You Can Succeed in School Part 2

You Can Succeed in School

   If You Will

 Part 2

“Though I graduated from an associate degree program, I felt that my instructors provided me with the same theory and knowledge as those students completing their bachelor’s degree program in clinical laboratory science.” Mishak added.

“When I started my clinical rotations at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, I felt that my formal education at DCCC prepared me to succeed at every challenge that I faced. Since I was among first MLT students to rotate through WGUBMC, I think this strong foundation in laboratory science enabled me to dispel many of the preconceived ideas about MLTs regarding their education and what they are able to do. “After a year working as a medical laboratory technician at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, he was promoted to a Hematology Analytical Specialist position. This involves oversight of the hematology, coagulation and flow cytometry sections of the laboratory.

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You Can Succeed in School Part 1

   You Can Succeed in School

     If You Will

          Part 1

Chris Mishak, who earned a degree in Medical Laboratory Technology from DCCC in 1998, is the second MLT graduate from DCCC to be accepted into physician assistant’s school.    In August 2011, Mishak will begin studying at Emory University in Atlanta to become a physician’s assistant.                                                       He says DCCC prepared him well to transfer to Winston-Salem State University, where he earned his undergraduate degree in clinical laboratory science in 2004. Since then, he has worked in the lab at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.                                     “I learned pretty much everything that I needed to know about laboratory science at DCCC. Many of the clinical applications that I learned there I still use today either in my medical volunteering in phlebotomy or in the duties of my current job, which includes training new technologies on cell identification,” said Mishak.           It is pretty easy to be successful in school. If students work hard and honorably, it’s not difficult at all. All students need to do is study, put in the time, it’s as simple that. If students aren’t willing to study now, it will be very difficult to develop this habit later on. Therefore, I suggest that students work hard in their studies and at being good people, doing nothing to get them in trouble during high school. By doing so, they will enjoy success during high school and throughout their lifetime.

                  CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!!    

Student Success Staement

                   Student Success Statement
"There is no happiness in sin, and when we depart from the path of righteousness we begin to do those things which will inevitably lead us to unhappiness and misery and loss of freedom."
                                      -N. Eldon Tanner



Reflection:
This means that when people do wrong or join the wrong side/ bad side of life then their happiness is suddenly fading away and going down the drain as they keep doing the wrong things all the time and will keep losing their way of freedom when it comes to that certain point in choosing the wrong. 

                     Student Success Stories

                              Part 5

Andrea Paker- Without the prestigious DCCC Presidential Scholarship she won in 2008, Andrea Paker, 2010 DCCC honor graduate, says She doubts She would be already pursuing her bachelorette degree From Catawba College. “I cannot say thank you enough to whomever paid for my education, and I am going to do my best to make them happy that they invested in me,” she said.

Since August 2010, Paker, 20, has been working towards her bachelor’s degree in early childhood education from Catawba College, and she doesn’t have to leave DCCC’s Davidson Campus to do so. She said she likes the convenience  of leaving her teaching assistant’s job in one DCCC building and walking only steps to her evening Catawba classes where she is taking history, statistics and education courses.

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Student Success Stories Part 6

                    Student Success Story

    Part 6

Andrea Packer anticipates graduating with a B.A in Education from Catawba in December 2011 and then enrolling in the Master of Arts Teaching program from Salem College, also offered on the Davidson Campus. Packer spends her days on the Davidson Campus working 29 hours a week as a teaching assistant for instructors in the DCCC Early Childhood Education program.

“Not only did receiving this scholarship make me study harder and be the best I could be, but it also allowed me to graduate in May 2010 with my associate degree totally paid for,” she said. “I couldn’t believe I had my first degree, and I was debt free. What a wonderful blessing!”

If students work hard during high school, complete all assignments on time, and demonstrate a bright, positive attitude toward school, learning, and other people then they can be highly successful as a high school student and qualify for other academic scholarships also. All they need to do is put in the time, study time. All the hard work and effort during high school will definitely pay off. They will be rewarded for their hard work. But if they just mess around during their high school years and neglect their studies, use drugs, and mistreat others, then they can expect to fall short of what could have been their rewards of scholarships and other opportunities, and they will suffer in the short and long term. Invest in yourself. Give yourself opportunities of a lifetime by succeeding in high school on a super high note. Then you can:

Write your own Student Success Story.

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Student Success Stories Part 5

                 Student Success Stories

                              Part 5

Andrea Paker- Without the prestigious DCCC Presidential Scholarship she won in 2008, Andrea Parker, 2010 DCCC honor graduate, says She doubts She would be already pursuing her bachelorette degree From Catawba College. “I cannot say thank you enough to whomever paid for my education, and I am going to do my best to make them happy that they invested in me,” she said.

Since August 2010, Paker, 20, has been working towards her bachelor’s degree in early childhood education from Catawba College, and she doesn’t have to leave DCCC’s Davidson Campus to do so. She said she likes the convenience  of leaving her teaching assistant’s job in one DCCC building and walking only steps to her evening Catawba classes where she is taking history, statistics and education courses.

                   CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!!     

Student Success Stories Part 4

Student Success Stories

       Part 4

Porter said she was impressed at everything Noah accomplishes, including earning several professional certifications and still making time to tutor other students in her classes as well as others in the information technology area.

“Shane Noah helps other students troubleshoot software and hardware issues not only in networking classes, but other information technology courses while maintaining a positive, professional attitude. He goes above and beyond the minimum requirements of an assignment while being a full-time student.”

  Noah earned professional certifications on A+, NET+ and Security+ in 2010-2011 and will receive his CCNA certification in the summer. In addition, he implemented the deployment of Windows 7 using Server 2008 in the DCCC computer lab without the help of instructors. He also documented the procedure with step-by-step video and written instructions to help others get through the procedure.

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Student Success Statement

                  Student Success Statement
"The most valuable asset you will ever have is your mind and what you put into it."
                                                                       -Anon



Reflection:
I believe this means that your mind tells you what is right or wrong, but you can tell if your doing right, if you think straight. But you can tell if you're doing wrong ,if you don't think it through and just do it anyways. 

Student Success Stories Part 3

Student Success Stories

  Part 3

Shane Noah is a full- time college student, scholarship recipient, volunteer tutor, Dean’s List student every semester, husband and father. All these titles accurately describe Shane Noah, a high-achieving May 2011 DCCC graduation candidate majoring in Networking Technology.

Noah, who is from High Point, plans to continue his higher education at East Carolina University upon graduation from DCCC. His career goal is to become a corporate network administrator. He won the North Carolina Computer Instructor’s Association Scholarship after he was nominated by Ann Porter, his DCCC instructor.

Seek for higher learning. Work hard. Be a scholar. Do the right things and enjoy success.

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Kimani Hunt: Summary/Reflection

Summary:
Kimani Hunt is a great athlete and student at a community college. As a student Hunt is a good learner and his grade point average is 3.692 meaning he get Straight A's and one B. Hunt as an athlete was just as successful as he is in school work. He uses his education skills for every game he attends and his team has won many games. He was successful in college as he was in high school. His one and only goal is to pursue a career in sports management.

Reflection:
I believe that his way of acedemic student and athlete shows that he is a great student. I wish I could be as successful as he is and the way he helps his peers succeed as well makes me feel like helping my peers ,too. I thought that he was, and still is, a successful student.   

Student Success Stories Part 2

Student Success Stories

  Part 2

Kimani Hunt, 19, a dean’s list student at Davidson County Community College, is a standout 6’5” player on the DCCC Storm basketball team who serves as a role model for other students both on and off the court. With a 3.692 grade point average for the fall 2010 semester and a cumulative basketball total of 765 as Feb. 18h, Hunt’s academic excellence and athletic abilities attract attention. Recently, he caught the attention of recruiters from the University of Northwestern Ohio who offered him a full scholarship there to play basketball. Named to the 1^st team All Freshman in 2009-2010, Hunt, served on the Region X and District H Championship teams, and he played with the Storm in last year’s 2010 NJCCA National Championship tournament. “Kimani Hunt has been a leader for us the last few years both on and off the court,” Said DCCC Storm Head Coach Matt Ridge. “His high standard of excellence has helped us win many games, but it’s also helped Him achieve a lot of success in the classroom, and we are certainly proud of him.” Ken Kirk, DCCC’s director of athletics and wellness, agrees. “Kimani is a kind and considerate student athlete. He helps tutor other players who look up to him as an academic leader, he communicates well with other students as well as the Storm fans, and he represents DCCC so well wherever he goes.” Hunt graduated Riverside High School in Durham before enrolling at DCCC. He hopes to pursue a career in sports management.

 CHOOSE the RIGHT!!!    

California Schoolgirl gets killed: Summary/Reflection

A school girl by the name of Johanne was killed in a fight with another school girl. A witness mentioned that the two girls were fighting for a boy, it was the most dumbest thing to fight over. The fight happened by an elementary school in Long Beach. when Johanne was at the hospital the checked her brain and said she was still alive ,but minutes later the doctor reported that her heart stopped and weren't able to revive it. As for the girl Johanne had fought, she was charged with homicide (murder) and it is going to hunt her for the rest of her life. Little 10-year-old Johanne died at 9:00 pm on Friday; this event is an example of choosing the wrong because no one should ever fight, especially over a boy. So choose the right and never fight.

Reflection: 
I thought this was a tragic event and I understood their feelings but they  shouldn't fight for such a small problem. They both have lost the fight in that one was killed and the other was accused of murder.      

Student Success Stories Part 1

Student Success Stories

  Part 1

Katie Watkins, a standout Storm volleyball player for two years, now spends her free time studying to be a nurse at DCCC where she says she applies some of the concepts she learned on the court.

“Just like volleyball, nursing can be tough,” said Watkins, a 21-yaer-oldwho works in teams with her classmates, in problem-based nursing exercises. “I learned that everyone has different strengths and brings something different to the table. I also learned that we have to respect each other.”

Watkins is a May 2012 candidate to receive her Associate Degree in Nursing. She hopes to pursue her B.S.N at Winston-Salem State University and eventually get her master’s degree in nursing.

Setting educational goals and working hard to achieve them brings a great feeling of accomplishment. It builds self-esteem, and increases self-confidence. Education opens up many doors of opportunity that normally would not open up for other people.

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Student Success Statement

                  Student Success Statement
" The secret to achieve true success is found in your daily routine"
                               -Author Unknown




Reflection:
What I think the statment is saying is you could be successful depending on what your daily routine, but if daily routine is bad, success will drop down.

Succeed in School Part 8

How to Always Succeed in School

                          Part 8

·       Many people avoid making decisions their whole lives, so their decisive faculty of mind, the faculty of discrimination, becomes rusty and dies. Such people become totally dependent on others. When we study the four functions of mind – buddhi, identity; chita the storehouse of impressions; and manas, the importer and exporter of sensations and experience—then we become aware of the power of the will. Will power is that something within us that comes forward and says, “Do this. It will be helpful for you.” Training the internal functions helps us to understand the decisive faculty of the mind, without which cannot be successful.

·       Watch what you do on a daily basis. We become what we do or think about. If you think about nothing—you will become nothing. If you think about being a great student –you will become a great student. If you think about being honest—you will be honest. The activities and thoughts that fill your day are keys to living successfully in school and throughout your adult life.

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Succeed in School Part 7

How to Always Succeed in School

    Part 7

·       Students know they should learn how to decide on time, but they don’t do it. They always say, “Well, I knew it. I understood the key, but I did not act on time.” Though they may think correctly, and accurately understand the situation properly, they suddenly lose confidence. This is a world of competition; someone else is always trying to attain the same thing we are. So if we do not decide on time, someone else will attain what you want. Time is valuable in the external world. A tender bamboo can be easily be bent, but if we try to bend a mature bamboo, it will break. That which we have to do today, we should not postpone for tomorrow, but we should also not make decisions haste. We may have a setback if we make a wrong decision, but our mistakes will teach us.

·       We must learn from the successes and mistakes of others. When we see another student succeeding greatly and honorably, they learn how they do it and pattern your studies after their’s. Also, on the other hand When you see other students failing miserably, learn how they do it  and AVOID doing  what they do or else you will join them in the failure’s club.

·       Make the most of your time and opportunities while at school. Don’t waist valuable time.

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Succeed in School Part 6

  How to Succeed in School

Part 6

Do the math. Even if you’re struggling in math, stay with it. Knowing that math gives you options. It opens doors to good jobs in computers, engineering, and business. And it helps your mind get organized.

·       Take math problems one step at a time.

·       Do your math homework every day. Falling behind will make it that much harder.

·       Ask for help and study with friends if you are having problems understanding a concept.

·       The first point to understand is the philosophy and science of decision—how to make decisions on time. The most successful person in that person who knows how to decide on time. There are many extraordinarily brilliant people who understand things very quickly, but when the time comes to make a decision, when an opportunity comes, they withdraw and are not able to act. They do not know how to decide.

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Succeed in School Part 5

   How to Always Succeed in School

   Part 5

Write. Writing is a way to express yourself, your ideas, opinions and knowledge. And you may do a lot of it in college and on the job.

·       Write a little every day. Try keeping a daily journal to make a habit of writing.

·       Read outside class to increase your vocabulary and understanding of grammar.

·       Break up long writing sections into shorter periods with shorter breaks.

·       Let your writing sit for a while and then come back to it.

·       Read your writing out loud or have someone read it to you.

·       Edit someone else’s writing and let that person edit yours.

·       Learn to write and write to learn.

·       Write creatively. Writing on your personal web blog is a great way to put your words into writing and to journalize your writing day after day.

·       Write your life history

·       Write your life’s goals in a journal, review these goals often, revise your goals as needed. But, write them down.

·       “Writing maketh an exact man; therefore, he that writeth little hath need of a great memory” (Anon)

·       Write to remember

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Student Success Statement

  Student Success Statement

“You will never regret doing the right thing”

                                             Anon

 

 

Reflection:

This means that when you do what’s right then you won’t regret it, but you might if you do what’s wrong.

Succeed in School Part4

   How to Always Succeed in School

  Part 4

Read. You can read whatever you want: Sports Illustrated, Jet, The New York Times, comic books, The Holy Bible, your Cheerios box, online blogs or web articles… whatever! Reading increases your brain power.

·       Look up words you don’t understand in the dictionary.

·       Read assignment questions first to help you identify key points.

·       Take breaks from reading to write down what you learn.

·       Read outside of class to improve your reading skills.

·       Read out loud with your friends, classmates, or parents.

·       Read with a purpose

·       Take reading courses to improve your reading rate and comprehension.

·       Take a speed-reading course if you desire

·       Take notes while reading

·       When possible, read from your own books and materials; this way you can mark, highlight, cross, reference, write notes in the margins, etc. If the books belong to someone else or the library, you can’t do this.

·       Read religious literature.

·       Read from the internet.

·       Read daily. Set a goal to read a book at least each month. Then a book a week.

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Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement

“A nation’s treasure is in the people who do what’s right”

           -Adapted Chinese Proverb

 

 

Reflection:

This probably means that for those that does what is right can be honored as a great person to ever live.

Succeed in School Part 3

How to Always Succeed in School

     Part 3

Study. Yeah that’s right. Study. Read, review, and analyze class material so you know it. This takes time, effort, and a quiet place. If you learn how to study now, you’ll be way ahead before you even start college.

·       Ask for help if you’re having trouble. You may need to ask more than one person.

·       Have a special area for studying where you won’t be distracted.

·       Study in small “chunks” and take regular breaks. Try not to cram.

·       Have a regular study routine to make studying a habit.

·        Study with a friend or group and share information

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