LEADERS
NICHOLE
Senior
Herron High School
Peers Project
Being a leader and a committed
student has always been important
to me. The more involved I became
with PEERS, the more I realized I
had a purpose to help others. The
PEERS Project not only provided me
an ideal forum to serve as a leader,
it gave me an opportunity to openly
share my beliefs. I am proud to help
students understand the dangers of
sexual activity, the signs of unhealthy
relationships and how to avoid them,
ways to say no to drugs & alcohol, and
how to stand up to bullies.
Serving as a Peer Leader has really
helped my self-esteem and made me
a better person. Our society tries to
place barriers through statistics, but I
my generation. I so desperately wanted
to prove that a great number of teens
were not who society made us out to
be, and it is through the PEERS Project
that I was able to voice those beliefs.
By being a positive role model for my
peers, and avoiding risky behavior, I
make a difference with my generation.
One of the core values of PEERS is
learning to lead.
Naturally, I was capable, but I was
never given the tools I needed to
enhance this skill. One of the tools
granted to me by The PEERS Project
was understanding my leadership style,
a leader in order to be effective in any
of my pursuits. I am beyond thankful
that through my growth as a leader, I
have been able to improve and hone in
on this skill.
Along with noticing a tremendous
amount of growth in my leadership,
PEERS taught me the importance of
communicating effectively with others,
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and appreciating the relationships
built through that dialogue. I have the
ability to hold conversations with those
who are superiors, as well as those
who are in equal positions as me. In
relation to the skills I have acqui ɕ