Statement Of Purpose: Big Lake High School Student Council

Over my short, seventeen-year lifetime, I have had passions in many areas, from geography to soccer to leadership. However, as I have grown older, I have had a growing passion for the schools in my area because they taught me everything that I know and have given me all the opportunities that I have taken advantage of. Because of this growing passion, I became involved in two very important organizations that influence the future of the Sartell – St. Stephen School District: the Community Schools Planning Initiative and the Sartell – St. Stephen Board Of Education. The Community Schools Planning Initiative was launched at the start of 2015 in order to come up with a vision for the future of the Sartell – St. Stephen School District and a plan to match that

Essay 2 Polk State Lakeland Gateway to College High School Program is the only program in my knowledge that allow students to graduate with both an AA degree and a high school diploma. I am interested in this program because I will have to opportunity to grow academically and learn from the older students who attend Polk State. Since I have problems with socializing, I feel that attending college with mature students would help me become comfortable speaking to others and making new friends.

The first leadership role I would like to mention is my role as an assistant teacher/helper during the summer at our local Boys and Girls Club. The next leadership role I would like to mention is my role as a VBS teacher at my church in Starkville, Ms. I would like to be able to acquire more leadership roles and such in the future to further my leadership horizon. ~What Being a Leader Means to Me~     There are some key things that make a leader a leader to me. The first one is not panicking in the presence of mistake or failure. The second thing is a strong sense of courage and willingness to lead with pride.

Being a Middle School Leader would be an exciting job for next year as I would get to represent our year level and middle school with respect and dignity. I want to become a middle school leader as I want to use it as a stepping stone for more important leader jobs in the future such as school captain or even working as a leader in my career beyond school. In addition I have been class captain and I’m the one of the leaders in my basketball team. Furthermore I want to work with the other leaders that get selected and create a positive middle school which each and every student would look forward to coming each

I am very active in the classroom environment. I love to lead the groups and help organize when and what needs to be done in a project. I also help the group stay on task and help them when they need it. One final example of my leadership, is seen in the after school

Acquiring leadership skills along with a strong character and the sense to serve others is vital. A leader should be resourceful, dependable, selfless, and a good problem solver. I have led in many ways- inside and outside of school. Last year as a tenth grader, I was class secretary for Class Council.

As a student, I made the choice to become a leader. It is something that anyone can do, but most do not. I began as a silent leader; I led by example.

Hopefully in the coming years I can do more service and help more people. I would consider myself a leader, especially in the classroom. For example, whenever we do labs in science I find myself taking control and assigning tasks for the other members of my group to follow. I am also a leader when it comes to group projects in

“A winner is a dreamer who never gives up”- Nelson Mandela When I dream about who and where I want to be in the future, I know I don't have any plans on giving up on my goals. It is an honor to be nominated for the National Junior Honor Society. I believe that being in NJHS will help me continue to work toward and achieve my goals of developing my social, and leadership skills as well as community involvement, all of which will be beneficial in the future. Being in NJHS would be a great opportunity for me to be surrounded by others who share similar goals and aspirations. Furthermore, I feel that being a member will be a great opportunity to be a part of a community that teaches and helps you grow in different skills such as, how to become

I believe that I should be considered for the Forest Lake Area Senior High Student Council because I think my leadership skills could be put to use in this group. Student Council will be a top priority in my life, and I will make a complete commitment to the group. Also, I want to have a say in the school's decisions and help represent the student body and the voices of the students at Forest Lake Area Senior High. The voices of the Forest Lake community should be heard and I believe this is a great way to voice the student body and their thoughts. Student Council sounds like a great opportunity!

Over the course of my life I have encountered adults heading out to work every morning, dressed in business attire with coffee in their hands. It reminds me of the movies that take place in the big cities like New York. I have been to New York and Chicago and I always notice citizens in the buildings dressed up in business clothes. I have always thought of pursuing a career in the business field. I believe it would fit my personality tremendously.

My high school’s mission of promoting “leadership for the public good” has become incredibly important to me, and I aim to follow this model as I continue to learn and grow in college and beyond. I firmly believe in approaching education as a means of improving oneself for the sake of enhancing a broader community, and I am confident that Northwestern is the perfect setting for me to do so. I hope to pursue a study in communications, where I can explore human interaction in an era when developments in technology, government, and economies are rapid and constant. I have a passion for learning about people: how they think, how they have evolved, how they interact, and why they behave the way they do. To understand communication in all its forms,

I contribute nearly everything I have learned about leadership to the College of Business at Illinois State. Through my involvements and knowledge gained, I would define myself as a servant leadership. In my leadership initiatives, I have focused on the growth and general well-being of

Now having surpassed the halfway point of my senior year, I begin to reflect on the time I have spent in high school. Essentially, the entirety of the high school experience is a transition period, one in which an individual begins to identify their values and passions. Now, as it comes time for me to select an institution that will house my ideas and those of hundreds other’s, I have determined that the best fit will be a school that coincides with my core ideas and practices the values that I hold closest to me. I believe that FIT is that place.

Despite what my MBTI test may say, I am a leader no more. In high school, I was a leader. I distinguished myself in several ways. First, I had amazing grades, graduating in the top ten.