After waiting for the past three years, select members of the Class of 2026 have been invited to apply for National Honor Society, based on the pillars of Scholarship, Leadership, Service and Character.
It is no doubt that getting accepted to apply is extremely rewarding and exciting; however, the application process may seem overwhelming. With only one week to complete the application, candidate Natalie Muharem knows she must be organized, detail-oriented, and careful to include all important information.
When Muharem first got accepted to apply, she felt extremely proud and realized what an amazing opportunity it was and was so glad that her hard work did not go unnoticed.
“I felt proud that my hard work in school, and the service hours I did, didn’t go unnoticed,” said Muharem.
Although she was excited about the opportunity, she knew she had a lot of work ahead of her to put together an excellent application for selections by the committee. She discovered that the most difficult part of the application process would be trying to get signatures for all of her leadership positions that she held over the last three years.
“It was difficult to get a hold of people that had sponsored those activities,” Muharem explained. “Finding the adults and getting their signatures in such a short time was definitely a challenge.”
Even with the challenges that came along in the application process, Muharem found that there were definitely enjoyable and creative parts of the process as well. She found that she could express a lot of creative freedom when it came to the essay portion of the application; it was not just like writing a regular school essay.
“Writing the essay was definitely the most interesting part of the application,” said Muharem. “Writing an essay about yourself, not just a specific topic like you’re used to in school.”
One thing Muharem hopes that future student applicants will take into consideration is to try to make sure that they use their time wisely when given the application. She acknowledges the challenges of trying to get done with it in a one week time period, emphasizing the importance in staying organized.
“Try to get all your activities and your community service hours organized,” said Muharem. “You want to give yourself the week to find people outside of the school for their signatures, so you’re not scrambling the day the application is due.”
Good luck to all the applicants of the Class of 2026 awaiting the selection committee’s decision, and to future applicants, remember Muharem’s advice, and all the applications will be amazing.
