Category: National Honor Society

I recognize that membership in the National Honor Society can be both an honor and an obligation. The students who have a chance to apply for membership, except have good education and behavior, are needed to understand and follow the four qualities, which are scholarship, leadership, service, and character.

To begin with, I understand that scholarship is willing to spend the time needed to acquire and focus my mind on seeking knowledge through diligence and effort. Scholarships can be known as always try my best to do well in everything and achieve the best academic results. The person I think of when talking about the scholarship is the daughter of my host, Lan Vy Ho. To me, she is a person with good academic achievements and a passion for learning. She has a GPA above 3.5 with four years of High School getting A grades and receiving a scholarship from Texas Tech University. She can spend many hours at the library just to find the answer to the problem that she doesn’t understand. Vy Ho always tries her best in everything she does, especially her studies, so she finished half the way to being a doctor according to what she wants to be. As a student, I know I have to be responsible for my studies. Some of the ways I can promote a scholarship at Faith West Academy and the community are know how to organized between homework, tests, and extracurricular activities. I plan my work and follow it so as not to affect my studies and activities. One more thing I can do is communicate and caring for others. I am a friendly person, like to interact with others, I am not afraid to help in my ability if people need me. Lastly, I understand that the rules are in place to follow, I think I’m doing this well now and will in the future.

In the second place, my perspective on leadership is someone who can create a connection between people forming a group, connecting with the personality of the individuals in the group. It cannot be instructed or imposed on. A leader is someone who has an objective perspective from many angles, making the final decision in a smart and fair manner. The leader must create trust with the members and always help as well as support the members to develop their strengths. The person I choose that I think represents this character is my mom. My mom is a restaurant owner, she has to face many problems and give many decisions every day. As a leader, my mother does a great job of managing the restaurant and for connecting with the staff. My mother divided the plans for each person, and always rewarded and penalize fairly. My mother explored the personalities and strengths of the employees to choose the right positions for them. When a conflict occurred, my mother always looked at things from many directions and reached the final conclusion in a fair and reasonable manner. I used to be a vice president and now a language teacher in the community, I understand how important the responsibility of the leader is. I will listen to other people’s opinions and see the problem from many directions. I will be careful and serious at every work. I will communicate graciously and politely in order to convey ideas to people. I do not hesitate to learn new things from people around me and the community.

Thirdly, for me, the service is willing to volunteer to work for the mutual benefit of those in need or need help and for the community without any payback or certification of any kind.

National Honor Junior Society would be a great opportunity for me, as I have exemplified each of the four characteristics listed as qualities of a NJHS member. Leadership is an important quality and I believe that I’ve contemplated that trait. I’m part of an orchestra, where leadership comes as an important trait. Based on my experience in orchestra, I can say that it’s very important to be able to use your leadership aspect. Although I’m not always leading my entire section, smaller things also count. Leadership is based entirely on what the individual musicians do on their own. We must interpret music and signals from the conductor. I’ve led my section in preparing for the upcoming concert.

When evaluating my character, I think that I uphold principles of morality and ethics by demonstrating cooperation, honesty, reliability, courtesy, integrity, concern, and respect for not just myself, but others as well, always. I show these traits to others in my classroom when working on projects with others and in class discussions/activities. When talking or interacting with peers, I’m sincere and respectful.

Service is another significant trait of a NJHS member. I’ve made many contributions to my school and other communities as well. We have an orchestra fundraiser which I’ll participate in to support others in raising money for a school trip to Colorado. Supporting your peers is important and should be done without compensating, and with a positive and enthusiastic spirit.

Citizenship is another good quality that I’ve shown on numerous occasions. I’m aware of the many worldwide problems that we have in the United States, including poverty. I try to do whatever I can to support the homeless and people who don’t have what they need. There are food drives that happened annually at a local organization to support others in need. My mom and I always take the time to drop by. We give canned goods and other essentials to those who don’t have them. Being sensible, I know that not everybody has the same privileges as us.

I want to be a member of NJHS because it could be beneficial to me, build better leadership skills and teamwork capabilities for the future, and hone project management aptitude. I would always apply these traits as much as I could to be a better person for myself, others, and my community, which explains my exemplification of the four characteristics of a NJHS member.

I personally think that United Against Poverty (UP), which serves those in poverty by providing crisis care, transformative education, food, and household subsidy, would be a good local charitable organization to support. We need to raise awareness of the many people in poverty on the streets with barely enough food to survive each day. It’s always important to help solve worldwide problems especially when we have the resources to do it. In NJHS, we could organize food drives and donate what we get to UP.

That is why I’m a qualified and contributive candidate for NJHS.

To begin, I am honored just by being one of few students to be nominated to take part in the National Honor Society. I’d be delighted to join a society like this one because of the countless opportunities it would offer me. Joining this society would help me improve as a person. It would also help my abilities grow as well as encourage me to help out others. I believe that my great character and academic determination, leadership skills, and service make me a strong candidate for the NHS.

By being determined to do well in school, it says a lot about my character. Being committed to help out in church and keeping my grades high can sometimes be a bit too much to balance. I keep high grades in all my six classes even though some days I get home late, due to my commitment in church or other necessities, and have to stay up later than usual on weekdays to get all my work done for the proceeding day. There are days where I decide to stay up even later to work ahead on school work, so it will lighten up the amount of work for the next day. Whenever there is something that I don’t understand, I ask many questions until I gain the knowledge I was seeking. Sometimes even when my questions are answered, and I still do not understand, I will stay a few minutes after school to get clarity on the topic. Whenever I know that I will be missing school for a day or more, I ask all my teachers for any work that will be done when I’m gone; therefore, when I return, I will be caught up. What matters to me most in school are my grades, and it is a necessity for me to keep them high and not to let them drop.

In my opinion, and others’ as well, I see myself as a natural leader. At the end of my freshman year, I got involved in a youth group for young ladies at the church I attend. At first, my role was just to follow what the leaders said, but eventually, when those leaders finished the program, I became one of the new leaders. The lady who ran the program acknowledged my hard work and commitment towards wanting to make the city a better environment that she appointed me as a leader to a group of young ladies from ages 13-14. There were times that it was hard to get the small group to all work together, but little by little, we grew trust towards each other, and, with the effort of all, we were able to all agree on decisions and have great communication. Although there were times that I often wanted to do things the way that I believed was correct, I became open minded, and before coming to a conclusion, I asked for the opinions and input of all the other ladies in the group. Growing up, I was taught to always respect adults and to be polite, no matter how small something was. Because of this, I have been able to form great relationships with my teachers and even with adults I have barely met. I believe that by being honest, you gain trust. Thus, I am honest in school by not committing any academic dishonesty, or cheating. This is something that is important to me because I like to stay true to my own ideas, and it highly reflects what I consider personal values. To be a role model, I feel that you have to know how to communicate with others like a leader does.

Lastly, I have helped out in my community by volunteering to stay after church hours to clean up the building. Last summer, since I had more free time, I helped out for two hours almost everyday whenever I could. My time there was definitely not gone to waste. While I volunteered there, I was able to grow relationships with adults and also, be able to also grow spiritually in my beliefs. I definitely believe that helping out at my church made me a better person. I look forward to continue to volunteer there in my free time and in the summer.

Scholarship is a commitment to learning. Scholarship means academic study or achievement or learning at a high level. A good scholar is willing to spend lots of time in important reading and study, as they know the lasting benefits of a learned mind. Learning should be lifelong and continuous. Lifelong learning improves our understanding of the world around us and provides us with more opportunities. Going through the process of learning helps to develop valuable life skills, such as time management, organization, and discipline and also enhances reading, writing, and critical thinking skills. In relation to NJHS, this is the academic side of school. The ideal NJHS member should be diligent and careful about their schoolwork and should rise to meet all academic challenges. This pursuit goes far beyond the grades received in school. NJHS students should be curious and strive to see how the world outside of school relates to their schoolwork. Scholarship means always doing the best work possible. Scholarship is about enjoying learning new things, and also having the persistence and passion to understand difficult concepts. Through hard work and academic scholarship, we should strive to become more educated students and future leaders who are more capable of making positive and beneficial changes in our community.

I have many positive character traits that will benefit NJHS such as scholarship, perseverance, and responsibility. Firstly, I consider myself a good example of scholarship because I always strive for excellence. I always aim to be the best in academics. For example, I have taken honors classes in science, math, and english in both 7th and 8th grades and have gotten A grades in all of them. I also aim to take National Honor Society essays and AP classes in high school next year to challenge myself and reach my true potential as a student. I strongly believe that I should give my best in everything that I do, and my dedication to academic achievement will help me contribute to our chapter of NJHS in many ways.

Another positive personal characteristic that I have which would benefit NJHS is perseverance. One example is when I also had to put in much effort and persevere in my algebra class this year. Some of the new concepts that I learned were difficult and required me to put in much time and effort in practicing and reviewing them. I never thought about giving up, as I knew that I had to do my best work. After some determination and focus, I was able to get it done and I did it to the best of my ability. Another example of when I showed perseverance in school was when I did my IRP science fair project this year. Completing an independent research project requires lots of time and study put into solving a real world problem. I put in lots of hard work and created a successful prototype which was able to solve my selected problem. After persevering to make a thorough and concise final product, my commitment and persistence paid off and I received an A+ as my final grade on my science fair project. My third and final character trait that will help NJHS is responsibility. I show responsibility at school and outside school as well. For example, I have taken honors classes in 3 subjects in both 7th and 8th grades. Being an honors student requires responsibility. I have always completed all my assignments and projects on time and with my best effort. I also strive to organize my time well and participate in class. With these positive traits, I look forward to new ways and opportunities to contribute to NJHS. However, I realize that I have some areas of personal growth that I need work as well. Successful personal growth requires the desire to improve and the willingness to strive to make changes. An open mind and the motivation to learn and grow are also important. Some examples of my personal growth would be developing a better growth mindset, managing stress more effectively, making better decisions, improving teamwork skills, embracing change more readily, and improving my time management skills.

One area of personal growth that I chose to expand on in depth is improving my time management skills. Time management is important for several reasons. Having good time management skills will help me prioritize tasks, plan ahead, set aside the time they need for projects and assignments, and make better use of that time. Good time management skills can help keep me on track and reduce stress. There are many clear and specific steps that I can take to achieve my goal of improving my time management. I have created a detailed plan to achieve my goal. At the beginning of the week, I can prioritize my work by making a list of my most important assignments to complete. Becoming skilled at prioritizing responsibilities will also allow me to complete my essential tasks more efficiently. I should also create a schedule that would effectively list each to do item and the amount of time that I need to complete it. Creating a schedule will save time by keeping me from wasting time and it will allow me to give enough time to each subject. Finally, creating a schedule will increase my concentration and will help me to distribute my study time properly for increased learning. Another method that will help me improve my time management is setting a realistic deadline, and then sticking to it. Setting deadlines a few days before the assignment or project is due will help me stay on track and will allow me to pull together a large project with less stress. Setting deadlines also avoids procrastination. By tracking time, it is possible to know how much time is left before the deadline of a specific project. This will help me to schedule my remaining time wisely so that I can make sure to complete all the parts of my project. Setting deadlines can prevent me from leaving assignments to the last minute, which will improve my quality of work and reduce my stress levels. Finally, avoiding multitasking will allow me to manage my time more effectively. Multitasking can decrease productivity. My productivity will improve when I am able to focus on one thing at a time. Spending my time focused on completing one task at a time will also help me reduce the potential for distractions. I will be able to do better quality work when I am able to focus and concentrate on one task.

In conclusion, in this essay I went over the importance of scholarship, my personal positive characteristics and how they benefit NJHS, and how I will improve in one area of personal growth.

When I was a sophomore at Roseville High School, I was specially asked to be in the National Honor Society, however, even if you were chosen you still had to fill out a long application and essay to be accepted in. After 2 weeks of long and hard work to finish the application, I turned it in and hoped I got accepted. The teacher held a meeting for us not long after telling us if we were accepted, I was happily told I was accepted. But sadly, most of my friends weren’t chosen to be in it, or they were just too lazy to fill out the application, besides the few that made it in with me.

In NHS we had to do 24 service hours a trimester, most people made them up, so they wouldn’t get kicked out of the extra-curricular. Even though most did not want to do the actual service hours, I wanted to complete mine, so I decided to sign up to work at a soup kitchen with a few others from NHS as well, most people rejected this because they thought it was dirty and didn’t want to sit there handing out soup for hours. Once the day came, my friend Ashley, whom I’ve been the best of friends with since 6th grade, and I drove to Gleaners Community Food Bank in her car. It was about a 20-minute drive to the drive there wasn’t terrible. Once we got there, they assigned each one of us to a position, they luckily put Ashley and I charge of handling the out food, including mostly canned goods, to each person when they came into the line. It was heart-wrenching to see the number of people that came into Gleaners to get food because they were homeless or had very little money to survive off of. This really put everything into perspective, I have been so ungrateful for the things I had when these people had nothing or to the most barley anything, I at least had a home to go to every night with a fridge and cupboards full of food whereas some of them had nothing. During the time Ashley and I were handing out the cans a lady probably no older than her mid-30s comes up to us, and we had a long conversation. She told me a story I could never forget; she told me that her husband had passed away a few years back and things have been really hard for her. She had 3 children and after she scrapped money together to pay bills (sometimes she didn’t even have enough); she had no money left over for food, so she came to Gleaners to get food that her family could survive off of. This story hit me hard, I could not believe this had happened to her, and the number of things this woman has lived through, and she was still here to support her kids. After 3 hours of helping out at Gleaners, I made some new friends with some workers and customers including this sweet woman I met named Danielle, who volunteered at least once a month because she said, ‘It’s important to give back to our community and those who need a little extra help’. I learned that not everyone is here because of their poor life choices but because someone dealt them the wrong hand in their life.

In the end, it was a very eye-opening experience, and I was grateful to experience helping others in this environment hands-on. The next day I went to school and told my friends about my experience and tried to convince them to come with me the next time I went. Some people would turn me down say it was gross or too dirty of an environment, some even just didn’t feel like ‘wasting their time’ but for me, I was very grateful for the experience and decided to go back a few other times with some of my friends that agreed to come. When we went back to the Gleaners together, they agreed that it was an amazing experience, and it felt great to give back.

After those days at Gleaner’s I learned that it felt amazing to give back to your community and help others in need, I learned not to take things for granted anymore and be nicer to those who give me everything and support me. I’m glad I didn’t just lie about my service hours unlike some others because they thought it was disgusting, or a waste of time. It’s never a waste of time to help someone that really needs it because you never know what could happen and if it was god forbid the other way around, you would want someone to help you out too.

The National Honors Society was established to recognize outstanding high school students. It allows you to strengthen your abilities and grow as a person through school and community activities. Having said that, I am extremely honored to be nominated for this organization. The National Honors Society is said to represent four pillars; character, leadership, service, and scholarship. Over the course of the years that I have attended both Glen Este and West Clermont High School, I have displayed several examples of these pillars. Joining NHS would allow me to grow even more as an individual among an elite group of students and present me with numerous opportunities that I would be thrilled to pursue.

I consider myself an exemplary character due to my caring nature, my honorable intentions, and my determination to spread positivity. I go above and beyond to accept others and be a true friend to everyone I meet. I was always taught to ‘treat others the way you would like to be treated’ and I make sure to do nothing short of that. I believe everyone should be treated with respect and kindness no matter who they are or what they look like. I do my best to spread positivity everyday through small actions, because sometimes the smallest things you do can make the biggest impact. I also know that I can handle criticism and setbacks very well. I have had numerous setbacks in my life, but with each one I know I am a stronger and wiser person. The same goes with taking criticism; I know that criticism is valuable and it allows me to learn from my mistakes.

I am a natural leader which is why I fit the leadership pillar perfectly. I have all the qualities of a true leader and pride myself on my leadership skills. I take charge in situations, and get the job done. I don’t allow myself to sit back and let others do all the work in any situation. I take the initiative to go the extra mile in whatever I do. I not only take charge but I make sure to listen to my peers so that everyone is able to have an equal say and contribute to the cause. I know that it is not only my opinion in a group that matters, but everyone’s equally. I take initiative in every aspect of my life, and a current example of that would be the two kittens I recently rescued. I found two stranded two week old kittens in my neighborhood, and I took initiative to bring them back to health. I nursed them and found them a good home. I am a leader in my own life also due to being responsible in accomplishing my own personal tasks like house chores, homework, and my part time job without being apprehended .

I give service in my community through my volunteer work. I may not have the most hours, but I do wish to gain more and expand on my help to the community. I believe that helping those who are not as fortunate as you is key in life. I am fortunate enough to have all the things that are currently in my life. This is why I volunteer at the James Sauls homeless shelter. I do my best to help out those individuals who aren’t as lucky as me. I am also signed up to help at the League for Animal Welfare, and the only reason I don’t have hours there yet is due to attending orientations to learn how to work with the animals. I care deeply about helping others and providing assistance.

The last pillar that I demonstrate is scholarship. I carry out my home responsibilities, a social life, service to my community, and a part time job all while keeping a 3.6 GPA. I have taken advanced classes and have kept my GPA above a 3.5 since freshman year. I take pride and value in my academic achievements, because they ensure a bright future for me.

National Honors Society is an organization I would like to be apart of because I would like to gain more leadership and volunteer skills than I already have. National Honors Society can also help me look forward into college and get more insight as to where I want to go in life.

Character traits and personal skills I have that will contribute to the success of National Honors Society vary from having willingness to being a strong leader. I will be able to work with students in National Honors Society or with others who are not involved in the honors society. I can be a leader and work well with others to ensure that any task can be done. My listening and comprehension skills can not only help me but can also help my peers when needed. Problem solving skills are a big part of my life and I can pass those skills onto others who may not have them. Whether it is outside of school or inside of school, I am willing to help anyone with any issue or task. My role in National Honors Society will depend on the task I am given or what I need to accomplish. If I need to be a leader, I can fill that position. As well as being a leader, I can step down and let others take control.

My role in Spring Hill High School, interchanges between being a good student, friend, volunteer, and classmate to others who may not know me. I feel that my role in Spring Hill High School helps my academic performance as well as my companions. I want to portray in a role that will not only enhance my skills but also put off a good impression onto other students. Personal experiences I have such as working at a daycare facility as an assistant teacher, gives me a lot of patience and leadership skills when working with people or situations that are difficult. My academics are very important to me and give me advancements into the college world. I strive to have a 4.0 GPA every year, and even if I do not reach that goal, I am never far from it. I have been involved in manying volunteer projects, such as helping in a homeless shelter kitchen, Kansas State University event, and many more. As well as volunteering in outside events, I am a member of Spring Hill High School Band. I participate as the role of an assistant section leader, I lead the saxophone section when it comes to learning and playing the music, marching, and even when they need help outside of band. I have been a member of the band for six years and plan on continuing my music career later on through life. Each school year I like to step out of my comfort zone and try new things such as, cheerleading my sophomore year, and volunteering my freshman year. This year I am taking upper level classes to challenge myself and also to be able to take classes for college credit next year as a senior.

National Honors Society will be a new and improved step to my path in life. I would like to eventually get more recognition within the school and start stepping up to positions and activities inside and outside of school.

It is an honor that I am eligible to apply for National Honor Society. I have been looking toward to be part of National Honor Society since the beginning of my high school year. Being a member of this organization is not a right but a privilege. This prestigious organization does contribute a lot of services to our society such as helping people in need regardless of race, age, financial status, and religions. Thus, I can grow more as a well-rounded person from this boundless experiences. Throughout my high school years, I have shown great qualities of scholarship, service, leadership, and character. I believe my strength of character and leadership are capable to join this prestigious organization.

The character can be distinguished as the combinations of traits and qualities in the morality of an individual person. These valuable qualities are built by oneself throughout the time. Since the beginning of my high school year, I have aimed to be the best in classes with the righteous principles. As the high schoolers, cheating on the tests is not a surprising thing for the teachers even though they are in the advanced classes. However, I always refrain myself from those kinds of situations by simply following my ethics. Once, there were the answer keys for a test was spread throughout our class. Some of my friends offered me to take a look at the test so we can receive a much better grade. I could have memorized those and cheated on that test. However, my subconscious always reminds me that it is not worth it to cheat on the tests. The relationship between my teachers and I was built upon honesty and trust over time. Is it really worth it to break it to get your own temporary success? After this trust is broken, it will require a higher level of time and hard work to rebuild this relationship. Even though it was rebuilt, it will never be as perfect as before. Nonetheless, my conviction of cheating is you are not trusting your abilities and ingenuity enough to do your own. Hence, I looked at the opposite view of this test. I rather get the score that I studied for it then getting a high score with dishonor.

Obtaining an outstanding score on exams and tests is not the only matter that describes an individual character. It is also important that how one performs in the class with faithfulness, punctuality, and rules. Throughout my high school years, the commitment to my classes is in the excellent state. As a prepared student, I always stay on the top of my course materials. Everyday assignments are always completed and having discussions with the teachers about the course materials become my personal challenge in school. Moreover, being punctual for classes places me in a better position with responsibilities and respect for the teachers.

Beside from the school activities, I also show my responsibility as a leader in our community. I was an intern for the Greater Boston Chinese Community Services (Uplift) and a member of Lead n’Serve leadership program for 3 years. It promotes peer and ethical leadership through civic responsibilities, personal empowerment and social transformation. Being in the program, I became more well-rounded with responsibilities and proficient leadership skills. I was a leader along with other peers to assist the elementary and middle school students in education and building the positive characters. I trained new volunteers with explanations and directions about the rules and regulations in the classroom. I was also in charge of planning and preparing art and craft activities for students along with other interns. For this summer, I was responsible to take care of girls’ safety during the field trips and swimming days. I was also in charge of managing and assigning the directions for new volunteers throughout the day.

Due to my righteous abilities and principles as a student, I believe I am capable of being a candidate for National Honor Society. I have strongly shown my character and leadership throughout my high school years. I truly hope I can be a part of this prestigious organization for this year.

Opportunities come across once in a lifetime and could possibly never happen again. Within High School, many opportunities come and go each and every year sometimes people have to give it there all to get the best out of the opportunities they receive and to get. With National Honor Society essays is an opportunity that could only come across once in my whole High School Career that I’m going to give it my best to get this opportunity.

Within this opportunity comes great leadership which I can provide for this organization. For a team to develop and get better a leader is needed to guide them show them what’s good and bad. The sports basketball then I’ve played the past 2 years in High School and all my Junior High Career I was always considered one of the leaders. I had many chances to teach teammates the correct way to dribble up the court, the correct play to call out with the current defense the opposing team is playing, and showing them what is the best way to read their defender. With all these opportunities of leadership allows me to teach my teammates a positive attitude and inspire them to create a great environment for the whole team to be around. Even within the FFA, I’ve been to most of the events that are available to the current members, and some of the new members haven’t participated in them. I made myself responsible for them to get decent at the contest, so they can fill great about themselves going into it. Leadership is a great trait, but when Duty calls and it’s time for me to serve I’m the first to the line but have to get academic in the back of my mind.

High School is a time of a student’s life where it’s alright to have fun, but also time to get serious. High School can really depend on my future so if I try my hardest to stay focus and not let my grades slip. High School is a great time to be developing a social life and get along with others. I and hopefully others can say that within work or school I am the funny, hardworking, and genuine guy. My step-grandma has recently received cancer in her chest area and has been little under the weather and my grandfather is a little older so it’s hard for him to help. Every time I’m in town or in her area I’ll try my best to take time out of my day help her with some chores and just keep her company. She loves when I do that and I love seeing her happy just by helping her can change her day. With all these great things has one thing in common all help with serving I would love to help this High School become a better and safer place for the person.

With a leadership and serving comes a student with character. Throughout my years as a human I have really matured I’ve gone from a disrespectful elementary student almost getting expelled to a High School that is responsible, love to laugh, and love to help people. Recently one of my cousins in my family that was feeling really down about himself mostly because of his appearance. I told him exactly, “No one in this world is going to care whether if you have a big nose, small nose, big ears, small ears, one leg, or three legs. Just Be you and you’ll do just fine for yourself”. Ever since then my little buddy has been wearing whatever he wants, when he wants, and not letting anybody stop him. Just being honest with someone and not being a bad influence could change their lives and that honestly changed my character for good. While in the classroom anytime and every time the teacher needed help I would love to help them back in Junior High I had Ms. Breitweiser like five hours a day each and every hour she was doing some kind of work. Every time she was doing work I would love to help collect papers off the printer for her, grade some papers for her, help carry some stuff to or from her car or even help her clean off the table. Without her as a teacher or my little cousin coming to me I wouldn’t be the character I am today.

With this great opportunity of Joining National Honor Society with my leadership, service, character, and academics I find myself a great member of this Organization. I appreciate this wonderful opportunity to be apart of something that could make our school a better place.

Being a member of the National Honor Society is a great honor for me and I believe I truly deserve it. I am a very dedicated person who likes to give everything a try. Throughout my life, I have done my best to get involved in everything I can. When I was younger, I joined the swimming club. I really enjoyed it up there since I met many people that I didn’t know who was older than me, they didn’t treat me like a child, they treated me as if I was the same age as them. As I got older I started losing interest in swimming, I began to like cooking, hence the reason why I took cooking as a GCSE subject in Year 9.

I am very hardworking and always keen to help out at school in any way possible. Throughout my time at school, I have helped at various charity events by baking buns and brownies for the bake sale which took me a few hours after school; this shows that I am dedicated to whatever I set my mind on, I will complete the task to the best of my abilities. I helped out at the open evenings at school in food technology where I had to stay at school until 8 p.m. and show the parents of Year 6 what we do in each subject.

I’ve done various other things at school, for example, I volunteered to transfer to the primary school and support selected Year 6 students with their upcoming SATS; the aim of this was to support them and encourage them as well as reassure them that they were capable of passing. In Year 9, I also volunteered to do reading buddies. It was a session held at tutor time where I had a 7th or 8th grader whom I would help with their reading. This was because their reading was either really weak or they rarely read, meaning they had difficulty when they had to read long books. My role was to support them and correct their mistakes when they were wrong. I also took part in the enrichment evenings where on my half day I would go to the primary building and help the staff, the children would be doing various workshops and I would support them in any way needed.

I’ve also done many things for art. The reason behind this was the fact that my form tutor is an art teacher. In Year 8, I helped collect water bottles from the whole school, then I proceeded to help Mr. Frost who would chop the bottom bit of the bottle off to dip it in red paint and create a poppy out of it. I also helped my form tutor with the lolly pop sticks. Every form group was given a lolly stick per person. The aim was to become creative and do whatever you wanted on the lolly stick. It was then put together to create a display out of lolly sticks. This was done for the national art week.

The next thing I got involved with was math enrichment. I volunteered to go to one primary school to help with math enrichment due to the fact that there was less staff down to do one of the math activities, hence the reason why I volunteered to run an activity with my friend. In my opinion, it was a great success. At first, I was a bit nervous since I thought the kids wouldn’t behave, but to my astonishment, they were all well-behaved and didn’t complain or moan like most young people instead they got on with the task at hand and loved asking questions.

I have very good attendance and punctuality. In all my time at school, I was never late and my attendance was never below 95%. The only time I take a day off is if I’m seriously ill, or when my grandfather died. I like to be at school as many days as I can. My attitude towards studies is very good. I dedicate myself to completing all assignments in class and do my best to get the best grades.

Since childhood, I have always wanted to contribute to the betterment of society. My values and beliefs have already guided me and I am sure will continue to guide me on the path to achieving this. My personality and my experience, in my opinion, perfectly confirm that the National Honor Society is a good fit for me and I truly deserve to be a member.