RaiderNet Daily G. Ray Bodley High School, Fulton, NY Volume 2, Number 33 Friday, November 5, 2010 College: getting there is the easy part By Brenna Merry choose the correct job, she discussed the ne- be the case in college. Where you study, when cessities in getting this job. She noted some- you study and who you study with, will ulti- During this time of year the most abundant thing she called the, “Seven winning traits,” in mately determine your triumphs in college. word heard and spoken among seniors is “col- an interview. These were, communication, or- In college there are sometimes hours between lege.” It’s a word full of questions that need ganization, leadership, logic, effort, group classes. This is part of the when of studying. answers. On Wednesday, November 4, pre- skills and entrepreneurship. Also, every college campus has a silent library senter Ms. Gene Fedora tried to address this It was recommended to the audience of se- and computer lab full of resources; this is the matter in a presentation entitled, “Making col- niors that they work to obtain these character- where. Lastly, note the student who sits in the lege and career count.” istics and that if they do they would have no front middle of your class, that’s the who you The juniors attended a similar speech last problems in their future career. Also, the should study with. year, but now the topic truly struck to what speaker talked about building an image. Sites As well as studying, establishing need vs. has been on their minds lately, and therefore such as Facebook and Myspace might seem want will help you in your coming school the students seemed more interested. Ms. Fe- private, but businesses and colleges in fact have years. You may want to go out with your friends dora started off by having each member of the their ways to read your profile. What is posted when you need to write a paper, choosing the audience pick a number one through ten and on the Internet about you could be the ultimate need will later on yield greater rewards for you. then stand. deciding factor between two people getting the She then made the people sit who picked two job or getting into the college. “Don’t post The steps toward college are indeed vigorou, of the numbers, representing the 2/10 of people anything on your wall that you would not put but once there they do not get easier. Not only who do not make it past the first year of col- in your resume.” do students need to be considering college, lege. She then called one number to show the The final topic at hand was how to suc- but post-college as well. Going to college is 1/10 of people who graduate but do not get a job and so on and so forth. “Sites such as Facebook and Myspace might seem The speaker then stated that fifty percent of private, but businesses and colleges in fact have their students who attend college graduate, and only ways to read your profile. What is posted on the Internet thirty-six percent get a job from there. This about you could be the ultimate deciding factor between wasintended to demonstrate to students the two people getting the job or getting into the college.” hard work that college entails. Yes, it is an event students should be excited for, but they should ceed in college and be a part of the 36% who only step one, succeeding there and moving in no way lose focus. Ms. Fedora stated, “Most graduate and get a job. The most primary and on toward greater things is what truly matters. job positions are determined by your college obvious tip, study. Even if you have gotten by No one would be proud to say, “I went to col- GPA.” with good grades in high school without open- lege but I got kicked out for not doing any of The next issue at hand was how to pick a ing your textbook, that will most certainly not my work.” major that will ultimately lead y to success. The audience was given three steps. Choose Muddy course hinders Raider runners one of your strengths, you will never be happy It was a muddy Saturday for the boys and girls ered in mud and sweat. The two runners fin- or successful with a job in a field you do not cross country teams when they traveled to ished just inside the league top twenty, with understand. Second, choose something that in- Jamesville Beach last week for the Freedom Dylan Holden finishing in 14th for the league terests you. This step will insure that you are League meet. The course had been torn up and Jim Ireland finishing 20th. willing to work hard and be content in the fu- before they even got there due to the NCAA The girls shared the same problems as the ture. Big East championships in cross-country ear- boys with mud and loss of traction problems. She also advised students to search the fu- lier in the day. Syracuse University won its The top two Fulton girls were Brittany Lamie, ture market. When it comes down to it, money second Big East title as high school runners finishing in 21:55 and Mary West, finishing in is what drives our years to come. Picking a job from all over central New York watched on. 22:13. Lamie finished 13th in the league and that will be sure to have many openings when The Raiders, however, were not so lucky due West finished 14th in a tough league to place you step out into the real world will make sure to the rough nature of the course, with mud up in. that you are obtaining an income quickly out to their knees in places. Dylan Holden led the This weekend the boys and girls teams travel of college. Choosing the right major is not only boys with a time of 18:13 and Jim Ireland with to Verona to participate in the sectional meet an important step in deciding on which col- a time of 18:41. These times are extremely slow and a few runners have their eyes set on states. lege to go to, it’s important in deciding many for two normally fast runners, but due to the In order to qualify, a runner has to place in the aspects of your future. mud they could not keep their footing. By the top five of the race other than the winning team Now that Ms. Fedora addressed how to end of the race they were exhausted and cov- overall. By James Ireland Page 2 RaiderNet Daily Opinion Cody’s last swim: a fond farewell to a friend head would navigate the waters and a mouth would wrap around some By Colin Shannon type of waterfowl. The duck would be brought back, and hung on a leader with all of its other fallen comrades. Every duck brought back to Although I tore my ACL about two weeks ago, the blind meant another time when I could watch my close companion that is not where my heart has been. I have a strengthen the bonds we formed. dog who is 12 years old, a Chesapeake Bay Outside of the blind, Cody also served as a member of the family. Retriever, and she goes by the name of Cody. Countless nights were spent sleeping at the top of the stairs, between My family has owned Cody since she was a all of the rooms, as if to say “If you want them, you’re going through young puppy, as we took her into the Shan- me.” This protective trait was exemplified on many pizza men, as a non household mere weeks into her life. Un- knock on the door would be heard, and a brown body would leap into fortunately, the young pup became an old the sheet of metal separating dinner and dog. hound, and will no longer age beyond Saturday. About a month ago, With Cody’s cancer affecting her face, a tumor of considerable size Cody was diagnosed with cancer and the disease affected her facial was growing on her brow, causing her to become blind in one eye, and area, although it did not cause the dog any pain. soon to be blind in the other. Cody lost her appetite and began occa- Cody has been one of my closest companions for years now, as we sionally bleeding from the nose, two signs the Vet indicated that the have shared both a house and a duck blind. My dad began hunting end would soon be upon her. The dreaded moment was coming ever when I was about eight, so I was a tad young to be swinging a shotgun closer, and my family knew it. through the skies. However, a strong interest in hunting was devel- Two Sundays ago, I went out to the lake with my father and Cody, oped, and I spent a solid portion of my weekend mornings waking up knowing full well this could be one of the last times I could ever see the early and accompanying my father and my puppy through the dark- pup in action. The ducks were not flying, so the morning was spent ness and freezing temperatures to spend hours in the back of the blind telling stories of the blind as well as trying to recover from the heavy playing Pokemon, with the volume silenced to prevent the unneces- emotional tolls.