James (Jimmy) is a talented and hard-working individual. Possessing a great personality Jimmy is approachable by all and he is highly respected by peers and staff alike. Jimmy is a senior who has grown to truly know himself. He is aware of his strengths and the areas in which he strives to grow. He shows enthusiasm when discussing his post-secondary plans. A leader and role model at South Windsor High School. We are proud to have Jimmy among our student body. Academically, Jimmy has continually works to improve his abilities. He seeks academic challenges and surrounds himself with others who strive to go beyond what is written in the texts. Early in his high school career, he recognized the connection between hard-work and success in the classroom. His choice of a college preparatory and honor courses, is a reflection of dedication to academic success. Jimmy has been rewarded by achieving honor roll status throughout his high school career. When the bar is raised, Jimmy is ready and willing to work hard, and has proven to be up for the challenge. …show more content…
A strong student and athlete, Jimmy shows the same commitment both on the field and in the classroom. He does not settle for “good enough,” but continues to strive for excellence. As a member of our varsity football, basketball and baseball team, Jimmy sees his involvement as more than just playing a sport. He views the experiences and the lessons learned having to do with dedication, winning, losing and teamwork as invaluable. He has mastered the skill of carrying the lessons learned into other areas in his
Students should read this book in a high school English classroom because it demonstrates how relationships can be difficult, but teamwork can help to solve many issues. Hutch realized that it would not help his team to continue fighting with Darryl and by being mad at his father. He was able to take those difficult relationships and form them into positive outcomes and achieve his goal. After winning the championship game, “Hutch made his way through his teammates, and up through the stands and did something he had not done in a very long time: Hutch hugged his father. And his father hugged him back” (Lupica 243). This proves to students that if they continue to work hard and focus on a goal, they can achieve it by being a team player on and off the field.
I endeavor to obtain excellence in my academics; I wish to exemplify scholarship by constantly asking the whys and hows of things. I will not let a bad grade define who I am as a student or who I will become. I also want to take the most challenging classes available, not because it will look good on my college application, but because I genuinely love the concept of learning and discovering new things. Education doesn’t end after high school, so I plan to attend university, eager to attain the knowledge to better understand my world: and expand it.
Most student-athletes grow up as very innocent lads bedecked with tremendous talents and become very promising in sports. Thus, they become rays of hope for their families, neighborhoods, and schools yet to be determined. Like the lamb in William Blake’s poem The Lamb, they are fed “by the stream & o’er the mead; gave…clothing of delight, softest clothing, wooly, bright…making all the vales rejoice.” (Smith 24) Then they are exposed to the life of hard work in which only the fittest survives. This makes them ready for the different challenges in the sports scene.
James is a man nearing forty. His build is average; he has light skin and dark hair. He is sensible and caring enough for his partners. He’s dismayed that Nolan has been killed. They were close friends in the office.
Growing up, my parents never expected perfection but expected that I try to accomplish my best. The effort I’ve put forth in learning has been reflected in my grades throughout my high school career. I’ve entered myself in vigorous course work such as AP Government and AP English to become well prepared for my college career, all while maintaining a 4.4 grade point average this year. Not only do I engage in AP classes, but up until this year I had no study halls. I wanted my day to be packed full of interesting classes that I would enjoy learning about. My grades and choice of classes prove the effort that I put forth in my learning. Working hard now can only pay off in the future. Learning now creates a well-rounded human being. Working to learn is why I am so dedicated to my studies now.
According to his father, “Jimmy was bound to get ahead. He always resolves this or something. Do you notice what he’s got for improving his mind? He was always great at that.” (173).
Students encounter many complications during their school career. Some students are smart, but just don’t apply themselves, or have similar hardships that are going on in their lives. These can be fixed if one can find motivation and confidence. In the story “Zero,” Paul Logan coasts through high school and college. Logan doesn’t know the tools to succeed in school, which causes his grades to fall. In the story “The Jacket,” Gary Soto explains how the way one dresses can influences how they feel about themself. Which in this case he gets an ugly jacket; which causes him to be depressed and his grades to fall. Albeit Logan and Soto went through similar hardships, they both succeed with motivation and confidence.
Both on an off the field, my enthusiasm and motivation to obtain a goal is a trait that I am very proud of. I have faced many tasks where a leader had needed to step up and I am always willing to do so. I am also willing to get help when I need it. If I can’t complete a task by myself I do not mind asking a classmate, teammate, friend or a teacher for guidance. By bringing that openness and leadership to University of Charleston’s Athletic Training Program I believe that I can also attribute to the University of Charleston’s Mission Statement “to educate each student for a life of productive work, enlightened living, and community involvement.” By bettering the Athletic Training community by providing care to our Athletes I believe that I will be a great addition to the Athletic Training
The first few weeks of practice were full of bad attitudes and laziness. As a sophomore, I, along with the other underclassman, kept my mouth shut and put effort into practices. It was t...
All college students sitting in classrooms today face challenges that can impede their success. A challenging course schedule, competing demand for the student’s time, and college readiness are all factors that can hinder a student’s performance in the classroom. Moreover, these challenges also have the ability to impact the student’s overall student development. While most students share a common set of stressors, there are certain groups on campus that face pressures and challenges that are not shared by the majority of their peers. Student athletes are such a group. Joshua Watson (2005) noted the positive benefits of participating in intercollegiate activities, but also noted that such participation can lead to issues of “maladjustment, emotional illness, and psychological distress” (p. 442).
Parents and teachers have preached that getting an education is important since students first entered Kindergarten. Although there is proof that athletes have endured success from both pathways, academics and athletics, it’s the financially safe and most logical choice for a student athlete to solidify his or her future after athletics. Becoming a professional athlete is a high-risk high reward situation but receiving a college education lowers that risk. A college education could potentially increase the knowledge further to enhance their athletic abilities intellectually also (Clary Dec. 13, 2009). Most of the time if the athlete is good enough to go pro it’s likely that they have athletic full–ride scholarships from major college programs. With college expenses the way they are today one might argue that this is a better deal especially if the chance of going pro remains after the athlete graduates from college. After retiring from...
In comparison to Logan’s experiences, I faced change of grades and failure once in my academic life. As mentioned, Logan was an A student and kept on getting lower grades until he reached to be a C student. Being like that affected his college education and made him dropout. My whole middle school to the first year of high school I never scored lower than %98, which is equal to an ...
“The odds of a high school basketball player making it to the “next level” to play college basketball (DI, II, or III) is slim. In fact, only 3.4% of high school players go on to play college basketball. Taking it even further, only 1.2% of college basketball players go on to get drafted in the NBA” (Winters, 2016). There are two types of players in the game. There are the kids who play basketball because they are athletic, and all they are seeking to gain is the recognition and awards. They want to be known. Those players are self-centered, they do not play for the team, and generally don’t play because they love the game. These are the types of players who don’t usually go on to play at the next level. On the other hand, there are the players that absolutely dedicate their life to the game of basketball just because they love the game. That is what coaches are looking for in a player, and that is the kind of player I am striving to be.
Johnson, I gave all my time and energy into becoming a better student, and a better person. My freshman year, I finished with over a 4.0 GPA. This set the trend for me throughout my high school career. My junior year, I was accepted into National Honors Society, which was for not only my grades but my community service and my leadership qualities that I had displayed in high school thus far. I am very grateful that I had a teacher who would be honest with me and make me realize what I needed to do in order to be
Whether or not we want to acknowledge it, what we do now reflects our future. And with the facet of education and future preparatory, I find this probably one of my favorite message throughout Coach Carter. First, Coach’s focal goal was to tell these boys that they don’t have to end up on the street, dead or in jail. He wanted them to know that after basketball they could do something with their lives. He told them “I will do everything in my power to get you to college and a better life.” Another show of explaining my interest towards the educational division of Coach Carter was how Coach was explaining to the boys how "This is a system designed for you all to fail,” when referring to the education system at Richmond High School. I had to really ruminate on this comment. Coach clarified that Richmond only graduated 50% of their class. And of that 50% only 6% go to college. He told them “you’re 80% more likely to ...