student success statement

"Don't sacrifice what you want most for what you want now. Write down what you want most and see it often."

Peter Vidmar

The quote in other words means that it is better to hold on stuff that you know would give you short times of joy, compared to something such as a goal, in which you should remind yourself everyday by seeing it. Peter Vidmar proved his strategy of thinking with him winning gold medals in the Olympics.

student success statement

" A good name is better than anyything you can achieve in this life"

Coach K.

Mike Kryzewski

A good name outlast the tangile things that we may get in our lifetime, sure you may trophy or two but a good name never gets forgotten. Coach K. has a good name because his lifetime of being CTR person. I would like to have a good name as well. Ways I am going to strive for a good name is doing what I am to do because it is most likely for my best interest, following the level D: Democracy level. For a good name character matters most, so to get a good name I must strive for being good.

student success statement

" A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches."

Proverbs 22:1

In Lavell Edward's story about the distributer telling the truth about the berries when Edward's father's name is mentioned. The significnce of just his father's name being mentioned changed the direction of the distributer's thoughts and actions. If it were the opposite and that indeed he did forgot the berries and his father's name was not as good then it would have been more difficult to get him to tell the truth. Money is good for what it is, but a person must not put that first in their life, the importance of a good name heavily outweighs the riches and luxuries provided by money.

student success statement

" If your so-called friends urge you to be anythin wrong, you be the one to make  a stand for right even if,  you  stand alone. Have the moral courage to be a light for others to follow."

Thomas S. Monson

When seeing the clip of Sandy Koufax and reading the article about his absence in a world series due to his respect for his religion. Despite knowing that there is many people would delay it. In addition, many people probably have had to work on a sacred day of their belief  knowing that it is going against their morals. That is why we need to the courage to stand alone when we know everyone is making a CTW decision.  

Santa Monica College

1900 Pico Boulevard

Santa Monica, CA 90405

         Associate Degree

         Certificate of Achievement

Pico the Corsair

Average Cost: $1350

Population: 30,830  

                                                                                                                                                                                                  Distance from HP : 15 miles approx 1hr 4min

Student Success Statement

" A CTR champion is a person who makes a great human out of himself"

Noemi Trigueros

A CTR champion may not win the world series, or an olympic gold, but do they have a champion character. For example a person who commits to doing good deeds everyday, versus a person who may have won a gold medal in the olympics but did CTW, and took sports-enhancing drugs. When we recieve a reward for our efforts we feel good, but if we chose to do wrong then we never know true happiness. Great humans do great things, and to do great things a person must always choose the right .

Student Success Statement

"When obediance becomes our goal, it is no longer an irritation; instead of a stumbling block, it becomes a building block."

James E. Faust

When obediance becomes our goal it is the way that we can improve our mindset onto things that we otherwise would be a disturbance.

Student Success Statement

"We learn to do by doing"

Spencer W. Kimball

Mr. Kimball's meaning of "We learn to do by doing" is that we can only learn to accomplish something is by doing the action itself. Nobody gets better by not doing anything, it requires you to do the activity. For example, when someone wants to improve their writing skills it requires them to do a plethora of essays. Another saying that reminds me of this is "Rome wasn't built in a day" because like many things it requires hard work, and once that is completed we get the rewards of learning and accomplishing how to do better.

Student Success Statement

"Obediance is central to becoming, being, and remaining happy."

David Bednar

Obediance is one of the keystones for a happy successful life. For example, the ex Tar Heels basketball player that chose drugs over obediance. He had all the ingredients for a tremendous career, but fell short when it came to making the right choices. His life would have been completely different if it were not for his careless actions. Like many people, this man had a lot to offer the world and their community, but he chose the wrong and gave his life away to drugs. In addition, without obediance people would not be happy they would be trying to get back of what they lost, but it will never be the same. After drugs been tried once a person is more likely to becoming an addict. Only caring about the next time they buy the drug for the few moments of pleasure. I understand in order to live my life to the upmost best quality I have to stay away and choose the right no matter what anybody trys influence me.