• Scholarship is a commitment to learning and growing on an educational path. It means making the most of the educational opportunities provided and seeking out learning, not only in school but personally. Scholarship doesn’t require a minimum GPA—but it does require effort. More importantly, it stems from a desire to contribute to this world in a positive way by building on your own knowledge, skills, and talents through new experiences.

    Service is seeing a need and fulfilling it voluntarily. Sometimes it’s driven by a passion for a specific cause or people in need. Other times, it’s driven by personal or family needs, like taking care of siblings or other family members, or maybe even working part-time to help with family finances.

    Leadership builds on service—and leadership and service can often look very similar. Leadership is carrying yourself with dignity and taking ownership and responsibility for your own actions and participation. Being a public speaker, playing quarterback, or having an official title is not required for everyday leadership. Leadership means being an agent—someone who takes action and responsibility—of your own pathway.

    Character valuing diverse cultures and building relationships that reflect love of self but also concern for others. There are endless attributes to a good character: perseverance, respect, integrity, honesty, sacrifice—the list goes on. A good and noble character is a great calling. We don’t often “see” character unless there is a public display of self-sacrifice or, more frequently, a very public mistake.Character is not about praiseworthy or blameworthy behavior but the personal commitment to ethical and compassionate decision making that affects you and others.