The National Honor Society (NHS) is a rewarding experience for students. At Liberty, students are able to get involved with tutoring, community service, food drives and much more through NHS. Yet, as application deadlines approach, students tend to find the process overwhelming.
Tjae Thames, 10, (he/him) is applying to get into NHS for his first year. Thames found it difficult to come up with ideas that he could use within his application.
“It can be stressful trying to come up with a unique idea. The thought of trying to stand out from the crowd can be stressful, often leading people away from true or authentic ideas to them personally,” stated Thames.
Ava Meidlinger, 10, (she/her) is also a first-year applicant.
“The most stressful thing about the application process was coming up with enough things that I thought would help me look like a great applicant. I was a little worried that I didn’t have enough achievements, leadership positions or volunteer hours,” Meidlinger expressed.
Although there is a lot of stress that comes with the application process, NHS is a great organization for students to be a part of. It can get them way more involved in the community and school. It also looks good on a college transcript.
“I wanted to join NHS because it’s a great opportunity to demonstrate leadership in school and help my peers,” Meidlinger said. “It looks great on college applications and the process for applying to NHS also helps me practice for when I’m going to need to apply for college in the future.”
Even though the application for NHS brings lots of stress, procrastination and doubt, many students believe it is an important process.
“Honestly, I thought of it as ‘good stress’. The stress of imagining new ideas to be unique and remembering core memories about yourself from a long time ago, that maybe you had forgotten and what makes you, you,” Thames stated.
The anticipation of awaiting NHS decisions can be stressful. However, it is important for students to stay positive.
Meidlinger expressed her excitement about the opportunity to help underclassmen. Thames also relayed his excitement about becoming a Lighting Leader and helping his peers.
NHS decisions will be announced in March, followed by the induction ceremony in April.
