Student Success Statement #55

"The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in DETERMINATION."
                                                                                                              - Tommy Lasorda

Student Success Statement #54

"Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined."
                                                                                               - Henry David Thoreau

Student Success Statement #53

"I will persist until I succeed."
                                      -Og Mandino

Student Success Statement #52

" Nothing in the world can take the place of PERSISTENCE.

TALENT will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent.

GENIUS will not: unrewarded genius is almost a proverb.

EDUCATION will not: the world is full of educated derelicts.

Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan 'Press On' has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race."

- President Calvin Coolidge

30th President of the US (1872-1933)

Student Success Statement #51

"Persistence can change failure into extraordinary achievement."
                                                      - Matt Biondi, Olympic Gold Metal Winner and World Record Holder

Reflection: Matt Biondi sure is an outstanding person. He shows persistence and dedication. His message to the world is that everything is possible. He never gave up. After so many times of failing, he kept going. And now he is a former Olympic Gold Metal Winner and World Record Holder. He is such a great swimmer, as a great amazing person as well. He teaches us that goals can come true, you just have to have persistence, because persistence is the key to life.

Student Success Statement #46

"Doing what is right, fair, and honorable is more important than winning or losing."
                                                                                                      - Chick Moorman

Occupational Therapist

                                                                  Occupational Therapist

Duties and Responsibilities:

                Occupational Therapists help patients who are mentally, emotionally, or physically disabled adjust to handicaps and regain abilities to perform daily living and self-care skills.  They work as part of a team with physicians, counselors, and physical therapists. 

Occupational therapists design therapy programs and work closely with patients to observe them, help them, and monitor their progress.  They frequently design special equipment to aid patients and help with their therapy.  They also teach patients how to adjust to work and home life after becoming disabled by injury or illness.  Most occupational therapists are employed at hospitals, and many work at nursing homes.  Some work at schools for the handicapped, rehabilitation centers, or at adult daycare centers.

Average Salary: $26,000 - $45,000

Educational Requirements:

                Students who want to become occupational therapists should take the most challenging high school math, science, and English courses.

                All states require either a bachelor’s or master’s degree that includes clinical experience and successful completion of a national examination to become a certified occupational therapist.

Student Success Statement #31

                                                               Student Success Statement #31

"Together Everyone Achieves More."
                                               -Anon

Reflection: We can all work together as a team and get the job done faster. For example: If you need help on your homework, you and your friends can meet up at the library and work together to solve it. Working together can make things so much easier, and you feel more confident about yourself. Try working as a team and you will achieve more.

What I See In The Picture?

• teamwork
• people helping each other
• going up the hill to reach a goal
• no one gets left behind
• friendship
• success
• courage
• effort
• perseverance
• they're working together

ps: picture was projected in computer class.

Student Success Statement #28

                                                      Student Success Statement #28

      v  What is the starting point of all worthwhile achievement? 

"A definite worthy goal, combined with a positive mental attitude is the starting point of all worthwhile achievement."
                                                                                                                              -Napoleon Hill

Reflection: Napoleon is sure damn right. A positive mental attitude brings you to many opportunities in life. A a goal worth living for, sure does too. You must always have positive thinking. Negative thinking brings you down. You must follow your dreams and believe you will one day reach it. For example, Dean Smith never gave up on his dreams. He became very successful and respected by many. He always chose what was right, and he never thought negative. Always try to think that the best will happen, and you'll see it will.






Learn more about Napoleon Hill @ http://www.success.com/article/rich-man-poor-man.

Student Success Statement #26

                                                       Student Success Statement #26


"Good thoughts bear good fruit. Bad thoughts bear bad fruits."
                                                                               -James Allen

Reflection:

Student Success Statement #25

                                                       Student Success Statement #25

"I wasn't trying to leave a legacy. I was trying to do what's right."
                                                                                       -Dean Smith

Reflection: Smith is a true inspiration. He is one of the greatest coaches in history. With this quote, it is proven that he had a heart of gold. Not only was he kind, but he was nice and comprehensive.

Student Success Statement #23

                                                            Student Success Statement# 23

"CTR connects you to happiness and success- CTW disconnects."
                                                                                        -Mr. Haymore

Reflection: Mr. Haymore is correct. CTR does connect you to happiness and success. Choosing the right is the correct thing to do. Choosing the right means being capable of using your logic correctly and understanding that choosing the wrong brings you down as a person. For example: You and your friends go out to a party. When you get thee they instantly start drinking. You are aware that you'll have to drive home after the party. Will you choose to drink? No. You choose to leave the party. You later found out, one of your friends who was drinking had and accident and you realize you chose the right by not drinking. That friend later stays paralyzed and can't move. You as well realize how happy you are that you won't have to stay in bed like your friend does. You also conserve your success because you are allowed to do a lot of things your friend can't. Choose the right, and everything will be okay.

Student Success Statement #19

                                    Student Success Statement #19

"I think it's better to do right, even if we suffer in so doing, than to incur the reproach of our consciences."
                                                                                                            -Robert E. Lee

Reflection: You should always choose the right because you will feel good inside. For example, if you really want something from a store and you have no money to buy it, you decide to steal it. You should go back to the store and return it, even if the consequences are bad. You should do that because later, you wouldn't have your conscience thinking so negatively.

Student Success Statement #13

"Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me."
                                                                 -Carol Burnett








Reflection: No one can possibly change your life in anyway. Only you can. You make the decisions, you receive either the good things or bad things that come with it. Now suppose you hung out with friends who did drugs. Lets say you ended your friendship with them that same afternoon they had just gotten the new merchandise. That same day, the police got the red handed and they were sent to jail. Now suppose you stayed along with them and as well decided to use the drugs. That same afternoon the police got you all and you all went to jail. Your decisions changed your life. You changed your life. By deciding to hang out with them, you put your freedom in danger. You changed your life with that decision and you changed your right to have freedom and go wherever you want. You changed your life. No one else is to blame.





^ Just an example.

Student Success Statement #12

 “Goodness is the only investment that never fails.”

                                                                                                -Henry David Thoreau

Reflection:

Student Success Statement #11

                                                    Student Success Statement #11


"There is no pillow so soft then a clear conscience."
                                                                         -French Proverb




Reflection: This quote means that if you have a clear conscience, you'll be alright. For example, your head rested on a soft pillow makes you head feel relaxed, therefore, you're alright. There is no need for you to lay your head on a hard pillow, when you can have a soft pillow anytime, to meet your needs. It may not be easy to have a clear conscience if you choose the wrong, but when you choose the right you'll realize it's pretty simple to have a clear conscience. No one would like to have hard pillow to sleep on, so why choose the wrong and let your conscience keep reminding you, that for your bad actions, something wrong has occurred. Always choose the right, and you'll rest on a clear conscience.

Student Success Statement #9

                                                    Student Success Statement #9

"You have only always to do what is right. It will become easier by practice, and you enjoy in the midst of your trials the pleasure of an approving conscience."







Reflection: Do the right. It is a life mission to do the right. It is your duty as a human being to do the right. It is mandatory to do the right. You must learn that doing the right brings you to success. You must learn that doing the wrong is bad,and shall not be done. For example, if you become addictive to alcohol, you're doing wrong. If it was EASY for you to become addicted to it, then it shall be EASIER to become addicted to doing the right. You'll be an inspiration to many because of your good actions. And you'll be pleased with yourself(;

Student Success Statement #7

Student Success Statement #7



"If it's not right, do not do it; if it's not true, do not say it."
                                                                          -Marcus Aurelius


Reflection: What this man is saying, is the truth. If something's not right, simply just don't do it. If something's not true, don't go blabbering about some dumb rumors you don't even know where they came from. They could have came from a dishonest person and you make that person feel powerful by spreading what they said into someone's mouth. For example, let's say someone spreads a rumor about someone else saying that person has been around. You don't know if it's true. All you know is that person is an straight A student who reaches for what she wants. Maybe the rumor inventor is jealous of that person. Don't spread anything around if you don't have proof of what's been spread. Get your facts straight first.

The Honest Four

                 The four college students from Patterson University, in New Jersey are the most honest people I have heard about. They went into the store thinking it was open, saw no clerk, but still went to pick up the items they wanted, and left the money on the cashier's desk? That talks good about them. And they even left change for the tax. They chose the right. They knew how to value the owner and themselves by not stealing anything. Stealing the things was simple, they just had to take the stuff & leave, but no. They did what was right and payed what they took. That is a-ma-zing.