Personal Narrative: Group Communication

Every Sunday morning, I set my alarm clock early and get out of bed as if it were any regular school day. After quickly eating my breakfast and freshening up, I hop in the driver’s seat of my car with my dad guiding me as I drive down Highway 96, wind around the lake, and arrive at the nursing home. I began volunteering at Johanna Shores August of my sophomore year. When I first started, I still felt strangely new to the idea of leadership. I was so used to talking to people my age that conversing with adults made me incredibly tense. I felt as though it was nothing like my volunteer experience at the tutoring center last year where the kids were too young to judge my mistakes, and I couldn’t help but think: “Why am I doing this?”.
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Recently, I was given the chance to volunteer at the hospital and participate in a student-run education company which creates spanish e-books for middle school students. I never worked in business before, and by expanding my horizons, I was finally able to apply the knowledge I learned in the classroom to the real world. As a student, I often think inside the box, but by working as part of a company I was able to learn about what group communication really means. I now know how to talk to people so they understand my perspective and passion. In addition, I learned how to teach, answer interview questions, and resolve conflicts. So why is it that I wake up early to volunteer? Or, more generally, participate in activities outside of school? To put it simply, I do what I do so I can keep growing, meeting new people, and having fun. With each experience, I find out more about how I work best and how other people work as well.
It is an honor to be eligible for the National Honors Society, and I am excited to participate in such a renowned activity. Through the Honors Society, I hope to learn more about what being a leader means and how to help others become leaders as