It all started last year, when I took my first airplane trip to Seattle, Washington. My motives to construct my objectives and plan out my topic came when I saw a group of youth lead a discussion on how to become a better leader. This encouraged me to focus my senior project with Phoenix Bikes. The best part about being active with a non profit is that there's always change happening around the shop. Throughout the process of forming my objectives, I wanted each of them to focus on providing small improvements to the shop and by providing helpful life skills & mechanical skills to myself and the people around me. My first objective was to plan a cycling camping trip to the beach. I chose this objective because I wanted to improve my organization …show more content…
That is why I choosed my friend Sherif to be my student. My plan was to teach him on a one-on-one format. We focused on learning every specific part of a bike and different ways to work on it. He even learned plenty of advance skills that any other youth mechanic wouldn't have learned. As my second objective came to an end, he was able identify every problem when it came down to bike maintenance and soon he was able to earn a bike for himself. Seeing him start from not knowing anything about bikes to being a master mechanic has inspired me to take on teaching opportunities. Having that skill to educated youth and inspired them to do something good, is an amazing skill everyone should try to obtain. I'm glad that now he uses his bike to get to work and to …show more content…
My inspiration came from the time I attended a leadership conference at the 2015 youth bike summit in Seattle. When it comes to seeing youth take on leadership action, it motivates me to do the same. This event encouraged me to go back to the shop and establish a youth council. As the head of the advisory council I feel very important when it comes to encouraging youth. Being able to teach them life skills at an early age is a great opportunity they have. Speaking professionally during our board meetings, presenting local bike workshops, encouraging other youths around arlington public schools to join our program and starting Phoenix Bikes first ever cycling team has been all run by the youth council. Being able to have a youth council has really made Phoenix Bikes into a powerful atmosphere to turn youth into future leaders and I'm really proud to have started
In sources of strength, the members are chosen as someone who would be a person anyone could come up and talk with if they were having a bad day. Also, as seniors we have two seventh grade kids that we mentor. I do this because I remember how hard it was being a seventh grader and not really knowing much about high school. Once a week we sit down and talk with the children. I always love the stories they have to tell and I truly feel blessed when I can help with anything they are struggling with. Whether that be something in school or something at home, it is so fulfilling talking with them. This activity has taught me what it means to give back to a school and to these kids who need my help. I love service and I spend a lot of time trying to help others with problems. Sources of strength has let me do just that. I have learned what it means to be a leader. This is a large responsibility I do not take lightly. I know the actions I do will have an effect on others, so I try to make sure those effects are positive at all
When the cross country season started in August I became a mentor for the new runners. I was still a runner but now I was doing my running through my peers. During each practice I would lead everyone in stretching and would follow with encouragement on my bike during runs. The freshman looked up to me as if I were an assistant coach and I knew I had done the right thing in being there every day for
I am on a FIRST Robotics Competition team (team #4534 Wired Wizards) for the second year in a row. I was the assistant programmer for the season of 2013, and I am the programming lead for the season of 2014. Our team placed 19th out of 52 teams at the 2013 North Carolina Regional, finishing as the highest ranked rookie team in North Carolina (the highest ranking rookie team at the competition was from out of state).
I have been a part of multiple pep rallies and am a role model to younger students. One moment, in particular, stands out to me on how much difference I can make in younger children. My new cheer coach had asked if anyone would be interested in volunteering their time to help the middle school squad learning the cheers. Being Varsity Cheer Co-Captain, I was more than happy to oblige. It was a no-brainer to help out because cheer is one of my favorite things. As I laced up my cheer shoes, I glanced up, I noticed the fresh-faced cheerleaders who timidly walked into the gym. They reminded me of me at that age, afraid that they didn't have what it took to be a cheerleader. However, as practices went on, they became more confident in their abilities. Volunteering my time was well worth it, I got to see the cheerleaders grow into more confident cheerleaders and people.
The first activity I participate in is DECA. DECA is a youth business competition, and I have been a member of my school's chapter for three consecutive years. I am currently Vice President for the 2015-2016 school year. I have competed regionally and provincially in the categories of Business Services Marketing, Quick Serve Restaurant Management and Franchising Entrepreneurship. Along with qualifying for provincials I have placed top ten in my category. As Vice President I delegate tasks, plan and carry out meetings, organize fundraisers, train members and attend conferences.
I aspired to play a significant leadership role in all of the activities someday, and over the course of my high school career, I thankfully have. This year as a senior, the student body elected me as the president of Student Council; members of National Honor Society (NHS) did the same; future business leaders elected me as the vice president of Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA); and I received the votes to secure the office of secretary in the local Future Farmers of America (FFA) chapter. Coaches and teammates have named me as an important asset as well. Over the years, these opportunities have presented me with many chances to enjoy extracurricular involvement, meet new people, and mature into a
Growing up and being in college, I had to keep myself motivated at most times and I've always thought it would be great having the potential to influence and standing out to inspire.
As an active leader in several organizations, I have had the opportunity to reach out to several different groups of youth throughout my years. The utmost prestigious role I have gained is my Area IX Office in the Texas FFA Association. Being an area IX officer had been my goal since freshman year, and I finally accomplished it this past May. Over the course of the past few months, we have held several leadership camps, but I feel our highest success has been the Area IX FFA Leadership Camp held in June.
The aspects of self-care I considered when constructing my plan for the upcoming semester were intended to be comprehensive. Creating a plan with a focus on areas of my total wellbeing it will be easier to measure goals, determine corrective measures, and rewards.
I have been given several opportunities to teach these skills to younger girls, including organizing the San Francisco Girl Scout Skills Camporee training, where we trained Girl Scouts of all ages for the annual Skills Camporee. For multiple years in a row, girls in my troop and I organized and designed the training activities for this event. Events like this have improved my leadership abilities and inspired me to continue learning as a Girl Scout. Of all of the amazing experiences that I have gotten from Girl Scouts, the most important to me has been the opportunities to meet hundreds of other inspired young women and help them enrich their own lives through Girl Scout programs. Through my troop, I was connected with DWEN, Dell Women’s Entrepreneurship Network.
The Boy Scouts of America is an organization that I have been a part of for a large portion of my life. Joining in 5th grade, I have been an active member for over 6 years, serving a variety of leadership positions. Starting off as an assistant patrol leader my second year, I first began to learn the ropes of what exactly being a leader entails. By my third year, I had acquired enough knowledge and skills
This is when I decided to try and become a member of the student council. I was elected and soon loved it. My school is very important to me and I wanted to do my very best to make it the best possible high school experience for not only me, but every student that attends White Bear Lake. I found that was helpful to have many different views on the council, and I think I brought a new view that was not accounted for before. Being a hockey captain my senior year, I was elected to be in Leadership Academy. This group meets and talks about how to most effectively lead our sports teams as well as the school. This is very important to me because as a leader I want to set the best example possible for my peers and this group allows me to improve my leadership skills to make them even better. I value this program very much because I think it will help me to succeed in the future, because these skills are lifelong skills to have. I have also became a math tutor for my classmates. Being a tutor is very important to me because it allows me to share my knowledge and help
The next set of goal setting importance is my personal goals with the first being to over come the obstacles associated with returning to school.
I see him do it made me see he have grit in himself he wanted something done and he did it. To him, he knows it going to be hard with his kids around but he has to support the family money by going to school and finishing school. He knows how to fix cars but he has to have more by going to school and getting a degree to symbol he can work in that field.
Besides academics, fine arts and sports in school, I have attained leading roles in different groups. This year, I am the Spirit Leader of Student Council encouraging monthly goals and themes and assisting in school events. From creating a student council with a group of peers three years ago we have had success in many events and have found new ways to spread spirit, gather important information and assist with financial groups. Recently, I stepped up to be the leader of the fundraising committee for our ...