High School Wrestling Research Paper

The National Honors Society should accept my application for what I can bring to the organization and pass on to other members. Over my years at Springbrook, I learned a few things here and there about how to excel and be the epitomic poster boy for high school; like those who have given this knowledge to me, I wish to spread to others to continue the long running tradition.
Though I lack much leadership in a formal position, I have much experience in terms of classroom and wrestling room leadership. Whenever I was given a group project, I would always either be picked or volunteer to lead to make sure that everything went smoothly and everyone was on task doing. In the wrestling room with the JV wrestlers I would show them the ropes of what will happen and for those who had lost a match, motivate them to try harder to win the following matches. What I could contribute to

NHS is motivating those who are struggling, and give proven tips, such as studying and note taking tips, in addition my leadership skills which would become useful when planning an event.

One example of my many displays of character occurred during wrestling season. Wrestling is a sport, where it’s just you and the other man, no one to blame for your failures and no one but yourself to congratulate once you have won. After weeks of grueling practices, juggling classes and sports I came to a wrestling match against Quince Orchard. I was wrestling one of their junior varsity wrestlers, who didn’t make weight for his weight class and was bumped into mine for his very first match, we shook hands and the timer started to tick. 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 5 and 6 and that was it. The fastest pin in my career and instead of gloating and demonstrating my hubris I helped my opponent up then shook his hand and told him he had done well. Another example would come, in terms of respect from the day I was born. My mother slowly etching into,” Do to others, what you wish to be done to you”. In my culture respect is highly praised and the elders even more.

Whenever I come across someone who is my elder of my culture I will bow down to them and greet them. Regardless of whom it is, or what mood I’m in, respect towards elders comes first, and this spread quickly into my school environment where, outside the occasional talking in class, I never create a nuisance, always am subordinate to my teachers, and urge others to do the same.
My vision for NHS is for it to flourish and continue to spread growth of values this modern society is beginning to lack, to spread knowledge. I would like NHS to outreach to the grade levels hone the innate abilities they have. Everyone should want to join NHS, it should be the word on the street, and convince people that academia is a higher priority than partying. I want NHS to create personal growth in people and teach basic character. From 9th grade, though outside NHS, a man came to wrestling practices every week to teach character and his lessons have stuck with until now and will continue until I die. I wish to continue teaching character. Right now, Springbrook is full of bright students who are just slowly being influenced by bad characters and this is causing them to lose the basic character we should aim to be, because they lack someone to pull them away and show them other possibilities and in my vision that is where NHS comes in.
NHS, could be the savior that many people are waiting for, the people that want to do something more, the people that just want to be a better person, the people who wish to spread knowledge, and the people who want academics to be the main priority of school. I am one of the said people and in order to fulfill my wishes for a better Springbrook NHS should accept my application, in the words of Napoléon Bonaparte,” Great ambition is the passion of a great character. Those endowed with it may perform very good or very bad acts. All depends on the principles which direct them.”