in a row for Black History Quiz Bowl and being both a counselor and teacher at a 4-H summer camp. The ability to serve helps bring out a person’s humility, selflessness, and deeper understanding of how the world interacts. Character is a culmination of traits that make up a well-rounded person, such as being altruistic or possessing comradeship.
Leaders possess different strengths that allow them to succeed in their career or life. The Clifton Strengths Finder Assessment helped identify my top strengths and how to lead with my strengths in order to further develop them. My top five strengths were competition, positivity, winning others over (WOO), harmony, and achiever. Based on the meaning of each strength, I related to all them, however, I was surprised by some of them.
I have shown leadership by being a team player which is one of the important factors of being a part of the National Honors
I love to read and learn, I love to read self-improvement books, and books about science. I am drawn to lists that have suggestions, tips, exercises, and suggestions on whatever topic I am interested in at the moment or need to learn about. This strength can help me succeed at GCU because I tend to enjoy talking to my classmates and professors about ideas, theories, and concepts to gather the latest thinking. I love to gather information, I will often delve more deeply into subjects that intrigue me the most people. This could be a positive when I have big projects or research papers.
These traits are intelligence, self-confidence, determination, integrity, and sociability. I recognize all of these traits within myself. Between my leadership history and my strengths, which were identified from the StrengthsFinder Inventory that I completed this past year, I realize that I
