For the past few years I have been a member of both the National Beta Club and National Honors Society. These two clubs have helped me to learn more about my community and how different acts of service can help benefit it and the people who live in it. Even though I have been in these clubs throughout my whole high school career, this year, I decided that I wanted to be more involved. This opportunity presented itself to me through many ways, but one of the most notable would be through my chance to lead a monthly service project for National Honor Society. I was allowed to make the decision of what I wanted to do and I immediately knew what I would choose. I knew I wanted to be able to help the animals at the Adams County Humane Society. I had already volunteered here previously just on my own time but I knew this service project would most likely be more beneficial. So after meeting and talking with the employees we came up with a list of all the things the animal shelters needed. This list included things like dog food, cleaning supplies, toys, and just monetary donations in general. That week at our next National Honor Society meeting I announced this project and told my fellow members my plan. They all agreed to participate and as people stated to bring things through the following month I realized just how important this project was to everyone. Many people including myself had experienced adopting an animal from the shelter and we all understood that this non profit organization relied on people like us to keep it running. As I watched all the donations pile up at the school my excitement continued to grow. When I was finally able to take everything to the shelter, I was greeted with such an extraordinary amount of gratitude and thanks. I felt like everything that me and my peers had done actually made a difference. I hope to continue volunteering and donating here in the future. Even though the year is not yet over and I plan on continuing to participate in service projects around my community, I believe that this will be my favorite service activity for this year and I will always remember how it affected me, how much I was able to learn from it, and how much I enjoyed it.

Almost every pet I’ve ever owned throughout my lifetime has come from an animal shelter. For as long as I’ve been alive my family has always had multiple pets and we’ve been known to take care of any animal in need. Whenever we find ourselves looking for a new pet we always look at our local humane societies and animal shelters to look for the perfect fit for our family. At this very moment, we currently have three dogs and three cats and five of the six came from these places. Giving these animals a new home after being abandoned or found on the street makes me and my family feel like we’re making a small difference. Being able to see the change in our cats and dogs lives after we take them in has always been something that I find so inspiring and important. After joining my high schools National Honor Society and was given the chance to lead and plan my own monthly service project, I immediately knew what I wanted to do. I knew I wanted to be able to help the animals at the Adams County Humane Society. I had already volunteered here previously just on my own time but I knew this service project would most likely be more beneficial. So after meeting and talking with the employees we came up with a list of all the things the animal shelters needed. This list included things like dog food, cleaning supplies, toys, and just monetary donations in general. That week at our next National Honor Society meeting I announced this project and told my fellow members my plan. They all agreed to participate and as people stated to bring things through the following month I realized just how important this project was to everyone. Many people in the club had also experienced adopting an animal from the shelter and we all understood that this non profit organization relied on people like us to keep it running. As I watched all the donations pile up at the school my excitement continued to grow. When I was finally able to take everything to the shelter, I was greeted with such an extraordinary amount of gratitude and thanks. I felt like everything that me and my peers had done actually made a difference. This is why leading a service project through my school was my favorite community service experience. I hope to continue volunteering and donating here and one day I know my family or even myself on my own will come back to give an animal the life it deserves.

My person favorite songs from the talented musical artist Billie Eilish are, What Was I Made For?, Happier Than Ever, and Wildflower. What Was I Made For? was a song released and written by Billie and her brother Finneas in 2023. For me, the song represents finding meaning and purpose in your life as you grow up. It’s a beautiful combination of navigation, patience, and most importantly forgiveness throughout all the phases and moments of your life. I believe the main takeaway of this song is meant to be that maybe I don’t know who I am, but I’m made to figure it out, it’s “what I’m made for.” Another one of my favorite songs by Billie Eilish is Happier Than Ever. My favorite part about this song is how for most of it, it’s very light and soft. She’s singing in a very calm and subdued way, and even the background music and instrumentals are all very quiet and distant. However, near the end, things start to pick up and the song eventually changes into a faster paced and louder rhythm. I believe that this was done, not only to create an interesting and unexpected change, but also to represent moving on and coming to terms with the things that happened to you and understanding that even though you can be upset, you can’t change things and eventually you’ll be able to move on. My next favorite song would definitely be Wildflower. This song is a vivid exploration of love, loss, and the shadows of past relationships that linger in your mind even after they are long gone. The songs title is one of the things I find so great about this song because I think it is mean to represent the resilience and beauty found in nature even in harsh and unsuitable conditions. This would be a metaphor for the narrators own resilience against heartache and the uncertain nature of love and relationships.

The second I made it out of junior high and began my high school career, I was constantly asked the question of what I wanted to do with my life? What do you want to be when you grow up? What do you want to go to college for? I never fully knew the answer to this complicated question. I was always indecisive and every time this dreaded question came up I would never know what to say. As I approached my senior year, I started to really feel the pressure of needing to make a decision. I had already been in college credit plus programs for two years so right when I graduated, I knew I needed to make a decision. I didn’t have the time after high school to continue being indecisive and go back and forth between what I wanted to do. My parents knew this too and were constantly trying to give me advice and suggestions. One day my mom, who is an elementary school teacher, was talking to me about this situation and made a comment on speech pathology. She had encountered many speech pathologists during her teaching career and told me that it was something that she thought I would probably be interested in. The more I thought about it the more exited I became to learn more about this field. So just a couple weeks later I started job shadowing anyone I could find and researching everything about this field of work. I job shadowed in different environments like school settings, home visits, and hospitals. However, when I eventually graduate college with my planned masters degree, I know I want to be working in a hospital. I felt like I could actually make a real difference in people’s lives this way and I believe I would never get tired of this job. Everything I did in the go felt like it had so much more meaning behind it. When I go back and think about the questions I was always asked about the future, the one thing that was always consistent throughout my answers was that I wanted to help people. I believe that pursuing this career in the medical field is what I’m meant to do and how I’m meant to complete the goal of helping people and making the world a better place.

The second I made it out of junior high and began my high school career, I was constantly asked the question of what I wanted to do with my life? What do you want to be when you grow up? What do you want to go to college for? I never fully knew the answer to this complicated question. I was always indecisive and every time this dreaded question came up I would never know what to say. As I approached my senior year, I started to really feel the pressure of needing to make a decision. I had already been in college credit plus programs for two years so right when I graduated, I knew I needed to make a decision. I didn’t have the time after high school to continue being indecisive and go back and forth between what I wanted to do. My parents knew this too and were constantly trying to give me advice and suggestions they thought I should look into and do my own research. One day my mom, who is an elementary school teacher, was talking to me about this situation and made a comment on speech pathology. She had encountered many speech pathologists during her teaching career and told me that it was something that she thought I would probably be interested in. The more I thought about it the more exited I became to learn more about this field. So just a couple weeks later I started job shadowing anyone I could find and researching everything about this field of work. I job shadowed in different environments like school settings, home visits, and hospitals. However when i eventually graduate college with my planned masters degree. I know I want to be working in a hospital. I had of course enjoyed being in the schools but something about the hospitals was different. I felt like I could actually make a real difference in people’s lives this way and I believe I would never get tired of this job. Everything I did in the go felt like it had so much more meaning behind it. When I go back and think about the questions I was always asked about the future, the one thing that was always consistent throughout my answers was that I wanted to help people. I believe that pursuing this career in the medical field is what I’m meant to do and how I’m meant to complete the goal of helping people and making the world a better place.

The second I made it out of junior high and began my high school career, I was constantly asked the question of what I wanted to do with my life? What do you want to be when you grow up? What do you want to go to college for? I never fully knew the answer to this complicated question. I was always indecisive and every time this dreaded question came up I would never know what to say. As I approached my senior year, I started to really feel the pressure of needing to make a decision. I had already been in college credit plus programs for two years so right when I graduated, I knew I needed to make a decision. I didn’t have the time after high school to continue being indecisive and go back and forth between what I wanted to do. My parents knew this too and were constantly trying to give me advice and suggestions they thought I should look into and do my own research. One day my mom, who is an elementary school teacher, was talking to me about this situation and made a comment on speech pathology. She had encountered many speech pathologists during her teaching career and told me that it was something that she thought I would probably be interested in. The more I thought about it the more exited I became to learn more about this field. So just a couple weeks later I started job shadowing anyone I could find and researching everything about this field of work. I job shadowed in different environments like school settings, home visits, and hospitals. However when i eventually graduate college with my planned masters degree. I know I want to be working in a hospital. I had of course enjoyed being in the schools but something about the hospitals was different. I felt like I could actually make a real difference in people’s lives this way and I believe I would never get tired of this job. Everything I did in the go felt like it had so much more meaning behind it. When I go back and think about the questions I was always asked about the future, the one thing that was always consistent throughout my answers was that I wanted to help people. I believe that pursuing this career in the medical field is what I’m meant to do and how I’m meant to complete the goal of helping people and making the world a better place. I believe I can be an impactful force in the healthcare field as a woman for many different reasons. I will be able to advocate for other women who could possibly be underrepresented or given unacceptable care. As a healthcare worker, I would do everything in my power to make sure everyone was given the care that they need and deserve in a professional and adequate way. I would provide mentorship and support to women who are struggling and I would build a network of collaboration between my coworkers to help promote a feeling of safety and comfort for all patients, especially women. I would lead by example and demonstrate strength, compassion, and Integrity to inspire those around me and show them that no matter who you are, you can be successful in life through hard work and dedication.

The second I made it out of junior high and began my high school career, I was constantly asked the question of what I wanted to do with my life? What do you want to be when you grow up? What do you want to go to college for? I never fully knew the answer to this complicated question. I was always indecisive and every time this dreaded question came up I would never know what to say. As I approached my senior year, I started to really feel the pressure of needing to make a decision. I had already been in college credit plus programs for two years so right when I graduated, I knew I needed to make a decision. I didn’t have the time after high school to continue being indecisive and go back and forth between what I wanted to do. My parents knew this too and were constantly trying to give me advice and suggestions they thought I should look into and do my own research. One day my mom, who is an elementary school teacher, was talking to me about this situation and made a comment on speech pathology. She had encountered many speech pathologists during her teaching career and told me that it was something that she thought I would probably be interested in. The more I thought about it the more exited I became to learn more about this field. So just a couple weeks later I started job shadowing anyone I could find and researching everything about this field of work. I job shadowed in different environments like school settings, home visits, and hospitals. However when i eventually graduate college with my planned masters degree. I know I want to be working in a hospital. I had of course enjoyed being in the schools but something about the hospitals was different. I felt like I could actually make a real difference in people’s lives this way and I believe I would never get tired of this job. Everything I did in the go felt like it had so much more meaning behind it. When I go back and think about the questions I was always asked about the future, the one thing that was always consistent throughout my answers was that I wanted to help people. I believe that pursuing this career in the medical field is what I’m meant to do and how I’m meant to complete the goal of helping people and making the world a better place.

The second I made it out of junior high and began my high school career, I was constantly asked the question of what I wanted to do with my life? What do you want to be when you grow up? What do you want to go to college for? I never fully knew the answer to this complicated question. I was always indecisive and every time this dreaded question came up I would never know what to say. As I approached my senior year, I started to really feel the pressure of needing to make a decision. I had already been in college credit plus programs for two years so right when I graduated, I knew I needed to make a decision. I didn’t have the time after high school to continue being indecisive and go back and forth between what I wanted to do. My parents knew this too and were constantly trying to give me advice and suggestions they thought I should look into and do my own research. One day my mom, who is an elementary school teacher, was talking to me about this situation and made a comment on speech pathology. She had encountered many speech pathologists during her teaching career and told me that it was something that she thought I would probably be interested in. The more I thought about it the more exited I became to learn more about this field. So just a couple weeks later I started job shadowing anyone I could find and researching everything about this field of work. I job shadowed in different environments like school settings, home visits, and hospitals. However when i eventually graduate college with my planned masters degree. I know I want to be working in a hospital. I had of course enjoyed being in the schools but something about the hospitals was different. I felt like I could actually make a real difference in people’s lives this way and I believe I would never get tired of this job. Everything I did in the go felt like it had so much more meaning behind it. When I go back and think about the questions I was always asked about the future, the one thing that was always consistent throughout my answers was that I wanted to help people. I believe that pursuing this career in the medical field is what I’m meant to do and how I’m meant to complete the goal of helping people and making the world a better place.