25 acts of Kindness

1.      Opening the door for someone

2.      Saying please

3.      Saying thank you

4.      Saying excuse me

5.      Helping the homeless

6.      Giving someone your seat in the bus

7.      Cleaning without being told

8.      Being honest

9.      Say good morning

10.  Say I love you

11.  Say sorry

12.  Offer someone your food

13.  Carry groceries for an elderly woman

14.  Leave a generous tip for a waiter

15.  Compliment a stranger

16.  Donate blood

17.  Share your umbrella with someone who doesn’t have one

18.  Pick up something that someone dropped

19.  Help a slow walker cross the street

20.  Give someone a hug

21.  Smile at others

22.  Donate your hair

23.  Eat lunch with someone new

24.  Pay for a snack

25.  Ask before you borrow

              

Student Success Statement

“Righteous community unity starts with ONE upright soul, whether it is a community of family members, students, neighbors, teammates, or business associates. Unity conquers worthy pursuits more quickly and with less effort than individual effort alone.” –Mr. Haymore

Reflection:

 It takes the courage of one person to stand up for unity. The rest will follow if they have the desire for unity. One small step can make a big change. Be the difference and stand up for what you want. Work together and you will succeed.

Student Success Statement

 “You will become as great as your dominant aspiration (goal)”                   - James Allen

Reflection:We all have dreams when we are children but only those who pursue there dream will achieve it. We all dream to become someone in life but sometimes those dreams are broken by situations in life. We should never give up on our dreams because there the ones that will takes us far in our life. We should become what we dream because even if it seems foolish to others, it means a lot to that individual. Don’t give up on achieving your dream, as long as you keep walking on the path that will lead you to rightousness you will succeed. If you decide to become something little you will become that but if you aim for the highest, the dream that everyone else is afraid to pursue, you’ll be the successful one. Always choose the right.

Student Success Statement

“It’s better to be alone than to be in bad company”- Anon

Reflection:  I personally believe that at moments of our life we must choose between being alone or being with someone that is going to influence us to do the wrong decisions.  It might seem hard to let go of that person but at the end we won’t have to suffer the consequences. We have to step up and be brave and know what’s right between wrong. We need to learn how to choose those who will become our friends because we all need real friends not fake ones. For example I once had a friend in 9^th grade and she told me to go with her because she wanted to smoke a cigarette and I knew if I went with her she might get caught and the principle would of thought I smoked too so I told her no and I left her. I preferred to be alone than to be with her influencing me to do wrong. We should always choose the right in every situation we are in.

Student Success Statement

 “Tell me what is right and I’ll fight for it.”  

–Woodrow Wilson 

Reflection:  This quote means to me that when i know what’s the right thing to do i will fight and do whatever it takes to do it without caring if doing what’s wrong is the right  for others. I must have courage and strength to stand up and always choose the right. 

The Sting of the Scorpion

            Video Reflection
This story was about a 7 year old boy that was on a camping trip at the dessert with his family. While they were in the desert the little boy asked his parents if he could go walk around. His parents told him to wear his shoes while walking. The little boy was too lazy and didn't obey his parents and decided to wear flip flops and went wondering around.While he was walking he felt a sting on his leg and when he looked down it was a scorpion that bit him. He started to yell and his parents rushed him to a near by hospital which was only 2 hours away. On the way to the hospital he had a very severe pain on his leg, when he got to the hospital the doctor injected the boys leg with an antibiotic to numb his leg and reduce the pain he felt. After this situation the boy learned to always do what his parents say and he learned to not let his laziness stop him from choosing the right. 
This situation taught me that every bad decision we make will always come with a consequence that will feel like a sting of a scorpion.

Student Success Statement

"Every time I've done something that doesn't feel right its ended up not being right." -Mario Cuomo

 Reflection: I can relate to this quote because yes i have done things that seemed right to everyone else but something within me always told me it was bad but i would simply ignored it. Throughout my life i learned to listen to myself and actually think twice about doing something. A simple  wrong decision can scar you for life. This is why we should listen to that feeling, voice, whatever you want to call it because that feeling can change the decision you make and it can help you to choose the right.