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I am very excited to be nominated for a membership in the National Junior Honor Society. I believe that I am a good candidate because I possess the qualities needed to be a good member. I am very invested in my grades, leadership skills, helping others, and staying true to who I am. As of grades and academic achievements, I’ve maintained a 3.96 grade point average all year long and expect to keep and/or raise my GPA by the time I graduate. I’ve proven to my teachers, family, and myself that I can do anything that I set my mind to, like maintaining a high GPA or being on high honor roll for three years. I’ve also been awarded the Presidential Education Award three times for my hard work. I have participated in honors classes ever since elementary …show more content…

As a result of this I have been invited to go to Washington D.C. for the Junior National Young Leaders Conference two years in a row, but sadly I haven’t been able to attend. In PBL we get a lot of leadership opportunities in projects. I have been voted leader in almost every group/team project I’ve been apart of. As a leader, I enjoy listening to everyone’s ideas and opinions to come up with the best decision for the situation. I believe that being apart of NJHS will help develop my leadership skills and help me become better at finding the ride path to take while working with a team. I also babysit for a few families. Being a babysitter requires a lot of patience, which ties into me being a strong leader. While playing basketball you take on a roll as either a leader or team player. I think that I can take on either role as I have learned how to inspire my teammates while also taking a step back and learning how to do so from others. I think that learning to be a “follower” before a leader is essential to figure out how you want to lead others. I’ve also helped out with the “Little Dribblers” at the Zone, keeping score and helped with practices, because I love working with

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