Since this past summer, I have been working with Wilson Workforce and Rehabilitation Center (WWRC) to create a project for my Senior Capstone Project at Shenandoah Valley Governor’s School. This project has been incredibly influential towards defining my current outlook on my potential future and career in Engineering. In an effort to expand upon what I have learned at SVGS through an Introduction to Engineering class, I wanted to use the programming skills that I have obtained to wire, design, and program a new sensor and create something to assist the patients at the center. Therefore, I have collaborated with the physical therapy department and am currently working on a motorized wheelchair sensor device. This sensor will act as a warning
I had an absolute blast being a library assistant and felt like every time I sorted books, helped put on puppet shows, or organized the book shelves, I was directly helping others to enjoy exploring the world of reading. The thought that I was touching a book that might make a child fall in love with reading made me ecstatic and loved knowing that I could demonstrate to others the adventures found in the library through my time.
In ninth grade, I began to participate in my school’s Young Life ministry program and soon started volunteering as student leader to increase my efforts to reach out and love others at my school. As a student leader, I have helped lead small group, been a campaigner for bible studies, and have gone to Young Life’s camp at Lake Champion to help lead the younger students. Through my words of encouragement and actions to put my friends first, I have absolutely loved seeing the joy and excitement that they have experienced through Young
Although I am still undecided, I am looking into either an Engineering/ISAT degree or a Business degree. In whatever field I end up deciding to pursue, I want to be able to use the skills and my education obtained in high school, especially in my education with S.T.E.M. at SVGS, and to serve others. Even though my ideas about majors and careers still vary, I am confident in the fact that I will pick a field and major where I can best use my college degree to benefit others. Whether it is innovating and creating new products to assist people through an Engineering degree, or assisting people with their financial goals through a Business or Economics major, I want to always have a focus on putting others before myself and using my education and experience as a means to serve others. Therefore, I do not have one specific long-term goal. Instead, I have a long-term goal that I hope will encompass everything that I do: to boldly shine my light and to bless others. Serving and loving others has truly been a major theme, joy, and drive in my life and I simply do not want it to stop in college or in my future career
Time sure does fly; in the blink of an eye, yet another 7.5-week class has come and gone. Just like life, it is scary to think that in just a few short years I will be graduating college and be in search of a future career. The magnitudes of readings, assignments, PowerPoint lectures, and videos have all contributed to the valuable knowledge I have gained since taking this course. Nothing that was presented or required was seen as invaluable towards my progression of career development. This career development course has allowed me to do some self-exploration, career research, and help me understand what influencing factors were related to the job market. Ultimately, this class helped me gauge and find a suitable career path, which will forever shape my future.
I have studied English since I was a grade seven, but the curriculum in my middle school and high school years, mainly focuses on reading and speaking components of language skills, with a little focus on writing. As a result, I never felt confident with any piece that I was asked to write. Writing has been a hurdle for me to succeed in college since most of the courses in college requires one or the other way writing skill. Consequently, I have decided to work on my writing skills, and have started working on it; even before, I started taking this English 101 class. I used to use a various educational material which I thought might help me to meet my writing goal. Some of the materials which I was using includes: TOEFL educational materials, You Tube resources, and various novels. All of these resources have helped me to polish my writing skills. Furthermore, after I started taking this class, I have learned to enjoy writing. I have made it a point to communicate my own thoughts and feelings as opposed to simply summarize the thoughts of famous writers and authors before me. This class builds up my confidence in my own writing and for that I am highly appreciative.
Junior Year, hmm, how do I feel about good ol’ Junior year? Lets just say Junior year was full of rumors, and people who just don’t have anything better to do but make you feel like well, crap. Don’t forget a ton of rat faced drama queens flaunting the brand new car daddy bought them hoping to cause a scene. But there was a bright side to all of it, i had a few really great friends. Also a bunch of amazing, understanding teachers this year. I never thought you would actually learn something that would truly stay on your mind for the rest of your life. But I did, to be honest I believe I learned one thing from almost all of them. Maybe I’ll fill you in.
Coming into my senior year I was very anxious and ready to get it over with. Everyone kept telling me that it was going to be the easiest year of high school, but I completely disagree. I would not say it was my hardest, but most definitely not the easiest, I did enjoy it though. It was very fun during the whole year, but once it came down to the last three or two months I began to give up. I was so ready for it to be over, and the more anxious I was the slower it seemed to get here. Unfortunately, I missed the main things that really mattered this year, like my cap and gown fitting, my last year book picture; all because I did not want to come to school this year. I really did not see no point in coming since I only needed two more credits to graduate, but in the 3rd quarter my
Senior Year. The year that is your last one until responsibilities catch up with you and it’s time to get serious. I don’t think that’s true; We’re all loaded with responsibilities no matter the age or time; even at the age of thirty, the task of tidying up is still the creeping feeling that haunts the back of the mind until attention is given to it. Though in high school, the main responsibility is graduating with good enough marks to get somewhere but I am part of the group whose main responsibility is graduating with flying colours and a scholarship from the university I intend hope to attend. It sounds grueling and it is, but it really only ever feels burdensome if there’s no purpose to it. A Scholarship is a purpose so
It’s the end of the road for my high school career and what a year it has been. This year went by so quickly, I felt it was certain. Since the beginning of high school, I’ve grown through the years into the person I’d become. Eventually, I would soon enter the college life and live on through the rest of my life. Linden High School was a giant journey full of obstacles that amended who I was as a student. By the time senior year arrived, I felt like I like I could give it one last shot. To show the teachers that I wasn’t going to let my senior year go to waste by slacking off. The majority of my senior year was me trying to figure out which college best suited me. I wanted to major somewhere in the business field and through all the open houses’
Everyone told me that senior year was going to be so easy. They said you’ll get to relax, go on field trips and watch movies most of the time. They were WRONG! Senior year was the hardest year ever. You don’t have any time to play around or slack off. There are so many projects to do in every class it’s ridiculous. As a senior you have to be on top of everything such as grades, colleges and tardies. Although the work was hard, some of the activities and projects we do are really fun. The classes that I take are honors classes or senior classes. For honors physics, we are going to Cedar Point. This class trip is going to be the last time that I see most of the highschool students I had class went. All my years as a highschool student I either
This February, I had the opportunity to chair a Valentine’s cards service project for the nursing home residents in my community. The main purpose behind this was to spread love to those who may need it. While I was in my Medical Assisting program at school, I was able to do my externship at an Internal Medicine office and work with a lot of elderly patients. Many of them garnered so much joy by just being greeted politely and acknowledged, even during a doctor’s visit. With two other members of National Honor Society, we were able to deliver the cards directly to residents during their entertainment. It gave me such a feeling of joy to be able to do something so simple, to bring happiness and love into someone else’s life.
Senior year is an important time in a teen’s life. It is the year when we decide what we want to do, and who we want to be. The College or University we choose is a big part of this. I want to go to Dallas Baptist University to find ways to honor my father God, to become a beacon of Christ, and to help others.
The internship that I acquired during the summer of 2010 at the Greenwood Sports and Industrial Rehabilitation Center (GSIRC), allowed me to gain an immeasurable amount of experience during my tenure at this facility. Within this period, the exposure to new concepts within the physical therapy industry allowed me to observe and work hands on with patients of all ages and disabilities that exposed me to various treatment plans and programs to restore client’s mobility. The essential Physical Education and Exercise Science (PEES) courses taken at Lander University were beneficial to my academic knowledgebase, which prepared me and developed me for the opportunity within the physical therapy discipline. Working as an intern taught me the responsibility of time management and working within a lean schedule that allow me to further develop my skill set. This reflection paper will illustrate my classroom experience, internship experience, and learning experience.
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Educational Goals: Education is extremely important part of my past, present, and future goals. I currently hold an Associate of Applied Science in Graphic Design Media. I have found that an A.A.S Degree does not go as far al I originally intended in the Rochester, MN area and furthering my education will be a necessity for my future career goals. Over the past 2 years I have been working on my Bachelor of Science in Business Administration at the Minnesota School of Business Rochester campus. I am currently a senior with 3 quarters left before a spring graduation. After a June graduation, I plan on taking a summer quarter break. After summer break I will either continue on at MSB for my Masters in Business Administration with a Minor in Marketing or transferring the University of Minnesota for my Masters in Adult Education. After my Masters Degree is complete I will decide at that time if I wish to continue on and achieve my Ph.D.
One topic I enjoyed in this class was social interaction and social structure. Social interaction is how we interact with others in the world. Social structure is our status in the world. The one thing that stood out to me was the three different statuses. Ascribed status is a part of us, something that will never go away. My ascribed status is that I am an African American woman. Achieved status is the things we accomplish in life and put effort into. These are the things we freely do. My achieved status would be when I was in High School and I volunteered to mentor small kids at an elementary school. Also when I help my Aunt every year with grading her papers and helping her teach at her school. Master status is the status that makes up your
High school has been a very interesting experience for me. It has definitely had its highs and lows and many confusing experiences in between. Overall, I feel like I have been equipped for not only college, but also life as a whole. High school has taught me many things, both academically and emotionally. It has revealed and exposed my true colors, both good and bad, and as a result, has built many aspects of my character. My experiences at Alameda High school and Alameda Community Learning Center have shaped me into the person that I am today.
“I met someone who can help you get an English 10 class.” Those were the words that echoed through my mind after the last day of enlistment. It was because of this person, whom my mother met, that I was able to enrol in this class. It was actually better than taking Fil 40, mainly because I have actually struggled with Tagalog in the past. What did change that language difficulty was the fact that I would have to write papers. The first week of class started well with a diagnostic essay which I was able write and get neutral feedback. But soon I realized that the diagnostic essay was nothing compared to what I had to go through in order to produce the best papers I could write for the class; this was because writing any academic paper is no joke to be taken lightly.