Student Success Statement

          Regarding Successful Living

“There is no giant step that does it. It’s a lot of little steps.”

                                                Anon

Reflection: If you really want to accomplish a goal it’s not just going come to you, you go to go for it. Every little thing you do to try to get to it makes a big difference. Just waiting for it to come to you it just won’t happen. For example, if your main goal is to go to college and be successful in life it all depends on you. If you decide to not try you probably might not end going to college or even be successful. But if you try hard in everything you do; you strive for A’s but not B’s you will end up going to college. You have to be responsible for your actions because the only one directing to where you’re going in life is you nobody else. So if you decide to give up and fall that’s up to you. Why fall when there’s an opportunity to going farther than where you are? That’s a question you should ask yourself because you’re in control of your life and choices.

Recreation Therapist

Duties and Responsibilities: Recreation therapists observe, analyze, and record patients’ participation, reactions, and progress during treatment sessions and also modify treatment programs as needed. They develop treatment plans to meet the needs of the patient based on a needs assessment, patient interests and objective of therapy. They also encourage clients with special needs and circumstances to get new skills and get involved in health-promoting leisure activities, like sports, games, art, crafts, and gardening.

Salary: $42,280

Education: Most are required a bachelor’s degree in recreational therapy or in a related field. Most employers, especially those in hospitals and other clinical setting prefer to hire certified you must have a bachelor’s degree, completion of a supervised internship and pass an exam.

Reflection: I wouldn't like to a Recreation Therapist because im not interested in  it.

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: When you are trying to do something and you know that’s the right thing keep on going don’t let anyone’s opinion or what they say ignore them. Sometimes doing what’s right cannot be easy because you feel it’s the wrong thing to do. But there are people out there that don’t care and just do it to do it. For example, if you are having trouble with your math homework and you don’t understand it at all you have to at least attempt trying it out even if you feel it’s wrong. You see people just copying the answer and you know that’s wrong stick to yourself. Yeah they got the answer but do they know how to solve it probably not. So if you at least try to figure the answer. There are other solutions than copying like going to tutoring for help or working it out with friends who won’t copy just to get the answer. Success starts with believing in yourself. If you don’t believe that’ll you will find the answer you won’t that’s why you have to give it a try.

Thoracic Surgeon

Duties and Responsibilities: A thoracic surgeon is a medical doctor who performs operations on the heart, lungs, esophagus, and other organs in the chest. This also includes surgeons who can be called cardiothoracic surgeons, cardiovascular surgeons, general thoracic surgeons and congenital heart surgeons.

Salary: starting salary is $350,000

Education: Thoracic surgeons have to graduate from medical school and most commonly will go on to complete a five-year general surgery residency. After this they must successfully matriculate through an approved cardiothoracic surgery residency program for either two or three years. Some thoracic surgeons choose to do additional training in a sub-specialized area but this training is largely optional, except for congenital heart surgery.

Reflection: I don’t think I’ll like to be a Thoracic Surgeon because they do something that is really hard and it sometimes depends on them if the patient lives.

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 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: If you ask yourself about if you feel you’re doing what’s right it’s all in your conscience it tells it all. There are going to be saturation’s where you feel confused in what you should do and if it’s the right thing. You have to consider your choices you have and strife for the best one you feel comfortable with. Thinking about what you want to do and knowing if it’s the right path can be really hard but as you try it’ll become easier as it goes because you’ll know what to do at the moment. Sometimes it’s good to do what’s wrong only if you learn from it. If you don’t that’s how you know you didn't choose the right path. For example, if you want to be in an AP class next year that comes it might it little harder but it can worth it. You might find it difficult to find the answer but you’ll get it soon. Going for more challenges will help later on in life because life isn't easy. Never rely on something because that will never happen do it yourself.

Radiologic Technologist

Duties and Responsibilities: Radiologic Technologists use x-ray machines, ultrasound machines, magnetic resonance scanners, positron emission scanners, and other technologically advanced machines to help diagnose and treat illnesses and injuries under the direction of a physician. They are responsible for explaining and getting patients ready for radiological tests and treatment that will be performed. They place the equipment at the right distance and right angle from the patient to make the appropriate images for the physician. Radiographers also assist physicians in performing sophisticated producers. It is their responsibility to ensure that the radiology equipment is properly maintained. They work in hospitals, clinics, medical laboratories, nursing homes, and in private industry.

Salary: $24,000 -$36,000

Education: Students should take the most challenging science, math, and English courses available in high school.

To become a registered radiologic technologist, students must complete a two year training program in a hospital or school. A high school diploma or GED certificate is required for entry into these programs.

Reflection: I don’t think I’ll like to be a Radiologic Technologist because I’m not interested more in the medical field. 

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: If you have faith you will have duties to overcome later on. Those duties will lead you to accomplishing them if you believe. And that also sends you to have responsibility in finishing them. For example, if you want to join a sports team at your school, you will need faith with you. So you can believe you can make the team. Also taking responsibility that you'll practice to make yourself better and going to the tryouts being held.