NHS Scholarship Speech

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I have been asked to speak with you tonight regarding one of the four main qualities possessed by those associated with the National Honor Society- this characteristic is SCHOLARSHIP.

SCHOLARSHIP is defined as a “commitment to learning.” Scholarship is NOT an inherited quality, but one that is acquired and developed as a result of responsibility, diligence, and dedication.


A scholar is willing to spend hours in reading and study, knowing the lasting benefits of a cultured and educated mind. From the detailed works of Aristotle, to Shakespeare, to Chaucer, Newton, and Darwin, the information and the wisdom available to students today is absolutely priceless. Unfortunately, many tend to overlook the importance of scholarship and its benefits to life---- Those FEW who demonstrate an acute awareness of the value of education are truly extraordinary. Success is not achieved by CHANCE, but by CHOICE.


Despite the fact that formal education may end either in high school, or in college, one’s education and desire to learn should not cease upon the acquisition of a piece of paper, upon the receipt of a diploma.


Graduation is not the end of an enlightened era, but rather the beginning of the rest of one’s life. The liberal arts education received from secondary school shall serve as a strong foundation for the various challenges life may present. Education ends only with life; therefore, one must take advantage of time and see each day as a learning experience. THe acquisition of intellect is not a destination, but a journey.

Knowledge is one great element in life which leads to the highest success, and it can be acquired in only one way- through conscientiousness and effort. The information bestowed upon each scholar is invaluable and a scholar’s ability to recognize its worth is quite rare. Scholarship is worth much more than anything monetary because the power of one’s intellect cannot be spent...