Student Success Statement

                               "CTR connects you to happiness and success-CTW disconnects."
                                                                                                       -Steve Haymore

Reflection: Choosing the right can lead  you to many pleasures in life and can lead you to success. From your work to your family, you can achieve happiness by choosing the right. By choosing the wrong, (drugs, stealing, etc.) you can lose that happiness and you won't be able to achieve it unless you change.      

Emergency Medical Technician

Duties and Responsibilities:

Emergency medical technicians, or EMTs, usually work in teams of two in specially designed ambulances. They provide immediate life or limb saving medical treatment at the scenes of accidents and injuries as well as transport casualties to hospital emergency rooms for further care. The job is both physically demanding and stressful.  Emergency medical technicians often respond to: 

• Automobile accidents
• Heart attacks
• Gunshot woundings
• Unscheduled childbirth
• Drownings
• Other serious medical emergencies

Average Salary:  $25,000 - $37,500

Educational Requirements:

Students must have a high school diploma (in some areas GED certificates may be substituted) in order to become an emergency medical technician.  Driver's education, health, and science courses are strongly recommended and may be required before enrolling in some training programs. 

Basic emergency medical technician training includes about  100-120 hours spent in the classroom and 10 hours in a hospital emergency room.  Emergency medical technicians are required to pass state licensing or certification tests and participate in continuing education programs.  Many emergency medical technicians earn associate degrees in their field.

                                           

Student Success Statement

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

                                                                                            -Alex Linares

Reflection: Doing whats right can have it's advantages. You can make a friend, have a good conscience with the feeling that your helping the world, and have people follow your example of a good person. It's always the right thing to do.

Electroneurodiagnostic Technologist

Duties and Responsibilities:

Electroneurodiagnostic technologists use electronic graphs to determine if patients are suffering from a central nervous system condition or disease like epilepsy, tumors, stroke, or trauma.  The graphs are records of the brain's electrical activity.  Electroneurodiagnostic technologists usually work in hospitals, laboratories, or physicians' offices.  They: 

• Prepare medical records.
• Apply electrodes and select instrument settings.
• Perform electroneurodiagnostic tests.
• Adjust and maintain their equipment.
• Record test results.
• Identify patient abnormalities.

Average Salary:  $20,000 - $35,000

Educational Requirements:

Electroneurodiagnostic technologists must have a high school diploma and and some courses in computer technology before beginning specialized training. 

Electroneurodiagnostic training can be obtained through vocational schools, community colleges, and in some cases hospitals.  Training takes one year and is followed by another year of supervised experience.  Before beginning practice electroneurodiagnostic technologists must pass written and oral examinations.

                                                       

Student Success Statement

                                          "It's better to be alone than to be in bad company."

                                                                                                        -ANON

Reflection: It's better to be by yourself than being with a bad crowd. You would be in more harm if you are with bad company. These can included people who use drugs, steal, etc. It's better to be alone than to be around these people. Being alone does not mean your lonely because you're enjoying your own company.

Student Success Statement

                                      "You cannot do wrong and feel right. It is impossible."
                                                                                                  -Ezra T. Benson

Reflection: Everyone has a conscience. If you know what you did was wrong, it will not feel right no matter the situation. There is no way you can be comfortable with something you did wrong because eventually you'll feel guilty.

Electrocardiograph Technician

Duties and Responsibilities:

Electrocardiograph (ECG or EKG) technicians usually work under the supervision of cardiologists in hospitals, doctors' offices, clinics, or bedside.  They operate electrocardiogram equipment to monitor patients' heart problems.  They: 

• Connect electrodes to patients.
• Insert and remove catheters.
• Monitor equipment output.
• Record test results.
• Identify emergencies or abnormalities.
• Operate ultrasound equipment.

Average Salary:  $15,000 - $32,000

Educational Requirements:

Electrocardiograph technicians must have a high school diploma or GED before beginning specialized training. 

Electrocardiograph training can be obtained through vocational schools, community colleges, and in some cases through on-the-job supervised experience.  Basic training takes three to six months.  Advanced training takes one to two years.

                                                 

Registered Dietitian

Duties and Responsibilities:

Registered Dietitians provide advice and education about nutrition and its affect on health.  They work in schools, educational administration, research, hospitals, clinics, industry, food service management, and private practice.  Registered dietitians:

• Organize and supervise food service operations and meal preparation.
• Make dietary recommendations.
• Counsel patients and clients about diets.
• Supervise food purchasing.
• Study the nutritional value of food and how it is used by the body.

Average Salary:  $30,000 - $40,000

Educational Requirements:

Students should take a challenging high school curriculum that includes math and science courses.  High school business courses may also prove helpful.

A Bachelor's Degree in dietetics or a related field approved by the American Dietetic Association is required.  Registered dietitians must also pass a professional exam and complete a supervised practicum.

                                         
                                                     

Student Success Statement

      “I think it better to do right, even if we suffer in so doing, than to incur the reproach of our consciences.”

                                                                                                                   -Robert E. Lee

Reflection: Doing what's right in a selfless way is better than doing what's wrong in a selfish way. It's better to have clear conscience.

                                                 

Dietetic Technicians

Duties and Responsibilities:

Dietetic Technicians assist dietitians in evaluating, organizing, and conducting nutrition services and programs for schools, hospitals, and industry.  They: 

• Gather and evaluate diet histories.
• Assist in planning patient meals. 
• Provide nutritional counseling.
• Conduct food service operations.
• Oversee food preparation and service.
• Maintain records.

Average Salary:  $16,000 - $30,000

Educational Requirements:

Students wanting to become dietetic technicians should graduate from high school with a well-rounded program.  High school business courses may prove helpful.

Dietetic technicians must complete a two-year Associate's Degree program that is accepted by the American Dietetic Association.  They must then pass a Commission on Dietetics Registration examination.

                                                           

Student Success Statement

                                               "Tell me what is right and I will fight for it."

                                                                                   -Woodrow Wilson

Reflection: One should fight for things that they want and for the things that are right. For example, if one is running for president, they will pursue to get to that position and they will fight for what they know will help them get there. They know that by doing so, he will gain the people’s trust. If he sees that there must be a change in the world or in his community, people can say their concerns.

Dialysis Technician

Duties and Responsibilities:

Dialysis Technicians operate machines that remove waste and excess fluids from the blood of patients whose kidneys can no longer carry out those functions.  Dialysis technicians are also referred to as renal dialysis technicians, hemodialysis technicians, or nephrology technicians. They work under the supervision of physicians, primarily in hospitals and clinics.

Dialysis technicians must fully understand the operation of the kidney dialysis machines.  They are responsible for their operation, cleaning, and sterilization.  They must also fully understand their patients' needs.  Dialysis technicians carefully monitor and record weight and vital signs before, during, and after the blood cleansing procedures.  Additionally, they instruct patients about in-home treatments.  Because dialysis technicians work with blood, they must exercise strict safety precautions against infectious diseases such as hepatitis and AIDS.

Average Salary:  $20,000 - $35,000 

Educational Requirements:

Dialysis technicians must have a high school diploma or GED certificate.  Additionally, they must complete a state-approved training program at a technical school, community college, or hospital.

                                  

Student Success Statement

"The right way is not always the popular and easy way. Standing for right when it is unpopular is a true test of moral character."

                                                                                                -Margaret Chase Smith

Reflection: The choices you make in life define who you are as a person. No one chooses for you. You should always try to aim for what is right even if nobody favors it.

Dental Laboratory Technician

Duties and Responsibilities:

Dental laboratory technicians specialize in different areas of dental and orthodontic work.  Their jobs usually include making and repairing dentures, crowns, and braces.  They work in dental schools, commercial dental laboratories, hospitals, dental clinics, and for manufacturers of dental prostheses  

Dental laboratory technicians: 

• Repair denture linings.
• Choose and mount replacement teeth.
• Construct denture frames.
• Identify needed prostheses repairs.
• Make and fix braces.
• Cast plaster dental molds.
• Clean and polish prostheses.

Average Salary:  $22,000 - $33,000

Educational Requirements:

Dental laboratory technicians must have a high school diploma or GED certificate before starting dental laboratory training. 

Dental laboratory technicians must attend a community college, vocational school, or dental school to learn their skills.  Programs are usually two years in length.

                                        

Student Success Statement

                                             “The reward of a job well done is to have it done”

                                                                                                             -Anon

Reflection: Just having something done right in itself is rewarding. For example, If you complete your homework it can be a reward in itself. Because you did it, you'll receive a higher grade.

The Invisible Man

                                                         

The Invisible Man is a science fiction novella by H. G. Wells published in 1897. The Invisible Man of the title is Griffin, a scientist who has devoted himself to research into optics and invents a way to change a body's refractive index to that of air so that it absorbs and reflects no light and thus becomes invisible. He successfully carries out this procedure on himself, but fails in his attempt to reverse the procedure. It's a very interesting book for any reader and i highly recommend it.

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

Reflection: Doing what you know is right is important. It can be difficult at first, but it'll eventually make you a better person. Drugs can be an example. If you know they're bad, Why do it? You would be better off doing something productive.

Dentist

Duties and Responsibilities:

Dentists examine patients mouths, treat patients with dental problems, and provide preventive education.  Many are employed by dental schools, health agencies, hospitals, or professional groups.  Some operate their own practices.  Dentists:

• Diagnose oral problems.
• Fill cavities.
• Perform root canals.
• Treat gum disease.
• Practice orthodontia.
• Give anesthesia and perform oral surgery.

Average Salary:  $45,000 - $150,000

Educational Requirements:

Students should take the most challenging high school courses (including AP or IB courses) available in science, math, and English.

Most dental schools require entrants to have a Bachelor's Degree with emphasis in the sciences.

Dental school is four years in length.  In order to practice dentistry following graduation, dentists must pass a national examination.

                               

The Sting of the Scorpion Video Summary

Choosing the wrong always has negative consequences. In the video, a young boy and his parents went on a camping trip in the dessert. The child wanted to explore and the parents allowed him, as long as he wore his shoes. Instead he wore his flip flops. His consequence was that he got stung by a scorpion and suffered a lot of pain. He learned to listen to his parents after that experience.

                                           

Student Success Statement

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

                                                                                                    -Theodore Roosevelt

Reflection: If you have the ability to chose to do what's right, then that is always the best option. I've read this quote before and it's incomplete. "In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing." is the full statement. Roosevelt was a brilliant man and always aimed to do what's right but sometimes had situations where there was no "right" choice, as both of them had negative consequences.

                                                         

Dental Assistant

Duties and Responsibilities:

Dental assistants help dentists provide dental care.  They often work in teams with dental hygienists and laboratory technicians.  They may work in health clinics, dental schools, nursing homes, and the military, but usually they work for dentists in private practice.  

Dental assistant duties include: 

• Helping patients patients feel comfortable during treatment.
• Taking and developing dental x-rays.
• Taking medical histories for patients.
• Sterilizing and preparing dental instruments and equipment.
• Instructing patients about dental health care to include brushing and flossing.
• Performing office management tasks.

Average Salary:  $14,000 - $25,000

Educational Requirements:

Dental assistants must have a high school diploma or GED certificate. 

They must receive additional training at a community college, vocational school, or dental school to learn their skills.  Length of programs varies between six months and one year.  To become certified, dental assistants must pass an examination from the Dental Assisting National Board.