The Six Pillars of Character

1.Trustworthiness

• Be honest and reliable and respectful to your family and friends.
• If you see something done that isn't right then speak up and say something to someone.

2.Respect

• Be tolerant and accepting of differences.
• Use good manners and no bad language, be considerate of others.

3.Responsibility

• Do what you're supposed to and plan ahead, think before you act.
• If you forget to do something, be a good example and own up to your mistakes.

4.Fairness

• Play by the rules; take turns and share, do not blame others and cooperate with everyone.
• When playing together don't hog all the toys or the ball and share and play fairly with others.

5.Caring

• Be kind and compassionate; forgive and express gratitude. 
• If someone is in need of help then be a caring person and offer a hand. 

6.Citizenship

• Get involved and help make your school/community better. Be a god neighbor and obey laws and rules.
• If your community needs volunteers for a community project, then offer your hand and be a good citizen in helping being change to the environment. 

Reflection: I believe the Six Pillars are a great way to order the good traits people should have with them to have a great character with good morals. They all describe traits to keep the peace and help others and the environment. Having these 6 traits are a sure way to help you stay in the 'Right' lane and be a good person.

Memorial Day

1. Memorial Day is a day where those who died in active military service are remembered and honored for their courage and lives given to keep out country safe.

2. The purpose of Memorial Day is to never forget those who gave their life for our country and to ensure that they are honored forever.

3. Memorial Day is held on the last Monday in May although it used to be celebrated on May 30th.

4. A few ways to show honor and respect on Memorial Day is by going to visit the Flag Garden, USS constitution museum etc. and pay your respects or attending a Memorial Day service. Just acknowledging and being grateful for their service is the main point of Memorial Day

5. Traditionally, on Memorial Day, the american flag is lowered to half staff until noon to commemorate all of the lost soldiers and then is raised at full staff for the rest of the day.

6. I do not know what I will do on Memorial Day Except maybe attend a service but if I had the chance I would like to go to the Flag Garden. 

Optician

Duties and responsibilities: measure patients bridge and nose size for glasses, ensure correct prescription of lenses before being given to patient, assist clients, and prepare work orders.

Salary: $21,290- $54,490

Education: high school diploma, associates or bachelors degree in opticianry

Reflection: I do no think i would like to become an Optician because I am not interested in specializing in optometry and it does not sound like an interesting job. I would like to do more than prescribe eyeglasses to patients.

LAUSD: Families

Services:

• Parent advisory committee
• Enrollment Applications for students
• News calender 
• Volunteer programs
• Contact information 

>These services will benefit me by allowing my parents to be involved in the school on their own time, it also can give parents reminders and info if they ever have questions and i'm not there.

>The one my family and I would probably use is the contact info if anything ever happens and we need to mention our problems with the district then it would be useful to be able to contact them.

LAUSD: Students

1. Services for students provided:

• News & events calender 
• Bullying info
• Digital library
• Report card
• District E-mail

2. These services will benefit me because I can now find upcoming events that might interest me and even find a few learning experiences throughout the events. The digital library can help me find anything school related and save me a lot of time.

3. The one service I would probably use is the News and events calender because i might find an event that relates and interests me to my future career and college.

Nursing Home Administrator

Duties and responsibilities: NHA's supervise clinical and administrative affairs. Overseeing staff and personal, managing financial matters, and medical care and supplies.

Salary: $88,850

Education: 4 year bachelor degree, or masters degree necessary, pass state licensing exam.

Reflection: I do not think i would like to become a Nursing home administrator because I find that managing a whole company, including its staff and supplies would be a very demanding job and I would not be able to handle all that responsibility. 

Costume Designer 

Duties and responsibilities: They design and create the costume for characters. They are also responsible for reading the script to get an idea of how the costume should look. Custom looks are often necessary but mostly will be working from previous made costumes, sewing skills necessary.

Salary: $64,000-$100,000

Education: Degree in costume design, Degree in fashion is also helpful

Reflection: I would like to look more into the career of costume design because it 
seems very interesting especially since it involves my two favorite things, art and movies. I would like to create costumes for characters as i have always admired them in films. This career is something i can see myself looking into later in life.

Wellness Professional 

Duties and responsibilities: Work for school or pharmacies or other companies to suggest, support, and train people on their health and fitness goals. Educate public on how to choose the best out of your daily choices.

Salary: $53,100

Education: degree in nursing, fitness, or sports medicine, no specific requirements, on the job training is provided.

Reflection: I do not think I would want to be a wellness professional because i am not interested in working for a company and having to talk to people in public, i am not very good at that, therefore this is not a career for me.

Medical surveillance Technician

Duties and responsibilities: Monitor medical technology in emergency and surgery, often check heart rate and examine patterns.

Salary: ~ $40,000

Education: Preferably a degree in electronics, high school diploma

Reflection: I do not think I would like to become a medical surveillance technician because I do not like electronics much and it is a very hard job in which you must always be paying attention to the machine and the patient. If something is missed, it can be destructive therefore I would not like to become one.

Military Medical Opportunities: Health Care Specialist

Duties and responsibilities: Administer emergency treatment, prepare blood samples for analysis, prepare patients for surgery.

Salary: $42,395

Education: 10 weeks of training, 16 weeks of advanced individual training 

Reflection: I do not think i would like to become a health care specialist for the US Army because i have no intentions of joining the army and becoming a health care specialist would be a very demanding job, especially during combat.

Medical Illustrator

Duties and responsibilities: They are responsible for medical and anatomical illustrations. Detail oriented people are necessary since most of the designs asked would be to a specific area. 

Salary: $62,000- $100,000

Education: Master's Degree from an accredited graduate program, 

Reflection: I think being a medical illustrator would be interesting because this would combine two things I like which is drawing (art) and medicine. This is a very competitive work area so it would be difficult to enter but if the chance comes i would consider it.

Medical Assistant 

Duties and responsibilities: they answer telephones, greet patients, and update patient information, they also schedule appointments and handle billing. 

Salary: $35,912

Education: High school diploma, license, pass the national exam, and formal training is required.

Reflection: I think i would like to become a Medical assistant temporarily to get experience in that type of work. MA's are very busy with patients and scheduling and I am usually good at that so I think I would give it a try.

Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)

Duties and responsibilities: give medication to patients, take vital signs, basic wound care, injections, entering information into computer.

Salary: $43,394

Education: High school diploma, certification, pass the national nursing exam, college level education  

Reflection: I do not think I would like to get into the licensed practical nurse career because although they are highly valued I do not have interest in being in the nursing career of medicine. 

Home Health Aide

Duties and responsibilities: Perform duties as required by the client, accompany clients to doctors and other places, administer their medication correctly etc.

Salary: $22,000- $26,000

Education: aides require no special education and sometimes don't even require a high school diploma; HHA's are trained by other HHA's and after 75 hours of training, they are provided with an exam and if passed gives them a certification needed to work in government funded homes.

Reflection: I think working as a home health aide would be a good job to launch off into the medical career later because it requires no schooling and provides you with the social skills and patience needed when working in a medical field. I would maybe like to try to work at this job seeing the experience it can give me.

April Fools Day

When is April fools day? April 1st of every year

What is the purpose of this holiday? People play practical jokes and pranks on each other.

What are some theories behind it? Many historians believe that in the ancient times, the new year was celebrated around March 25, after the vernal equinox. After they officially moved the New year to be in January, many people were upset with the change and continued to celebrate it on April 1st, they were known as the April Fools. The citizens would laugh at them and trick them in order to make them seem like fools.

Pros: Everyone gets a good laugh out of it, There is joy in the city, It keeps the tradition going, its a good way of pranking, enemies people are losing the joy in harmless pranks.

Cons: Many people get upset, you can't trust anyone that day, half of things are a lie.

April Fools in Ireland: It was traditional to entrust the victim with an "important letter"to be given to a names person. that person would then ask the victim to take it to someone else, and so on. The letter when finally opened contained the words "send the fool further".

 

Health Science Librarian 

Duties and responsibilities: They asses, manage and select collections and resources to support the medical school, library, or hospital.

Education: Bachelors of Science, or Master's in Library Science

Salary: $49,000 - $66,000

Reflection: I do not think i would like to become a health science librarian because it seems like a job in an office and i do not want to be involved in careers of that sort. A health science librarian seems like an alright job but not for me.

Harry styles' Career

             Harry styles was only 16 years old when he entered the competition as a solo artist. He sang "Isn't she lovely" by Stevie Wonder, his audition immediately gave him a spot onto the next round. For weeks he sang along side the rest of the competitors with all his might, but it wasn't enough. On the day of elimination, He, along with several others were told they would no longer be in the competition. Styles was devastated. Just before he could reach the front of the gate, lead judge of the show, Simon Cowell, had an idea, along with the second judge at the time, that they can make 2 groups. A producer reached the boys and girls and called them back onto the stage. Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Zayn Malik, and Louis Tomlinson, plus another group of girls were on stage along with Harry Styles. The judges announced their decision to keep them in the competition but only if they would keep as a group. They obviously agreed. Since then, the groups of fans amounted with every week they performed and it was down to the finale. To spare you the details, no they did not win, but they gained something better. Simon Cowell knew their potential and had a label signed by SyCo. By 2011 they released their first single "What Makes You Beautiful" and gained the number 1 title in over 40 countries  and broke Sony's record for the most pre-ordered single in Sony's history. "Up All Night" was the band's first album, it gained recognition in numerous countries and stayed number 1 in the UK and the US for weeks. since then, the band's popularity among elders, teens, and kids has only grown and continues to grow as they have since released 3 other albums; "Take Me Home," "Midnight Memories," and "Four." They are also currently in their fourth tour "On the road again" and although they have had many run ins with rumors and rocky relationships, the band continues to be strong and they couldn't have found a better job. Harry Styles was only 16 from a small town in England (Chesire) and is now 21 touring from LA to Japan and everywhere in between.

Student Success Statement

"True independence and freedom can only exist in doing what's right."

-Brigham Young

Reflection: I think this quote means that true freedom only comes when you do right, law wise and integrity wise. If you follow the law and do what your elders say to do (with respect) then you have true freedom, you won't be put in jail or be grounded and you have the freedom to do what you want. If you were to not follow the rules and you got grounded but you snuck out anyways; then you wouldn't be truly free. You would still be in trouble. True independence and freedom is hand in hand with choosing the right.

Careers around the world

1. Senior Design Manager:

City of London, London

Requirements: Bachelors degree, 2 years+ experience

Salary: £56,000-58,0000

Duties: Lead, design, and shape the company, over see and provide leadership for all 2D and 3D design needs; effectively plan and design required workshop with brand teams and creative center leadership. 

2. Research Associate

Cardiff University, UK

Requirements: College degree

Duties: will work on Parkinson's funded project in the UK to ind if variations of DNA methylation increases risk of parkinsons

Salary: £32,000-37,000

Volunteer opportunities In Los Angeles

1. No one should die alone; volunteer for the elderly

Silverado Hospice is looking for volunteers.Patient's are terminally ill and in their final stages of life. As a Hospice Volunteer you will be visiting patients in their own homes, in hospitals or other nursing facilities. You'll be assigned to a patient as close to your home as possible. They need volunteers who are willing to read the paper or a book to the patient, share hobbies, play & listen to soothing music, talk and share stories or just listen to their life stories, bring flowers from a garden, share photos, or just sit quietly and be the gift of presence for them.

Contact: Malena at (818)848-4048 or e-mail: mhinze@silveradohospice.com
Los angeles, CA 90017

2. Kaiser Permanente

Kaiser Permanente is a leader in healthcare. Volunteering in hospice is a rewarding way to help patients and their families. You could be directly involved with patient care or assisting the staff; you will help patients and families during a significant time of life. People of all ages are encouraged to apply. 

3699 Wilshire Blvd./3rd floor/

Requirement: Must be at least 18, training orientation for 6 months, Drug and background check

3. Give the Gift of Music

Volunteers who are willing and encouraged to share their musical talent with hospitalized patients. The goal is to create a calming atmosphere for the patients and their families through music. After volunteer admission, you are able to bring your own wind or string  instrument  to patient rooms and nursing floor. 
Requirements: Must be at least 16, Orientation or Training, 2 to 4 hours per week, Ability to interact with people of all backgrounds

Glendale Adventist medical center 

1509 Wilson Terrance Glendale, CA 91026