Memorial Day

                        Memorial Day

      Memorial Day is a federal holiday in the United States for   remembering the people who died while serving in the country's armed forces.The holiday, which is observed every year on the last Monday of May,was formerly known as Decoration Day and originated after the American Civil War to commemorate the Union and Confederate soldiers who died in the war. By the 20th century, Memorial Day had been extended to honor all Americans who died while in the military service. 1 It typically marks the start of the summer vacation season, while Labor Day marks its end.

 

      Memorial Day started as an event to honor Union soldiers, who had died during the American Civil War. It was inspired by the way people in the Southern states honored their dead. After World War I, it was extended to include all men and women, who died in any war or military action.

Student Success Statement

                                        Student Success Statement 
             The most important thing you ever                                    have is good values."
                             Dennis Prager                                                      

Nursing Home Administrator

                     Nursing Home Administrator

Duties and Responsibilities: Nursing home administration is a specialized area of medical and health services management. Nursing home administrators work to supervise clinical and administrative affairs of nursing homes and related facilities. Typical duties of nursing home administrators include overseeing staff and personnel, financial matters, medical care, medical supplies, facilities, and other duties as specific positions demand.

Salary: 65,000 – 90,000

Education: If you're looking to begin a career in nursing home administration, you'll need at least a four-year bachelor's degree and will likely need to pass a state licensing examination. Larger employers or more advanced positions may require a master's degree. While the requirements to become a nursing home administrator vary by place of employment and state, a four-year bachelor's degree in a field like health services administration, public administration, or long-term care administration is a standard credential for a nursing home administrator. More advanced positions or working for a large organization may require an additional two-year master's degree in these or related fields. 

Medical Surveillance Technician

                       Medical Surveillance Technician

Duties and Responsibilities: Duties and responsibilities which occupy a major portion of time and importance in the job. Incumbents perform one or more of the following duties. Administers duties and responsibilities associated with pre-placement physical, annual medical surveillance, first response to on-site medical emergencies and pre-employment and random screening in accordance with established company policy and state and federal regulations.

Salary: 99,000

Education: Associates Degree and 2 years related experience or High School Diploma or GED and 5 years related experience.                                  

Military Medical Opportunities

                              Military Medical Opportunities

Duties and Responsibilities: The United States military offers hundreds of medical jobs, from medics to physicians, and everything in between, including nurses and allied health careers. Working for the military is one of many government-employed options for healthcare professionals. There are four branches of the military. Each branch of the military has different needs and entrance requirements for medical professionals. However, one requirement all four military branches share is the physical health standards. Any minor physical weakness, or deviation, from the slightest vision or hearing impairment to flat-footedness, could disqualify you for acceptance into the military                       

Salary: All active-duty physicians receive base pay, along with housing and subsistence allowances. Members of the Reserve or Guard are paid for drilling (training in your military and medical duties) and when they are deployed. Pay and allowances will increase along with your rank as an officer, and military physicians can expect promotions every five to six years. Depending on experience and specialty, licensed physicians may be able to enter at a higher rank, which means they would receive a higher base pay. 

Education: Whether you've just begun your undergraduate studies or have accepted a seat in medical school, you can take advantage of the programs the U.S. Army provides for students pursuing careers in health care. Our health care team consists of six corps, with more than 90 areas of concentration.

Student Success Statement

                    Student Success Statement

                      “ I trust that my hard work pays off.”

                                        Tyler Haws

                               Brigham Young University

                                     Basketball Player

                                        

Anime

                                            Anime

Anime is a term for Japanese animation. Anime often covers more serious topics than the typical cartoon. In America, cartoons are considered a form of entertainment meant for children. In Japan, people of all ages watch anime. Most shows and movies are centered for kids, adolescents, or young adults, but there are also many anime that are made for the older crowd, even businessmen. There are many genres in anime with basic categories like comedy, romance, action, drama, and pornography (hentai). There are also anime with content meant specifically for boys (shounen), girls (shoujo), and businessmen. For more detailed explanations of the types of anime, take a look at our Genres section and hopefully you will learn something while viewing some great pictures.

Anime is not just movies; publishers release anime in many formats. There are movies, and television shows. Don't let the direct-to-video aspect of OVAs fool you, they aren't low-budget sequels trying to capitalize on the success of a movie. Many of them are high-quality stories that can't be properly condensed into a feature-length movie, and the stories are generally more intricate than those found in a daily or weekly half-hour television show. Anime have original stories while others draw their stories and characters from Japanese comic books (manga).

St. Patrick's Day

                          St. Patrick’s Day

This holiday is celebrated every year on March 17th, honoring the Irish patron saint, St. Patrick. The celebrations are largely Irish culture themed and typically consist of wearing green, parades, and drinking. Some churches may hold religious services and many schools and offices close in Suffolk County, the area containing Boston and its suburbs.

People all over the world celebrate St. Patrick's Day, especially places with large Irish-American communities. Feasting on the day features traditional Irish food, including corned beef, corned cabbage, coffee, soda bread, potatoes, and shepherd's pie. Many celebrations also hold an Irish breakfast of sausage, black and white pudding, fried eggs, and fried tomatoes.

 

St. Patrick, or the "Apostle of Ireland," actually started out in the pagan religion. While not much is known about his early life, as many of his life's details were lost to folklore, letters from St. Patrick reveal that he was captured in Wales, Scotland, or another close area outside of Ireland and taken to Ireland as a slave. Years later, he escaped and returned to his family, who were Romans living in Britain, going back to Ireland for mission work after finding a place as a cleric and then Bishop within the Christian faith. He was born around 460, and by the 600s, he was already known as the Patron Saint of Ireland.