Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement

“I will persist until I succeed”

Og Mandino

Author of “The Greatest Salesman in the World”

Perfusionist

Perfusionist

Educational Requirements: A high school diploma with a strong background in biology and chemistry is required to be accepted in perfusionist training programs. Admissions preference is given to students with college science work or experience in respiratory therapy and medical terminology.

Duties and Responsibilities: Clinical perfusionists operate circulation equipment during medical situations when it is necessary to temporarily and artificially replace the patient’s circulatory or respiratory functions. This occurs during heart surgery and similar operations. Perfusionists also control the temperature of patients during surgery. Their duties are operating heart-lung machines, administering some types of anesthesia, administering some types of medication.

Average Salary: $50,000

Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement

“Persistence can change failure into extraordinary achievement.”

Matt Biondi

Olympic Gold Medal Winner, World Record Holder

Osteopathic Physician (D.O)

Osteopathic Physician (D.O)

Duties and Responsibilities: They use accepted methods of diagnosing and treating injuries and diseases. Although they practice in all branches of medicine and surgery like allopathic physicians (M.D.s), they differ by emphasizing the importance of the musculoskeletal system, holistic medicine, proper nutrition, and environmental factors in maintaining god health. Osteopaths use a hand-on approach to medicine and frequently manipulate or palpate as part of diagnosis and treatment. They work primarily in osteopathic hospitals or private practice, however many allopathic physicians as staff members.

Average Salary: $110,000

Educational Requirements: Students should take the most challenging high school courses (including AP or IB courses) available in science, math, and English. Medical school usually includes two years of additional study in both basic and clinical sciences and is followed by a year-long hospital internship.

Student Success Statement

 Student Success Statement

The answers to these questions will determine your success or failure:

1.       Can people trust me to do what’s right? Yes

2.       Am I committed to doing my very best? Sometimes

3.       Do I treat people the way I want to be treated? Sometimes

If the answers to these questions are Yes, There is no way you can fail.”

Lou Holtz

Optometrist

Optometrist

Duties and Responsibilities: Optometrists treat vision problems.  They treat vision problems by diagnosing the problem and then prescribing corrective eyeglasses, contact lenses, or vision therapy. Some optometrists specialize in industrial vision safety, treatment of vision related learning disabilities, and environmental vision care.  Unlike ophthalmologists they are not physicians and may not write medical prescriptions, treat diseases, or perform surgery.

Salary: 78,000

Educational Requirements: Students interested in becoming an optometrist should take the most challenging high school courses (AP or IB) available in math, science, and English. Before entering an optometry school at least two years of college in a pre-professional program is required.

Reflection: I would enjoy being an Optometrist

John F. Kennedy is telling us education and exercise is important for us children.

Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement

“Physical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body, it is the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual activity. The relationship between the soundness of the body and the activities of the mind is subtle and complex. Much is not yet understood. But we do know what the Greeks knew: that intelligence and skill can only function at the park of their capacity when the body is healthy and strong.”

President John F. Kennedy

Optician

Optician

Duties and Responsibilities: They fit and dispense eyeglasses for patients based upon prescriptions written by ophthalmogists or optometrists. Opticians help the customers select eyeglass frames and then measure their faces so that correct size frames can ordered. They also measure the distance between that corneas of the eyes so that less may be correctly fitted in the frames.

Salary: $19,000 - $40,000

Educational Requirements: Students should take high school courses in physics, algebra mechanical drawing, and geometry. A high school diploma or GED certificate is needed to being training as an optician.

 

Student Success Statement

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

 

Optical Laboratory Technician

Optical Laboratory Technician

Duties and Responsibilities: Grind and fit eyeglass lenses into frames according to prescriptions that is what Optical laboratory technicians do. 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.

Average Salary: $15,000 - $20,000

Educational Requirements: A high school diploma or GED certificate is needed to being optical laboratory training. Training programs last between sic month and one year and are provided by vocational schools and community colleges. 

Student Success Statement
“Doing what is right, fair and honorable is more important than winning or losing.”
Chick Moorman


Reflection:  Loosing against another team. The score is 1-0. Wanting to score at least one goal so bad, but not being able to. Wanting to fake a fall but realizing it isn’t fair if that occurred.

My weekend 2/10

My weekend was great. Saturday morning I went out to breakfast with my family then after that I went to go buy two new jackets. After we finished with that we headed to my brothers soccer game. Sunday, I did homework that was needed to be done then went to buy myself a pair of new shoes.

Ophthalmologist

Ophthalmologist

Duties and Responsibilities: Ophthalmologists are physicians who specialize in the treatment of eye disorders and diseases.  They treat vision problems and write prescriptions for both pharmaceuticals and corrective eyeglass lenses.  When necessary, they perform eye surgery.  Most ophthalmologists are in private practice, however some are employed by hospitals or clinics, and others perform research.
Average Salary:  $90,000 - $150,000
Educational Requirements: Only physicians may study to become ophthalmologists.  After completing medical school and an internship, an ophthalmologist must then complete a three to five year residency in an approved ophthalmology program.  After completing their residency program they must pass an examination to be certified.
Reflection: I wouldn't enjoy being an Ophthalmologist. I would give it try but I know I wouldn't enjoy it.