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Hartness Essay
Hartness Essay
in half a year. After two short hours of coordinating the members of the praise team,
attempting to learn chords and lyrics, and making a ton of mistakes, it was time to lead an
overflowing church of over three hundred people in singing to the Lord.
Even if every note was not exactly correct or if I said something stupid in between
songs, we still accomplished our goal.
That morning, I had the opportunity to lead
people to Christ while doing what I enjoy mostmaking music. Leading worship that
morning was a challenge that I will always look back on with amusement and gratitude.
This adventure taught me multiple lessons that I will always draw from. I look forward to
the leadership opportunities I will obtain in college, specifically from being a part of an
honors program.
One of the things that has immersed me into my community during high school is
being a part of the SURF Board. This board stands for Students Understanding Real
Futures, and it is a youth branch off of the Community Foundation. We focus on raising
money to grant to projects that benefit the youth of the community. For example, I
applied for a grant through this board for the hair drive mentioned previously. To obtain
this money to grant, we organize an annual 5K during February. Being a part of this
group of twenty-one high school students has taught me many lessons about working as a
team, talking to business leaders, marketing events, and handling money in a smart
manner. In college, I hope to be a part of a group that reaches out to the community and
brings together people of all backgrounds.
Being a part of the University Honors Program at UNC Charlotte will aid me in
continuing to have a mindset of learning and scholarship in every action I take. Meeting
passionate students who care about academic excellence and helping others would
encourage me in my own journey of service, leadership, and community engagement. I
could contribute to this group by sharing my thoughts and opinions derived from the
experience I have obtained in my life thus far. I am ready to open the door to a new world
of learning, serving, leading, and living. The University Honors Program would be the
perfect group to help me do just that.