1. Diamonds

2. DIAMONDS
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE A DIAMOND?

3. Diamonds are unique. Diamonds come in all shapes and sizes.
Diamond come in all colors:
……so be the Diamond you were
meant to be……

4. Diamonds have extraordinary strength.
The word "diamond" comes from the Greek word "adamas," which means "unconquerable.“
Only a diamond can cut another diamond.
Diamonds are made from pure carbon.
Diamonds are formed deep within the earth and formed from intense pressure.

5. Diamonds are known for their brilliance.
Brilliance is one of the most prized qualities in a diamond.
Brilliance gives a diamond its high value.
Shine and show your brilliance this year in all areas – academics, attitude, work ethic, and goal setting.

6. Diamonds get their value when polished and cut.
Diamonds in their natural state have little value and go unnoticed.
Polishing and cutting is a difficult but necessary process to make a diamond useful and to give it value.
These are all diamonds, but would you really notice them if you saw one on the ground mixed with other stones?

7. Diamonds get their value when polished and cut.
If you want to be noticed, add value to your life, and be useful in life, you must polish your skills and cut out bad habits.

8. WHAT DO A DIAMOND AND A PENCIL HAVE IN COMMON?
Still don’t believe us?
Then “riddle me this”
WHAT DO A DIAMOND AND A PENCIL HAVE IN COMMON?

9. They are both made of carbon.
They are made from the exact same thing!
The graphite in the pencil is made from carbon exactly like a diamond is!

10. Same substance but different structure.
Diamonds are nothing more than crystallized carbon atoms, except they're the priciest carbon atoms you'll ever find. It's the specific arrangement of atoms that determines the end result. Take, for instance, the graphite commonly associated with pencils - it is nothing but carbon but due to its unique atomic structure, it is the complete opposite of diamonds – soft and grayish versus very hard and translucent. It is the intense pressure that forms the diamond structure and the polishing and cutting that give it value.

11. Structure adds strength and value.
It is the structure of the atoms that makes the carbon become a highly valuable diamond or a common soft-grayish pencil “lead.”
We will provide you structure this year so you can polish your skills and cut out bad habits and become the prized diamond-quality student you can be!

12. Diamonds are useful.
A diamond is more than a pretty trinket. It has many practical uses.
In fact, less than 20% of diamonds are actually made into jewelry.
Diamonds are used for industrial drill bits, lasers, speaker components, X-ray machines, heat absorption in electronics, medical tools, lenses for high-powered telescopes, and much more.
We want you to be useful and fulfill your potential in life!

13. Diamonds are among the rarest and most valuable resources on Earth.
People are like diamonds.
People who polish their skills, cut out bad habits, and develop a strong and structured work ethic are the rarest people on Earth.
They are prized for their strength and value and will always be able to get the careers they want and lead a successful and purposeful life – just like a diamond.

14. So which do you choose to be?
Unpolished, uncut, no value, and little use.
Polished, cut, valuable, and useful.

15. Let’s make it a GREAT YEAR.
Diamonds
2014– 2015
Let’s make it a GREAT YEAR.

16. Presentation by Dawn Bray, Ed. S.