"Right is right, even if everyone is against it; and wrong is wrong, even if everyone is for it."

-William Penn

You may think something is right to do because you see a big crowd of people doing it, but it's not. You're never going to get anywhere in life if you're a follower.. Be a leader. Leaders have a better chance of living a better life. Many follow the crowd so don't be afraid of standing alone. Choosing the right is always better than choosing the wrong. You'll never get in trouble for choosing the right. Choosing the wrong has many repercussions. Don't consume alcohol or any drug just because your so called friends are doing it, if they try to convince you they aren't really your friends. The right thing to do is to say no. If you're the only one who says no, who cares. This shows you know what you are doing. If you do decide to do it, you already chose the wrong. You probably did it to impress your friends or that one person you like, but that isn't going to take you anywhere. Don't do things to impress people, it's not worth it.

School Homecomings

A school homecoming is an annual tradition. It's a time to celebrate the school you are attending to, show school spirit and so others who used to attend the school come back..

On November 18, 1922, the University of Georgia, along with the athletic association and the Alumni Society hosted the first formal Homecoming event in university history. The first homecoming celebration began on Friday evening with a mass meeting of alumni and students, which consisted of spirited speeches from faculty, coaches, members of the team and the visiting alumni. The rally was followed by an evening of entertainment and dancing with a thaliana performance and the panHellenic ball.

We celebrate homecoming because it encourages students to have school spirit and pride

Theres many events and activities to a school homecoming

• A pep rally - A pep rally is when all the cheerleaders, color guard and band members do a performance the day of the game.
• A sports game (football, soccer, basketball, ect)
• A dance
• Dress days
• Lunch activities
• Door decorating contest
• Homecoming king and queen voting
• Parade

Its called a homecoming game because The game is usually the week of homecoming.

Homecoming Etiquette is behaving like you should every day: respectful, have school spirit and pride, have fun, and ect.

I think homecoming is going to be fun. Ive never been to homecoming because im a freshman but im really looking forward to it. Im in marching band so im really looking forward to the game, especially the halftime show.

"Dont sacrifice what you want most for what you want now. Write down what you want most and see if often."

-Peter Vidmar 

If you want something, you should work hard for it. Start now. Do what you think will get you to your goal. Worry about your future, its important. If you want to graduate high school but  you currently have straights Fs, stop fooling around and study. Dont go out with your friends. Work on improving yourself. In a couple of years the only person who might still be with you is not your friends, its yourself.  Write down your goals in a journal, look at them everyday and think of them too. Dont just think of them, work to get towards them. If you want to be good at playing every instrument, dont just sit there starring at the instruments saying "i wish i knew how to play it" get up and practice. Practice for hours, days, weeks, months or even years so you'll get it right. the point is to not leave your dreams for later. Work on them a little every day before its too late. 

"A good name is better than anything you can achieve in this life."

- Mike Krzyzewski (Coach K)

You'll never get anything better than a good name. People will be talking about you but in a good way. They wont be trash talking you, they'll be admiring you. They'll admire you for all that you do and all that you have accomplished. When that day comes, the feeling will be explainable. A good name can get you very far. For example, if you have a good reputation all through high school( you get your work done, you have good grades, you have lots of community hours, and etc) there is a chance you can get a scholarship or you might get accepted to one of the best colleges. You have to ctr in order to get a good name. 

"A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches."

- Proverbs 22:1

Your reputation is worth more than gold and all those expensive things. You might have all the money in the world but if you dont have a good reputation, everything will go down the drain. People tend to define you based on your reputation. If you have a bad reputation, you're a bad person. If you have a good reputation, you're a good person. Your reputation is very important. It takes years to build, maybe even a life time. But it only takes a few seconds/ minutes in destroy it. It is very hard to rebuild your reputation after you've destroyed it. It stays with you forever, people look at it all the time. If you destroy it, people dont look at you the same and you make yourself look pathetic. Your reputation is yours and only yours, only you have control over it. Choose the path you want to walk upon. Choose it wisely. 

Health Educator

Responsibilities;

Health education is a profession of educating people about health areas within this profession. Health educators collaborate with health specialists and civic groups to determine health needs and the availability of services, and to develop goals for meeting needs. They also design and construct evaluations and diagnostic studies to assess the quality and performance of health education programs, they develop and present health education and promotion programs such as training workshops, conferences and school or community presentation

Salary;

Health Educators make about $41,830 per year and about $20.11 an hour.

Educational requirements;

You need a bachelor’s degree or higher in health education, public health education or health promotion. You need to pass the certified health education specialist exam.

Demand for this profession;

The number of jobs has gone up 12%, There are about 99,400 jobs for this profession

Reflection;

I'm not interested in this career because i'm already interested in another career. I kinda already chose what i want to do for a living. It's been my dream since i was a kid and i certainly don't want to change it at the moment.

"if your so-called friends urge you to do anything you know to be wrong, you be the one to make a stand for right, even if you stand alone. Have the moral courage to be a light for others to follow." 

-Thomas S. Monson 

If you know something is wrong, you shouldn't do it. You should never let someone make choices for you. You should never do something just because a large amount of people are doing it. You should never do something just to impress people. If they value you, they'll love you for who you are and you wont need to impress them. If you want to do something, do it for yourself not for others. If its what you truly want, go for it. If your friends try to persuade you to do something bad, they arent your friends at all. Real friends dont make you do things you dont like or that you are not comfortable with. Have the courage to say no even if it means the end of a friendship. Friends are usually temporary but your reputation is stuck with you forever. Be the only light bulb that lights up in the darkest of nights, the only one who recognizes whats right and whats wrong. Be the only light thatll help people see a path of goodness. Guide people through the dark as they try to find their way to this path. 

Detectives and Criminal Investigators

This career isn’t as exciting as it is on TV, it can have its moments. Detectives investigate crimes and search and apprehend criminals. Detectives spend their days following up on crimes that have already been committed. Detectives do a crime scene investigation; they collect evidence, witness interviews, report writing, record keeping, courtroom testimonies, arrest criminals and etc.  Detectives can work every day depending on the agency; they don’t have shifts like police officers do. Detectives specialize in specific crimes including crimes against a person, property crimes, homicide, sex crimes and white collar crimes.

Many agencies only require a high school diploma, others may insist you to have an associate’s degree or some college, maybe even a bachelor’s degree. There are many degrees that can help prepare you for this career but the most common ones are criminology and criminal justice.  You have to get hired as a police officer and then later get a promotion or transfer to become a detective.

By 2018, the bureau anticipates there will be around 130,000 detectives employed

Detectives make about $36,500-$97,000

The salaries depend on the location and the agency. Detectives with more experience usually make more than the younger ones.  

Reflection:

I'm really interested in this career. Ive wanted to be a criminal investigator since i was a kid. I watch shows that have to do with this career and i feel like this career is for me. I really want to help make a difference in the world. With this job, i bet i can help people a little everyday. I have the urge to help people, i feel like i have to do it.

"A CTR Champion is A person who makes a great human out of himself."

-Noemi Trigueros

If you choose the right always, you'll always be a champion. It doesn't matter if you're the champion of any sport or video game. All that does matter is that you choose the right in your daily life. If you choose the right in your daily life, you are a real champion. Choosing the wrong can have many repercussions. It can cost you your reputation and maybe even your label as "champion". The only way to avoid this is by choosing the right 24/7.  If you choose the right always, you'll never have to worry about choosing the wrong. If you always choose the wrong, you should consider changing your path. Choosing the right will make your life better and easier. 

Environmental Health Specialist

Duties and Responsibilities

Environmental Health Specialists are concerned with the environmental quality of a community and the health and safety of the workers in that community. They are responsible for enforcing local, state, and federal regulations that pertain to the sanitation of food and water, handling of hazardous and infectious wastes, and cleanliness and safety of housing and institutional environments. They may also be in charge of collecting and analyzing samples to determine if a hazard to public health exists. Environmental health specialists need to be comfortable with computers and other high tech devices because they may be called upon to prepare and calibrate the equipment used to collect and analyze the samples.

Salary:

Environmental health specialists make an average of $41,880. There are about 100 different salaries; every salary is different in every state.

Career requirements:

·         Bachelor’s degree

·         Degree field / occupational health, safety or a comparable scientific discipline

·         Certification/ voluntary certification is available through professional organizations

·         Experience/ Work experience is important, through internships or otherwise

·         Key skills/ good communication skills, attention to detail, problem solving personality, knowledge of the complex equipment needed to measure the environment, physical stamina and willingness to work on call in emergency cases

Demand for this profession:

The job outlook for this career has gone up  11%

Reflection;

This career interests me. It interests me because i think i have many of the key skills needed to succeed in this career. I like the fact that people in this career help many people, i want to do the same.  

"Goal setting is goal getting. Set and get."

-Mark victor Hansen

If you set goals, you're more likely to accomplish them. Once you set a goal, you feel like you have to get there. Nothing is ever too much. Set big goals or small goals, anything you desire. Be specific about your goal. For example if you want to lose weight, the best thing to do is set a deadline: weigh 130 pounds by January 3rd. If you want to straight As, work on every subject little by little until you get there. Set big goals and take baby steps to get there. Baby steps are okay. We all start by crawling, then we take small steps until we know and understand what is needed to do in order to get there. You can accomplish anything, anything is possible, You just have to put you mind, heart and soul into it. If you really want it you'll do anything possible to get it.

Columbus Day

Christopher Columbus was an explorer and navigator. The holiday honoring Christopher Columbus’s sighting of America on October 12, 1492, is observed in the states of the United States and also in parts of Canada, in Puerto Rico, and in some cities in Italy and Spain. Although Columbus was not the first explorer to set foot in the western hemisphere, his landing at san Salvador island in what  now is Bahamas was very important. It opened the settlement of America by Europeans. It is probable that the first celebration honoring the event was held in 1792. Columbus day became a legal holiday in the united states in 1892. This holiday honors many different people.

Reflection

I’m not sure what to think about this holiday. I was reading many articles and most of them disagreed with this holiday and having it named after Columbus. I’m going to continue reading these articles and choose a side, but for now I have nothing to say about this.

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"When obedience becomes our goal, it is no longer an irritation; instead of a stumbling block, it becomes a building block." 

-James E. Faust 

When you start following the rules, everything will go your way. Being obedient will not be hard at all if you start now. Obedience is the key to your future. It'll help you succeed. If you strike for obedience, you're choosing the right. If you don't care about being obedient, you're choosing the wrong. It'll affect you later in life. Once you aim for the right, you'll start to get blocks that'll slowly build you're future. Those blocks guarantee you a special spot in life that many wont ever get. Choose the right, it'll actually get you somewhere. 

Registered Nurse

Duties and responsibilities:

A registered nurse is a nurse who has graduated from a nursing program and met the requirements outlined by a country, state, province or similar licensing body in order to obtain a nursing license.  Rns care for patients and educate them on health issues to prevent future illnesses. Along with technical skills necessary for the medical profession.  Nurses have many responsibilities. Some of the things they do are performing physical exams and health histories, they provide health promotion, counseling and education, and they administer medications, wound care and ect.

Salary

$65,470- $70,000

Education

·         Bachelor’s degree

·         Associate's degree

·         Nursing diploma

·         Licensure for a registered nurse

Demand for this profession

Employment for registered nurses has increased 16%

There are 2,711,500 jobs available

Reflection:

I'm interested in this career because my aunt is a Registered Nurse and it really interests me. I'm interested in doing what she does, i look up to her. I like the idea of being to help save people's lives and i hope to one day be able to do that everyday.

"We learn to do by doing."

-Spencer W. Kimball 

You learn to do something by trying it out. If you don't try to do something, you'll never know how to do it. if you want to play an instrument you have to get it, practice and have patience. You're not going to learn just by staring at it. If you want to be good at a certain subject, you have to study and go to tutoring. You are not going to wake up the next morning and all of sudden be super good on that certain subject. In order to have patience to achieve something you want, you have to be determined. You have to be confident in yourself, youll eventually get to where ever you want to get to, you just have to keep trying everyday. Im in marching band. in order for me to be a very good marcher and player, i have to practice, i practice my marching and different songs we play. ill eventually get there, i just have to be patient. 

Emergency medical technician

Duties and responsibilities

Emergency medical technicians or EMTs and paramedics care for sick or injured people in emergency medical settings. People’s lives often depend on the quick reaction and competent care provided by these workers. Emts and paramedics respond to emergency calls, performing medical service and transporting patients to medical facilities. Most emts and paramedics work full time. Their work can be stressful, sometimes involving life or death situations.  Emts also assess a patient’s condition and determine a course of treatment, provide first aid treatment or life support care to sick or injured patients, document medical care given to patients and ect.

Salary; about $31,980 per year and $15.38 per hour

Education

You need to have your high school diploma, certification and state license. The national registry of emergency medical technicians is the certifying agency for emts and paramedics. Once you complete emt certification training you’ll be required to pass written and practical exams.

Demand for this profession;

The number of jobs for this profession increased by 24% in the last year, it went up faster than average.

                           

Reflection;

This career interests me, I would like to be a emt. I want to be able to help people by saving their lives.