"HELP OUT OTHERS AND THE CTR WILL COME BACK TO YOU."
-Gloria
Friday, December 14, 2012
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
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 look 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 begun. 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
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 that reading that I did
not get to as an additional study aid. I take good notes
in class and actually attend every class that I can. Sometimes, with
volleyball, its tough because we are on the road a lot, but if I do miss class
because of volleyball I make sure that I get that notes from another student in
the class. Also, for a subject such as chemistry, I do practice problem to help
me understand what the material means.
Choose The Right
Monday, December 10, 2012
“Light
and darkness can’t occupy the same space at the same time. CTR is light-CTW is
darkness.”
What I think
that this statement means is that when you choose the wrong and you don’t follow
directions then you go to a place that you were not wishing to go but if you do
CTR then you go to the place that you wished and then everything is alright.
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 the 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.
Friday, December 7, 2012
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 assignments:
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 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 the same emails. The worst is when two people are
working on the same portion of the project and don’t even realize it.
Choose
the Right
Thursday, December 6, 2012
I Will Persist Until I Succeed
Part 1
Heather A.’s Academic Success Story
In High School, I didn’t study as much
as 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 method
verbally with others. My test 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 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 the 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.
Choose
the Right!!!!
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
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 words were invisible.
“After the car accident, I suffered from low-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. 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.
Choose
The Right!!
Monday, December 3, 2012
You Can Succeed in School If You Will
Part
3
As Quansheeba Kennedy reviews her DCCC transcript
in perception to transfer to Salem College, she can hardly believe she was 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 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 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 or driving, bot by parting, 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 you chance of outstanding success now and later.
Friday, November 30, 2012
You Can Succeed
in School
If you will
Part 2
“Though I graduated from an assignment
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 MLT 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.
Choose the Right
Thursday, November 29, 2012
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 assistance’s school.
In
August 2011, Mishak will begin to studying at Emory University in Atlanta to
become a physician’s assistance.
He
says DCCC prepared him well to transfer to Winston-Salem state university,
where he earned his undergraduate degree and clinical laboratory science 20004.
Since then, he 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 medical volunteering in phlebotomy or in the duties of my
current job, which includes training new technologist on call 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. Their for I suggest that
students work hard in their studies ad 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 through their lifetime.
Choose the Right
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
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”
What I think that this statement
means is that you lose everything because you decide to lose it. If you decide
to have it then you have it. No one will choose what you decide to do and if
you want the best for you then you do what you do to get it and so you get
rewarded with what you do.
Student Success Stories
Part 6
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
instructions in the DCC Early Childhood 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 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 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
neglected 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.
Choose the Right
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Student Success Story
Part 5
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 baccalaurean
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.
Choose
the Right!!!!!
Monday, November 26, 2012
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’
trouble shoot 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 in 20008 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.
Choose the Right
Friday, November 16, 2012
Student Success Statement;
“The most valuable asset you will
ever have is your mind and what you put into it.”
-Anon
What I think that this statement means is that the most valuable thing in your life will be consider your life because if you let it go then you will never be a person that was before.
-Anon
What I think that this statement means is that the most valuable thing in your life will be consider your life because if you let it go then you will never be a person that was before.
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.
Choose
the Right!!!
Thursday, November 15, 2012
Reflection
What happened to Kimani was that he was a good basketball player and he had stacks of good of CTR not CTW. he is a person that we should look up to because he actually knows what is there to do in life. He is a person that we should know of because he graduated from high school and now in College basketball. He didn't mess up in school and know he is succeed in everything. He is a soaring Eagle that flys like no one else.
WSSU
What happened to Kimani was that he was a good basketball player and he had stacks of good of CTR not CTW. he is a person that we should look up to because he actually knows what is there to do in life. He is a person that we should know of because he graduated from high school and now in College basketball. He didn't mess up in school and know he is succeed in everything. He is a soaring Eagle that flys like no one else.
WSSU
Student
Success Stories
Part
2
Kimani Hunt,
19, a Dean’s List student as Davidson County Community College, is a standout 6’5”
player on the DCCC Strom 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
semester and cumulative basketball point
total of 765 as of Feb. 18h, Hunt’s
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 1st team
All Freshman in 2009-2010, Hunt served on the 2009-2010 Region X and District H
Championships teams, and he played with the Storm in the last year’s 2010 NJCAA
National Championships 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.” Kim Kirk, DCCC’s
director of athletics and wellness, agrees. “Kimani’s 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 the
Riverside High School in Durham before enrolling at DCCC. He hopes to pursue a career in sports management.
Choose the Right
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Reflection
Joanna Ramos
is a school girl that got killed because of a stupid fight. The fight was
because they were fighting over a guy. She got down in the alley near the
school and she got her ass kicked. For those consequences she died because she
had a blunt-cloth in her brain. Joanna could have prevented this fight by
telling someone what was going on. They could also be feeling upset on the
other girl because she mad her die and that feeling of her being a murder will
never go away. There the both of the school girls are CTW.
Student Success Stories
Part 1
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 to the table. I also learned that we have to respect
each other.”
Watkins is a
May 2010 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.
Choose the Right!!!
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
How
to Always Succeed
In
School
Part 8
· 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 divisiveness ego, the principle of identity; chitta, the store house 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 help 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 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 your adult life.
Choose the Right!!!
Friday, November 9, 2012
Night club review in Arizona
What happened on the shooting at the shooting at the night club. The night club are really bad because they are a waste of time and money and life. They are also a bad influence because you never know what will happen to you even when you are with your best friend or family members. If friends take you there then they are no friends because what friend wants you to lose your life there. What happened was that there was shooting in the nightclub outside in Arizona. So night clubs are no good for no one.
How to Always succeed
In school
Part 7
· 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 didn’t 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, 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 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 their’s. Also, on the other hand, when
you see other students failing miserably, learn how they do or else you will join
them in the failure’s club.
· Make the most of your time and opportunities
while at school. Don’t waist valuable time.
Choose the Right
Thursday, November 8, 2012
How to Always Succeed
In school
Part 6
Do the math. Even if you’re struggling in math, stay with
it. Knowing math gives you options. It opens doors 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 frist point to understand is the philosophy
and science of decisions—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 an opportunity comes, they with draw and are not able to
act. They do not know how to decide.
Choose the Right
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
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 the job.
· Write a little every day. Try keeping a daily
journal to make habit of writing.
· Read outside 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 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 and
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 maketh an exact man; therefore, he
that writeth little hath need of a great memory” (Anon)
· Write to remember.
Choose the Right
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Student Success Statement
“You
will never regret doing the right thing.”
What I think that this statement means is that when you choose the
right thing you will never regret it because it’s a good thing that everyone
likes. What I think that this statement means is that you always succeed from the
right things.
How to Always Succeed
In School
Part 4
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
material, this way, you can mark, highlight, cross reference, write notes in
the magazines, etc. If the books belong to someone else or the library, you can
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.
Choose The Right!!!
How to Succeed
Monday, November 5, 2012
Student Success Statement
“A
nation’s treasure is in the people who do what’s right”
What I think that this statement means is that you get known for
what you do. You get those who choose the right then you get paid with some
good consequences that you know that other people would like to have. So this is
what I think that this statement means.
How to Always Succeed
In School
Part 3
Study. Yeah,
that’s right. Study. Read, review, and analyze class materials 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.
Choose the
Right!!
How to succeed
Friday, November 2, 2012
How to Always Succeed
In School
Part
2
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 classrooms
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 ar asks for questions.
Choose the Right!!
Thursday, November 1, 2012
What will I do to graduate high school?
What will I do to graduate? Well I really don’t
like school and not to be negative I think that I will not graduate from high
school. I will try to graduate and not be negative about it. One main skill is
to not choose the wring and choose the right. I will try my best on the test
and succeed. I hope that I pass my entire test and the test that you take when
you are a senior. I like to do math and that is my best subject. I like the way the teacher teach us and
actually show how to do it and have fun with it. Not to be all bored and have their
speeches about some things that doesn’t even relate to their subject that they
are teaching. I would try to have good grades and not fail any classes. I will
choose the right by studying and doing what is right. I like the way SOME of
the teachers teach us and not making us bored. Which in that case I look forward
to actually pay attention in their class and have fun. What I will also do to
graduate is to not do anything bad in school and have consequences for choosing
the wrong. I would also do all my homework.
I will also do what is expected and bring all my materials to class. Or
just saying is prepared to class. I will not get in trouble and listen to the
teacher. Respect others and they will respect me so that I have a more
connection with my peers. What I do to graduate from high school? I will also
have to be attention to know that I will be good in school and graduate high
school sop that I will move forward to college or community college. That is
what I will do to graduate from high school!
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