Student Success Statement

The answers to these questions will determine your success in life;

1.      Can people trust me to do what’s right? Of course.

2.      Am I committed to doing my very best? Not entirely.

3.      Do I treat people the way I want to be treated? Yes, does it work? No.

If the answers are yes to these questions, there is no way you can fail.

-Lou Holtz

Optometrist

Duties and Responsibilities: Optometrists treat vision problems. They treat vision problems by diagnosing the problem and then prescribing corrective eyeglasses, contact lenses, or vision therapy. Some optometrists specialize in industrial vision safety , treatment of vision related learning disabilities, and environmental vision care. Unlike Ophthalmologists  they are not physicians and may not write medical prescription, treat diseases, or perform surgery. Most optometrists are self-employed, however many work for hospitals, government agencies, optical manufacturers, or universities.

Salary: $78,000

Educational Requirements: Students interested in becoming a optometrists should take the most challenging high school courses available in math, science, and English. Before entering an optometry school at least two years of college in a pre-professional program is required. Optometry school is four years in length. After being awarded the degree of doctor of optometry , optometrists must pass state exams before starting practice.

Physical Fitness…

Well in a way to better myself I guess I’d go out for runs and actually work out because besides playing bass I am also a drummer, drums take up a lot of your stamina and endurance so its important to stay fit. The more extreme the music is the harder it is to keep up, that’s why I admire so many Black and Death Metal drummers. 

Student Success Statement

“Physical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body; it is the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual activity.  The relationship between the soundness of the body and the activity of the most is subtle and complex. Much is not yet understood, but we do know what the Greeks know, that intelligence and skill can only function at the peak of their capacity when the body is healthy and strong.”

-John F. Kennedy

We can only really perform at our best level only when we are at our best health.

Student Success Statement

“No student ever attains eminent success by simply doing what is required of him/her. It is the amount and excellence of what is over and above the request that determines the greatness of ultimate distinction.”

Charles Kendall Adams, American Historian

Optical Laboratory Technicians

Duties and Responsibilities: Optical Laboratory Technicians grind and fit eye glass lenses into frames according to prescriptions written by ophthalmologists or optometrists . Technicians set lens grinding machines so that lens blanks are ground and polished. They then fit the lenses into eyeglass frames and depending upon where they work, fit the frames for the patients. Some ophthalmic technicians work in optical laboratories or for optometrists or ophthalmologists. Many work in retail stores that have optical departments.\

Average Salary: $15,000 – $20,000.

Educational Requirements: A high school diploma or GED is needed to begin optical laboratory programs. Training lasts between six months and one year and are provided by vocational schools are community colleges. Some retail store optical department stores provide on the job training. 

Student Success Statement

“Doing what is right, fair and honorable is more important than winning or losing.”

-Chick Moorman

If we choose to be a good sportsman rather than just looking to win then that’s when we are the true winners.