“You Will Go Far with CTR”

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f you hear the word CTR and you have no idea on what it means, well it means to always choose the right. Choosing the right is very important it will be helpful in the future. Make sure to start choosing the right, starting from now on. Some dreams that people have are to graduate from high school, got to college, go to the university, and have a successful career. You may accomplish all these things by choosing the right. Another thing is that you will have a clear conscience and you won’t regret anything you have done because you did the right thing. When you choose the right people would be able to trust you and you will be a good role model for younger siblings and other kids. They will look up to you and they will also choose the right instead of choosing the wrong.

 

 Choosing the wrong won’t get you as far like choosing the wrong. When people decide to choose the wrong they don’t have a clear conscience and they later regret every wrong thing they did. Sometimes is too late to fix all the wrong mistakes you made. This is why it’s important to always choose the right. You will live a better life by choosing the right. When you choose the wrong you are not setting a good role model to people that are younger than you. Choosing the wrong doesn’t make you a great person but CHOOSING THE RIGHT does.

 

 

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Student Success Statement

“You will never regret doing what’s right.”

-Anon

This statement is saying that every time you do what’s right, you will feel good. You will not feel guilty or feel the need to regret what you have done because you chose to do the right thing. But if you decide to do what is wrong then you will feel guilty and you will regret it.

Academic Success

Part 2

Laura B.’s Academic Success Story

In high school I was one of the good students who didn’t really have to study to be a good student. The information that I took for notes in class usually sunk in enough for me to be able to get by on the tests by simply reviewing the material just before the class began. I wasn’t that I didn’t try, I had a 4.0 all through out high school, but I never really had to put forth much of an effort to get the results that I wanted to see. In college however, that changed. Not only did I start studying and reading the book, but I began to understand that the little tiny facts were just as important as the general concepts. My overall study method: I do the reading that is required for the classes, and I try to keep up. If I do fall behind, I usually use the reading that id did not get to as additional study aid. I take good notes in class and actually attend every class that I can. Sometimes, with volleyball, it’s tough because we are on the road a lot, but if I do miss class because of volleyball I make sure that I get the notes from another student in the class. Also, for a subject such as chemistry, I do practice problems to help me understand what the material means.

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Student Success Statement

“Light and darkness can’t occupy the same space at the same time. CTR is light-CTW is darkness.”

-Call/ Haymore

This statement means that choosing the right is always a good thing. By comparing CTR with light shows that, when you choose the right it will bring you good and happiness. And comparing CTW with darkness will bring you nothing but bad things. You will feel guilty about what you have done.

Academic Success

Part 1

 

My great academic success: In my principles of marketing class, we had to come up with a new product and sell it. My group ended up with a couple supposedly bad students according to our teacher since they were the last ones picked. In the end, they helped out more than needed since I was team leader I assigned them certain pieces of the project that become solely their responsibility. Delegating work always helps since it allows a group member individual work without separating the group.

English, math, foreign language tips: Math basically just takes practice. I always tell students to take a blank piece of paper and write everything you know about what you’ve learned or what you’re studying for in class. If you don’t remember everything or start drawing blanks, then you need to study more and review your notes. Note cards work really well for foreign language.

Here are my final words of wisdom for students who want to get better grades in college: Go to class, make friends with people in class just in case you’re absent, and remember that you should want to learn.

 

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Student Success Statement

“There is no pillow so soft as a clear conscience”

-French Proverb

Reflection: This statement is saying that when you do something right then your conscience will be clear. When you don’t do what is right you’re going to feel guilty and your conscience would not be clear. You’re going to be able to relax, you will always think about the bad things you have done.

I Will Persist Until I Succeed

Part 2

 

How I’ve overcome an initial bad grade: When receiving a bad grade, I just try to do better on the second exam and study harder. It’s hard when you have your first test in a class and have no idea what to expect. The second one is usually easier since you know what to expect from your teachers.

My strategies for written assignment: Start early and make sure that you have it proofread. Also, with written assignments, having a timeline planned out can help like by setting a certain number of pages done by a certain day before the paper is due.

How I succeed in team projects: COMMUNICATION! Despite your group synergy, communication is crucial. I remember I ran out of cell phone minutes constantly when working on a group project for my marketing research class. It’s really important that everyone is on the same page and getting emails. The worst is when two people are working on the portion of the project and don’t even realize it.

 

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Reflection: There was a survey of US teenagers and found that most teen have used alcohol and drugs before they become adults. The result is very shocking, it says that more than 15% of teens abuse them by the time they are 18. And 16% were abusing by the age of 18. It crazy how many teens already use alcohol and drugs. They are damaging their body in an early stage.

I Will Persist Until I Succeed

Part 1

 

Heather A.’s Academic success Story

In High School, I didn’t study as much in groups as I do in college. I feel I learn better when I can teach other people information and we can exchange notes taken in class because sometimes other students pick up on more important information than others.

My overall study method: I prefer to study in small groups and practice problems where I can work out the methods verbally with others. My test study method: I have very different techniques. For financial tests, I try to work on problems given in class as well as problems from power points and homework. When it comes to marketing classes, I review my notes and try to make diagrams to describe different processes.

My time management secret: One of my biggest secrets is to look over the information that you just learned when class is over. After reviewing the information it sticks a little bit better than waiting until the night before the test.

How I deal with multiple projects/tests: I try to work on whatever has the shortest deadline and work from there. My overall study method: I tend to do massive studying blocks of about an hour or so in order to really learn the material.

 

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Student Success Statement

“You have only always to do what is right. It will become easier by practice, and you enjoy in the midst of your trials the pleasure of an approving conscience.”

-Robert E. Lee

 

 

There will be many decisions that you will have to make in life. But it’s very important to always make the right decisions. You shouldn’t make the wrong decisions because you will regret it and when you choose the right there will be nothing to regret. When you choose the right you will always feel proud and have a clean consciousness.

You Can Succeed in School If You Will

Part 5

After some serious soul-searching, Kennedy decided she was made for a purpose: to be successful and to fulfill who she was destined to be. She returned to DCCC “with determination and a mindset that I would not fail with God leading me.”

She says her first semester back was difficult. “I knew I could find refuge in the Student Success Program,” Kennedy said. “To my benefit, Ms. Gravely accepted me back. Because of my struggles and hard times, I seek a new beginning every day and don’t allow the past to cripple future. I have learned to have self-value.”

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You Can Succeed in School If You Will

Part 4

 

As Kennedy lay crumpled in her hospital bed following the accident, she realized that many of her wounds were invisible. “After the car accident, I suffered from low self-esteem and depression,” she said. “For years, I allowed someone I loved to physically, mentally and emotionally abuse me.”

She had previously tried taking a few DCCC classes, but she said she was immature and not ready for academic challenge. She dropped out. After the accident, she returned to DCCC to take cosmetology classes. She left school a second time and began working as a certified nursing assistant. After yet another car accident, she felt unstable, hopeless, and didn’t know what to do.

 

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You Can Succeed in School If You Will

Part 3

 

As Quansheeba Kennedy reviews her DCCC transcript in preparation to transfer to Salem College, she can hardly believe she has a 3.3 grade point average and that she was accepted into the prestigious private college with a selective admissions policy.

It took two false starts before the 22-year-old Thomasville resident found her true calling, elementary education, and more importantly, before she found and reaffirmed the value of herself. She thought back to when she was only 18 years old but felt “overwhelmed by life.” she had just graduated from high school when she was in a serious car accident.

“I almost killed myself, not by drinking and driving, not by partying, but because I was living a life that was overwhelming,” she said. One must work hard, but not waste time. Goofing off during school is a killer. It kills your achievement and your chances for outstanding success now and later.

 

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Dropbox: say no to drugs

You Can Succeed in School If You Will

Part 2

 

“Though I graduated from an associate degree program, I felt that my in 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 enable 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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Dropbox

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. May 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 technologist 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 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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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

This statement means that a sin never brings happiness. When you do things that are not right you will always feel guilty about it. Unless you do the right things then it will bring you happiness. It’s important to always choose the right because if you don’t you will lose your freedom.

Student Success Story

Part 6

 

Andrea Packer anticipates graduating with a B.A. in education from Catawba in December 2011 and the 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,” 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 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 tone. Then you can: Write your own Student Success Story.

 

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Student Success Story

Part 5

Andrea Packer- Without the prestigious DCCC Presidential Scholarship she won in 20008, Andrea Packer, a 2010 DCCC honor graduate, says she doubt she would already be pursuing her baccalaureate degree from Catawba College. “I cannot say thank you enough to whomever paid for my 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 and education courses.

 

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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 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 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

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

-Anon

This statement means that the most valuable asset you have is your mind. Our mind stores all the information we learn in our daily life. The information we have learn might be helpful for our future. This can help us become a successful person.

The Mind

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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Summary: Kimani Hunt is a 19 year old basketball player in college. The team is DCCC Storm at Davidson County Community College. He helps others in the team and has a good point average of 3.7. He got a scholarship offer from the University Northwestern Ohio.

Reflection: Kamani says that he hopes to pursue a career in a sports management, which I believe he will. He has the potential to achieve what he wants. He’s a great student and a great teammate as well. I think he will accomplish everything he sets to himself.

Kamani Hunt

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 3.7 grade point average for the fall 2010 semester and a cumulative basketball point total of 765 as of Feb.18^th, Hunt’s academic excellence and athletic abilities attract attention. Recently, he caught the attention of recruits from the University of Northwestern Ohio who offered him a full scholarship there to play basketball. Named the 1^st team All Freshman in 2009-2010, Hunt served on the 2009-2010 Region x and District H Championship teams, and he played with the Storm in last year’s 2010 NJCAA 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 from Riverside High School in Durham before enrolling at DCCC. He hopes to pursue a career in sports management.

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Wssu.edu

Summary: There was a fight between two girls. These girls were just 10-years old in fifth grade. The girls were fighting over a boy. The fight caused a terrible accident, one of the girls died. When she got to the hospital the doctors had to take her into surgery. When the surgery was over she was still alive but then the doctor told her parents that her heart had stopped.

Reflection: I believe that this is a tragic event. I also think that the generations are getting worse. Kids are know more violent and fight for any little thing.