Student Success Statement

“Kindness is the essence of greatness.”

Joseph B. Wirthlin

Reflection:  This quote by Joseph B. Wirthlin is saying that with more kindness that you have then the more greatness you will be. There are many things that can make you great or other things that you are great in. For example, you can be a great soccer player but you do drugs which doesn’t make you a great person. However, if you do kind things like doing something without being told to do it or cleaning up your room or just doing anything kind in general will make you a great person. Kindness is the essence of greatness.

Thanksgiving Week

During Thanksgiving week there were a lot of things to do. First off I did homework for all my classes on Monday and Tuesday. Then on Wednesday I went to the movies to watch Dr. Strange and it was a good movie I enjoyed it. After the movies i went to the park in to go play football with friends. That football game lasted 2 hours because we were trying to get a tie breaker that took us 2 hours. After those 2 hours we just called it a tie because some of the team members were getting upset on the calls we made on them.On Thursday morning i went to the basketball courts in Downey with the same friends and had a little game. This time it didn't last 2 hours it was a short game for about an 1 hour. After the game i went home and got ready and left for Palmdale to go have a Thanksgiving feast with family that live over there. On Black Friday we attempted to go and shop in the evening to see what everyone else left in the store and there were still pretty good things that were left there. The next day we went to a family friend’s house to watch the USC vs Notre Dame game and we had a good time. Overall the Thanksgiving break that i had was a very good and enjoyable one.  

Student Success Statement

“Manners maketh man.”

William Wykeham

Reflection:  This is a quote that everyone should read and apply to their lives. Manners make women and men who they are as a person is what the quote basically says. There are many good manners but when there is good there is always bad. Some good manners include saying please and thank you, being polite, no foul language, and not being rude. Some bad manners include cursing, being rude, dress inappropriately, and having bad table manners. There is also so much more good and bad manners but those are the more frequently done manners that people do. All of these manners make up who we are as a person whether someone is a bad person because they have bad manners or if someone is a good person because they have really good manners. Manners make women and men who they are as a person.

Student Success Statement

“If it is not right do not do it; if it is not true do not say it.”

Marcus Aurelius

Reflection: This is an exceptional quote by Marcus Aurelius the great philosopher. He says that if there is something that is not right do not do it and there is a lie you may be able to say to get you out of trouble or for any reason do not say it. An example of the first half of the quote is if you walk into a store and pay for an average television and the man behind the counter gives you a extreme tv by mistake the right thing to do is to say he's made a mistake not walk away with it and do the wrong thing. Another example is if all your friends are at a party that you were invited to are smoking marijuana and doing all other sorts of drugs don't go in there and start tagging along and doing it with them walk away and don't ever go back. A example for the 2nd half of the quote is that say your playing baseball outside with your brother and he throws the ball at you and you hit the ball towards the window and break it do not lie and say that it was him to get you out of trouble. Another example is that do not start rumors or lies about someone at school, in your family or anywhere if it's not true because telling lies about someone isn’t the right thing to do. If it is not right, do not do it. If it is not true, do not say it.

Thanksgiving and Thanksgiving Day

Thanksgiving Day is a holiday celebrated by Canada and the United States of America. It's a day celebrated to give thanks for the blessing of the harvest. In Canada Thanksgiving is celebrated on the second Monday of October and in the U.S. it is celebrated on the 4th thursday of November. Also all around the world they celebrate similar holidays or traditions. Thanksgiving is a annual holiday that is marked by religious observances and a traditional meal which does include turkey. This holiday reminds us of the harvest festival that the Pilgrims had with the Native Americans in 1621. This holiday has become an annual one since 1863 during the Civil War when President Abraham Lincoln  proclaimed this to be a national day to give thanks and praise to our father in heaven.

12 Things I am grateful for:

1. Family

2. My life

3. Education

4. My home

5. My church

6. Clothes

7. My bed

8. My brothers

9. My parents

10. Electronics

11. Love

12. Waking Up today

Student Success Statement

“Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody else expects of you. Never excuse yourself.”

Henry Ward Beecher

Reflection: This quote for today’s student success statement is about taking responsibility for yourself and not to blame others for your mistakes. An example to show more about what this quote means is if you are smoking with your friends and you get caught then you don’t blame it on your friends and say they would have hurt you or they pressured you to do it. You have control of what you do not anybody else. If someone tells you to do something that you know you shouldn’t be doing then you need to have the courage to say no and take control of what you do. If you do not have the courage to do that then you will be “pushed around” and told what to do the rest of your life all because you did not want to say no to someone. If you do do something bad then take the responsibility and do not blame anyone else for what you did. Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody else expects of you. Never excuse yourself.

Veterans Day

Veterans day is a U.S. holiday celebrated on November 11th. This holiday honors military veterans who served in the United States Armed Forces. People mistake Veterans Day and Memorial Day as a same holiday but it isn’t. Veterans Day honors those who are currently serving in the military and Memorial Day honors those who have died serving our nation in the military.It is important to continue honoring veterans because it is a way of showing respect to those people who have gone through tough experiences to protect our country and their sacrifices they have made while serving their country. One way to show respect on Veterans Day is to say "Thank you" and to donate to the USO. The USO is the United Service Organization.

 

Reflection:  I think that this holiday is very important because it honors those who currently serve in our military. I know maybe a handful of people who currently serve and who have served in our country and i know what hardships they went through. Having to leave their families, leaving their homes no knowing whether they will come back or not.This holiday is special to everyone in one way or another whether they know someone who is currently in the military or if they knew someone who is still alive that did serve in our country. No one should not be celebrating this magnificent holiday.

Student Success Statement

“These are the 3 magic keys to living your life with integrity:

1.Have the courage to say no.

2.Have the courage to face the truth.

3.Do the right thing because it is right.

W. Clement Stone

Reflection: This quote really tells us how we need to live our life with integrity. Have courage and say no. Have the courage to face the truth and do the right thing because it is right. An example to the first key is if someone is trying to get you to do something like drugs or something inappropriately then you need to have the courage to say no. Another example is if you are being pressured into cheating on a test in school say no. A example for the following key “Have the courage to face the truth.” is to tell someone the truth like if they ask you if you cheated on the test and you did say yes and tell the truth. Don't blame others for what you did on your own. For the last key which is to do the right thing because it's right it's pretty self explanatory that we need to do all that is right we need to CTR, do what we are told by our parents, and do not do anything that will make a negative impact on your life. We need to have the courage to say no, have the courage to face the truth and do the right thing because it is right.

Student Success Statement

“He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.”

Proverbs 13:20

Reflection:  This quote is very important because of the fact that this definitely speaks to a lot of people. It says that whoever walks with wise people will become wise but if you walk with fools you will become a fool. You can walk with wise people at school, home, the store, church anywhere but where there's good there is bad. An example would be if you hang out with people who like to study and do their school work then you will be doing your school work all the time and you will achieve many things. However, if you walk with people who like to smoke and like to do things they shouldn’t be doing then you will experience failure because you walked with fools. Another example would be if you walk with people who like to do things good without having to be told to do it then you will start to do good things without having your mom, dad or anybody telling you to do it. But if you socialize with those who want everything in their hand and they need someone to tell them to do something that they know they're supposed to do then you need to get away from them because then you will become just like them and that is something that is horrible. He who walks with the wise will become wise but those who walk with fools shall be destroyed.

The Gainesville Tornadoes

Reflection:  This is an amazing story of a Juvenile basketball team that  will play against other schools such as Vanguard and they would never have and audience for their own team. So then the Vanguard team asked people if they can cheer for the Tornadoes and give them some cheerleaders as well. Once the Tornadoes came out they were really surprised to the point where they didn't know what was going on. When the Tornadoes made a basket the whole crowd would cheer. In the end of the great game it didn't matter who won. All that mattered was that everyone had a great time.

Student Success Statement

“The best recreation is to do good.”

William Penn

Reflection: This quote is very important because it tells us that the best recreation that we can do is to do good. Recreation re-creates ourselves so when we do re-create ourselves we can do it good and make ourselves feel good when we do this. An example is if you wake up early then go to school and then after school you still have a sport to practice you do it then you get home at 6 you should always do a recreational activity that will make you feel good. There are many recreational things that you can do that will make you feel good and satisfied like studying, cleaning around the house without having anyone to tell you to, also you can walk your dog and enjoy the outdoors.