A Health Student is a Sucessful Student by Amber

A Health Student is a Sucessful Student by Amber - October 2015 Scholarship Essay

I believe that today in our modern American society, we see food as a want and not necessarily a necessity to sustain life. Advertisement for food is everywhere, it’s on television, on the radio, in the magazines we read and on the roadway signs we see almost every day.

In high school most of us begin driving at age sixteen and a majority of us have access to a vehicle or even have our own vehicles. The freedom of choice that a high school student has is now endless. Our access to whatever our hearts desire is just a quick trip through a drive thru.

If our entire high school career was to be only academic, we would sit for most of our day, if not most of the week. However, if an extracurricular activity was a required event for graduation, we would be able to efficiently burn the extra calories that we consume on a daily basis. No matter which extracurricular activity we choose, I believe that being active even a little bit is better than not being active at all. To be truly healthy, you should be healthy not only in mind, but also in body and in soul.