Memorial Day

Memorial Day Weekend

This 3 day weekend was too short and it was too fast. During this memorial weekend I kept my mind set to honor those who fought for our country. I went out to shop for a small flag and I planted it in my front yard. As well, I looked over to my pictures when I went to Washington and remembered those moments. During the weekend I prepared myself for this monday. I went grocery shopping and we did some family relating things. The memorial day monday was just a day for ourselves to remember those who fought for our country as well as seclude any problems we have currently in our lives. Besides the actual memorial day monday i hanged out with some friends on the saturday night. As usual during a weekend I did my homework. At the moment I still am working on some homework, I been working on an essay and mentally prepare myself for my upcoming finals. Finals may not be a big deal at the moment, but it still gives me the temptation to do good, because it still counts toward my grade. Besides that, I didn’t do so much interaction on this weekend. I was rarely going out this weekend and just stayed home to do chores or prep for the actual Memorial Day. It was a weekend that not much happened. Although it wasn’t the best, I recognized the freedom I have today.

Student Success Statement

“Character Matter Most”

-Dale Murphy

Character is the representation of who you are. You are know for the type of character you have, and usually it what's others determine how you are with that bit of information. It is important to have good character, because the more likable people will see you. Having good character can be seen as a positive way. In other words, having a bad character is something negative that can be seen. Bad character is something you don’t want, it's a bad representation of yourself. Who you are is all determine by character,environment, and your action. The people you surround yourself will develop your character greatly. To add on, actions determine character. Choosing the Right can appeal to this, because choosing the right is the right thing to do.

Preciously mention, friends determine character within you. This is a great example, because character is in your environment. Having the right friend will help you commit to better actions and doing. Better character can be applied to Choosing the Right. You Choose the Right by choosing great people to surround yourself with. Choosing the Right with great people around will impact you well, building better character within yourself. As mention before, character is very important and can be determine. Having a good character is something to have, it is a great way to represent yourself. Character determines how others see you.

Student Success Statement

“Enthusiasm makes the difference”

-Dr. Norman Vincent Peale

Enthusiasm is another way of just being really happy. I personally am a really happy person. What this quote is stating is that being really happy does really make a difference in a situation. Being enthusiastic blocks everything negative and keeps everything positive. Enthusiasm is a great way to live your life with great enjoyment and happiness. Personally i need to work on my enthusiasm to do homework. Becoming enthused with my homework will make me finish faster and make me realize that i actually know what i am doing. Being enthusiastic makes a difference in someone else is world. I am a very happy person as i'm told, and not a single day i go by not laughing or smiling. My positivity remains within me all day, i spread positivity with my friend, teachers, and others.Being happy bring difference in your world and others, it makes a change in anything.

A great example that fits this quote is myself supporting my friends in sports. I am one of your biggest supporters, i will be your number 1 fan in the room. I find the use of energy i use to support other is the use of enthusiasm. With this use I usually pump up my crowd around me, myself, and my friend on the court/field. Spreading the positivity gives you a good feeling, nothing else matters. Enthusiasm justs blocks out anything negative in the world. Make yourself feel right and alive for once with enthusiasm. Enthusiasm is a great source of energy. Enthusiasm makes a difference.

Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement

“Kindness is the essence of greatness”

-Joseph B. Wirthlin

Kindness is great key to just be polite. Kindness bring good into yourself as well. With time, the practice of Kindness will develop into habit. When kind or doing something kind you are doing well to help others in a way. It is a great characteristic to develop and a way to represent for CTR. It brings manners and manners bring politeness. Kindness in general brings good in every way. Kindness brings greatness in yourself and others. It it a good character trait to help others out and become friends with others. For example, kindness is used in a relationship with friend. With this characteristic it gives you more trust and integrity viewed in yourself. It brings greatness in your life and just make your life easier to help avoid all the negativity in the world. This character trait is a great way to express yourself and get a good label out of yourself. This character trait is a great way to help develop yourself as a character and to choose the right.

A great example to follow up for Kindness is with your friends, as said in the previous paragraph. Friends are a way we use kindness everyday. As a fellow friend myself, kindness brings good into my life. With friends, when they show kindness i know how much of a good person they are. When i identify this trait i build more trust with others and i see how much good it does to a person. The character trait kindness just gives yourself a good label. I enjoy my friends and i know they are good people. Knowing them for some time, i know my friends are kind because they are caring to me, themselves, and their environment. This good label on my friends shows me how good people they are and how they can make an impact on others. I know myself and my friends are choosing the right.

Thanksgiving Break

Thanksgiving Week

Over the Thanksgiving Break I work on my assignments, watch T.V., hanged out with friends and family, and gave thanks to what I have today. Over the week I went to the park and travel by road to San Bernardino to visit my family for thanksgiving dinner. I met new family members i had never met before, it made our thanksgiving dinner even greater to spend it with new family. On a Saturday night, it was a lazy rainy day at home with the family and we had Movie Night. I remember that we watched Batman vs. Superman, Mr.Right,etc. Besides that, I stayed moving.  With time to time i would meet up with cousins and friend and we would go to the park and just play and run around, later we would clean up. For example; we played volleyball, basketball, and we just ran around. It was great, later throughout the day we would pick up bottles and cans to recycle them. A personal CTR experience I faced was helping out some neighbors and help clean up the park a little bit. My neighbors are constructing and painting around their home and I went to go help them out. Of course, homework was assigned during the break. I was given to do 3 essays, read a book, create a pamphlet, research on different careers, and create a lab report. I did not procrastinate and i finished early throughout the week. The book I read was called Nights. The book Nights was based on a personal experience as a Jew to live in concentration camp and experiencing death of family members and other victims. This book was very impactful and it made me thankful for having the freedom I have today, food and water, shelter, and rights as a human being. History is history and it shall not be repeated. It was a great time to relax, but still keep knowledge of what we learned in school.

Student Success Statement

“He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.”
Proverbs 13:20

This quote refer to what we do now affect us in what we do in the future. In this quote it clearly state what will happen on your actions of who you are around from. From this quote, what you clearly affect you in a way are the people. This quotes states that those who we hang out with will affect our actions in the future. In this quote, wise people are those CTR people. CTR people are the ones on the right path. CTR people are those are doing the good things where they will go somewhere in life. As for the quote, the fools are referred to those who are CTW. Those who are CTW are the ones on the wrong path and most likely won’t be going anywhere far in the future. The right people are the ones who will help you succeed and keep you away from the negative things in life.

A great example that can follow up this quote refers to us teenager. As i said before, us teenagers just try to fit in and be “cool”. Teenager will most likely commit to different actions to be well known around the school. This actions that will get everyone talking involves the bad things. For example, in some cases you are consider cool and you fit in by drinking and/or smoking. These things that are considered cool are the worst choices to help you succeed to not go anywhere in life. Those who you are around with, you are most likely to eventually do the same sooner or later. This quote can also relate to, what you see is what you most likely will do. Therefore, this quote clearly states those who you surround yourself will determine who you are and what you will lead to in the future. Choose the correct people, they will help you succeed and help you make new accomplishments.

Homecoming

School Homecomings

A school homecoming is an annual tradition in high schools and colleges to re-welcome alumni and former students in the late September or October too come together once again. Homecoming began by the Appalachians to remember those, but our homecoming version consist of a lot of fun and shine. The homecoming tradition began in 1999 by a The University of Missouri campus that annually would have different categorized events to bring and reunite alumni’s. In a school homecoming of what we can relate too is the homecoming football game, the annual blood drive,a spirit week, the dance,a theme for the dance, and the crowning for homecoming queen and king. A Homecoming game is a special event to bring back alumni’s specifically in sports. For example, usually the alumni’s that are invited to the homecoming game are the cheerleaders,football players, colorguard,band,homecoming queen and king,etc. Proper Homecoming etiquette is the rules and expectations to a homecoming dance. This includes behavior, manners,dress codes,etc.

I see Homecoming as a way to start of your high school experience. Many people say,”High School will be the best years of your life!”. I honestly maybe going to the dance, but most likely i will be going to the game. I see homecoming as a way to have fun with friends and dates. It's a great way to start of your high school year from your hard work. Homecoming is a nice tradition to bring back alumni from the past to celebrate and bring back memorable memories made in their high school and in college.