College Admissions Essay: I Give Back To The Community

My ultimate lifetime goal is to give back to the community, I feel that we are all the same and we all must help each other as fellow human beings. I like helping people because you have the sense that you know that you did something good when you see the smiles on their faces. The President of our school has one phrase that he always repeats, “to whom much is given much is expected.” Fr. Lahart SJ reminds us that we have been given gifts and with those gifts we must try our best to give back to those who need those same gifts. Every person has the moral responsibility to give back something as a sort of acknowledgement and respect for what that person, group, or community did for you. One extra-curricular activity I participate in within the school is the retreat program.

I left that retreat knowing that I would want the succeeding Freshman Classes to have the same amazement for that retreat that I had. So from sophomore year until senior year I was volunteering for that retreat, as a sophomore I volunteered as the Grounds crew which basically keeps the retreat functioning smoothly and making sure the freshman maintain a sense of respect for the what the retreat is. My junior year I was a group leader which let me actually have the opportunity to impart my wisdom to the freshman that I had learned from my year at Strake Jesuit. Being a group leader let me have the time of my life I never had a better sense of satisfaction knowing that the Freshman group I was leading will go through Strake knowing that the school and its students are like family and will always be there for you. The other Extra-curricular activity I participate in is the Martin Labre. I have been lucky to have a roof over my head, food on my plate, and the opportunity to go to one of the best schools in the