NORTHWEST CABARRUS HIGH SCHOOL LEADERSHIP APPLICATION
This is the application packet you need to fill out in order to be considered for the Leadership class at Northwest
Cabarrus High School. Everyone must fill out an application. Future Student Council and Class Officers are
guaranteed a position in the class, as it is a requirement. Regardless, all Officers will need to complete the
application process. However, you do not have to be an Officer or even in Student Council to be considered for
Leadership. This application is for any student who wishes to be involved at NCHS by serving the school
through spirit, community service, and educational activities.
The selection process for the class will be competitive. Answer each question thoroughly and honestly.
Any discrepancy in honesty will result in automatic termination of the application. Because responsibility and
punctuality are honorable leadership traits, no applications will be accepted after the deadline. Due to the
nature of the class, several skills must be mastered prior to acceptance. Several of these skills will be detected
in the application itself. For example, the application must be filled out neatly, in complete sentences, and
exactly as the directions specify.
The Leadership Facilitator and Student Council Coordinator as well as NCHS Administration will
review your application. Only the most qualified students will be selected for the class. The criteria will be
judged as objectively as possible. As selections are finalized, it is possible that you may be called in for an
interview. Discipline records may be consulted during the process, as well.
Class Requirements:
 Completed application (all parts)
 Trustworthiness
 Responsibility
 Availability
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Dedication
No suspensions
All courses passed last semester
Passing all courses this semester
By signing below, you acknowledge that you accept and understand the selection process and wish to proceed.
The entire application should be filled out in blue or black ink and returned to the Leadership Facilitator, by
Wednesday, March 11th.
Student Name ______________________________________________________________________________
Student Signature ___________________________________________________________________________
Parent/Guardian Name _______________________________________________________________________
Parent/Guardian Signature ____________________________________________________________________
ALL INCLUDED PARTS OF THIS
APPLICATION ARE DUE BY WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11th.
Part I: Free Response
1. Please list any clubs, sports, or additional after-school activities that you were a part of in the past year,
or that you plan to participate in next year.
2. Are you employed, or do you plan on pursuing employment next year? List the approximate number of
hours per week.
3. Explain an instance where you went above and beyond the call of duty.
4. How have you shown yourself to be a leader in the past? If yes, how so?
5. Explain any suspensions or detentions. Yes, even tardies.
6. With which faculty member do you relate the best? Why?
7. Explain an instance in which you followed through with a difficult commitment.
8. Give an example of a situation in which you have found yourself under pressure and how you dealt with
such stress.
9. What are your strengths and weaknesses? Explain a minimum of two for each.
10. What aspect of Leadership class are you most excited about?
11. Why do you want to be in Leadership?
12. Explain what a leader is to you, and how you fit into this category.
13. What could you bring to Leadership class?
14. What would you like to see happen at NCHS?
15. What was one activity that Leadership or Student Council sponsored at NCHS that you thought was
successful? Why?
Part II: Teacher Recommendations
Directions: detach each Teacher Recommendation Form and deliver them to your first semester teachers. All of these
forms need to be returned to the Leadership Facilitator by Wednesday, March 11th.
Student Name ____________________________________ Teacher Name _____________________________________
Course Name _____________________________________________________________________ Period ___________
We want to ensure that all Leadership students are those that embody valuable leadership skills, reflective of the NCHS
student body. Please give serious and honest consideration to the following questions because your evaluation will be
very influential in determining if this student is accepted into Leadership. This is strictly confidential. The student will
never see your evaluation. Therefore, please return this form in a sealed envelope to my box by Wednesday, March 11th.
Please rate the following from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest.
Creativity ________________
Cooperation ______________
Responsibility ____________
Work Ethic ______________
Time Management __________
Listening Skills ____________
Positive Attitude ___________
Communication Skills _______
Additional comments would be helpful:
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------Directions: detach each Teacher Recommendation Form and deliver them to your first semester teachers. All of these
forms need to be returned to the Leadership Facilitator by Wednesday, March 11th.
Student Name ____________________________________ Teacher Name _____________________________________
Course Name _____________________________________________________________________ Period ___________
We want to ensure that all Leadership students are those that embody valuable leadership skills, reflective of the NCHS
student body. Please give serious and honest consideration to the following questions because your evaluation will be
very influential in determining if this student is accepted into Leadership. This is strictly confidential. The student will
never see your evaluation. Therefore, please return this form in a sealed envelope to my box by Wednesday, March 11th.
Please rate the following from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest.
Creativity ________________
Cooperation ______________
Responsibility ____________
Work Ethic ______________
Additional comments would be helpful:
Time Management __________
Listening Skills ____________
Positive Attitude ___________
Communication Skills _______
Directions: detach each Teacher Recommendation Form and deliver them to your first semester teachers. All of these
forms need to be returned to the Leadership Facilitator by Wednesday, March 11th.
Student Name ____________________________________ Teacher Name _____________________________________
Course Name _____________________________________________________________________ Period ___________
We want to ensure that all Leadership students are those that embody valuable leadership skills, reflective of the NCHS
student body. Please give serious and honest consideration to the following questions because your evaluation will be
very influential in determining if this student is accepted into Leadership. This is strictly confidential. The student will
never see your evaluation. Therefore, please return this form in a sealed envelope to my box by Wednesday, March 11th.
Please rate the following from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest.
Creativity ________________
Cooperation ______________
Responsibility ____________
Work Ethic ______________
Time Management __________
Listening Skills ____________
Positive Attitude ___________
Communication Skills _______
Additional comments would be helpful:
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------Directions: detach each Teacher Recommendation Form and deliver them to your first semester teachers. All of these
forms need to be returned to the Leadership Facilitator by Wednesday, March 11th.
Student Name ____________________________________ Teacher Name _____________________________________
Course Name _____________________________________________________________________ Period ___________
We want to ensure that all Leadership students are those that embody valuable leadership skills, reflective of the NCHS
student body. Please give serious and honest consideration to the following questions because your evaluation will be
very influential in determining if this student is accepted into Leadership. This is strictly confidential. The student will
never see your evaluation. Therefore, please return this form in a sealed envelope to my box by Wednesday, March 11th.
Please rate the following from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest.
Creativity ________________
Cooperation ______________
Responsibility ____________
Work Ethic ______________
Additional comments would be helpful:
Time Management __________
Listening Skills ____________
Positive Attitude ___________
Communication Skills _______
Part III: Student Approval
Directions: It is very important that the student body at NCHS support the Leadership class. Therefore, you
must gather the signatures of fifty of your peers. Be sure that they clearly print their entire name and then sign
the document below.
Yes, I support this student’s decision to apply for the Leadership class and would gladly have this individual
plan, facilitate and execute various activities at NCHS.
Student Name (1-25)
Student Signature (1-25)
Student Name (26-50)
Student Signature (26-50)