NJHS - 5 QUALITIES OF MEMBERSHIP
SCHOLARSHIP: Scholarship
means a commitment to learning. A student is willing to spend hours in
reading and study, knowing the lasting benefits of a cultivated mind. We
should continue to learn even when formal education has ended, for
education ends only with the end of life. Knowledge is one great element
in life which leads to the highest success, and it can be acquired in
only one way – through diligence and effort. Learning furnishes the lamp
by which we read the past, and the light which illuminates the future.
Candidates have the charge to continually expand their world through the
opportunities inherent in scholarship.
SERVICE: Service
can be described in various ways. In the routine of the day’s work,
many opportunities arise to help others. Willingness to work for the
benefit of those in need, without monetary compensation or without
recognition, is the quality we seek in our membership. We are committed
to the idea of volunteering our time and abilities to the creation of a
better tomorrow.
LEADERSHIP: Leaders
should exert a positive influence on the school. In taking the
initiative in class and school activities, the real leader strives to
train and aid others to attain the same objective. The price of
leadership is sacrifice – the willingness to yield one’s personal
interests for the interest of others. A leader has self-confidence and
will go forward when others hesitate. No matter what power and resources
may exist in a country, they are ineffectual without the guidance of a
wise leader. Leadership is always needed; thus, to lead is a substantive
charge to each of our members.
CITIZENSHIP: Citizenship
is the obligation each member of our society faces to live up to the
democratic ideals given to us by the founders of our country. The
responsibilities each of us has to our home community, our state, and
our nation are many. As good citizens, we are bound to live up to the
laws and guidelines which unite us as a civilized society. Good citizens
work together to improve not only our lives, but the lives of all our
fellow citizens. Good citizenship requires that we remain strong and
vigilant in protecting the freedoms and rights that have been granted to
us and in preventing injustice from entering our lives. We, the members
of our chapter, are called to live up to the high standards of
Citizenship from this day forward.
CHARACTER: Character
is the force within each individual which distinguishes that person
from others. It gives each one individuality. It is that without which
no one can respect oneself, nor hope to attain the respect of others. It
is this force of character which guides one through life and, when once
developed, grows steadily. Character is achieved and not received. It
is the product of constant action, daily striving to make the right
choice. The problem of character is the problem of self-control. We must
be in reality what we wish to appear to others. By demonstrating such
qualities as respect, responsibility, trustworthiness, fairness, caring,
and citizenship, we may hope to prove by example that we value
Character.
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