NHS Essay
Please accept the following essay with my thoughts on the NHS principles: Scholarship, Leadership, Service and Character as my expressed interest and excitement in Romeoville High School’s National Honor Society.
Everyone has something to bring to the table, whether it's an idea, a plan, or an ability they have. Everyone also has his or her own thoughts and opinions. Are they good or bad? I’m learning that just depends on the person who hears them. As I learn this lesson, I’m striving to be a fair person with an open mind. In my opinion the qualities that make a “fair person with an open mind” are the same principals as the National Honor Society.
Being a teenager in high school, you find out who your friends are, what job you may do later on in life, and most importantly who you really are. As Eleanor Roosevelt once said, “People grow through experience if they meet life honestly and courageously. This is how character is built.” Like Mrs. Roosevelt said, character is not given; it is built by your actions, choices, and experiences. Character, like our actions, defines us. I choose to conduct myself with integrity and in ways that benefit others and myself, act with humility, and gratitude for all of my experiences and have a positive outlook on the future.
One of the most inspiring stories to me is the story of Malala Youafzai. Similar in age, she is known around the world and is an icon for “courage and hope”. She’s brought to my attention the struggle for some to receive an education and its importance. I recognize that education is not something I should take for granted and therefore strive to do my best in my classes, and look for opportunities to learn in environments with students of similar interests and different backgrounds. Last summer my opportunities included, Blue Lakes Fine Arts Camp (Blue Lake, MI), Region 3 USMCJROTC Cadet Leadership Course (St. Johns, WI), and George N. Parks Drum Major Academy (North Central College Naperville, IL.) This
Everyone has something to bring to the table, whether it's an idea, a plan, or an ability they have. Everyone also has his or her own thoughts and opinions. Are they good or bad? I’m learning that just depends on the person who hears them. As I learn this lesson, I’m striving to be a fair person with an open mind. In my opinion the qualities that make a “fair person with an open mind” are the same principals as the National Honor Society.
Being a teenager in high school, you find out who your friends are, what job you may do later on in life, and most importantly who you really are. As Eleanor Roosevelt once said, “People grow through experience if they meet life honestly and courageously. This is how character is built.” Like Mrs. Roosevelt said, character is not given; it is built by your actions, choices, and experiences. Character, like our actions, defines us. I choose to conduct myself with integrity and in ways that benefit others and myself, act with humility, and gratitude for all of my experiences and have a positive outlook on the future.
One of the most inspiring stories to me is the story of Malala Youafzai. Similar in age, she is known around the world and is an icon for “courage and hope”. She’s brought to my attention the struggle for some to receive an education and its importance. I recognize that education is not something I should take for granted and therefore strive to do my best in my classes, and look for opportunities to learn in environments with students of similar interests and different backgrounds. Last summer my opportunities included, Blue Lakes Fine Arts Camp (Blue Lake, MI), Region 3 USMCJROTC Cadet Leadership Course (St. Johns, WI), and George N. Parks Drum Major Academy (North Central College Naperville, IL.) This