Increased their awareness of their own strengths and weaknesses
This is certainly something I learnt on the basketball court. I learnt that even if you are not initially able to cope with something a little persistance goes miles in improving the skill. For example, during basketball (before the team was chosen) in the early part of the season we did many suicides. Sometimes it just sort of felt like it was going to kill you, yet my desire to make the team kept me going, and I found that not only was I able to continue with suicides for longer later on, but I was also a lot fitter.

Undertaken new challenges
Making the basketball team was definetly a challenge, especially during the intense first semester of senior year.
Taking on  the leadership of the Alzeihmer's Elective was also challenging since I would be fully responsible for the running of it.   

Planned and initialised activities
Several Alzeihmer Events, most notably the Primary School Treasure Hunt, where I had to coordinate with several people (primary principal, parents etc) to get the event running.  

Worked collaboratively with others
Definetly with the Alzeihmer's Elective to organise the events as well as working together as part of the basketball team, in order to get the best results.

Shown perseverance and commitment in their activities
Without this I most certainly would not have made the basketball team, which was quite a big goal for me. Sometimes, the responsibility of planning everything for the Alzeihmers Elective was slightly pressurizing with all my other accademic responsibilities, but I managed to perservere and run the elective quite successfully.  

Engaged with issues of global importance
Helping underpriveleged communities with Cancer...

Considered the ethical implications of their actions

Developed new skills

With Basketball as a player but also with persistance skills, and being part of quite a competetive team.

With Cancer Hospital I belive with every meeting with the children I became better at interacting with people who are very different to me, with language etc.

And leading the Alzeihmer's Elective taught me the importance of creativity and organisation in leadership.