National Honor Society One of the most recognized cocurricular student activities in high schools across America is National Honor Society. National Honor Society (NHS) was formed to helped recognize outstanding students in high school. (NAPP, 2014) National Honor Society is for students who have showed greatness in character, scholarship, service and leadership. Being in National Honor Society also challenges students to develop further through service and have an active involvement in their school…
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National Honor Society – Application Essay The National Honor Society is an organization based on the attributes of scholarship, service, character, and leadership. These four attributes are one of the determining factors which determines one’s spot in the National Honor Society. In regards to these four important attributes and improving one’s community and school, I believe that I possess these elements in order to be inducted into the National Honor Society The four attributes that are vital…
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I would be an excellent member of National Junior Honor Society for the reason that, I possess all the Solanco expectations which are, respect, courage, kindness, and responsibility. Furthermore, I have had a 4.0 GPA all throughout my high school career so I take great pride in my work. I also have put in plenty of hours in helping out the community, which I love doing the most. I keep doing Ophelia Day, which is where kids from the elementary and middle school that have some type of disability come…
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Leadership, service, scholarship, and character are frequently the main qualities for a successful person throughout life. In order for someone to show these characteristics, they must have a lot of abilities which should make them qualify for National Honor Society. It takes a tremendous amount of determination which some teenagers and younger adults lack nowadays making the ones that have it special. Throughout my high school career, I have had many people tell me that I show these four steps in most…
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In past years, others have stood at this podium on this night and spoke about the importance of education and achievement on the future of the young people awaiting induction to the National Honor Society — Gateway’s brightest and best. When I was asked to speak at this year’s ceremony, Mr. Whelan did not provide specific parameters or subject matter, but he did mention speaking about “success”. As I was preparing this speech, I paused several times and asked myself “am I successful with that…
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Spanish National Honor Society is a service based organization that is centered around high academic achievers in Spanish. One thing in particular that this organization is responsible for is after school tutoring. Working with these students after school have inspired me to work harder and have shown me that success is not always based off of pure talent but that it requires work when it may seem…
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change. Standing in the hallway of my high school, holding a crisp check of $2,000 for the American Heart Association, I realized I did not need to be a superhero in order to positively affect someone’s life. When I became the president of my National Honor Society(NHS) chapter, I set out to make a difference within my high school. In years past, the NHS chapter at my school was not extremely active and I set out to reinvent the chapter. With the small size of my high school, it is not surprising past…
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The four pillars of National Honor Society -- scholarship, service, leadership, and character shaped me into the strong woman I am today. As I look back at my years in NHS, I consider leadership to be my strong suit, but all the four pillars have played into that. For example, I was vice-president of my freshman and sophomore class as well as Student Council representative. With all these responsibilities, I was expected to step up and guide all my peers with my best ability. Although, without the…
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student and have the skills of a leader. I am currently a 11th grader at Summerlin Academy in Bartow Florida and a dual enrollment student at Polk State College. I am an assistant chess coach at Code Academy, a member of Bartow Senior High National Honors Society, a Corporal in ROTC, and an Architect in the ACE (Architecture, Construction, Engineering) mentorship program. . In ROTC I am a Corporal and have many responsibilities such as leading LET 1 cadets in drills and activities and marching my…
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Ridge National Laboratory Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6056 (xxx) xxx-xxxx 207 Dispar Road Oak Ridge, TN 37830 (xxx) xxx-xxxx EDUCATION Stanford University, Stanford, California, 19XX-19XX Ph.D. in Biological Sciences, 19XX, Area of Specialization: Population Biology M.S. in Biological Sciences, 19XX Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 19XX-19XX B.A. in Biological Sciences, concentration in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology B.A. in Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Cell Biology with honors B.A.…
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