Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement

"A man without a goal is like a boat without a rudder." - Thomas Carlyle

What this quote by Thomas Carlyle means to me is that if we have no goals, just like boat without a rudder, we wont get anywhere or we wont go the places we'd want to go. Our goals are our rudder, they help us steer ourselves to our destinations like college, success, or the lives we would want to live. So set your goals or else you wont go far in life.

Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement

"I would prefer even to fail with honor than win by cheating." - Sophocles 

What this quote by Sophocles means to me is that we should never cheat ourselves in life, because there is no honor in doing that. Instead we should always aim to win in a fair, competitive way, but, at the same time learn how to accept defeat in a fair way. You may hate losing as well as any other human being on the planet, but if you lose when you tried to compete in a fair manner, then people will respect you. On the other cheating towards victory in a sense is a cowards way to glory, and for the reasons mentioned above, we should aim to win/lose in a fair way with honor, than cheat and be dishonorable and disrespected. 

"Memorial Day"

"Memorial Day" (Monday, May, 25, 2015)

1. What is Memorial Day? A day on which those who died in active military service are remembered/honored, traditionally observed on May 30, but now officially on the last Monday in May. 

2. What is the purpose of Memorial Day? To honor/remember those who died in active military service, who fought to protect the United States.

3. When is it? It is observed on the last Monday of May, although it used to be traditionally observed on May 30.

4. What are a few ways to show honor and respect on Memorial Day? Visit a local veterans cemetery or war memorial, Write a thank you card to a soldier, Visit and take cookies to a nearby veterans hospital, go to a memorial day parade or watch the parade on the television, and spend time with your family. 

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6. Include anything else of interest pertaining to Memorial Day? This holiday I will pray and honor one of my friend's dad, who lost his life during active military duty.

7. What are a few things you will do on Memorial Day to show honor and respect? I will try to write a letter to a soldier or a veteran, thanking them for protecting our country, I will also spend time with my family and watch the memorial day parade on television.

Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement

"If I've got correct goals, and if I keep pursuing the best way I know how, everything else falls into line. If I do the right thing, I'm going to succeed." - Dan Dierdorf

What this quote by Dan Dierdorf means to me is that if I follow the goals I set for my life, meaning, I work hard towards trying to accomplish them, then everything else will follow. So if I pursue my goals and accomplish them, I will see that I have a life within my control, and that life itself isn't going to control me and decide my destiny. Dierdorf also mentions to do the right thing in order to succeed which is true because we can't get anywhere in life if we choose to do what's wrong.

What is gained in doing wrong?

Student Success Statement

"Nothing is ever gained in doing what's wrong." - Wilford Woodruff

What this quote by Wilford Woodruff is that we never gain anything from doing wrong, on the contrary, we get bad feelings as well as we lose dignity and respect if we choose to do the wrong things. You gain so much from doing the right things that it isn't really worth it to do anything associated as being wrong. So don't smoke, break the law, or anything that you know and feel is wrong, because remember that our actions can also bring consequences.  

L.A.U.S.D: Families

L.A.U.S.D: Family Services

1.Testing and Accountability

2. Drop-out Prevention

3. Parents Rights and Responsibilities 

4. Gifted or Talented Programs

These services will benefit me by helping inform my parents through resources like websites, how to help me out in school. How to prevent me from dropping out, (not one of my goals), and furthermore tips so they can be good parents and they help me reach my academic goals.

I believe me and my families will use the drop out prevention and testing and accountability as well as the parents rights and responsibilities to ensure my academic success.  

"The reward for doing right is mostly ____________".

Student Success Statement

"The reward for doing right is mostly an internal phenomenon: self-respect, dignity (self-worth), integrity, and self-esteem." - Dr. Laura Schlessinger 

What this quote by Dr. Laura Schlessinger means to me is that by choosing the do whats right, we achieve great personal traits such as self-respect, dignity, integrity, and self-esteem. This means we will not only feel good about ourselves because whe choose to do right, but it will make us better people towards ourselves and towards others. We will develop a solid foundation for success in life.

L.A.U.S.D: Students

L.A.U.S.D: Students

A few services that are offered to students are the following: 

1. Bullying Information

2. IT Resources for Students

3. Digital Library

4. Pupil Services

5. L.A. Public Library Resources 

6. School Report Card, etc

These services will benefit me as a student of L.A.U.D by giving me some helpful resources that will help me achieve my educational goals in the district. I can search for resources such as books from the digital library or information about pupil services, and bullying information that will help me help others when being bullied, so we can all have a safe environment when it comes to going to school and learning.

I believe I will use as much as I can of the resources, I mean many are there to help you so I know that taking some time to actually view the resources provided will prove to be beneficial to me. But nonetheless, I believe the resources that interest me the most is the digital library, the public resources obtained from the L.A public library, pupil services, Bullying Info, and the IT resources for students. I believe the reason why I chose the resources above is because I believe they will be most helpful in helping me accomplish my educational goals.

"I Dare You to Stand Alone"

Student Success Statement

"Dare to stand alone." - Thomas S. Monson

What this quote by Thomas S. Monson means to me is that we should challenge ourselves to stand alone and avoid pressure into doing things we know that not only are wrong but that could bring some consequences. We stand alone when we reject those who offer us alcohol, marijuana, smoking, etc. Basically we should choose to do right even if everyone is against and avoid to do the wrong even if everyone is for it.

Medical Career Pathway Research

Nursing Home Administrator 

Online Research:

Go Online. Look for and provide the following information. Publish your information as a new post in your Electronic Portfolio and upload to Drop-box.

Duties and Responsibilities: Evaluate an elderly resident's needs, these administrators must possess a working knowledge of the physical and psychological effects of the aging process. This knowledge allows nursing home administrators to implement the necessary nursing care, drug administration or rehabilitation to successfully treat a resident or improve their standard of living. 

Salary: $90,000

Education: Bachelor's Degree, Master's Degree, and health services administration.

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Reflection: Do you think you would like to be one? Why? Why not? I honestly believe I would like to be one because I like to help others out, it makes me feel good in general as a person. I know helping the elderly can be challenging at times because you need to know exactly each one's needs, but nonetheless, I feel that I would be delighted to help those in need of assistance. In the future who knows someone might assist me with my daily life once I'm older.

Forgiveness

Forgiveness (Short video)

What this video was about was that there was a man named Eric Smallridge who ended up being locked up in prison because he was found to be guilty of D.U.I's and the manslaughter of two innocent 20 year old girls names Megan and Lisa. This caused great pain for the families that they sent Eric to 20 years of prison. However, as time passed, Renee, Megan's mom, decided to forgive Eric for what he did and wrote him a letter saying that she have forgiven him. She also cut his prison time in half causing him to realize not only his mistake, but knowing that from there on out he must commit to make up for what he did by not doing it ever again. You may ask why Renee did such a thing, but in short, she wanted to heal, to heal from the heavy loss of her daughter and she knew that the only way to heal is to forgive. Once Eric, was released from prison he volunteered to speak in front of high schools where he explains to students the effects of drinking alcohol. Eventually Lisa's family decided to forgive and everything ended great and peaceful for everyone all due to the key concept of forgiveness demonstrated by Renee in this situation.

"When a deep injury is done us, we never recover until we__________"

Student Success Statement

Forgive: to stop feeling angry or resentful toward someone for an offense, flaw, or mistake.

"When a deep injury is done us, we never recover until we forgive." - Alan Paton 

What this quote by Alan Paton means to me is that when we get our feelings hurt by someone whether its through one of their mistakes, lies, or actions, we can never fully recover and live life until we are able to forgive those who caused us harm. We can never live with resentment because it isn't living at all. Instead we must live a life full of forgiveness because if we were in the same situation as those who hurt us, we would wish for forgiveness as well. 

Non-Medical Career Pathway Research

Professional Basketball Player

Duties and Responsibilities: Professional Basketball players must always give their best effort when they are on and off the court. This means every time they are substituted in, they are expected to give maximum effort in order to help the team win games. When they are off the court, they must ensure that they practice or condition daily because basketball can be a tough sport, and lack of fitness or exercise can lead to bad games. They must also notify the team of any injuries, because some players tend to play with their injuries and get in even worse conditions.

Salary: $3,863,634

Education: No educational Requirements, but any form of degree is welcome

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Reflection: Do you think you would like to be one? Why? Why not? I honestly would like to be one like many others, but I feel that I may not be able to because to start off with I am kind of short and second soccer is my favorite sport, although I do enjoy watching and playing basketball with my friends.