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Student Success Statement
“Disciplining yourself to do what you know is right and important, although difficult, is the highroad to pride, self-esteem, and personal satisfaction.”-Margaret thatcher

Reflection: This means that sometimes one has to go beyond their limit in doing the right. Because it will teach you more things than just staying satisfied with what you have done. I know a lot of people stop and live with just what they have when you have opportunities to go beyond your limit and do better one can never have a limit as long as it brings you success and helps you or others.

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Balancing High School and Part-Time Work

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Brad MacGowan, of the Career Center at New town North High School in Massachusetts, thinks that working can be a valuable part of a student’s life, if taken on responsibility. “You can derive a great deal from working, considerably more than just money,” he says. 

“In most cases, you can acquire a nice does of discipline and a whole new set of skills and experiences. “In addition, your supervisor may be willing to write a strong college recommendation for you.

School Comes First

Schoolwork, including homework and studying for tests, should always be your top priority. MacGowan cautions students who do decide to work, If you are rushing through your assignments… or not studying enough for tests because of work, it’s time to cut back or quit and find a less-consuming job.”

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Student Success Statement

“What you are will show in what you do.”-Thomas A. Edison

Reflection: This to me means that particularly how you are yourself towards things determines how you act to them. For example: if you always do your homework, have good grades, never in trouble. you are a person that values their education and wants to take advantage of this opportunity to learn and get far in life. So it determines how you use things and take them.

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Balancing High School and Part-Time Work

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Voicing your goal to someone else can help you make decisions and figure out your priorities. It can also help you judge whether you can do both- work and study- successfully. To help answer this question, ask yourself:

• o   Am I an organized person?
• o   What kind of study habits do I have?
• o   Do I make good use of my available time?
• o   Will I be able to manage my schedule effectively if I take on a part-time job?

Think about the pros and cons of working. On the plus side, a job can teach you about commitment, time management and responsibility- and, of course, handling money. On the minus side, a job can cut into the time you have for sleeping, studying and socializing.

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                Student Success Statement

Summary:  An elementary school girl was locked up in a bathroom for six years and was only able to go outside when she had to go to school. The girl was barricaded in the bathroom by two dressers. The grandparents were also the one who did lock there granddaughter in the bathroom. They didn't really feed , living conditions were deplorable. 

Reflection: I think this was just cruelty. Why would her own grandparents do this, did they not have any sense?? I think they deserve those years they will be in prison. Now they will be locked up for their punishment. Six years of that poor little girl's life now all gone to waste just because they locked her up in a bathroom. But i think she will gain hopefully all those years she lost of fun and enjoying life she will get them back. Because at her age since 3-9 yrs. are years where one as a kid has fun, goes out, plays with other friends for her to spend those years in a bathroom is not good.

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Balancing high-school and part-time work.

Part 1

http://www.collegeboard.com/student/plan/high-school/45266.html

Like many high school student, you may want—or need –to work part-time. Working takes a lot of time and energy, though, so before getting a job, make sure that you think about your ability to handle both work and your education.

Important considerations

You have to weigh a number of factors when deciding whether to take on a part—time job. It’s important to get as much information as possible, so you can figure out what choice makes the most sense for you.

Schedule a meeting with your school counselor to discuss the idea of working. Talk to your counselor about why you want to work and what type of job you would like.

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Student Success Statement

“If it is not right, do not do it; if it is not true, do not say it.”--Marcus Aurelius

-Roman emperor from 161 AD to 180 AD

Reflection: This basically means if you know that your doing something that is not right. Why do it and continue doing it there is no reason for it to go on, and long. So just take in mind that things can't go on for long it will get to an end point but why go so long when you can avoid all the trouble when you could off avoided it since the beginning. 

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Selecting your Courses

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Success in AP can also help you in other ways. AP helps you stand out in the admission process and offers the opportunity to learn from some of the most inspiring teachers in the world. Learn more about the AP program.

For more help in choosing courses

Use college search to look up a specific college’s academic requirement to be sure you are on the right track to attend the college of your choice.

 If you have concerns about your class schedule or progress in school, set up a meeting with your school counselor, teachers or adviser. There are many recourses to help you with this process, and with achieving your personal, college and career goals. Without goals you meander all sorts of directions. Goals give you purpose, direction, enthusiasm, and passion for that which you really desire. Define your goals deliberately, evaluate your goals often and make changes as necessary, work hard to achieve your goals, and continue working hard until you actually do reach your goals.

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Student Success Statement

"In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing."-Theodore Roosevelt

Refletion:To me this means that in life there will always be different paths one can take. But the best for us to choose the right one and do the right thing because this will take us farther than those doing the wrong. We will alaways have obstacles in life we just need to learn how to overcome them and make the best out of it. Let's say your walking and you see a injured puppy on the street the best ting to do is pick it up. Also to get it to safety.

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Selecting Your Courses

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The Arts

Research indicates that students who participate in the arts often do better in school and on standardized tests. The arts help you recognize patterns, discern differences and similarities, and exercise your mind in unique ways, often outside a traditional classroom setting.

Many colleges require or recommend one or two semesters in the arts. Good choices include studio art, dance, music, and drama. Many students have talents and extraordinary abilities in the arts. Students should look within their own repertoire of talents and identify their artistic abilities and take college classes to develop their talents.

Advances Placement Program (AP)

To be sure you are ready to takes on college-level work, enroll in the most challenging courses you can in high school, such as honors or AP courses. Research consistently shows that students who score a 3.0 or higher on an AP Exam typically experience greater academic success and college graduation rates than students who don’t take AP.

Work hard in your righteous pursuits, and you will reap the benefits of self-fulfillment and job satisfaction. Don’t take shortcuts just to “get by,” instead, take challenging and difficult roads (courses) and reach higher mountain peaks of achievement.

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Student Success Statement

“To know what is right and not do it is the worst cowardice.”—Confucius

Reflection: This to be means that the biggest, weakest, cowards out there would be a person that chooses the wrong. This because you always have a selection whether to go through the right path or the wrong there’s always a choice. But some people choose the wrong path that obviously takes them to doing wrong things and accepting and even saying they had no other choice.  When in reality people we always have alternatives it just depends on us to decide what to do with the choices we have.

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Selecting Your Courses

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Social Studies

You can better understand local and world events that are happening now by studying the culture and history that has shaped them. Here is a suggested course plan:

•  U.S. history (two semesters)
•  U.S. government (one semester)
•  World history or geography (one semester)
•  One additional semester in the above or other areas

Foreign Languages

Solid foreign language study shows colleges you’re willing to stretch beyond the basics. Many colleges require at least two years of study in the same foreign language, and some prefer more.

Learning a foreign language can be a challenge but is exciting. Repetition is the key to learning a language, and having conversations with others speaking the same language is the best way to learn this new language. Repetition is a fun way will build your skills thoroughly as you seek to, master new languages.

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Student Success Statement

“Have the courage to say no. have the courage to face the truth. Do the right thing because it is right. These are the magic keys to living your life integrity.”

-W. Clement Stone

Reflection: This to me means that one should live right. Meaning live your life but with the right not just doing the wrong because you will enjoy it more then have to regret. 

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Science

Science teaches you to think analytically and apply theories to reality. Colleges want to see that you’ve taken at least three years of laboratory science classes. A good combination includes two semesters of each of the following science:

• ·       Biology
•  
• ·       Chemistry or physics
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• ·       Earth/space science 

More competitive schools expect you to take four years of lab science courses. You can add two semesters in one of the following subjects:

·       Chemistry or physics (the science you don’t already study)

• ·       Advanced biology
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• ·       Advanced chemistry
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• ·       Advanced physics

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MAN RETURNS STOLEN CASH,60 YEARS LATER

WASHINGTON SEARS 60 YEARS LATER

THE MAN WHO STOLE THE MONEY MUST HAVE FINALLY DECIDED TO DO THE RIGHT THING AFTER ALL. HE PROBABLY COULDN'T LIVE WITH HIS CONSCIENCE. AFTER 60 YEARS HE RETURNED THE MONEY WITH A NOTE WHERE HE EXPLAINS HOW MUCH HE STOLE. I THINK THAT WHEN A PERSON COMMITS A WRONG THING THIER CONSCIENCE THEY DON’T FORGET IT COULD BE RUNNING IN AND OUT HIS HEAD BUT EITHER WAY IT WILL GET CAUGHT UP WITH YOU. YOU COMMIT SOMETHING WRONG I THING LIFE WILL DO SOMETHING TO YOU FOR WHAT YOU HAVE DONE BUT THAT ALL DETERMINES HOW YOU FEEL AND WHAT YOU DO TO MAKE UP WHAT YOU DID WRONG. THIS COULD OF HAPPEN YEARS AGO BUT YOU WILL COME TO A POINT THAT YOU FEEL REAL GUILTY THAT YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO AFTER FOR YOUR CONSCIENCE TO BE POSITIVE. 

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Selecting Your Courses

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The following subjects and classes are standard fare for success in high school and beyond, whether you plan to attend a four-year or two-year college.

English (Language Arts)

Take English every year. Traditional courses, such as American and English literature, help you improve your writing skills, reading comprehension and vocabulary.

Math

You need algebra and geometry on college entrance exams and in college math classes- and in many careers. Take them early on. That way, you’ll be able to enroll in advanced science and math in high school, and show colleges you’re ready for higher-level work.

Most colleges look for students who have taken three years of math in high school. The more competitive one requires or recommended four years. Each school has its own program, but some of the courses typically offered are:

• ·        Algebra 1
• ·        Algebra 2
• ·        Geometry
• ·        Trigonometry
• ·        Calculus

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'Tis the set of the sail

‘Tis the Set of the Sail

         Ella Wheeler Wilcox 1916

But to every mind there openeth,

A way, and a way, and away.

A high soul climbs the highway,

And the low soul gropes the low,

And in between on the misty flats,

The rest drift to and fro.

But to every man there openeth,

A high way and a low.

And every mind decideth,

The way his soul shall go.

One ship sails East,

And another West,

By the self-same winds that blow,

Tis the set of the sails

And not the gales,

That tells the way we go.

Like the winds of the sea

Are the waves of time,

As the journey along through life,

'Tis the set of the soul,

That determine the goal,

And not the calm or the strife.

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Selecting Your Courses

Recommended Classes for College Success

Part 1

http://www.collegeboard.com/student/plan/high-school/33.html

The academic rigor of your high school courses is an important factor in the college admission process. College admission officers see your high school courses schedule as a blueprint of your education. They’re looking for a solid foundation of learning that you can build in in college.

To create that foundation, take at least five solid academic classes every semester. Start with the basics and then move on to advanced courses. Challenging yourself is part of what makes school fun; but you need a firm grasp of the fundamentals before going on to more advanced work.

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Student Success Statement

''A man without a goal is like a ship without a rudder."

EX: This means that if a person doesn't have a goal in life it will get no where it will not know where to go next, where to move just like a ship without a rudder has no way to go anywhere because it will not move in a specific direction.

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How to Take on College Studying

http://www.collegeboard.com/student/plan/college-success/961.html

Part 1

Develop Good Study Habits

In college, you’ll need to build on the study skills that you learned in high school. The demands of a college class are probably more religious than those you are used to. You can succeed by knowing what to expect and how to handle it. Think of college as a full-time job, in which you spend 40 hours a week on class, labs, study groups, and doing homework.

Being organized and using your time well are essential. Learn more about time management, and use the guidelines below to develop you study skills.

Decide When to Study

Work out about how many hours you need to study every day. Then make a schedule.

o   Figure out what blocks of time you have available throughout the day, in the evenings and on weekends.

o   Consider what time of day you are most alert- there are morning people and night owls- and try to schedule your studying accordingly.

o   Think about whether you do better studying for a few hours at a time or sitting down for marathon sessions.

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Student Success Statement

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The Power of Study Groups

http://www.collegeboard.com/student/plan/high-school/50432.html

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The Benefits of Study Groups

Group study offers other advantages in addition to gaining a deeper understanding of class material. These include the opportunity to: Reinforce note-taking. If your AP Biology notes are unclear, you can ask a member of your study group to help you fill the gaps. Share talents. Each person brings different strengths, such as organizational skills, the ability to stick to a task or a capacity for memorization.

Cover more ground. Group members may be able to solve a calculus problem together that none would have solved alone. Benefit from a support system. Members often have common goals, such as good grades. Each person’s work affects the other members, which results in making supportive of one another. Socialize. It’s more fun to study with others; the give-and-take makes it more interesting. And because it’s more fun, you spend more time studying!

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The Power of Study Groups

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Getting the Most Out of a Session

Here are some tips to help your group get the most out of each study session:

Ø Decide what you’re going to do in advance.

Ø Prepare for the session, so you can make the most of your time together.

Ø Take turns teaching, to reinforce your own knowledge.

Ø Stick to the session topic.

By supplementing your individual study with a study group, you can reinforce what you've learned, deepen your understanding of complex concepts, and maybe even make a few new friends. Remember that a friend is a person who encourages you to do your best and to achieve on a high level, one who pushes you to try a little harder and be a little better. If someone pulls you down the wrong trails of life, then those people are not friends, (they are actually your enemies), and you must avoid them at all cost. Whoever said learning can’t be fun? Learning is enjoyable and exciting when you study with others.

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The Power of Study Groups

http://www.collegeboard.com/student/plan/high-school/50432.html

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Guidelines for Getting a Group Together

Here are some guidelines for creating and running a study group: How many? Create a group of four to six people. In a larger group, it’s easy for someone to get left out and smaller groups can too easily get off track.

Who? Pick classmates who seem to share your interest in doing well academically. Look for people who stay alert in class, take notes, ask questions and respond to the teacher’s questions. Includes someone who understands the material better than you and can explain the concepts and someone who doesn't understand it as well, to whom you can explain the material.

Where? Hold study group sessions in a place that is free of distractions and that had room to spread out boos and notes. How long? Meet for no more than two to three hours at a time. Having a time limit helps the group focus. If you know you only have an hour, you’re more likely to stay on task.

When? Try to meet regularly, on the same day and time each week. Treating the study sessions as you would other activities helps you to keep to a schedule and ensures that everyone attends.

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Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement

Goals

“In life as in football, you won’t go far, unless you know where the goalposts are.”-Arnold Glasgow

Reflection: This to me means that how do you plan to get somewhere or something when you don’t have everything ready, planned out. Example: You wanting to move out of your parent’s house but yet having no idea with whom or where.

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The Power of Study Groups

http://www.collegeboard.com/student/plan/high-school/50432.html

Part 1

Working Together Helps Everyone

You may have noticed that when you’re explaining something you’ve learned to a friend, you begin to understand it better yourself. This happens because, when you explain an idea, you need to think more deeply about it.

The same principle makes study groups useful. Studying with pothers in a small group is helpful because you:

o   Think out loud.

o   Share ideas.

o   Learn from one another.

In an effective study group, you and other students hash out lesson materials together-explaining concepts, arguing about them, figuring out why one person’s answer differs from another’s- and in the process, you most likely learn more than you would have studying by yourself.

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