National Honor Society's Accomplishments
There are many accomplishments in my life of which I am proud, however there are two for which I am especially proud. Those being, having the opportunity to play varsity shortstop in high school, and having good enough grades to be nominated for, and to be admitted into, the National Honor Society. These accomplishments make me proud because they are goals that I was able to set and accomplish for myself. These are successes that not everyone can say that they have achieved. When I was about twelve years old, I set the goal to be on the varsity softball team in high school. When I finally reached high school, I did not think that I was good enough to play varsity softball, however I figured that I would just make it on the junior varsity squad. During practice, I worked my hardest and I was the only freshman chosen to participate in our first scrimmage. In that
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One reason that I am so proud of my high school academic accomplishments, is because I struggled with my grades in grade school. Because of these struggles, I realized that I needed to work hard to obtain good grades. In high school, my work ethic helped me attain good grades and be nominated for the National Honor Society. According to the National Honor Society, only about
20% of high school students are nominated, and of them only 30% to 40% are actually admitted. Being a part of a very limited association, such as the National Honor Society makes me exceedingly proud. Many accomplishments in my life make me particularly proud. Having the opportunity to play varsity shortstop in high school, reaching one hundred hit, and being selected into the National Honor Society are three such accomplishments. I am proud of these successes because I was able to set them and accomplish for myself. Not everyone can say that they have achieved such success, but I can, and that makes me
One reason that I am so proud of my high school academic accomplishments, is because I struggled with my grades in grade school. Because of these struggles, I realized that I needed to work hard to obtain good grades. In high school, my work ethic helped me attain good grades and be nominated for the National Honor Society. According to the National Honor Society, only about
20% of high school students are nominated, and of them only 30% to 40% are actually admitted. Being a part of a very limited association, such as the National Honor Society makes me exceedingly proud. Many accomplishments in my life make me particularly proud. Having the opportunity to play varsity shortstop in high school, reaching one hundred hit, and being selected into the National Honor Society are three such accomplishments. I am proud of these successes because I was able to set them and accomplish for myself. Not everyone can say that they have achieved such success, but I can, and that makes me