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**//__They are students who __//** **//__• Understand and apply essential content in all academic areas. __//** **//__• Use efficient learning techniques to acquire, connect, and apply new knowledge and skills. __//** **//__• Recognize knowledge and skill requirements necessary to transition to the next stage of life __//** Being in the Papillion La Vista School District has opened me to many opportunities that helped me grow and prepare for college. Especially by being in the Health Systems Academy. All the teachers I have take the time to explain everything I need to know in order to be prepared for the future. I do my best to understand and apply the things I learn to what's currently happening in my life. Because of how busy I am as a senior, I have to manage my time wisely and know how to prioritize. Every day when I get home from school, the first thing I do is my homework. When I come to a question or problem I don't understand, I will either email a teacher with the question, or ask a fellow student if they understand the problem that I don't. In my CNA class, if I’m doing skills, and I'm not sure if I'm doing something right, I will ask my teacher, or if she's not available, I will double check or ask a classmate. I know by getting my CNA, it will help prepare me for the future occupations I might want to pursue. In Health Systems Orientation, we researched what our dream careers would be and it really helped me know what I was going to have to do in order to achieve my dreams.  <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;">**//__<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Information processors access and analyze information from a variety of sources for different purposes. __//**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;">**//__<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">They are students who __//**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;">**//__<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">• Effectively use a variety of information-gathering techniques and information resources. __//**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;">**//__<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">• Accurately assess the value and biases of information, and effectively interpret and synthesize the information. __//**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;">**//__<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">• Search for innovative and creative ways to improve the efficiency of existing processes and improvement of products __//**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">I have recently learned that being in a hospital or nursing home environment that you have to be able to think on your feet and use what's around you to solve or fix a problem. You have to know what your surroundings are, who's in them, how to handle certain situations, and be able to fix a problem that you're not necessarily familiar with. For example, if you're usual job is to stock clothes and inventory, if there is an emergency and someone falls but there are no other CNAs that work the same shift as you, you need to know what to do in the situation. You need to be trained to do what's needed in your area of care, even if it's not your normal job. Because I assist at a nursing home, I learned that help is always needed and if you don't know how to do what's being asked and you can't do it, the chances of something bad happening are very high. Things always need to be improved or cleaned as well. You sometimes have to help think of a faster way to do something if time is running short. I now know why you always have to know what you're doing if you would want to work in this field. You can't pretend like you know what you're doing and just wing it, you could seriously end up injuring someone. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;">**//__<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Effective communicators apply their reading, speaking, writing, and listening skills to communicate effectively. __//**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Being a senior and a first year getting my CNA, a lot of new information is being thrown at me. The pieces of information that I’m learning from doing my clinical and the Nursing home is what is really helping me be successful at the current time. My second day being at the nursing home, I was put to help assist on the Men's floor. The person I was following gave me a lot of advice on how to handle the men the right way. I was told I had to be firm with my voice and tell them what's okay and not okay. This is going to be challenging for me because I’m a quiet, and typically not a forceful person. I was also told how that once you get so far into the job, you have to really figure out things for yourself, just like in life. I'm learning valuable lessons from my clinical that I never would have had the chance to experience if I didn't join the Health Academy. Working in a nursing home also helps you learn how to understand people by their nonverbal cues and having to really pay attention to the resident because they come first. In order to help others, you first have to help yourself and know how you work with others. My CNA clinical are really helping learn life lessons and helping me be successful. <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">
 * //__ Knowledgeable individuals understand content necessary to be successful in a variety of endeavors. __//**
 * //__They are students who__//**
 * //__• Convey and respond to thoughts, feelings, and beliefs in a socially appropriate way for different audiences and purposes.__//**
 * //__• Understand the verbal and nonverbal communications of themselves and others.__//**
 * //__• Creatively express their thinking in a clear, concise manner using a variety of media and modes.__//**

<span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">At State HOSA, my friends and I did the Creative Problem Solving event. This event really challenged us to think on our feet because we had a limited time. Our problem was to think of a solution to a problem that we face all over the world. Using what we knew from past experiences and what we already knew, we were able to come up with a few solutions that weren't already proposed. We had to think outside of the box. As it turned out, we were all involved in many different actives and we combined some of our talents and skills from those activities to help us come up with solutions. We may not have won the event, but we came up with a solution that was out of the ordinary and would have actually worked if it had been put in to play. This even had us quickly thinking and actually using what we knew to find a solution to a common problem in today's society. <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">
 * //__Critical thinkers and problem solvers assess the situation, gather important information and develop relevant, effective alternatives to reach a solution or decision.__//**
 * //__They are students who__//**
 * //__• Are open to a wide range of input and opinions related to the problem or issue and entertain multiple possibilities for its solution.__//**
 * //__• Predict future actions by analyzing data from past events or practices.__//**
 * //__• Draw upon their unique insights, talents and backgrounds to offer new perspectives, innovative solutions and influential ideas that lead to positive outcomes.__//**

<span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">The activities I’m involved in at Health Academy really keep me busy, but they give me opportunities that I never would have experienced if I wouldn't have joined. I'm the Historian for HOSA, in which I have to plan times to come in and work on the scrapbook. I also work with the other officers of HOSA and am there to support HOSA as a whole. We have bake sales, cake baking, blood drives and much more. In these activities I take on new adventures of which I never would have even thought of at the regular high school. Because of the activities that keep me busy, I had to learn how to prioritize in order to get everything done. Some of which required staying up late and getting up early, but I managed to get everything done and not fall behind on certain things. This definitely prepared me for college, and I will remember the goals I set will have to have a plan that will require motivation in order to complete. I have realized how much I enjoy being a part of a group like at the health academy, and wouldn't trade this experience for anything. <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">
 * //__Self-directed learners take the initiative to actively and independently inquire and apply learning to new and different situations.__//**
 * //__They are students who__//**
 * //__• Develop habits that will enable them to learn independently and seek what they want and need to know at any point in their lives.__//**
 * //__• Demonstrate independence in their learning by setting goals and making plans to achieve those goals.__//**
 * //__• Seek opportunities to take risks and pursue new learning ventures in order to find enjoyable ways to express and develop talents.__//**

<span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">The activities outside of school I have been most involved with are being a part of the University Nebraska Medical Center Program. I’m a part of the UNMC Program and have been since my eighth grade year. We learn new careers in health care, and volunteer for groups like Compassion in Action. I’m also in the Student Advisory Group there, which plans all the activities we do for the regular UNMC program, and have extra volunteer hours. We have to work together to get stuff done, and if someone doesn't do their part, everyone suffers and plans fall apart. Everyone involved does their part in order to stay organized and get accomplished. Every second and third Saturdays of every month, we meet from 9 to Noon, then you can volunteer from 12- 6. Volunteering there is actually fun. You meet new kids and find ways to help them through the problems they are going through. It’s also a great place to meet new friends. I love volunteering and being a part of the UNMC Program. It helps me learn and be successful at the same time.
 * //__Collaborative individuals value teamwork and the results achieved from multiple viewpoints and talents working together toward a common purpose.__//**
 * //__They are students who__//**
 * //__• Respect individual differences and multiple perspectives.__//**
 * //__• Understand and process the input and feedback from others to accomplish the desired outcome.__//**
 * //__• Know that their success is dependent on the ability to establish and maintain positive, productive relationships with others.__//**

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"> <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">I have learned to respect the dignity of every person. Everyone has their own story, their own background, and their own personal struggles of the day. If we don’t see that and recognize that if we interfere with others and bring them down, we bring down their dignity. I wish to respect every single person, no matter race, religion, or background. I hate the feeling of being brought down so that is the last thing I ever want to do, is bring someone down. Being in the health academy and meeting new people every day, really made me realize that how I treat others will tell a lot about whom I am as a person and that I need to realize how my personality is coming off to others. Just because everyone is different, doesn't make certain people higher or lower than anyone else. This is how society is, and if we don't realize this, we could all pay a price for it. <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"> <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Being in the Papillion La Vista South Auxiliary has made a huge impact on my life. Our band has extremely high standards, so you have to do your part of the job if you don't want to disappoint everyone else. Ever since I started three years ago, I’ve made everlasting friends and memories. Deciding to try out for Titan Guard was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. It helps you learn that you have to do your responsibility as part of a huge group. People count on you, as Mrs. Kellet says “We are only as good as our weakest link.” No one ever wanted to be that weakest link. We give each other critiques of what needs to be worked on, no one ever complains because it's what we need to here in order to be successful. I’ve made friends that will last a life time and been opened to experiences I never would of gotten if I wouldn't have been on Guard. Even though sometimes there is rivalries throughout the band sections, in the end we all come together to achieve the goal we want. At Kansas University Competition this year, we took Grand Champ, Best General Effect, Best Music and Best Color Guard. It was amazing! The feeling of winning Grand Champion and Best Color Guard meant a lot to us. For as much work we put into what we do, we wanted to win so bad. Finally we did, and tears of joy were running down our face after they announced the winners at KU Competition. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Forte, another part of what the band does, (also known as Indoor Marching Band), has also made a major impact on my life. Last year, the guard did the song and a routine to I Can Only Imagine, and the adrenaline I got from performing on stage to that song is what kept me coming back for more. At the end of the song, as we ran to the ending pose, everyone cheered and clapped really loud. It gave me the best feeling in the world of accomplishment. I love getting that feeling, and being in the Titan Guard is the only activity that has given me that feeling. Since this is my last year of Guard, I want to make it worth remembering. Mrs. Kellet always told us to have no regrets and to remember the moments that make us truly happy. Ever since she told us these sayings, I’ve been living by them. Being on Guard has made me who I am today and I would be nothing without these people that give me an extra boost when I’m feeling down. I wouldn’t trade this experience of being on The Papillion La Vista South Titan Marching Band for anything in the world. <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">
 * //__Active, responsible citizens are well-informed and apply knowledge and skills to improve the quality of their lives and communities.__//**
 * //__They are students who__//**
 * //__• Value the community in which they live and work and are committed to civic responsibilities and services.__//**
 * //__• Interact positively with a wide variety of people with different backgrounds, experiences, and beliefs.__//**
 * //__• Understand that they live in a global market place and that cultural diversity and international interdependence are part of the basics of today’s society and economy.__//**
 * //__Quality producers create products and performances that reflect high standards.__//**
 * //__They are students who__//**
 * //__• Know the accepted criteria for the product or process they are creating and make sure the product or process meets or exceeds those criteria.__//**
 * //__• Strive for quality results through continual, thoughtful evaluation of their product or performance.__//**
 * //__• Are receptive to the input and feedback from others to improve the outcome__//**

<span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> I have decided to pursue a career in the health care field because ever since I was little, I always wanted to be a doctor so I could help people. Now that I’m older, I realize how true that really is. I’m interested in pediatrics and physical therapy, both of which involve helping others get to their best health. I’ve had my mind set since I was in 8th grade, that I wanted to be a Physical Therapist. Hopefully I will either pursue that, or a career in which I find my calling to reach out and help others in the health care field. I want to have a successful future, and amazing career. Being a part of the Health Academy really made me realize that things don't just come to you. You have to reach and strive for the goals you want. When I used to picture my future, I never actually pictured me doing all of the work that it will take me to get to my dreams. <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">As Careers and Jobs constantly change for what's needed during the economy, you have to set what you want according to what's happening in the rest of the world, which takes awareness. The personal and professional goals I hope to achieve as a health care professional in either Physical therapy, or pediatrics are very realistic to me. I wish to be the best I can be in whatever I do decide to choose as my career. I want to be successful in what I do. I hope to meet a successful man in the health care field, who will support me in whatever I choose to do. I want to make an impact on the world, and I think this is the best way for me to make that impact. I want to help people feel their best, and be there when they have that memory of being able to walk again. <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">
 * //__Personally and professionally responsible individuals take responsibility for their own physical, intellectual, emotional, and social well-being.__//**
 * //__They are students who__//**
 * //__• Understand the importance of a healthy life style by practicing behaviors that emphasize personal, physical and emotional health and safety.__//**
 * //__• Demonstrate high standards both personally and professionally through honesty, fairness, and personal initiative.__//**
 * //__• Demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and qualities necessary to make future personal, career, and social decisions in response to a changing world and workplace.__//**

They are students who__//** <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Ever since I was a little girl, I always told everyone that I wanted to be a doctor. Then they would ask me why, and I would tell them because I wanted to make people feel better. Everyone always thought it was the cutest thing in the world when I said that. Now that I’m older and about to decide what I want to do for my career, my passion has gone to physical therapy pediatrics. I absolutely love little kids, so being able to study them and help them get better, would be my perfect job. So my idea of what I wanted to be when I was little wasn’t too far off of what I really choose to do my senior year of High School. Going to college to learn the information I need to help” make people feel better” will help me reach my dreams of being a pediatric physical therapist. I’m currently in the Health Academy at my high school which has given me an idea of what it’s like to be in a hospital every day and what careers there are in the medical field. Going to college is going to be hard, but I’ll strive to be successful. If it’s something I really want, then I will get it. College is a step I have to take if I want to achieve my dreams. I’m definitely ready to take the next step. Goodbye High School, Hello College.
 * //__Individual leaders have a strong sense of vision, have passion and are able to inspire commitment.
 * //__• Excel in the art of communication and motivation, demonstrate mutual respect; instill confidence and enthusiasm, and show credibility and integrity on a consistent basis.__//**
 * //__• Take the necessary action to see that vision become a reality.__//**
 * //__• Capitalize on personal strengths, talents, education, and experiences to bring value to the setting and the community through their performance, skill, diligence, ethics, and responsible behavior.__//**