Our goal as leaders of Bermuda’s number one high school is not to be celebrated for what we do, but to bring out the best in others, to help, share, encourage, and uplift.

In today’s world it’s so easy to write and talk about what you can do, but it’s what you actually do out of the kindness of your own heart that actually makes the difference.

In this generation, it seems as if it is so strange to be kind, but that’s what’s taking place in the PALS (People Appreciate Love and Support) programme at CedarBridge Academy.

National Honors Society (NHS) is a worldwide organisation in the United States, Puerto Rico, Asia, Pakistan and Bermuda. Enrolment via an interview is based on the following four criteria: scholarship, leadership, service and character.

The 34 National Honor Society students in the S2, S3, and S4 year levels serve as a support system for the Guided Study Hall Students, an after school programme, from 3:30 to 4:40pm, which allows S1 students to receive help and assistance from teachers as well as peers to complete assignments and improve their grades.

By spending one hour of our time with these students twice a month, we hope to motivate them to aim higher, achieve success and eventually become the future leaders of CedarBridge Academy or better yet, the future leaders of Bermuda.

The National Honor Society wants to show these students that we do have leaders in the school who do care whether or not they succeed and assure them that there is hope. Through our visits and interest in each student’s progress, we hope to provide a climate that unlocks their creativity and full potential. Most importantly, we hope to let them know that they have an older student to turn to.

Israel Bennett, S1 GSH student said: “I really love the PALS programme and the fact that NHS students volunteer their time to help us. I especially love it because they are students close to our age group. The NHS students have a fresher perspective on what we are doing and they can relate.”