Student Success Statement

"You can't hire someone to do your push-ups for you."

Jim Rohn

student success statement

"Man's rise or fall, success or failure, happiness or unhappiness depends on his attitude....a man's attitude will create the situation he imagens."

James Allen

Student Success Statement

"Kindness is the essence of greatness."

Joseph B. Wirthlin

Speech Pathologist

Duties and Responsibilities:

Speech pathologist asses, diagnose, treat, and help to prevent communication and swallowing disorders in patients. Speech, language, and swallowing disorders result from a variety of causes such as stroke, brain injury, hearing loss, developmental delay, a cleft palate, cerebral palsy, or emotional problems.

Salary:

$69,870

Education:

To become a Speech Pathologist you must earn a Master’s degree.

1. Gave money
2. Gave food to homeless
3. Donated clothes
4. Received money
5. Returned lost phone
6. Returned lost wallet
7. Say bless you when someone sneezes

Student Success Statement

"Visualization-Imagination: What you see is what you get"

Anon

Sonographer

Duties and Responsibilities:

Sonographers, or ultrasound technologists, work with equipment that directs very high frequency sound waves into the body tissue to produce images or pictures of internal organs, diseased masses, and fetuses. These images are then used by physicians to diagnose and treat patients. Some sonographers specialize in a certain part of the body.

Salary:

$24,000-$38,000

Education:

Students should take the most challenging science, math, and English courses available to them in High School. Sonographer training programs are offered at community college and hospitals. They can be completed in one or four years depending on prior work experience. They must pass annual certification test. 

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Student Success Statement

"You will never be a winner if you lose you temper"

Anon

Social Worker

Duties and Responsibilities:

Social Workers help people and their families adjust to problems in their lives such as serious illness, child abuse, substance abuse, mental illness, handicaps, juvenile delinquency, and anti-social behavior. Often they must help people accept situations that cannot be changed.  Frequently they work with the underclass, including the homeless, chronically unemployed, and mentally ill. Most social workers work for the government in offices, hospitals, clinics, prisons, or the courts.  Some also work in nursing homes, group homes, schools, or businesses.

Their duties often include:

•          Interviewing and counseling individuals, families, and groups.
•          Assessing needs and developing response plans.
•          Referring clients to professional or community services.
•          Coordinating responses between civic, religious, governmental, and other organizations.

Salary:  $20,000 - $42,000

Education:

Students should prepare for a career in social work by taking challenging high school courses in English, science, and math. Some organizations may allow a social worker to practice with a bachelor's degree in social work, however most positions require a graduate degree.  Clinical positions require additional licensing after the completion of one or two year supervised internships.

Student Success Statement

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

Noemi Trigueros 

Environmental Health Specialist

Duties and Responsibilities:

Environmental health specialists enforce government regulations and advise and educate clients.  They also improve water and sanitation facilities and they improve the quality of community environments.  Some of their duties are: 

• Collect and analyze samples.

• Screen samples for possible health hazards.

• Design or manage sanitation, disposal, and water systems.

• Oversee disposal of infectious wastes.

• Develop and manage prevention and education programs.

• Evaluate and identify health hazards and ensure compliance with regulations.

Average Salary:  $25,000 - $50,000

Educational Requirements:

 Students should take college preparatory courses in mathematics and science during high school. A career as a sanitarian or environmental health specialist requires a minimum of a bachelor's Degree in environmental health or environmental engineering.  Many jobs require certification or a master's Degree in these or related fields.