Want To Succeed?

 

It used to be called common sense. It's possible that it's not so common any more.

Attendance is key. Not showing up for class is by far the biggest reason for failure at VHS.

from "Making Progress" by Blackalicious

 


Everybody gotta struggle, that's the way of the world
Can't develop biceps if you don't do curls
 

Can't achieve a a garden if you never water your crops
If you never paid your dues, then you don't get props


Couldn't eat a proper meal without cookin it first
Can't receive a paycheck if you don't do work

When you face adversities, dark clouds won't last
If it wasn't for the rain, then the trees won't grow
If you never study, how do you expect to pass?
When the spring came around, what a sight to bestow
The grasshoppers laid around while the ants did chores
See the cycle keeps moving like a big machine
When the winter came around, he was left outdoors
Evolution of the mind, soul body and being
Sometimes you even gotta learn from OTHER people's mistakes
God'll never put upon you more than you can take
So head on black people got to meet the task
Educate, keep learnin, gotta question, ask!
And let your light keep shinin and remember the past
By any means necessary, we'll be free at last

Here are some quotes from my '07-'08 graduating seniors on how to have fun, prepare yourself for future challenges, and graduate on time: