National Honor Society Application Essay For Nhs

As a student at Catalina Foothills High School, I believe I have lived up to the tenet of service and display ideals that the National Honors Society seek for in a student and citizen in society. If I am granted membership into the society, I believe I can contribute my qualities to the community as a member of Catalina Foothills National Honor Society and demonstrate the highest standards of behavior to represent our school honorably. To begin, I would like to establish the importance school and grades plays in my life. As of freshman year, my GPA has been a 3.8, but it constantly continues to grow and improve. My grades are a top priority in my life, because I’m aware that in order to succeed in life you need to be knowledgeable of how the world works. In today’s society people often correlate test scores and percentages to how intelligent a person is. Although, I believe intelligence is also a mix of experiences, I strive to control what people judge me on, which is calculated numbers.

Lambert once posed. After watching a film about the life of a famous composer he asked us, “do you believe intelligence is inherited or earned through hard work?”. My answer to this is although the chance to be born a gifted prodigy is a small chance, everyone has the ability to improve and educate themselves so hard work is key. As a student at Catalina Foothills High School, i’m realistic enough to be aware that even though a course may be rigorous and even a little exhausting, I need to set myself down because hard work correlates to knowledge gained. Overall, this relates to the tenet of service because I am willing to uphold scholarship and maintain a loyal school attitude, while also taking on difficult