National Honor Society Four Pillars

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Throughout all three years of my high school career, I have demonstrated scholarship, leadership, character, and service. I believe because of all my experiences with the four pillars demonstrated by National Honors Society members, I will be the perfect candidate. Scholarship has always been one of the most important aspects of my life, even from a young age. I achieved a principal's list last year and have achieved honors every other year during my time in high school. I also take two advanced placement classes and one honors course to challenge myself academically and force me to put as much work as I can into my academics. Since elementary school I have always spoken up and have not been known to shy away from speaking publicly. I have …show more content…
My leadership skills and experience prepare me perfectly to be a member of the National Honor Society. I have participated in multiple community service opportunities, especially at Monroe Township High School. Giving back to my community has also been a major part of my life; for example, when I was a child I would help my mom set up fundraisers for foster kids and give them all of my old clothes. The feeling of helping someone or something who is less fortunate than you is a feeling that no other experience could match. While in high school I gave out candy to kids during a high school run event in which my club had a station. I also participated in two unified events, where I worked alongside high school students with special needs in helping elementary school students work through various fun and creative activities. I also did two unified sports where I helped special needs students learn fundamental skills through a sport. Being community service is such a crucial part of my life, I believe I will fit in perfectly with the morals and values of the National Honor

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learned the true importance of maintaining leadership positions across various organizations. One organization that emphasizes leadership skills is National Honor Society. National Honor Society focuses on four pillars: Scholarship, Service, Leadership, and Character. As secretary for my sophomore and junior year of high school, I applied such pillars to become an effective leader. This also allowed my role as Vice President to surface during my senior year of high school. One of the main leadership…

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The four pillars of National Honors Society have had a large impact on me throughout my childhood and my growth into adulthood. Scholarship has made me into a critical thinker, always asking why and how things can improve. Leadership has taught me how to be responsible, not just for myself, but for an entire group. It has also taught me how to be assertive when need be and how to listen to others. Service has made me want to serve more; it made me realize how much I love working to make someone smile…

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The four pillars of the National Honor Society help to shape students into well rounded individuals who are ready to go into the world and work for what they want, do good without expectations of rewards, and lead big or small groups without an overwhelming fear of failure. They do this by providing guidelines for students to live by. The pillars help to show students what are important aspects of their lives to develop and NHS gives them the opportunity to work on those areas. As a freshman coming…

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who is a member of the National Honors Society, I think of a student who is not afraid to take a stance, who is ready to make a change, and who continuously excels in what they do in and out of the classroom. When it comes to the four pillars “holding” this organization together, all contribute to being a well-rounded individual. When it comes to me, I cannot wait to make a difference in the world. Out of all the four pillars, I strongly believe that I relate most to the pillar of “character.” I believe…

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The four pillars of National Honor Society, scholarship, leadership, character, and service, are lifelong tools that will shape who you are and what you will become. Though I entered high school not caring much about my grades, when I saw the requirements to join NHS, I knew I had to try harder. Scholarship means always pursuing knowledge and giving your studies one hundred and ten percent effort. Whether that means doing all the extra credit assignments, or reading more books in my free time, I…

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The four pillars of National Honor Society are scholarship, service, leadership, and character. Scholarship to me means always doing the best work possible, regardless of the reward or recognition. School has allowed me to become a hard worker in my academics. My senior year I have really worked hard with completing my scholarships and college applications. In college I plan to work hard with or without recognition. Throughout my four years at Morehead I have been involved in many volunteer/extracurricular…

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In the National Honor Society, there are four pillars that members must portray in themselves, character, scholarship, and leadership. Although, there is one trait that sticks to me the most; the one that I feel I do best at: scholarship. The Random House Webster’s dictionary describes scholarship as, “learning; knowledge acquired by study.” Throughout my life, I mostly strive to learn more about the world around me. An example can be seen during my 4th grade year, when our school had a music program…

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While the National Honor Society contains four pillars of character, scholarship, leadership, and service, I feel I best exemplify scholarship. Committing and dedicating myself to my education has been an important aspect of my life. Although there has been adversity along the way, through the hard work and sacrifice, I was able to overcome it. For example, in elementary, a few selected students were put in a cohort advanced math program and I wasn’t one of them, but I was encouraged by a teacher…

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Out of the four pillars of the National Honors Society, I feel that my life best represents an iteration of the pillar of character. In my academic career, I've gone through many changes, both academically and personally. During my elementary years, I was as gleeful and cheery as any other young boisterous child. This had continued on until the quarantine and lockdown that had resulted, which shut down schools for many months. When school started back up again in my 7th grade year, I was a fully…

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