A leader that I admire is my advisor for the
National Honors Society because she successfully guides students to get the
club’s tasks done in a friendly, personable manner. The National Honors Society
is a club which deals with community service and school activities, and the
advisor is a teacher who directs the club’s officers in conducting these
activities. She advises us on how to get involved in events such as Relay for
Life and is passionate about encouraging us to serve our community as much as
possible. The National Honors Society meets every Thursday afterschool for an
hour, and she is committed to taking time out of her schedule to attend every
meeting. These meetings are important to communicate what events are coming up
soon for the members. She also listens to all the club members’ suggestions on
the next community service event to participate in, and how to raise money to
run certain events. Although she does have power as the adult residing over the
club, she is liked and appreciated by the club members for taking students’
ideas for how to improve the club seriously. An ethical dilemma that my advisor
faces is the fact that membership in the National Honors Society is a serious
matter, with people getting removed from the club for poor actions easily. If a
person does not maintain the GPA necessary for the National Honors Society for
a designated amount of time, cheats, or acts against school rules, they will be
expelled from the club. To get into the National Honors Society, a lengthy
application must be filled out detailing extracurricular activities, volunteering
experience, awards received, etc., so getting into the National Honors Society
is quite a big deal. While my advisor may feel bad about removing someone from
the club after the hard work they have done to be admitted into the club, she
knows the ethical thing to do is to remove them. This is especially true when
school rules are broken or cheating occurs, which is morally wrong and unacceptable
for the esteemed National Honors Society student.
-Esha Deshmukh
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