Student Success Statement 3/30/2017

"I trust that my hard work will pay off."
                      -Tyler Haws

I believe that this quote is trying to say that in the end all the hard work you put into your life and goals will pay off with success in reaching those goals. If you work hard for what you want in life then eventually you will get it. For example, I have always wanted to reach my goal of reading over 100 books in one year and after a year of hard work reading away doing my homework, I have met my goal. I also have goals that help others. For example one goal was that I would help my brother with his homework. With hard work I was able to help my brother with his homework as well as finish my own. Life is full of goals and plans for your future but the only way you will ever be able to achieve them is through hard work. If you want to buy a tablet, phone, or laptop you have to work hard to earn the money that is required to pay for the item. When you work hard for what you want, good things are sure to happen. If you needed that laptop for homework because you didn't have one and you worked double shifts just so that you would be able to buy it, then soon enough you will earn the money you need and you will get you laptop. Everything in life is earned through hard work. Even lessons are taught and learned by working hard. Nothing in life is ever easy, if you want something then work for it and you will achieve it. The sky is never the limit is is only another obstacle that you have to face.

Student Success Statement 3/28/2017

"True independence and freedom can only exist in doing what's right."
                                                    -Brigham Young

I believe that this quote is trying to show the image that you can only get what you want by making the right choices in life. All your choices have a consequence whether it be good or bad, but the consequence will show sooner or later. In order for you to get true independence and freedom you need to do the right things with not just your life but with everything around you to. If you decide to go with your friends without telling your mom and you guys get pulled over by a cop because you r friend was speeding then you have made the bad decision. Now your consequences will come and you will no longer get your freedom or independence because of the choice you made. But if you decided to go home instead and do your homework than you mom wouldn't worry because you are at home and you're staying out of trouble. With this decision you have truly deserved you true independence and freedom which is why your mom lets you go out with your friends and gives your own private space. Never fall into the wrong path because you want to be like others. Be yourself and stay out of trouble, with that said than you are truly going to be a bright person.

Student Success Statement 3/24/2017

"They're only truly great who are truly good."
                                -George Chapman

I believe that what this quote is trying to say is that you can only be great if you are a good person on the inside. If you are good on the inside and have a kind heart then you will be great in anything because of your good character. See being great isn't what makes people like you, it's what's on the inside that counts. What you hold close to you should be respect, honor for others, and responsibility. These things make you great on both the inside and outside. Never let anyone tell you that you are only good on the saxophone or the flute because that talent required you to give up so much. Talent is a gift for those who show that they are willing to be there for others when the time comes. Talent is not something to pout on top of everything else because you think you are the only person who can do. The only thing that makes your talent so great is the good person that is within you. You can be the best student and still not be great because you are a jerk to everyone. Not everyone gets treated equally. Those who are treated with so much respect tend to abuse it making them a not so good person which breaks their great efforts but those who get treated with so little respect are the ones who worship it most of all because they know with that little amount of respect they can go far and in order to get it you have to give. Just like the golden rules says, treat others the way you want to be treated. In order to be treated like a good person you must treat others like a good person. Never say that a person is only great because they know how to play a sport or they can play an instrument. Judge their greatness with the good that's within them.

Optician

Optician

Duties and Responsibilities: An Optician is an technitioner that design's eyeglasses to fit the need of a person's vision. The receive the glasses prescription from the ophthalmologist and optometrists. The fit the needs of both children and adults. They also measure the customer's face and their eyes as well. They do this to know how far it is from the customer's pupils. They will also help their customer's choose a corresponding style and such as eye frames and lens treatments and any occupational eyewear in case the patient plays sports or tints or anti-reflective coatings. All this is based on their vision needs and style preferences. Opticians also create work for ophthalmic laboratory technicians, giving them information about the lenses needed. They may also adjust your eyewear to make sure that it fits perfectly. And in case your lenses or glasses break they can fix it or replace it. Also before you take your eyewear home they educate the customer about their eyewear, for example how to care for their specific eyewear. They also have to perform business tasks such as maintain sales records, keeping track of customer's prescription, etc.

Salary: 34,840 is the Optician's average salary per year.

Education: Complete a Post-secondary education program, High School Diploma, on job training, have business skills, communication skills, customer service skills, decision making skills, dexterity skills. Also depending on the state you have to have a license in order to begin working as an optician. In addition you also need an Associate's Degree, or Certification from a community college or technical school.

Demand: Through the years 2014-2024 there is a 24% growth in the Optician job.

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Reflection: Would you like to be one? Why? Why not?
    I would not like to a Optician because I have never liked going into an eyewear store. I also don't have that much interest in business and that is a skill that is required to become an Optician.

Student Success Statement 3/22/2017

"Many think that the short term gain will be worth the long term pain, but it isn't. In addition, using steroids is cheating, and there is nothing worse in sports than a cheater. Don't do it."
                                                                        -George Mitchell

I believe that this quote is trying to say that cheating is not worth your time because when you cheat you will never forget about it and you will always feel guilty for your actions and guilty because there is no taking back what you did. When you cheat you leave a stain. A stain that is hard to remove unless you decide to come clean and tell the truth. Once you do that the stain will not vanish completely because you are still left with guilt and you will never be able to take that back. For example when you go to class and the teacher surprises you with a pop quiz but you don't know the material you are being tested on, you start to panic. You decide to sit by the smartest student in class and you end up copying their test. You pass the test with a 100% and for the first week you feel great. Then the next week you start to feel pain. For the next few weeks it doesn't change. It begins to hurt more than you thought it should. You then ask yourself "why did I do this?'. You did it because you thought it was better than studying. After this mistake you go to your teacher and you tell them that you cheated. They appreciate your honesty but you grade has now dropped. You decide to make a promise. A promise that says you will not cheat. You will not cheat because it only brings pain that you cannot bear. From now on you do everything by your own hand and you never cheat again. Cheating is a huge burden you bring upon yourself. Sometimes it's hard to push it away but you must tell yourself that you will never touch the cloud that it sits upon. Never cheat because it is not worth the short term gain or the long term pain.

  

Non-Medical Volunteer Opportunites

• Non-Medical Volunteer Opportunities
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• Coach Art
• Help kids with who suffer from chronic medical conditions.
• One-on-one and group settings
• 3303 Wilshire Blvd. #1200, Los Angeles, CA 90010
• Phone Number-(213)736-2850
• Fill the online application
• You create a bond with your student
• have a 1 hour 8 week session
• Midnight Mission

• Give shelter and food to those in need
• Provide meal service to midnight mission kitchen
• Have an internships as a student
• place of work-601 S San Pedro St, Los Angeles, Ca, 90014
• Phone Number-(213)624-9258
• Fill out the online application
• Give them your information and they will contact you as soon as possible
• People who work there say it is a great experience
• Downtown Women's Center

• Specifically aimed towards helping women
• Help women in need
• Place of work-442 S San Pedro St, Los Angeles, Ca, 90013
• Phone Number-(213)680-0600
• The women are quick and very kind
• Fill out the online application or go to the address above ask for one
• Must be ready for anything
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Student Success Statement 3/20/2017

"I won't cheat."
               -Dale Murphy


I believe that this quote is trying to say that you can't get around in life if you cheat because then the guilt builds up and you can't take it anymore. If you cheat, you can't really say you did any good because that wasn't really you who did the work or played the sport, it was someone who was using advancing performance drugs or copying off someone test. You can't expect to be showered in luxuries if you spend you whole life cheating. For example if you were running the 100 meter dash in the Olympics and you were representing the United States and you won, but you used steroids to enhance your running and leg muscles. Not only did you cheat but you broke the rules of the Olympics and you also put your nation to shame for your foolish mistake. You can't cheat and expect to get away with it. Even if they never found out that you were using steroids, eventually the quilt will be building up inside of you and you would come to confess what you did wrong and suffer the consequences. Cheating is a burden in which your life will be burned into miserable tiny pieces for every time that you cheat. You don't only cheat in athletics though. There is also a problem in cheating on work. If you and your classmate are taking a test and you decide to cheat because you don't know the answer to one of the main questions then not only are you going to get yourself in trouble you are also going to get your friend in trouble. Because of this you are both called to the principles office to clear things up. You end up telling the truth because you don't like that your friend got in trouble because of you silly mistake of forgetting to study. Cheating is wrong and it doesn't only affect one person it affects the people you cheat off as well.  Never cheat and nothing could go wrong because you know you worked hard for what you earned.

Student Success Statement 3/16/2017

"Character matters most.''
          -Dale Murphy

  I believe that this quote is trying to say that your character matters most because it is your character that portrays the image for people to follow. If you have a bad character then people tend to look at you and think the meanest things because you're mean to everyone or you cheat. But if you have a good character then people will come to you for help because they know that you do things the correct way, which means that you don't cheat. For example if you see that someone fell on the floor and you don't do anything about it then you are showing bad character because you didn't want to help the person who fell. Another example would be that if you see a homeless person asking for help. You could go the store or a restaurant and buy food. But instead of keeping it to yourself, you return to the place you saw the homeless person and give them the food. And to have an even better character you can keep them company while they so that they don't feel lonely and that they know that you care. Acts like this show that a person has good character because the person thinks of others before they do of themselves. Having a good character is something that helps in life because you are going to be trustful, responsible, respectful and many other things. Character is what helps build the person you want to be. Having a good character gives a person a good heart. So have a good character so that you can have the best image portrayed about you. And remember think about others who really need help before you think of you self.

St. Patrick's Day

St. Patrick's Day

   The history of St. Patrick's day begins the day that the soon to be Saint Patrick is born. He birth name was Maewyn. He was actually born in Roman Britain. Then he was kidnapped into slavery and taken to Ireland. He later was able to escape and went to a monastery for safety. This monastery was in Gaul, France and this is where he converted into Christianity. He returned to Ireland in 432 as a missionary. And even though Christianity had already taken hold of the country, he confronted the Druids and Tara and abolished their pagan rights, which made Christianity even more widespread. Later in his years Patrick became a bishop. He then died on March 17th. He was then declared Ireland's Patron Saint. Up to this day we honor him every year on or around the 17th of March. We celebrate with parades and many other events.


  1. St. Patrick was from Ireland. He was a patron saint that ministered Christianity as a religion in Ireland during the 5th century.

  2.  The purpose of St. Patrick's day is to celebrate the patron saint St. Patrick. It celebrates the Roman Catholic Feast Day of the Ireland saint. But did you know that he wasn't Irish?

  3. The reason St. Patrick's Day is celebrated in the 17th of March is because that is the day that Saint Patrick died. So we honor him on the day of his death.

  4. The first color to be used on St. Patrick's Day was blue but that started to change around the 17th century. The reason they started using green is because green is one of the tri colors on the irish flag and green has been used on several flags in revolutionary groups throughout history. Also Ireland is called the "Emerald Isle" for its lush green landscape. Also green is the color of spring, the shamrock and the green Chicago River. They also established the color green because it is said that it makes you invisible to leprechauns and fairies that pinch people who don't wear green.

Fun Facts:
                 Blue was the first color for St. Patrick's Day
                 People pinch each other to warn that the leprechauns may come