Beginning my school career, my ideas and opinions were often overlooked due to my age, so reaching high school allowed me to take advantage of positions that would allow me to speak my mind. Joining activities such as student council, golf, and student advisory were a few activities that allowed me to let my opinions be heard. I went on to become Student Council President my sophomore year and Ornithology Leader and President my junior year, positions that carried on until graduation that truly allowed me to lead and speak in ways that I chose effective. These accomplishments led me to discover a path I would want to pursue in the future. Leadership is a quality I find in every adult I meet, not necessarily in a leadership position, …show more content…
After receiving the position, other leadership positions followed the domino effect and fell into place after the student council election. I joined student council my freshmen year, following a preset path paved by my older siblings. The activity seemed inconvenient as a freshmen because it appeared to be another activity that would simply define me as member, rather than unique individual with competent and innovative ideas. However as I worked my way through freshmen and sophomore year I became more inclined to join executive board student council, a board of six members that work directly with faculty to coordinate a majority of activities hosted by south. Becoming sophomore student council president led me to run and later become president of my class. From the experience I became more involved with other activities that I believed I could help improve. Some of the accomplishments demonstrated in student council and other activities would be; the redirection of homecoming from staff coordination to a more student oriented event, the push for a more college focused counselor meeting with the junior class, and the collaboration of Baking teacher, Principal Claypool and I to create a senior cooking class to teach the seniors how to cook at