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"Choosing the Right is the best choice you can possibly make to better yourself"

-Itzel Perez

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Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement

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

ANON

You may regret doing something bad and if you do something good you won’t feel regret or anything. 

Academic Success Part 2

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 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 effort to get the results that I wanted to see. In college however, that changed. Not only did I start studying and read 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 I did not get to as an additional study aid. I take good notes in class and actually attended every class that I can. Sometimes, with volleyball, it’s tough because we are on the road a lot, but 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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Nemo

I would like to explore the depths of the sea and explore brand new things like new species of sea animals

Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement

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

Call/Haymore

When you choose the right youre in a good place, the light and dark places are bad.

Academic Success Part 1

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 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’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.

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Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement

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

French Proverb

 Having a clear conscience is the best and very comforting to have and such

I Will Persist Until I Succeed Part 2

I Will persist until I succeed

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How I’ve overcome an initial bad grade: when receiving a bad grade, I just try to do better on the second exam study harder. It’s hard when you have your first test in a class and have no 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 assignment’s, having a timeline planned out can help like by setting certain number of pages done by a certain day of before the paper is due.

How I succeed in time projects: COMMUNICATION! Despite your group synergy, communication is crucial. I remember I ran out of the 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 the same emails. The worst is when two people are working on the same portion of the project and don’t even realize it.

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I Will Persist Until I Succeed Part 1

I Will Persist Until I Succeed

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Part 1

Heather A.’s Academic Story

I feel I learn better when I can teach other people information and we can exchange note 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 I 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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the metamorphosis of narcissus

• I see two hands coming up from the ground holding a egg, the left hand is dark,red and hell like while the right one is colorful and has many pretty colors
• The feeling could be furious and at the same time mellow
• His thoughts might be how there are two different worlds and yes

You Can Succeed in School If You Will Part 4

You Can Succeed in School If You Will
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As Kennedy 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 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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Artists

Lana Del Rey
Christotfer Drew
Imagine Dragons
Crystal Castles
Owl City
Walk The Moon

 

I see melted like clocks on a branch, a table,

and a sleeping duck.

This Picture makes me ponder about life and what i'm doing with myself.

 

 

You Can Succeed in School If You Will Part 3

You Can Succeed in School If You Will

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To transfer to Salen 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 elemtary 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 “overwhlmed by life”. she had just graduated from high school when she was in a serious car. Accident.

“I almost killed myself not by drink8ing 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. Go0ofing off during school is a killer. Its kills your achievemnty and your chances for outstanding success now and later.

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You Can Succeed in School If You Will Part 2

You Can Succeed in School If You Will

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“Though I graduated from an associate 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 face. Since I was the among firs MLT students to rotate through WFUBMC, I think this strong foundation in laboratory science enabled 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 promoted to a Hematology Analytical Specialist positions. 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 Part 1

You Can Succeed in School If You Will

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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. Many 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 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 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

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

If we always start doing the wrong things eventually it will catch up to you and make you feel miserable and sad and such ok

Student Success Story Part 6

Student Success Story

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 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 it fall short of what could h 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 students success story.

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Student Success Story Part 5

Student Success Story

Part 5

Andrea Packer- Without the prestigious DCCC Presidential Scholarship she won in 2008, Andrea Packer, a 2010 DCCC honor graduate, say she doubts she would already be pursing 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 Catawba Classes where she is taking history, statistics and education course.

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Money

How much money would you like to earn peer year?

• I would like to earn about 52,000 per year.

Why would you like to earn this amount?

• I would like to earn this because i feel its a perfect amount to pay many expensise such as clothes,food,and to maintain a roof over my head.

"True wealth is of the heart, not of the purse."(Pathros)

• What a person is about isn't how much money they have but how someones personality is. The way someone acts can be worth so much more than money ever could be.

Students Success Stories Part 4

Students 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 maintain a positive, professional attitude. He goes about 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 additions, 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

Student Success Statement

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

Anon

Basically saying the most important and useful thing you have is your mind and what you learn and such.
Open Mind is a Valuable Asset

Student Success Stories Part 3

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 20111 DCCC graduation candidate majoring in Networking Technology.

Noah, who is from High Point, plants to continue his higher education at East Carolina University upon graduation from DCCC. He won the North Carolina Computer Instructors 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 of Kimani

Kimani Hunt is a 19 year old who worked really hard to get where hes at this point. He has a 3.7 grade point average and is a academic leader. Kimani is also 6'5 which helps him be better in basketball. A lot of people recognize he and he represents DCCC very well. He is also very dedicated to what he does and hopes to become a sports manager.
A video of him scoring a point

Student Success Stories Part 2

Student Success Stories

Part 2

Kimani Hunt,19, a Dean’s list STUDENT AT DAVIDSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE, IS A STANDOUT 6’5” PLAYERON 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. 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 HIMA FULL SCHOLARSHOP THERE TO PLAY BASKETBALL. NAMED TO THE 1^ST TEAM ALL FRESHMEN 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 CHAMPIONSHOP 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 communivates well with other students as well as the storm fans, and he represents dccc so well wherever he goes” hunt graducated from riverside high school in durham before enrolling at dccc. He hopes to pursue a career in sports management.

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Green-Aid Fundraiser and Being Thankful for What You Have

Green-Aid Fundraiser

1. What could you have done to better take advantage of the learning experiences offered by being involved with this fundraiser?

• The fundraiser could have taught me many things. It could have teached me how to become a better person by helping other people out. Such as putting my 'work' aside and go out try to sell things that might help others in a big way. Also improve my communication skills.

1. What could the adults around you have done to help you get more out of this fundraising experience?

• They could have tried harder to sell the at their jobs or even try to convince people on why they should buy them.

Be Thankful For What You Have

1. What are you thankful for?
• I am thankful for many things. I am thankful for having my mom in my life, she plays a big role in my life and without her I don't know what I would do.She helps me out so much in many ways and helps me become a better person. Another thing im thankful for is everything I have. So many people barely have a roof over their head and struggle to survive, but I am in a decent place in my life aswell.
2. Who helps you?
• The only person who really helps me is my mom. She gives adivce and helps me make reasonable choices.
3. How can you help others?
• I can help others by doing volunteer work at a Homeless shelter, people will appreciate everyones help. I could aslo be kind to strangers and that could possible make their day.

Fight summary

A 10 year old girl go into a fight with another girl. The other girl had hit her with something in the head that caused her to had a blood clot in her brain. When she went to the hospital, they did surgery on her brain but a few minutes later they found out she died. The girl is now guilty of homicide and all this was over a boy.

I think this is pretty dumb to do over a boy. Its pretty disapointing to know that these girl got in all that trouble just for a boy. I believe they did know better and that they were being over dramatic. The boy probably didn't know what was going on. Its upsetting to see how this new generation is turning out to be. They all want to grow up fast and be mature but things like this just give a bad image.

How to stop a fight

Student Success Stories

Student Success Stories

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 strengths and brings something 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.

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My Future

In my future I'm going to be a successful Marine Biologist. I will be working in a zoo or be out in the sea studying. I will also own a nice decent house in the nice place of Los Angeles, somewhere not to far from my family. After i've done some things from my bucket list at a young age like traviling the world,visiting some nice landmarks, maybe even help out in those place in need. I want to definetly make a change in peoples lives at some point and after a few years  I will be around 30 when I have kids. I will have about 3 or 4 kids and married to my husband. And also own a few nice cars. I also will have bought a house for my mother to live in aswell. I still hope to be working in the sea and also become a real estate agent as a side job.

Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement

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

Author Unknown

On the things that are done everyday you may not realize that in between those things can be the key to success

How to Always Succeed in School

How to Always Succeed in School

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·        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 decisiveness; ego, the principle of identity; chitta, the storehouse 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 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 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.

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Criminal Acitvity 1

What are some issues you see in your community that need attention?

• Alot of the same issue I see is anything criminal wise. There are so many gangster everywhere and make our community very dangerous. There are so many criminal wise things that happen pretty much everywhere in the community. If there weren't as many criminal acts as there is now, the community would definetly be a safer place to live in.

What can you do to help change your community and/or work towards solving these issues?

• What I could possibly do to help solve the issue is help not infulence criminal things around the school and such.

Some helpful links to influence the stop of criminal activity:

• 35 Ways To Prevent Crime
• Help Stop Crime
• How to Stop Crime

How to Always Succeed in School Part 6

How to Always Succeed in School

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Do the math. Even if you’re struggling UN math, stay with it. Knowing math gives you options. It opens doors to good 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 first point to understand is the philosophy and science of decision—how to make decision 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 an opportunity comes, they withdraw and are not able to act. They do not know how to decide.

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Global Issues

Global Issues

Poverty is an issue that affects the entire world. It contributes to tother problems like crime, violence and exploitation. Watch the following videos paying attention to the problems and their causes that are discussed.

 

Global Issues Reflection:

• Describe at least one of the issues discussed in as much detail as possible
• One issue was how they are big drug dealers and they get into sketchy stuff and a lot of their friends are killed because of drug dealing and they have a passion for dancing so they just dance their problems away!
• What could you do to help solve this issue?
• I could possibly donate money to help them better their lifestyle. There is also a way to encourage them on other ways to get money and there is a way out of drug dealing and crimes.
• Do you think we have this issue or similar ones here in the U.S? Explain why or why not.
• I think we do have similar problems with drugs and such in the us but to some extent. You hear about it and stuff but it isn't too much of a problem like it is in some places elsewhere.

How to Always Succeed in School Part 5

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 little every day. Try keeping a daily journal to make a 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 and 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 great way to put your words into writing and to journalize your 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.

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