Student Success Statement 

"Never look to the ground for your next step. Greatness belongs to those who look to the horizon."

Bud Greenspan

I agree with Bud because, if you want to achieve greatness you don't look down for opportunities to achieve something they look forward and ahead until they reach their goal.

Orthotist and Prosthetist

Duties and Responsibilities:

Prosthetists design and make replacement limbs.  Orthotists work with patients that need extra support for their muscles, spine, or limbs.  Both design, make, and fit apparatuses made of plastic, wood, leather, and metal that help stabilize, strengthen or replace body parts.  They also make and fit devices that help to align limbs that have grown in a crooked manner.

Both orthotists and prosthetists work closely with physicians.  Physicians may give a patient a prescription for an orthotic or prosthetic device.  Physicians also may call in and consult with an orthotist or prosthetist to plan and design a needed device.  Prosthetists and orthotists often use computers to design their apparatuses.They may work in clinics or may own their own private business.

 

Average Salary:  $25,000 - $40,000

Educational Requirements:

Students should take challenging science, math, and English courses in high school.

Some colleges and universities offer bachelor degrees in orthotic and prosthetic programs.  These programs include courses in anatomy, physics, mathematics, mechanical drawing, and the use of materials used in the making of devices.  After a year of experience a person may apply for certification.

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if you are physically fit you will live longer and have an easier time in school because if you are fit your brain also gets stronger but just like you exercise your body you also have to do it with your mind . I will do my part to avoid drugs alcohol and tobacco. I have already started to exercise and getting fit. All i have to do now is get my mind fit. By reading books and studying hard.

Student Success Statement

"Physical fitness isn't only one of the most important keys to a healthy body, it's the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual activity. The relationship between the soundness of the body and the activities of the mind is subtle and complex. Much isn't yet understood, but we do know what the Greeks knew: that intelligence and skill can only function at the peak of their capacity when the body is healthy and strong." 

President John F. Kennedy 

I agree with Mr. Kennedy because it is true the only way the body can function good is if the person is healthy and strong. If not then  your body will not give it a hundred percent.

Optician

Duties and Responsibilities:

Opticians fit and dispense eyeglasses for patients based upon prescriptions written by ophthalmologists or optometrists.  Opticians help the customers select eyeglass frames and then measure their faces so that correct size frames can be ordered.  They also measure the distance between the corneas of the eyes so that the lenses may be correctly fitted in the frames.  Some opticians specialize in the fitting of contact lens and also in fitting artificial eyes.  Opticians may own their own retail store or work for an optical store.  Some also work for optometrists and ophthalmologists who sell glasses.

Average Salary:  $19,000 - $40,000

Educational Requirements:

Students should take high school courses in physics, algebra, mechanical drawing, and geometry.  A high school diploma or GED certificate is needed to begin training as an optician.  There are two types of training programs.  Students can either complete an approved two-year course at a school of the optician, or they can complete an approved three year on-the-job apprenticeship.

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Student Success Statement 

"No student ever attains eminent success by doing what is  required of him/her; it's the amount and excellence of what's over and above the required that determines the greatness of ultimate distinction." 

Charles Kendall Adams, American historian 

i agree because if you dont try hard you wont succeed.

Optical Laboratory Technician

Duties and Responsibilities:

Optical laboratory technicians grind and fit eyeglass lenses into frames according to prescriptions written by ophthalmologists or optometrists.  Technicians set lens grinding machine so that lens blanks are ground and polished. They then fit the polished lenses into eyeglass frames and, depending upon where they work, fit the frames to 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 certificate is needed to begin optical laboratory training.  Training programs last between six months and one year and are provided by vocational schools and community colleges.  Some retail store optical departments provide on-the-job training.

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