The National Honor Society has four pillars, character, scholarship, leadership, and service. However, the pillar that most exemplifies me is character. The reason I believe character most exemplifies me is because I have integrity and perseverance. Character has set the foundation for who I am as a student and a person. From a young age, my parents and teachers taught me the importance of honesty, respect and empathy. Another reason is, whether I am faced with academic challenges or ethical dilemmas…
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The National Honor Society consists of four pillars, which include character, leadership, scholarship, and service. Out of these pillars however, one stands out and portrays me most. Character is the pillar that best exemplifies me because of the courtesy and respect I show others in my community, along with being a reliable student companion and athlete. To begin, I wanted to find a way to show how much I valued and respected the people in my community that helped shape me. I show my appreciation…
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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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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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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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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 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 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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While the National Honor Society has 4 pillars that a member must abide by and symbolize, the pillar that I feel I best exemplify is character due to the fact that I demonstrate concentration and take criticism willingly To start off with, concentration not only entails the ability to be able to solely focus on a single activity without easily getting distracted or off track, but the ability to utilize your resources and approach problems in a more efficient manner. For instance, last year when studying…
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