Student Success Statement

 “Obedience is central to becoming, being, and remaining happy.” –David A. Bednar

                                                         

Reflection: obedience is the road to happiness. If you become an obedient person, you will remain an obedient person and you future will see happiness. Obedience won’t only bring happiness to you but to God too. He gave us commandments to obey and we should obey them to receive blessing and the answer to that one prayer. He has given us parents, teachers, officers, judges, elders to obey. We should obey every command that we receive but only if it will lead us to gratefulness. Obedience will lead to blessings and answers to your prayers. Choose the right and obey.

Life Planning Progress Report

At first I can admit that writing 100 goals was difficult because I never actually took time to think of the goals I wanted to achieve. I had a few but to know I needed to write 100 was hard. Today I have way more than just 100 goals, and it’s surprising that I actually had so many. I have achieved some of the short-term goals and I am on my way to achieve my long-term goals. I know I will achieve them because I was taught in this class that “I will persist until I succeed”. I appreciate the opportunity our teacher gave us and to help us realize that we all have goals. The time I’ve been in this class, we were told to read for 2 minutes but now that I graduate and others go on vacation, we need to discipline ourselves to read our goals for 2 minutes. I need to start to believe in myself that I can achieve these goals. I have no one to remind me to read my goals everyday so I will commit myself to read the on my own time. Thank you for proving me that I have potential to achieve goals. Choose the right. “Goal setting is goal getting”. J

Class Reflection

Class Reflection

1.      What did you like best about this class?

2.    What did you dislike about this class?

3.    What can you recommended to improve this class?

4.    What will you always remember about this class?

Reflection:

Well I really enjoyed this class, it was actually my favorite. What I liked was that we were able to practice our typing but also learn about many careers. I always enjoyed sitting in the front, it helped me concentrate better and pay more attention. I enjoyed making new friends and creating memories with them. There was nothing that I disliked about this class; I really liked it because it helped me improve my typing skills. I would recommend to always practice your typing at school and at home to become great at it. Practice makes perfect. I will always remember my awesome teacher that was a great role model in doing what’s right. I will dearly miss this class and school for all the memories I received. Thank you Mr. Haymore for always teaching us to choose the right, it was helpful and I will never forget the mottoJ. I know that God put me in this class with a great teacher so I wouldn’t forget about doing what’s right. It was a blessing and an honor to be in this class, I appreciate all the quotes because they gave me encouragement to keep going when I was trying to give up. Best class ever! Choose the right. You will be missed. I graduate thanks to the support of all my teachers, friends, and family. J

Student Success Statement

“When obedience becomes our goal, it is no longer an irritation; instead of a stumbling block, it becomes a building block” –James E. Faust

                                                        

Reflection:

For many of us including me sometimes tend to think that obedience is a stumbling block. When in reality it’s a building block. We tend to see that obeying is hard to do and that we might fail to do it that’s why we see it as a stumbling block. If we really paid attention to the reward that we earn from being obedient, being obedient would be our number one goal. Yeah we might think that we try to obey we might fail but we need to learn from our mistakes and the next time we try we know what not to do and you try something else. A professional baseball player didn't learn to hit a ball with his first swing it needs practice and learning from past mistakes to become greater at something. Sometimes you won’t always earn a reward as an object but you can feel great about yourself when you obey. The simple feeling of feeling good can be enough to be your reward for being obedient. We have many authorities like parents and teachers and officers but the one person we should always try to obedient to is God. His rewards are not always what you want but you will realize He gives you what you deserve which is the best. It might seem hard but we need to persist until we succeed. Choose the right in everything you do and don’t forget that obedience is needed everywhere you go.

  

Student Success Statement

“Obedience sums up our entire duty” –Hosea Ballou

                          

Reflection: We live by obedience from day one until this very moment and forever. Obedience is what shows us how we respond to others orders. If we choose to obey we choose the blessing, if choose to not obey we choose the consequence. It seems like a blessing takes longer to come than a consequence. It’s because in order to receive a blessing we must work hard and be obedient to what others tell us to do. We have to obey our parents, judges, police officers, and teachers but we should try our best to obey God the most. Blessing come from God when we obey him, and they are the best blessing because sometimes we don’t get what we want but we get what we deserve and every obedient action deserves some type of reward. Choose the right and be obedient.

  

Student Success Statement

“Courage is being scared to death and doing the right thing anyway.” –Chae Richardson

Reflection: courage to me means to stand up when everyone else is too scared to stand for the right decision. Courage is that tiny voice in our heads that we tend to ignore when we know were going to do something wrong. You might be scared to stand up for what you believe is right but you don’t know the difference it can make. The decision to stand up for what is right can lead for even more than you expected to stand up with you, it takes a courageous one to lead the rest. Be the leader of those who are too afraid to speak up and teach them to have courage as well. We all have fears, and we all need to overcome them with courage. If you only knew what you’re scared of, will actually make you stronger. Fear is a word that stays deep in our minds and doesn’t let our potential show. You’re stronger than you think. Choose the right.

                                                 

The Magic Word

                      ATTITUDE

Definition: a settled way of thinking or feeling about someone or something, typically one that is reflected in a person’s behavior.

Synonyms:

¨     Approach

¨     Belief

¨     Point of view

¨     Perspective

¨     Philosophy

¨     Position

Examples of bad attitudes:

Ø Dishonesty

Ø Anger

Ø Critical

Ø Depression

Ø Jealousy

Ø Pride

Ø Revenge

Examples of good attitudes:

C  Confidence

C  Gratitude

C  Friendly

C  Courteous

C  Obedient

C  Kindness

C  Honesty

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Student Success Statement

“He who walks with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.” –A Proverb

Reflection:

As I’ve grown up I have had many friends and some have stayed and some have gone. I can admit that I did have friends that wanted to choose wrong and would pressure me to do it with them. It’s hard to find a friend that accepts that you do good and that will encourage you to keep doing it. Out all of my friendships I myself have grown wiser because I’ve learned to walk alone. I’d prefer to walk alone than to walk with a bunch of fools who only do wrong. I’ve had to let go of friends that did wrong for my own benefit because I didn’t want to end up like them. I know I don’t walk alone because I know a mighty God that walks with me and has always guided me in the friends I should have. I’ve learned that it’s better to walk alone and do what’s right and eventually someone will follow than to walk in a crowd where I’m putting my life in danger. Choose wisely on the friends you have and every decision you make.

   

Student Success Statement

“You can’t hire someone else to do your push-ups for you” – Jim Rohn

Reflection:

We choose our goals because we are going to pursue them. It must be us who pursue our own goals; it’s up to us not anybody else. We as people always try to depend on others to do things for us but in reality your friend isn’t going to reach your life goal, you must do it. We must take the step of courage and go after our goals and just try to send someone else while we’re in our comfort zone. We need to stand up and take action for our goals. For example I can’t make my friend do my homework just to get a good grade, I need the practice. I’m not going to send someone to go to college and study my profession for me. I can’t make someone go and work for me and earn the money for me. I must believe that I am capable of reaching my goal and take that step of saying I won’t give up until I succeed. 

Everyone is capable of reaching their goals if they put their mind and effort to it. Choose the right.

 

Abraham’s Lincoln’s Act of Integrity

                             

Reflection:

This video was about when Abraham Lincoln was traveling with a man, who offered him first whiskey then tobacco. Lincoln denied both and explained to the man that he made a promise to his mom since he was 9 years old. His mom was ill and was told she wasn’t going to get better, she told Lincoln to promise her that he would never use whiskey or tobacco. The man was surprised about his promise and apologized.

I believe that Lincoln had the courage to keep his promise and I admire him. Nowadays we make promises out of nowhere without an actual act of keeping them. We make a promise but since we keep it in our mind instead of our heart we easily forget and break it. Many make promises like Lincoln did about not smoking or drinking, but since there is more peer-pressure than courage nowadays it’s easy to break the promise and begin to drink and smoke. It’s all a matter of decision, it’s our choice to make promises and keep them and not just think about them one day and break them the next day. I myself have promised that I would not drink or smoke ever in my life, but I can admit that I have been offered but I’ve always said no because I need to keep my promise that I did not only for myself, but for my family. When I keep a promise I try my best to keep it, and most of the time I do because I want someone to promise me something and keep it as well. Choose the right.

  

Student Success Statement

“Visualization-Imagination:

What you see is what you get”

 -Anonymous

Reflection:

Every time you look at yourself in the mirror, what do you see? Is it success or failure? What you see is what you get. If you see yourself as being someone in the future, you will become it. If you see yourself as being no one then you will become no one. When I look at myself in the mirror, I see myself graduating from high because I know that the actions I’m taking are going to lead me to my diploma. Be careful with what you think of yourself because you might become it. 

                                         

Student Success Statement

“Manners maketh man.” – William of Wykeham

Reflection: When a person has manners its shows who they really are. Having manners is important because it gives others an idea of how we act with them. Manners are to show how respectful we are to someone else. Manners are what show others that we know how to treat others right. We sometimes forget to use our manners like saying excuse me, please, and thank you. It is important to have manners to show that we are respectful people. Manners make us man, because unlike animals they don’t have manners so we need manners to show that we are humans. Choose the right.

    

Student Success Statement

“Action is the fundamental key to all success” -Pablo Picasso                              

Reflection: To accomplish all of our dreams we have to take action. Sometimes we're not sure when to take action or maybe there’s something that stops us. Fear and the word “impossible” will always come across us on our journey to accomplish something. We have to learn to let go of all our fears and move forward. We must overcome fear to grow wiser and stronger. Action is the key that will unlock the doors of our goals and dreams. Make your dreams come to life with a step of action. Choose the right.

Student Success Statement

“There is not giant step that does it. It’s a lot of little steps.” –Anon

Reflection:

Our life is a journey and we each have a goal to accomplish. Many don’t understand that to reach a goal it takes more than just one step; it requires more than you can imagine. The reason why it takes so many small steps is because every step is preparing us for our goal. Each step might seem harder as we go but in reality one step makes us stronger to overcome the next one. All we need to do is to persist even in the toughest situations in our lives, which will try to stop us or block our way of reaching the goal. We need strength, courage, a vision, determination, and a positive attitude to know that a journey starts with one step. On your journey just remember to say “I will persist until I succeed”. Don’t give up on your journey no matter how impossible seems. Choose the right.

                                                 Recreation Therapist

Duties and Responsibilities:

Recreational therapists plan, direct, and coordinate recreation-based treatment programs for people with disabilities, injuries, or illnesses. Recreational therapists use a variety of modalities, including arts and crafts, drama, music, dance, sports, games, and community reintegration field trips to help maintain or improve a patients’ physical, social, and emotional well-being.

Recreational therapists work in hospitals or nursing and residential care facilities. They also work in places such as substance abuse centers, rehabilitation centers, special education departments, and parks and recreation departments.

Salary:  Median annual wage is $42,280

Educational requirements:

Most recreational therapists need a bachelor’s degree in recreational therapy or a related field. Recreational therapy programs include courses in assessment, human anatomy, medical and psychiatric terminology, characteristics of illnesses and disabilities. To become a recreational therapist it is required to have a license and certificate.

Recreational therapists require having important qualities like compassion, critical-thinking skills, leadership skills, listening skills, patience, and speaking skills.

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Reflection: I think I would like to be a recreational therapist but at the same time I wouldn’t but it sounds interesting.

Student Success Statement

“Right is right, even if everyone is against it, and wrong is wrong even if everyone is for it.” –William Penn

Reflection: I believe that doing what is right doesn't always satisfy every individual; maybe it’s doing wrong that satisfies them. I can personally agree with this quote because I have personally seen or pretty much been through this where sometimes I'm the only one that wants to do what’s right while everyone does wrong. I pretty much go against the crowd when it comes to choosing the right because I know the consequences that will turn out for me. Even though it may seem that no one is with you when deciding what is right, it’s usually the fear of other to get out of the little “popular” crowd because they fear what they are going to say about them. I don't know how I do it when it comes to not going along with the crowd because they might say I’m different but I know that I’m the brave one to be myself and to not let anyone else control my decisions. I try my best to choose the right and it doesn't bother me if I’m the only one choosing it because I know a God that has given me discernment to know what the right thing to do.

Student Success Statement

“Cowardice asks the question ‘Is it safe?’                                                              Expediency asks the question ‘Is it politic?’                                                 

Vanity asks the question ‘Is it popular?’

But, conscience asks the question, ‘Is it right?’

And there comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but one must take it because one’s conscience tells one that it is right.                      –Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.   

                                                                    

Reflection:

Sometimes we ask ourselves these questions in certain situations, but the real question we should ask ourselves is 'is it right?', ‘are we brave enough’. Are we really brave enough to actually do what’s right even if it’s not popular? We tend to go with the crowd just to be accepted but we need to know that what is popular is wrong and what no one does is right. We need courage to choose the right and ask questions that will uplift us and give us a feeling to keep fighting and moving forward. Keep walking forward and never look back. Choose the right.
 

Student Success Statement

"Let us have faith that right makes right, and in that faith let us to the end dare to do our duty as we understand it" -Abraham Lincoln

Reflection: I believe that a persons faith will lead them to righteousness no matter the situation. All we need to do is to believe that even though it may seem hard, it will help us and we will understand why we went through that path in the end. We will grow wiser and stronger.Choose the right.


   

Student Success Statement

“The reward for doing right is mostly an internal phenomenon: self-respect, dignity, integrity, and self-esteem.” – Dr. Laura Schlessinger

Reflection:

There is always a reward when we do right, it’s not always a material or an object but it can be a good feeling in us that can be enough as our reward. Choosing the right can increase your self-respect, dignity, integrity, and self-esteem. We should never doubt in our potential because then all of these emotions will disappear. Choose the right in every situation because you know the reward you will win first from within. Choose the right.