Student Success Statement

“Education is a marathon—not a sprint”

ANON

Education is a marathon because you have to prepare for it and work hard all the way through. It isn’t a sprint because then you would do the most you can as fast as you can and you won’t really learn anything…

Student Success Statement

“The man who has no imagination has no wings”

Muhammad Ali

If you have ever heard the phrase, spread your wings and soar, then you know what this is saying. Your imagination can take you anywhere you want by just thinking about it. You can “fly” to wherever you want. If you do not have imagination, then you can’t “fly” anywhere…

 

Student Success Statement

“To see what is right and not to do it is want of courage.”

Confucius

If you see something that is right and you don’t do it, then you only want courage but, you don’t truly have it.

 

Student Success Statement

“Persistence can change failure into extraordinary achievement.”

Matt Biondi

If you really try hard and be persistent, then you can achieve anything. If you really want to make that F into an A, then you have to be persistent and work hard…

Student Success Statement

“Improve your performance by improving your attitude.”

ANON

If you improve your attitude, then you can easily improve your performance. For example, if you are presenting a project in front of the class, it could be the best project ever, but if you present it with a bad attitude and you will receive a low grade…

Student Success Statement

“Gold medals don’t make champions… Hard work does.”

ANON

You can’t receive a Gold Medal if you do nothing to receive it. You need to work hard to achieve it.

Student Success Statement

“Continuous effort, not enough strength or intelligence, is the key to unlocking potential.”

Liane Cordes

If you are strong or even if you are the smartest person in the world, you need to have continuous effort to unlock potential because you need to practice continuously and not give up easily…

Student Success Statement

“When an archer misses the mark, he turns and looks for the fault within himself. Failure to hit the bulls-eye is never the fault of the target. To improve your aim, improve yourself.”

-Gilbert Arland

When you fall down, that doesn’t mean you have to give up. You just need to improve your skills. You have to try your best and work on getting better. Always try your best at your best sport.

Student Success Statement

The Three Don’ts:

ü      Don’t whine

ü      Don’t complain

ü      Don’t make excuses

-John Wooden

You should never whine or complain about anything because you don’t have the worst life or the worst grades or the worst problems. There IS someone that has is worse and you should be grateful for what you have and don’t make up excuses…

 

Student Success Statement

“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.”

John Wayne

Courage does not mean that you are stronger or better than anyone else, it’s when someone has the guts to do something, no matter how terrifying it might seem.

Student Success Statement

“Be always sure you’re right, then go ahead.”

Davy Crockett

If you’re not 100% sure you’re right, then check again. If you are right, then keep moving forward…

Student Success Statement

“He listens well who takes notes.”

Dante Alighieri

If you take notes, you are much more likely to understand what you are learning. If you do not take notes, then you are more likely to get worse grades on tests because you more than likely had nothing to study with…

Student Success Statement

“When you believe you can – you can.”

Dr. Maxwell Maltz

If you put your mind to do something right, then you can strive for the better. When you feel down and think you might not be able to do something right the first time, you can try again if you just believe in yourself.

Student Success Statement

“You must live in the present to secure your future.”

Reverend Robert Craig

If you live in the past, you will never learn to move on with your live and you will be stuck in the past until one day you will regret not living in the present. If you focus on the present, then you will be able to get things done and look forward… If you live in the future then you will never be able to do things right… ”Don’t count your eggs before they are hatched…”

Student Success Statement

“Disciplining yourself to do what you know is right and important, although difficult, is the highroad to pride, self-esteem, and personal satisfaction.”

Margaret Thatcher

At times when you have to make a life changing decision, you may be stuck between doing what’s right for the good of others even if they don’t want you to and / or doing what’s harmful because others DO want you to. . .

Student Success Statement

“In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing.”

-Theodore Roosevelt

No matter what situation you are in, you must ALWAYS CHOOSE THE RIGHT!! Good things are always bound to happen if you do good things so never do what is wrong no matter how tempting it may seem to you . . .

Student Success Statement

“To know what is right and not do it is the worst cowardice”

-Confucius

If you know it is the right thing to do, then do it. Because if you don’t, for fear that you might get beaten up or bullied by it, then that is the worst type of cowardice there can be. It’s better to be called a chicken for not wanting to smoke, than to be called a scaredy-cat for not reporting bullies . . .

Student Success Statement

“In life as in football, you won’t go far, unless you know were the goal posts are.”

Arnold Glasgow

If you’re playing football and there are no goal posts, then how are you going to score a point? If there ARE goal posts, but you don’t know which side you need to go to in order to score points then, you might be headed in the wrong direction. In life, it’s the same idea. If you want to succeed in life, then you most set up your own goal posts are, place them as high as you can so you can shoot for the stars…

Student Success Statement

“Choosing the right is always the right thing to do.”

Alex Linares

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 believe that choosing the right is ALWAYS right because it is never right to do what is wrong. For example, you are doing wrong if you do drugs, but you are making the right decision if you decide to not accept the drug since the first time they offer it to you.

Student Success Statement

“It’s better to be alone than to be in bad company.”

Anon

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ou need to know when to choose the right. If people go out drinking, smoking, getting high and they invite you, refuse to take any. You want to be successful, not someone, who’s life isn’t going to get them anywhere. You need to focus on your career and school. Then in life, when you grow up, they will be the fools wishing they had chosen the right. Be careful who you hang out with because in time if it’s not the person they were before you’ll regret it.