Student Success Statement

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

James E. Faust

This statement is sending me a message that says obedience should be a natural thing that comes to you. if you practice and practice being obedience, it will be easy enough to actually be obedience. Most people at school are about 50% obedience and 50% not. For example I follow the rules, but when it comes to texting during class time, I don’t take that school serious. I text during class if I want. One time I was even talking on the phone in class, having a regular conversation and that’s it. the teacher never found out and I didn’t get my phone token away, because I was wearing ear phones. The teacher thought I was talking with the person next to me. The point is, I know that is wrong. There is like no point for it to be 50%. It’s a bad habit that has to shake, and I need help. No one can change alone. 

Student Success Statement

“Obedience is the great test of life”

Thomas S. Monson

This statement is trying to send a message that says in order to have a great life you must have obedience. Having obedience shows that you have respect for yourself and for others. People most likely won’t want to be your friend if you don’t have respect for yourself or towards them as well. You need to know that if you have obedience you will not get into any type of trouble and you won’t lead your friends into the situations that you could be in.

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“the more obedient we are, the more freedom we have.”

Boyd K. Packer

This statement is trying to send a message that says that when parents see that you are obedient they tend to trust you more because they know that you aren’t going to do something wrong, or stupid. My mom tends to trust me just a little bit more than my older sister because I am obedient. My older sister is as well just that once in a while she gets these crazy ideas that she thinks she can do without permission. 

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“Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.”

Benjamin Franklin

This statement is trying to send a message that says it is best to go asleep early. I am always the first one to go to sleep early in my family. By 8:30 I’m already in bed and by the time its 9:00 I’m asleep. To be honest I don’t believe in the statement when they say “if you go to sleep early, you can wake up early.” I disagree because the time that I have gone to sleep at 12:00 or 1:00 in the morning, I wake up at 8:00 or so because o can’t sleep in. I don’t have a sleeping problem like others. I cannot go to sleep throughout the day because I hate it. the day is for people to be awake and up and out doing about. At night that is when I can sleep and even then if I go to sleep early I wake up at 8 or 9 o’clock in the morning. The latest I have ever slept in was 11:30. I think I was very tired that day.     

Student Success Statement

“A wise man ought to realize that health is his most valuable possession”

Hippocrates

This statement is trying to send a message that says it is more important to be health because how are you going to enjoy life if you’re sick all the time. if you have everything you wanted, let’s say you have the iPhone 5s and you have a mansion with like six rooms, and your backyard has a pool and a roller coaster. You have all your five favorite cars that you want with your two limos out front on the side of your house. You can also be a millionaire with your family and kids or whatever. With like a house in Miami or whatever you want. I’m sure you would want to enjoy that for a very long time. only because it took you forever to be where you are that day, the only problem is you are sick and you could die any day know. Your son isn't even double digits yet. Nothing is more important than your health.   

Student Success Statement

“Courage is being scared to death and doing the right thing anyways.”

Chae Richardson

This statement is trying to send a message that says no matter if you are scared you do the right thing. In this world we are all followers, once someone does the other, someone always ends up following and so on. It just takes that special someone to be the leader. Most of the time it is the quiet ones. The ones that don’t say anything that tends to speak up and be the leader. Are you the leader?

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“Act well your part; there all honor lies.”

Alexander Pope

This statement is trying to send a message that says lies are lies. No matter how big or small they are. Lies lead to horrible situations that can’t be fixed. The things you say can hurt people in a way no one can explain. Words are stronger than body language. Teaching your mouth not to say lies is hard, because in the world that we live in lies is a bad habit that we need to shake. For example some children think that if you lie it isn’t such a big deal. Bad habits can take over us, and soon we won’t have a choice. It will just be a natural thing to do.  

Student Success Statement

“I would prefer even to fail with honor than win by cheating.”

Sophocles

This statement is trying to send a message that says for example, when you play a basketball game. It doesn't matter if you won, it doesn't depend on the score. It is how well you played. If you played a good game and you lost, it doesn't matter because you tried. You didn't let the other team step all over you. When you cheat and win, it makes you feel guilty. Yea at the moment you don’t think and you’re happy because of the score. That just shows you aren't committed and you don’t care whether you’re a better player or not. 

Student Success Statement

“He who walks with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.”

A Proverb

This statement is trying to send a message that says you could be a good person but when you hang around with people that do bad things they can rub off on you. for example if your friends they do drugs and they offer you some, you could say no but they could tell you things like “oh they can’t hang!!” “Well if you want to say friends with us, you have to try it with us.” Next thing you know you’re hooked. The other example could be if your friends are doing drugs and let’s say they are okay with you not drinking. What if you get caught by the cops? You weren't doing anything, but you were there during the scene. They could still take you in for questioning. When you are around people that don’t do those things, there is a better chance of them not pressuring you into doing the things you don’t feel like doing. 

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“Kindness is the essence of greatness”

Joseph B. Wirthlin

This statement is trying to send a message that says that if you have kindness your life will be great. When you give kindness, better and more kindness will come back. For example when you are kind to someone it can change someone’s day. The person could be having a terrible day, but anyone could just change that by being kind. Being kind could change someone days completely.

 

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“Visualization-Imagination: What you see is what you get”

Anonymous

This statement is trying to send a message that says your imagination can set your life goals. Imagination can be big if you believe in yourself. You imagine yourself as a pop star, then you start believe that you are one. when you set your mind to something it comes true, because you work for it. 

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“Manners maketh man.”

William of Wykeham

This statement is trying to send a message that says our life can be amazing if we learn to have manners. Having manners is having respect for others like saying things ‘Thank You’ or ‘Your Welcome’. Opening doors can effect some ones day. Having respect for others is having respect for yourself. Respect the property that you live in.  

Student Success Statement

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

-Noemi Trigueros

This statement is trying to send a message that says when you chooses the right can get more opportunities with anything that can come to  their path. When you choose the right it defines what kind of person you are. Choosing the right identifies who you are. You would want to choose the right because you want to show everyone how much they can trust you. how much you have grown in a person. 

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“Action is the foundational key to all success”

Pablo Picasso

This statement is trying to send a message that says your actions show who you are and who you are shows a variety of personalities. For example you need to choose the right. When you find a phone that has been lost the best thing you should do is give it back to the person or give it to the lost and found person.  

Student Success Statement

“There is no giant step that does it. It’s a lot of little steps.”

ANON

This statement is trying to send a message that says to complete a goal you must work for it. Don’t just expect to do one little thing and your done working. You must practice each time and put all your effort into it. When you go up the stairs it seems like it’s a million, once you get to the top and you look down you realize how much you have climbed. You didn’t give up because if you did you would have not been at the top, now would you have? Have goals, dreams, etc. because without them your life would be pointless. Everyone has plans in their life, whether it’s big or small. It’s something.

 

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

William Penn

This statement is trying to send a message that says we are all followers and we need to be a leader. We need to all be leaders and stand up for ourselves. It doesn’t matter if you are by yourself, people leave in the end anyways. New people come along that may stay, from infinity and beyond.   

Student Success Statement

“Cowardice asks the question ‘is it safe?’ expediency asks the question ‘is it politic?’ vanity asks the question ‘is it popular?’ but, conscience asks the question, ‘is it right?’ and there comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but one must take it because one’s conscience tells one that it is right.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

This statement is trying to send a message that says that we are all followers. In some point in time we are followers. There will be a time when we are a leader, that only happens when you want to make a change and your tired of following. You get tired of following because others see the weakness in you and it shows that you can’t be yourself. For a change people tend to snap out of it and they want to change themselves. They want to show people that they are responsible for their own actions. I know that once one person does it, everyone will follow. Are you that one? 

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“Let us have faith that right makes right, and in the faith let us to the end dare to do our duty as we understand it.”

Abraham Lincoln

This statement is trying to send a message that says we need to show people to be right be an influence. If a variety of people do the right, other will follow. That is just how it is these days. People need to see others do it first. For example when a person comes to school one day with the new iPhone, every other student happens to want it as well to fit in.

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“The reward for doing right is mostly an internal phenomenon: self-respect, dignity, integrity, and self-esteem.”

Dr. Laura Schlessinger

This statement is sending a message that says that the right thing to do is to have respect for yourself. There is a sane that goes: you can’t love someone,  until you love yourself. You must have self-respect for yourself. How do you expect people to respect you and care for you, if you can’t even do that to yourself. Dignity could be the only thing you have left. You don’t want to give it away. That is what shows people that you are strong. 

Student Success Statement

“Right is right only when entire.”

Victor Hugo

This statement is sending a message that says you can do good things. Your opinion is what counts and people can tell you things you don’t want to her about your choice, but all you have is your opinion.  it is based on you, and only you.