There are two main extracurricular activities that have shaped me into who I am today. Without understanding the significance of what I was embarking upon, I started volunteering in the nursery at my church. Over the past six years, I have connect with many of the parents, the other volunteers, and to my surprise even the babies and toddlers whom I have watched grow. I am only a volunteer, but I …show more content…
This is quite a bit of responsibility, and I believe that I have earned their trust. I have taught other volunteers how to work in the nursery and how to work with the babies. I hope this responsibility will reflect my work that could be done in the honors program, as the nursery has taught me how to juggle all the many important duties as a leader. In addition to nursery work, over the past five years I have been participating in competitive cross country. It is extremely hard work, and it takes a great amount of perseverance and dedication to meet the challenges of competitive distance running. Through being on the team, I have achieved strong work ethics, determination, and pride in my work. For the past two years, I have had the honor of being the team captain. I learned the value of compromise and the power that team collaboration can have. A team with the right leaders is able to embrace each member and bring out everyone’s best characteristics. I hope and believe that I helped accomplish this for my team over the past two years. This responsibility has taught me how to balance the important tasks in my life, which will be an