MUSTANG HONOR National Junior Honor Society Kinard Middle School

1. MUSTANG HONOR National Junior Honor Society Kinard Middle School

2. Why is it important to support knowledge and learning? Why is it important to give without getting anything in return?

3. AARON AAENG: “People who give don’t always get anything tangible in return. However, what they do get in return is the satisfaction of helping someone in need.”

4. JADEN ADAMSON: “If we go through our whole life only doing things for the reward, we would be so busy pleasing ourselves and expecting the best, we wouldn’t think about how we are affecting others.”

5. COOPER ALLENBRAND: “It is important to support knowledge, because knowledge is one of the important keys to modern living.”

6. LEAH BAECHLE: “Isn’t giving someone less fortunate than we are maybe a vaccine or clean water, or even just a pair of gloves, enough? In my opinion, giving is the base of love and compassion.”

7. JULIA BASHFORD: “If everyone would reach out to the more needy countries, we would have a more educated planet. It is crucial that we support learning and knowledge so everyone can feel as lucky as we are.”

8. SARAH BEARD: “Having knowledge is important because it will give us answers to any question we ponder, any thought we imagine, and every step we take will take at least an ounce of knowledge.”

9. RACHEL BELL: “This country is so rich and has so much…so why not give to people? I don’t think you should give so you can get a piece of candy or a pizza party. I think you should, knowing that you helped someone in need…”

10. JENNA BIEDSCHEID: “Knowledge and learning work together. They sort of power the world, in a way.”

11. ANDREW BLUM: “Knowledge, in my opinion, is the foundation of civilization … I truly believe every kid in the world should have the right to public education.”

12. MADDI BOLLIG: “Giving is to bless the receiver, not the giver. The giver already has enough … being selfless means you put others and their needs before yourself.”

13. ANNE BONHOURE: “Whenever I see a child that can’t go to school, it makes me want to cry. I think people should have an opportunity to learn.”

14. ANNA BONJOUR: “…not everything in life has rewards …we often expect to get a reward. We spend lots of time looking for fun, when other children look for food.”

15. EMILY BRANZELL: “Giving is not to get prizes after. It’s to show that you care and want to help people, to help make good in this world.”

16. KRISTA BRATVOLD: “Caring about a person who is hungry or homeless shows that you care for that individual. People are grateful for those who give without any desire for something back.”

17. ABBIE CALLAHAN: “There are people in this world who cannot afford food, water, clothes, shelter, and medicines … They are the people who need to be given a chance at a life, and they need our help.”

18. ANNA CAMPBELL: “No matter what you give someone, and you really think you deserve something in return, it’s not about receiving. It’s about giving.”

19. ALLISON CARESWELL: “Children from a different county that is poor are the ones who depend on you the most. They really want you to try and help them as much as you can … It gives me a warm feeling when I do the right thing for little or nothing back.”

20. DUNCAN CARLSON: “Learning comes in many forms, from an academic setting in school, to life experiences every day. No matter where learning comes from, it leads to knowledge. Knowledge is the key to most of life’s opportunities.”

21. CODY CARLTON: “Not expecting something in return will improve your character. It will improve your generosity and make you less selfish.”

22. ANSLEY CARVER: “It is important to support knowledge and learning so everyone has a plan for their future. If we help kids around the world to get an education, then they can enjoy their dreams…”

23. VINCE CASSI: “People in other countries and even here sometimes don’t have a home, an education, or basic supplies. If you give something to someone in need, they will be happy because you did a good deed.”

24. ALEXA CHANDLER: “Most people don’t realize how lucky they are to have a free education from kindergarten to 12th grade, when some countries don’t even have schools.”

25. EMILY CHAO: “It is important to support knowledge and learning because…if you just say, ‘No,’ or ‘That’s not right,’ or ‘I don’t agree,” to everything, then you probably won’t learn anything.”

26. JACQUELINE CHEN: “It is important to support knowledge and learning because everyone has a special talent, and if they don’t learn how to show that talent, then we might miss the potential of that person.”

27. JAELYNN CLARK: “…knowledge can unify people. I want to support knowledge and learning, because I am blessed with a great education, and I want others to feel the happiness that comes from knowledge.”

28. ZOEY COCHRAN: “It would be important to support knowledge and learning around the world…so that’s where we would come in. We would find those who need help and give them a good education.”

29. ANDREW CONRAD: “If we can really learn, as a society, to give without getting back, the world would be a better place.”

30. KELLY CREWS: “Our childhood is…a time when we learn and gain new knowledge. We can’t do this all on our own, though. We need direction and support from our teachers, parents, older siblings, and adults. Their assistance gives us the desire and need to know more.”

31. JAKE CUDDEMI: “In our society, people are giving and giving and giving. Most without expecting anything in return. Why is this? I will tell you. People give, give, and give some more, because they know that it is the right thing to do.

32. ARMOND DAI: “The person who wrote this needed an education to write this. You needed an education to read this. Simple.”

33. CONNOR DeHART: “Giving and not taking can save many lives in most cases, and saving lives is something good and to be proud of.”

34. HALEY DONALDSON: “It is important (to give without getting anything back) because you are expressing your feelings that you want to make a difference.”

35. CHEYENNE DUBA: “Imagine if only a handful of people in the world had gotten a college or high school education … our world would crumble.”

36. MORGAN EDGAR: “Sometimes you should just give and get no return, even if you don’t want to. In life, you will learn that you are going to have to do things you don’t want to and not get anything in return.”

37. NATASHA FEISE: “Many people take education for granted, but that is only because they have never been without it.”

38. GRACE FENG: “…we need to learn things in life to help us progress in our lives, and also as a human race. Besides, our world is advancing so fast that if you don’t learn something, you’ll be left in the dust wondering where everyone else went during the ‘race’ in life.”

39. CASSIA FREMIT: “So many in the USA believe that when we help others, we automatically need to receive something in return … the world needs to change that expectation because many of us have much more than we need.”

40. RACHEL FRENCH: “Even when only one community starts becoming selfish, it can spread to other communities … clearly, the way our community behaves should be positive, because it can affect the world.”

41. JILLIAN GALLEGOS: “…some people in the world aren’t as privileged as us. They can’t always give back, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t give to them.”

42. BAILEY GANNETT: “We need knowledge to help us make the best decisions and know what is right. If we don’t support knowledge, many bad choices will be made, because people will not know what is right or what is wrong.”

43. EMMA GEE: “Being content with giving something to someone less fortunate, knowing you won’t get anything back but a nice feeling of knowing you’ve helped someone, shows you have self control and that you are a good person.”

44. MICHELLE GEFROH: “It’s important to give without expecting to get anything in return, because some people can’t give anything in return … plus, it gives you a feel-good feeling!”

45. ASHA GUPTA: “…when you give money or books or knowledge to people living in the places you’re trying to help, they won’t have anything to give back. But that won’t stop us from helping and giving to people in need.”

46. SOPHIE GWILLIAM: “…without knowledge, where will life take you? Your knowledge determines whether you will grow up to be an astronaut or a doctor … learning is really important. Learning is a child’s life.”

47. ELAINA HAILE: “Knowledge is power. If you have knowledge, you can question motives. You can support things you believe in. You will go farther in life.”

48. MALLORY HALE: “I believe that you always get something in return for helping someone. You get the satisfaction of knowing you helped someone. You know that you did something good, no matter if it was big or small.”

49. COLE HARGER: “It is important to give without expecting to give anything in return, because it shows who you are as a person … by giving some time, we can help a lot.”

50. ERIN HAYES: “When you join a group to help support knowledge and learning, you are actually making a group grow bigger and stronger … even if a group starts out small, with some hard work it can grow huge over years.”