Student Success Statement

"There is no giant step that does it. It's a lot 

of little steps." 

- Anon

Most people expect just to take one step forward and expect that everything they've always dreamed of or ever wanted to be accomplished. Many don't realize that it isn't just one step that you're suppose to do. If you want something it shouldn't just be all talk, you should actually take action for what you say and wanna accomplish. Example is, that some that want to become doctors have many years of school to finish and those aren't just small steps, those take awhile but eventually they will reach their goal and finally accomplish what they've always wanted. Or like when people who run the marathon they aren't just gonna run one lap and expect to be done, like no it takes more than that. 

Recreation Therapist

Duties and Responsibilities: Recreational therapists, also referred to as 

therapeutic 

recreation specialists, provide treatment services and recreation activities for individuals 

with disabilities or illnesses. Using a variety of techniques, including arts and crafts, 

animals, sports, games, dance and movement, drama, music, and community outings, 

therapists improve and maintain the physical, mental, and emotional well-being of their 

clients.

Salary: Less than $48,372

Education: A  bachelor’s degree with a major in recreational therapy or therapeutic 

recreation or recreation with a specialization in recreational therapy or therapeutic 

recreation is required for national certification. Specific requirements can be obtained 

from the National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification

Student Success Statement 

"Right is right, even if everyone is against it; and wrong is wrong, even if everyone is for it." 

- William Penn

Thoracic Surgeon

Duties And Responsibilities : A medical doctor who performs operations on the heart, lungs, esophagus, and other organs in the chest. This also includes surgeons who can be called cardiothoracic surgeons, cardiovascular surgeons, general thoracic surgeons and congenital heart surgeons.

Salary : $334,000 - $512,000

Education : Thoracic surgeons have to graduate from medical school and most commonly will go on to complete a five-year general surgery residency. After this they must successfully matriculate through an approved cardiothoracic surgery residency program for either two or three years. Some thoracic surgeons choose to do additional training in a sub-specialized area but this training is largely optional, except for congenital heart surgery.

Student Success Statement

Cowardice asks the question 'is it safe?'

Expediency asks the question 'Is it politic?'

Vanity asks the question 'Is it popular?'

But, conscience asks the question, 'Is it right?'

And there comes a time when one must take a 

position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor 

popular, but one must take is because one's

conscience tells one that it is right.

-Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Radiologic Technologist

Duties and Responsibilities:

Radiology technicians (RT) and technologists (RTL) are generally responsible for preparing and safely positioning patients in order to get the most accurate images. Tasks for a radiology tech may range from assisting a radiologist with advanced preparation and testing to administrative tasks, such as organizing work schedules and maintaining patient records. An RTL may perform or specialize in mammography, computed tomography, or magnetic resonance imaging. Depending on the institution, RTs and RTLs may require on-call, evening or weekend availability.

Similarly, sonographers also assist physicians with data images designed to identify issues with internal organs using noninvasive sound waves. Sonographers may specialize in several areas, including women's health, vascular technology or echocardiography. Sonographers may work in hospitals, medical clinics and private practice.

Salary: 

$62,000

Education:

The journey to becoming a radiographer often begins in high school with preparatory classes in math and science. Associate degrees or certificate programs are typically the minimum requirement for an entry-level position in the field. Several schools offer radiography programs, with courses in physiology, anatomy, and safe practices in radiological imaging. Those seeking a bachelor's degree may also find many schools with radiography and sonography majors. Regardless of the degree or educational level, most programs include exposure to the field through clinical practicums and rotations at affiliated medical institutions.

Student Success Statement

"Let us have faith that right makes right, and in that faith let us to end dare to do our duty as we understand it"

- Abraham Lincoln 

Lincoln states how once you're doing right and you're on the right path, you put your faith at going at a right path.

Radiation Therapist

Duties and Responsibilities: Radiation therapy technologists assist radiologists and oncologists (cancer specialists) in treating diseases by exposing areas of patients bodies ionizing radiation.  In addition to helping with treatments, technologists are responsible for maintaining the radiation therapy equipment and helping to maintain patient records. Radiation therapy is provided in hospitals, public health clinics, cancer treatment centers, and private offices.

Salary: $22,000- $36,000

Education: Students should take the most challenging science, math and english courses available in high school. Students can train to become a radiation therapist in either one or two year programs.  One year programs are often offered by hospitals.  To qualify for a one year program, an applicant must have graduated from an approved program in radiologic technology or been a nurse with education in radiation physics.  A high school diploma or a GED is required to enter two year courses. 

Student Success Statement

"The reward for doing right is mostly an internal phenomenon: self respect, 

dignity, integrity, and self-esteem."

 - Dr.Laura Schlessinger 

Psychologist

Duties and Responsibilities: Study the behavior and actions of people to understand, explain, and change their behavior problems.Psychologists work in schools, clinics, hospitals, and private practice.  They can specialize in clinical, educational, quantitative, developmental, social, experimental, and industrial-organizational psychology.

Salary: $45,000- $65,000

Education: Students should prepare for a career in psychology by taking the most challenging (AP or IB) high school courses available, especially in English and science. Licensed psychologists must earn a Ph.D. in psychology.  Admission to graduate programs is usually dependent on the quality of undergraduate performance in a psychology major.  Clinical psychologists must complete a two-year supervised internship after earning their doctorate and pass oral and written state qualifying exams.