Student Success Statement 

"I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true.  I must stand with anybody that stands right, and stand with him while he is right, and part with him when he goes wrong." 

Abraham Lincoln 

This relates to the last Student Success Statement.  Your character consists of who you are, your intentions, and your actions.  Not only do you, yourself, have to be kind, but the people you associate yourself with have to be kind too.  You cannot expect to be seen as you are if the people around you do not reflect who you are.  When you spend time with people who have the same intentions in life as you do-to be good- you will see that slowly start to reflect on you.  Whether we believe it or not, we are the company we keep.  When someone is wrong, it is time to stand away from them.  When someone is right, it is time to stand with them.  You are "bound", by whatever it is you believe in (God, nature, science, etc.), to be good.  You are bound to be true and honest- and so are the people who you choose to surround yourself with.  The people who have your best interest at heart are those that decide to encourage you to always do the right thing.  it also shows your character whether you choose those people or people who you know aren't good for you.