To welcome the New Year students and teachers set resolutions and goals that they hope to accomplish in 2013.
According to an article by the U.S. News and World Report the majority of Americans will try to make a New Year’s resolution, which may range from making money to quitting smoking to falling in love. Most resolutions are made with the goal to improve one’s life.
The most common New Year’s resolution made in 2012 was to lose weight. However, that does not mean that every person is just aiming to drop a few pounds to fit into skinny jeans. Many aim to lose weight in order to stay happy and healthy.
“My goal this year is to get in shape and get healthy,” senior Claire Page said.
Despite the good intentions of these resolutions, the majority of resolutions fail. Depending on the source, the rate of people who uphold their resolution for the year can be as high as 50 percent and as low as 8 percent.
Despite the odds many students still aim to improve their lives by setting goals for the New Year. For students the new year falls right in the middle of winter sports season, prompting many to think about either current sports or one their next season.
“I want to improve my short game at golf and get out on the course more often,” senior David Matthews said.
Other goals include resolutions to stop procrastinating, earn better grades, and to have better manners.
“My goal is to stop cursing so much,” senior Eleazar Enriquehz said.
Not all students have created academic or sports related goal. In fact, just as many looked into unique and specific goals.
“By the end of the year I hope to be ambidextrous,” freshman Chris Hanbury said.
If you are one of the many people interested in keeping your new years resolution then, check out this Reston Patch story on phone apps that will help you with your goal.