interview left before I would be working there. About a week after the peer interview, I received a phone call from the hiring manager stating “ Thank you for your time, but the position has been filled.” Two months later I applied to the National Honor Society. Around two weeks after submitting my application, I received a letter in the mail informing me that I was not accepted. After not getting the Hazelden job, I was forced to change my approach. In other words, I had to prepare in a different
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My extracurricular activities include: 2 years in the National Honor Society, 100+ hours of community service, and a delegate at the Congress of Future Medical Leaders Conference. These extracurricular activities have made a major impact in the growth of my life. I am currently the Vice President of the National Honor Society chapter of my school and we currently tutor many students and are leaders among our peers. My community service locations include: Clean the World, Three Square, and Opportunity
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school. During high school, I played all five sports (Football, Basketball, Track, Golf and Baseball). I also was part of the drama department, PBIS Team and Sigourney National Honor Society Chapter. The PBIS Team focuses on things our school needs to improve, on such as, improving the character of our student body. National Honor Society also is a great representation of my character and leadership. In order to be selected, you must possess many of traits while maintaining a high level of achievement
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ability to make a difference and a positive impact on someone’s life through each of them. However, while I am proud of all my service projects, there is one project I will remember forever. The project was brought to my attention by one of my National Honor Society Sponsors, and as soon as I heard about it, I knew I wanted to be a part of it. The project involved fixing up a rental home for a local elderly couple whose rental home had been completely devastated by the previous renters. At first, the
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very important that a person does learn and grow throughout their life, and that they notice the good things in life. One way to notice the good things in life is to help make them happen and one can do this through living the four pillars of National Honor Society; scholarship, leadership, service, and character. Furthermore, I learned how to live and appreciate the pillar of scholarship from my teachers at Mediapolis, Black Hawk, and West Burlington. For example, they taught that one has to work hard
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National Junior Honor Society Application Essay Scholarship I believe that I have demonstrated scholarship throughout the experience that I have had so far at Carmel Middle School. Every quarter last year and this year, I have earned a 4.0 GPA. Doing my best in school is important to me because learning is a huge part in life and it is the beginning of the path to getting good jobs. If you do not learn then you would never grow and expand your mind. Getting good grades is also important to me because
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president of National technical honor Society. When elected President of National Technical Honor Society, NTHS, many responsibilities were passed down to me. I organized and encouraged the success of the chapter, planned and conducted monthly meetings, developed community service activities, and coordinated induction ceremonies. As a chapter, our organization flourished with increasing member rates and many opportunities to give back to the community. National Technical Honor Society is a well-known
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The four pillars of National Honors Society are leadership, scholarship, service, and character. These are four things that have played a primary role in my life, but the one pillar that I have built up the most during my high school years is the pillar of character. This was not a decision, rather I was forced to build my pillar of character during a difficult situation. When I was in eighth grade, one of my closest friends lost her guardian and was involuntarily put into foster care. I was
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wondered how I could stand out. My quest to be different came to an end when I noticed how foolish I was being. I never needed to try so hard to stand out, I just needed to be myself. That is why I ran for office as the president of my school’s National Honor Society. A few of my tasks included leading weekly officer meetings, organizing the fall induction, cleaning beaches, and hosting holiday gift. I was inspired to become the president because of the powerful impact this club made on the community
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While studying in high school, I earned strong leadership roles. I was a member of the National Junior Honor Society, the National Honor Society, a president of Cultural Connection Club, as well as volunteer works in the church. I guess my diverse experience of leadership has opened up my ability to adjust quickly to changing environment, and the ability to consider
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