Student Success Statement

"Take care of yourself and everything else will fall into place"

Coach David Diamont

Ten Tips for Being More Truthful

Ten Tips for Being More Truthful

By Barbara A. Lewis

1.       Make a commitment to tell the truth
2.       Tell someone about your commitment
3.       Think before you give a dishonest answer, explanation and reason.
4.       Be careful of when and how you use exaggeration, sarcasm, or irony.
5.       Be careful not to twist the truth or leave out part of it.
6.        Don’t indulge in little white lies or cover-ups.
7.       Watch out for silent lies.
8.       When you catch yourself lying, throw your mouth into reverse.
9.       Talk to yourself. Ask yourself, “How do I really feel about this? What’s the best thing to do? How can I keep my commitment to myself?”
10.   Treat yourself when you tell the truth even when it’s hard to do.

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Student's College Planning Guide

In the 9th Grade

• Take the most difficult classes you can handle
• Take interest and skills assessments to help you explore careers that interest you
• Develop good study habits
• Practice setting and research goals
• Volunteer in your community 
• Participate in extra-curricular activities

In the 10th Grade 

• Investigate career options and the education required for those careers
• Talk with your family about paying for college
• Take the PSAT to prepare for the SAT, and to identify areas where you need improvement  
• Explore internships
• Stay focused on your schoolwork, review your high school graduation plan, take the most difficult classes you can handle, volunteer in your community and participate in extra-curricular activities.  

In the 11th Grade

• Request materials from colleges that interest you, and visit their websites
• Attend college and financial aid fairs
• Take the SAT to identify areas where you need improvement
• Sign up for classes that will earn you college credit
• Develop your skills through an internship or apprenticeship 
• Stay focused on your schoolwork, review your high school graduation plan, take the most difficult classes you can handle, volunteer in your community and participate in extra-curricular activities.

In the 12th Grade  

•  Stay focused on your schoolwork, review your high school graduation plan, take the most difficult classes you can handle, sign up for classes that will earn you college credit, volunteer in your community and participate in extra-curricular activities.
• Arrange campus visits to those schools that interest you (if you haven't already done so)
• Search and apply for private scholarships
• Retake the SAT
• Make a list of important admissions and financial air deadlines 
• Ask for recommendations (if required) from teachers, counselor, and others 
• Apply to four to six colleges that interest you, do not wait until just before the deadline
• Complete the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) as soon as possible 
• Review your SAR (Student Aid Report) and if you make corrections return it as soon as possible
• Get a summer job to earn money for college

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Acquiring the Habits of Highly Successful Students

Part 13

If you feel you do not naturally have all those characteristics, then do not despair. Each of them can be accomplished by your own application. You can use meditation and visualization techniques to initiate your vision, and they can certainly be learned both for the purpose and for each step you take to reach your goals. Simply visualize your desired goals, that of being a star student, a champion of doing what is right, and see yourself working hard to become outstanding, and you’re your dreams and visions will materialize as you pursue these objectives. Setting goals and objectives can be a personal or business technique that can be learnt. You can develop inner strength to succeed if you apply yourself to doing just that; that will enable you to recover from setbacks more easily.

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Acquiring the Habits of Highly Successful Students

Part 12

What is important to you is that you, as you start to reach milestones in your ambitions, you appreciate your own achievements. It is a boost, of course, if others appreciate what you have done too, but appreciating yourself will strengthen your self-belief, and reinforce your determination to succeed. Some of the key characteristics you will find in those who are successful are perseverance, prepared to research, plan and work hard, practice a lot even when things do not seem to be going well, and an ability to recover and learn from setbacks. At the outset of whatever it is you are trying to succeed in, a strong vision of your future, planning, and setting yourself achievable targets can all play and important role.

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Student Success Tips 

With the consumption of either drug or alcohol can decide the path you might go down the rest of your life. It just starts with the curiosity of a young brilliant that can suddenly impact your future. Many people don’t see it as a big deal when they’re young. They see it as a way to have fun or forget about reality and continue to do it. What they don’t see is how much their lives are being ruined by doing this. Some people try it for the first time and suddenly get hooked into the dangerous effects of it. And the sad part is they don’t stop. They’re not addicted just yet, but they continue to do it. Once they become addicted, they once innocent person is not going down the road of failure and can’t recover from it. It ruins their once “perfect” life. Even though there are many examples to show how bad it will destroy your life, people just keep doing it. People usually give into peer pressure and do whatever it is they were pressured into doing. Even though they know it’s bad for them, they still do it. Why? Because they want to fit in and not stand out as the only sober one around. They’ve heard many stories on how fun it is and how it’s the best thing ever so they finally give into the pressure.  That’s when things get bad. Once you start it, it’s hard to stop it. The constant battle between you and the drug/alcohol is a tough battle and will take you down the wrong path. Some people want to try something that’ll make them feel better, so they get into hard drugs. Then they abuse the drug as much as they can until they have nothing left. Is this the life you want? Say no to drugs and alcohol.

Acquiring the Habits of Highly Successful Students

Part 11

 Whether studying in general life, planning is an imperative skill. Here, we must strictly set the hours for studying, and should promote regularity in doing so. Don’t put off your studies to the last moment (just before the test), because in that moment you will be feeling stress and pressure, and both factors will prove disturbing for your learning; that’s the high price of procrastination. During the exam, it’s important to forget about the panic and stress. And if you are planning for your thesis, you may find this post useful. Other planning tip I frequently give is that, when you are assigned a homework, try to solve it as quickly as possible, several days before the required date, but don’t try to complete it perfectly and don’t submit it immediately. I always recommend doing homework early, but deliver it at the last possible day.

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