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“You will never regret

Doing what’s right”

Anon

This quote is telling us that you will never feel bad when you do what is right. That however cannot be said when you do something wrong because then you will have to live with the guilt of your decision. When you do something good then you will feel like a good person.

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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 on note usually sunk enough for me to be able to get by on the test by simply reviewing the material just before the class began. It wasn't that I didn't try, I had a 4.0 all throughout 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 concept. 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 I did not get to as an additional study aid. I take good notes in class an 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 class. Also, for a subject such as chemistry, I can 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

Call/Haymore are comparing light and darkness to right and wrong. He is saying that you can’t do something good and it also is bad and vice versa. If don’t want to be shrouded in darkness then Choose the right and not the wrong.

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Academic Success

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My great academic success: In my principals of marketing class, we had to come up with a new product and sell it. My group ended up with a couple of 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 the team leader I assigned them certain pieces of the project that became 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 are studying 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 quote is trying to tell us that you will never regret doing the right thing. It compares doing the right to an extremely soft pillow. If you do what’s right you will never have to worry about not being able to sleep well because your guilt will start to affect you, hence why a good conscience is compared to a pillow, to show that it will help you sleep without worry.

I will persist until I succeed

Part 2

How I’ve overcome an initial 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 assignments: start early and make sure you have id proofread. Also, with written assignments, having a timeline planned out can help you 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 critical. I remember I ran out of cell phone minutes constantly when working on a group project for my marketing research class. Its really important that everyone is on the same page and getting the same emails. The worst is when two people are working on the same portion of the project and don’t realize it.

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Alcohol Abuse and Teens

I survey of U.S teenagers has shown that four out of five teens hat tried alcohol and more than 15 percent have abused it by the time they turned 18. Drinking alcohol at such a young age can lead to addiction. That addiction to alcohol can lead to many complications including brain problems and liver disease. It lowers your ability to perform at your best. That also lowers your chance of becoming a professional person in your choice of chosen field. So ask yourself if it’s really worth it? It should be a simple question with the answer being no. Teens whom drink alcohol should stop immediately before it is too late, and those that have never tried it, I commend you on your choice not to.

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I will persist until I succeed

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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 others information and we can exchange notes taken in class because sometimes others students pick up on more important information than others.

My overall study method: I prefer to study in small group and practice problems where I can work out the methods verbally with others. My study test study method: I have very different techniques. For financial, I try to work on problems given in class as well as problems given in 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 ever information that you just learned when class is over. After reviewing the information, it sticks a little 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

Lee is trying to persuade us to always do the right. He states that if it hard in the beginning for you, if you have the perseverance to continue it will only get easier. The best part about choosing the right is that you will have an approving conscience and feel good about yourself.

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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 what 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 my future. I have learned to have self-value.”

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If you will

Part 4

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

She had previously tried taking a few DCCC classes, but 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 accident, she felt unstable, hopeless, and didn’t know what to do.

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If you will

Part 3

As Quanshee Kennedy reviews her DCCC transcript I 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 though back to when she was only 18 years old but felt, “She had just graduated from high school when she was in a senior 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 achievements and your chances for outstanding success now or later.

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If you will

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“Though I graduated from an associates degree program, I felt that my instructors provided me with the and theory and knowledge as those students completing their bachelors 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. After a year of working as a medical laboratory technician at the children's health care in Atlanta, he was promoted to 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

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 need to know about laboratory at DCCC. Many of the clinical application that I learned there I still use today in either my medical volunteering in phlebotomy or in the duties in 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 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 being good people, doing nothing will get them in trouble during school. By doing so, they will enjoy succeeding during high school and throughout their lifetime

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“There is no happiness in sin, and when we depart from

The path of righteousness we begin to do these things

Which will inevitably lead us to unhappiness and misery

and loss of freedom”

N Eldon Tamer

This quote by Tamer is trying to get people from choosing the wrong. He believes that if you do choose to do wrong you will become miserable. You will never find happiness in choosing the wrong. The loss of freedom could mean something like jail or loss of rights. If you want to avoid all the troubles that come from doing wrong then, choose the right and do good.

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Andrea Packer anticipates graduating with a B.A in education from Catawba in 2011 and then enrolling in the masters of Arts in teaching program from Salem College, also offered in the Davison 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 associates degree totally paid for,” she said. “I couldn’t believe that I had my first degree, and I was debt free. What a wonderfully blessing.”

If students work hard during high school, complete all assignments on time, and demonstrate a bright positive attitude towards 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 out during high school will definitively 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 they 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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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 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 towards her bachelor’s degree in early childhood education from Catawba College, and she doesn’t have to leave DCCC’s Davison 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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“The most valuable asset

You will ever have is your mind

And what you put into it”

Anon

What this statement is trying to say is that we should take advantage of every little thing and put that to good use. Spend time studying instead of goofing off. Knowledge is power and sacrificing a little bit of your time to learn more will pay off later in your life.

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Shane Noah is a full time college student, scholarship recipients, volunteer tutor, Deans list student ever semester, husband and father. All these tittles 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 was not only an Athletic champion but also an academic one. His high standards have brought him great success. He is a great role model. He plans to continue seeking his dreams.

Reflections

Kimani Hunt actions reflect that of a successful and a good person. Set high standards and achieve them just like he did. Do it right and you will be rewarded for all your hard work. Choose the right and give 100% in everything you do to achieve your dreams.

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Long beach 5^th grade student dies after fight at school

joan,a Ramos was a 1o year old 5^th grade student that dies in a fight. She was taken to a hospital where the doctor said that she had a blood clot on her brain. the DOCTORS proceeded to do a successful surgery, unfortunately afterwards her heart stop and the doctors were unable to keep her alive. It was later discovered that the reason for the fight and ultimately her tragic death was, fighting for a boy the two girls liked.

Reflections

Fighting is something that can never lead to any good. It can cause the end of friendships, distrust, and even YOU’RE life. There is almost never an acceptable reason to fight. This was a truly tragic thing but hopefully it will raise awareness.

Student Success stories

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Kimani Hunt, 19, A Dean’s list student at Davison 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 of the court. With a 3.7 grade average for the fall of 2010 semester and a cumulative basketball point total of 765 as of Feb 18th, Hunts 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 first team. All freshmen in 2009-2010, Hunt served on the 2009-2010 Region X and District H Championship teams, and he played with the storms in the last years 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 Kent Kirk, DCCC’s director of athletics and wellness, agrees. “ Kimani is a kind and considerate student athlete. He helps tutor the 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 in DCCC. He hopes to peruse a career in sports management.

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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 problems. Based on nursing experiences, “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’s degree in nursing. She hopes to peruse her B.S.N at Winston-Salem State University and eventually gets her master’s degree in nursing.

Setting educational goals and working hard to achieve 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 be open for people.

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Student Success Statement

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

Author Unknown

What the author of this quote might be trying to say is that, there is no big or hidden secret to success. Perhaps it is simply knowing what the right choices are and making those choices. Do what is right and everything else will fall into place. Choose the right every time and you will continue to get closer to success.

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How to always succeed in School

Part 1

Any people avoid making decisions their whole lives, so their decisive faculty of mind, the faculty of discriminations, 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 store house of impressions, and the manas, the importer and exporter of sensations and experience—then we become aware of the power of the will. Will power is something within us that comes forward and says, “Do this. It will be helpful to 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 a daily basis. We become what we do and think about. If you think about nothing you will become nothing. If you think about becoming a great student you will become a great student. If you think about being honest you will become 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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Shooting at a night club

In Arizona Police caught a criminal and were looking for two others after a shooting near a night club. There was a total of 14 people wounded one of which was shot in the foot. Now of them had life threatening injuries and 12 of them only had minor injuries.

Reflection

This even must have been a tragic experience for all the people there. However this could have been avoided if they simply did not go to a night club. There are many bad things that go on in a night club and the smartest thing to do is to avoid them completely. Other than that it is a good thing that there was no loss of life.

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· Students know they should learn to decide on time, but they don’t do it. But they always say, “Well, I knew it. I understood the key, but did not act in time.” Though they may think correctly, and accurately understand the situation properly, they suddenly lose confidence. This is a word 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 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 not postpone for tomorrow, but we should also not make decisions in haste. We may have a set backs if we make a wrong decision, but our mistakes will teach us.

 · We must learn from success and mistakes of others. We must see another student succeeding greatly and honorable, 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 their failings. · Make the most of your time and opportunities while at school. Don’t waste valuable time.

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

·         Take math problems one step at a time.

·         Do your homework everyday .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 the person that knows how to decide on time. There are many extraordinary brilliant people who understand things very quickly, but when the time comes to make a decision, when opportunities comes, they withdraw and are not able to act. They do not know how to decide

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What I will do to graduate high school

High school is a very important place to attend for any person. It teaches us skills that we will need later in our adult life. If you do well in high school then you are prepared to go to college and university. From there you can get the career you want. High school is basically the foundation to all the things later in your life. That is why graduating high school should be one of the top priorities of any student. One of the most important things to do is to never give up even when you feel like you have to. There might be times when you feel it is much easier to just drop out and get a job. Remember though taking the easy road isn’t always the best choice, and that applies to this. If you feel that you are having trouble with a subject even when you are trying your hardest, remember that it is ok to seek help. It is ok for you to go to after school tutoring and to ask your teacher questions.

 Now one important thing you can do that will greatly increase your chance of doing well in a class is having a schedule for each class. In there you write down what you did for the day, the objectives, and your homework. You can also get ahead by reading ahead some pages of your text book. Remember that homework is important it gives you practice for what you learned in class. This is especially true in math classes, where every problem will be different and homework exposes you to the many different types of problems.

Below are a list of important things to do to make sure you graduate

1.     Do your homework

2.     Ask questions

3.     Have you supplies

4.     Seek help when needed

5.     Be responsible and study.

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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 letter every day. Try keeping a daily journal to make a habit of writing.

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

·         Break up long writing sessions into shorter periods with regular breaks.

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

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

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

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

·         Write your life history.

·         Write your life’s goals in a journal and 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 great memory” (Anon)

·         Write to remember.

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Student success statement

“You will never regret doing

The right thing”

Anon

This statement by Anon could not be any more true. You might regret choosing to have done wrong but you will never regret choosing the right. When you choose the right you will feel and, and when you choose to do wrong you will feel bad. The choice of doing wrong leaves you with a guilt that never goes away, so make your life easier and choose the right!

How to Always Succeed in School

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Read. You can read whatever you want. Sports Illustrated, Jet, The New York Time, 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 book or materials, this way, you can mark, highlight, cross reference, write notes in the margins, etc. If the book belongs 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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 “A nation’s treasure is in the people who Do what’s right” 
-Adapted Chinese Proverb

 This is basically saying that if you have a country in which everyone does what is right, then you have a great country which you should treasure. It is saying to have pride in the fact that you live in a nation in which the people act right. If however you don’t live in such a place, work towards changing your nation so that it is a nation to be proud of.