Six Pillars of Character

1. List the six pillars.

TRUSTWORTHINESS: BLUE

RESPECT: YELLOW/GOLD

RESPONSIBILITY: GREEN

FAIRNESS: ORANGE

CARING: RED

CITIZENSHIP: PURPLE

2. Describe each pillar and give an example of each pillar.

TRUSTWORTHINESS: BLUE

Being honest

 Not cheating, stealing, or deceiving

Being reliable

Having the courage to do the right thing

You tell your friend the truth and not lie.

FAIRNESS: ORANGE

Playing by the rules

Being open-minded

Treating people fairly

Not taking advantage of others

You don’t break rules in order to be safe.

RESPECT: YELLOW/GOLD

Treating others with respect

Being tolerant and accepting of differences

Deal with problems peacefully

You don’t hurt or talk bad about a person that is different from you.

CARING: RED

Being kind

Helping people in need

Expressing gratitude

Forgiving others

You give compliments to people.

RESPONSIBILITY: GREEN

Doing what you are supposed to do

Persevering

Always do your best

Using self-control

Be self-disciplined

Thinking before you acting

You could do your homework on time.

CITIZENSHIP: PURPLE

Doing your share to make your school and community better 

Being a good neighbor

 Obeying laws and rules

  Respecting authority  

Protecting the environment

Volunteering

You could volunteer in a school or hospital.

3. Reflection: Well I see the pillars as something that we should try to live by every day because when we use these pillars they help us live a better life. My commitment will be to try to live by these six pillars of character.  

Student Success Statement Sophocles

Student Success Statement

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

Sophocles 

Reflection: This should be what everyone should think because we should rather fail a test than cheat. We should rather not win in a sports game than use steroids and enhance our performance. If we do the opposite of what we should do then the consequences will be much worse you can be shameful, regretful and humiliated.  

Memorial Day

“Memorial Day”

• What is Memorial Day?

 Memorial Day is a day on which those who died in active military service are remembered.

• What is the purpose of Memorial Day?  

General John Logan stated that Memorial Day is “designated for the purpose of strewing with flowers, or otherwise decorating the graves of comrades who died in defense of their country during the late rebellion, and whose bodies now lie in almost every city, village and hamlet churchyard in the land.”

• When is it? 

Memorial Day is celebrated the last Monday in May and will be celebrated this year in May 25, 2015.

• What are a few ways to show honor and respect on Memorial Day? 

Some ways to show honor and respect are collecting funds for soldiers, volunteering in their homes, and highlighting some of their stories.

• What are a few things you will do on Memorial Day to show honor and respect? 

I am a Jehovah Witness and we are neutral during wars so on Memorial Day I will not be participating in this holiday since I don’t celebrate it.

Student Success Statement Dan Dierdorf

Student Success Statement

“If I've got correct goals and if I keep pursuing them the best way I know how, everything else falls into line. If I do the right thing right, I’m going to succeed.”

Dan Dierdorf

Reflection: In this quote we see that we need to have good goals and when we set our minds in doing these goals then everything falls into place. We need to do things right so that we are able to succeed and have a better life with no regrets. 

Student Success Statement Dennis Prager

Student Success Statement 

"The most important thing you will ever have is good values."

Dennis Prager 

Reflection: It is important to have good values because it helps us succeed in life and it makes us a better person. Also with good values we achieve more stuff than what we lose and we help create a better person for ourselves. Having good values is more important than love, happiness and money because without good values we wouldn't even have love, money, and happiness.  

Optician

Optician

Duties and Responsibilities: Opticians decipher eyeglass or contact lens prescriptions written by ophthalmologists or optometrists. They also measure a customer's face and eyes to ensure proper fit of eyeglasses or contact lenses and that the finished lenses are ground to specifications and fit properly. They also assist customers in selecting frames based on their prescription and life style and instruct them to take care of the glasses or contact lens.

Salary: The annual median salary is $44,605.

Education: It requires a high school diploma, may require an associate’s degree, 2-4 years of experience, and must be a licensed.

Reflection: I would like to be an optician because the career doesn’t take that much time and it pays well.

 

Student Success Statement Wilford Woodruff

Student Success Statement 

"Nothing is ever gained in doing what's wrong."

Wilford Woodruff 

Reflection: This statement is very true because when you do what's wrong you lose something, you never gain anything. This shows us that we should do what is right to gain something instead of nothing.