My Eightyfifth Post

You Can Succeed in School If You Will

“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 the among first MLT students to rotate through WFUBMC, 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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My Eiightyfourth Post

You Can Succeed in School If You Will

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 technologists on cell identification,” said Mishak.

It is pretty easy to be successful in school. If students work hard and honorably, it’s not difficult to at all. All students need to do is study, put in the time; it’s as simple as 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.

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My Eightythird Post

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.”

I think that this statement means in sin there’s no happiness but then they depart from their path  of righteousness and it begin to those things which will inevitably lead them to unhappiness and misery loss of freedom.

My Eightysecond Post

Student Success Story

Andrea Packer anticipates graduating with a B.A. in Education from Catawba in December 2011 and then enrolling in the Master of Arts in 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. “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 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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My Eigthyfirst Post

Student Success Story

Andrea Packer – Without the prestigious DCCC Presidential Scholarship she won in 2008, Andrea Packer, a 2010 DCCC honor graduate, says she doubts she would already be pursing her baccalaureate degree from Catawba College. “I cannot say thank you enough to whomever paid for education, and I am going to continue to do my best to make them happy that they invested in me,” she said. Since August 2010, Packer, 20, has been working toward 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 education courses.

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My Eightyth Post

Student Success Stories

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 requirement of an assignment while being a full-time student.”

Noah earned professional certifications in 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 the 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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My Seventynineth Post

Student Success Statement

“The most valuable asset you will ever have is your mind and what you put into it.”

I think that this statement means that the valuable asset is that you have your mind into it.

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Student Success Stories

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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My Seventyseventh Post

California Schoolgirl is Killed in a School Fight

The fight is so stupid that a 5^th grade student died in a school fight. Having a school fight is choosing the wrong. The investigators said that a 5^th grade girl at Willard Elementary School in Long Beach, had died from a blunt-force trauma to the head. The other school girl had ruled a homicide. They were fight over a little boy when a 5^th grade girl died.

 

My Seventysixth Post

Student Success Stories

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-year-old who 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 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 people.

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My Seventyfifth Post

Student Success Statement

“The secret to achieve true success is found in your daily routine.”

I think that this statement is to achieve your daily routine.

My Seventyfourth Post

How to Always Succeed in School

·      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 the mind—buddhi, the faculty of decisiveness; ego, the principle of identity; chitta, 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 we cannot be successful.

·      Watch what you do on daily basis. We become what we do and 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 you’re adult life.

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My Seventythird Post

How to Always Succeed in School

·    Students know they should learn 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 in 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 some else will attain what we want. Time is valuable in the external world. A tender bamboo can be easily bent, but if we try to bend a mature bamboo, it will break. That which we have to do today, we should also not make decisions in haste. We may have 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, learn how they do it and pattern your studies after theirs. Also, on the other hand, when you see other failing miserably, learn how they learn 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 the school. Don’t waist valuable time.

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My Seventysecond Post

How to Always Succeed in School

Do the math. Even if you’re struggling in math, stay with it. Knowing 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 is that person who knows how to decide on time. There are many extraordinarily brilliant people who understand things very quickly, but when time comes to make a decision, when the opportunity comes, they withdraw and are not able to act. They do not know how to decide.

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My Seventyfirst Post

How to Always Succeed in School

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 a long writing sessions into shorter periods with regular 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 make an exact man; therefore, he that writing little hath need of great memory” (Anon)

·     Write to remember.

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My Seventyth Post

Student Success Statement

“You will never regret doing the right thing”

I think that doing the right thing makes you feel right.

My Sixtynineth Post

How to Always Succeed in School

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 brainpower.

·     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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My Sixtyeighth Post

Student Success Statement

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

I think that doing what’s right is CHOOSING THE RIGHT.

My Sixtyseventh Post

How to Always Succeed in School

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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My Sixtysixth Post

How to Always Succeed in School

Listen and ask questions. Still afraid of looking stupid? Don’t worry about it. If you’ve got a question about something, chances are your classmates do too.

·     Review your notes and assignments before class.

·     Give your teacher your full attention and concentrate on what is being said.

·     Relate the topic to what you already know and listen for main ideas.

·     Make eye contact with your teacher and take notes.

·     Ask questions if you don’t understand, but try not to interrupt your teacher. Raise your hand or wait until your teacher pauses or asks for questions.

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My Sixtyfifth Post

How to Succeed in School

Some experts say the difference between good students and poor students isn’t mainly ability. Instead, it’s how students organize themselves to use their abilities. A little organization can produce amazing results!

Get Organized:

1. Have a homework agenda or scribbler to keep track of your assignments, and always carry it.

2. Ask the teacher for some outside help when the classroom explanation is not adequate for you.

3. Use scribblers to put your notes in, and keep them organized.

4. Have phone numbers for classmates, especially of one who will be your “homework buddy”. This is someone in your class who collects hand-outs and assignments for you when you are absent from school. You can borrow your buddy’s notes when you return to school, and you can do the same for this friend.

5. Ask questions when you are unsure of something.

6. Pay attention in class as it is very easy to let your mind wander. Take notes, concentrate on what is being said; it will be easier to absorb the information being presented.

7. Keep your bookshelf, desk, and kitbag neat.

8. Be prepared for each class, bringing the materials you need to class (including pencil and paper).

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