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National Honor Society Essay

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I am honored to have been selected as a candidate for the National Honor Society at Forest Hills Northern High School. I understand that selection is a true honor, an opportunity, that is not granted to everyone. Membership is earned through true character, outstanding academics, community service, and exemplary leadership. Throughout my high school career, I have strived to integrate similar aspects of good citizenship into my daily life, which is a true testament to my character and my aspirations of membership in the National Honor Society. I have wanted to be a member of the national honor society ever since I saw my brother received his diploma wearing a blue stole. At the time, all I knew was that my brother volunteered once in awhile, …show more content…

I believe that service should be selfless, it should be done for others and not for yourself. Nothing should be expected in return. Service is giving, not receiving. Each summer, my church hosts an event called “High School Service Week”. You are sorted into numerous groups. Everyday you are loaded into minivans and large SUVs, each fitted with a cooler with lunch and a container filled with cold water. The groups have pre-assigned workistes. The groups are spread throughout the city, working in food banks, schools, summer programs, and other organizations and facilities in need. The two times I attended, I was a member of the music group. Over the week, my group would visit nursing homes in the area. We would use our musical talent to bring joy to the elderly. Most of the residents had little contact with the outside world. The condition of each resident varied from fully functioning, to immobile and unresponsive. After each performance, the group would go out into the audience and would interact with the residents. Our work was definitely not the most laborious, but it was the most meaningful. We directly affected the lives of people who needed to be touched, people who needed to feel special, people who needed our

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