CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!
                                                        Student Success Statement                                                                      "No student ever attains eminent success by simply doing what is required of him/her, it is the amount and       excellence of what is over and above the required that determines the greatness of ultimate distinction."
                                          -Charles Kendall Adams, American Historian.
 Reflection: Just because someone just does the right does't mean he/she is so successful. You have to show that want success!! Show that you are meant for greatness and do the right!!

                                                   Optical Laboratory Technician

Duties and Responsibilities:
Optical laboratory technicians grind and fit eyeglass lenses into frames according to prescriptions written by ophthalmologists or optometrists.  Technicians set lens grinding machine so that lens blanks are ground and polished. They then fit the polished lenses into eyeglass frames and, depending upon where they work, fit the frames to the patients.  Some ophthalmic technicians work in optical laboratories or for optometrists or ophthalmologists.  Many work in retail stores that have optical departments.

Salary: $15,000-$20,000

Education:
A high school diploma or GED certificate is needed to begin optical laboratory training.  Training programs last between six months and one year and are provided by vocational schools and community colleges.  Some retail store optical departments provide on-the-job training. 

                                                                  

                                                          

Reflection: It's a good job, but I wouldn't want to be one. I'm achieving my dream and going for my goals as an music/recording artist. 

                                                            CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!
                                                          Student Success Statement
   "Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody else excepts of you. Never excuse yourself."
                                                            -Henry Ward Beecher.
                                             Reflection: I think this quote means that you need to have a higher standard in yourself to achieve more things and never to excuse yourself because you failed.
                                                                       

                                                     Ophthalmic Technician 

Duties and Responsibilities: Ophthalmic technicians or technologists help ophthalmologists collect data and measurements to allow the correct diagnosis and treatment of eye diseases and problems.  They work at hospitals, clinics, or for ophthalmologists in private practice.  Their duties often include: Performing simple eye exams, assisting with eye surgery, explaining diagnostic and treatment procedures to patients.

Salary: $14,000-$25,
Education:
Students will need a high school diploma (or GED certificate) and two years of college prior to beginning ophthalmic training programs.  These programs may vary in length, but can take up to two years to complete.                                                              

Reflection: Sounds good, but I wouldn't honestly. I have dreams of becoming a music/recording artist...

                                   

                                                                    Progress Report

              I've accomplished getting my grades up a little and I'm very very proud of myself. But it's gonna take a whole lot more and I will succeed. 

                                                        CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!
                                              ~STUDENT SUCCESS STATEMENT~
                                               
                                              "Goal setting is goal getting. Set and Get."
                   -Mark Victor Hansen

Reflection: This quote is very true and understandable. Set your goal and get it!!

Operating Room Technician

Duties and Responsibilities: Operating room technicians are also called surgical technicians or surgical technologists.  They assist in preparing operating rooms for surgery.  They are responsible for having surgical instruments, sterile bandages and linens, needed fluids, and other equipment ready for the operation.  They may also assist doctors by handing them needed instruments during surgery and for counting sponges and needles before and after the operation.  They deliver specimens to hospital laboratories for analysis, and after operations they take patients to the recovery room.

Salary: $16,000-$22,000

Education: A high school diploma or GED certificate is required.  Many vocational and junior colleges offer programs in operating room technology, and training may also be taken at large hospitals.  Programs vary between one year to two years.  Students receive training in medical terminology, physiology, and sterilization methods.  At the end of the training period students must pass an examination by the Association of Surgical Technologists to become certified. 

                                                                                       

Reflection: I would like to become one but at the same time I don't. It just doesn't catch my interest. I have dreams and goals of becoming a recording music artist.