As the new year approaches, people begin to participate in the tradition of making New Year’s resolutions. People, including students at Lambert, like to set goals for themselves to work towards throughout the year.
This tradition started over 4,000 years ago by the Babylonians where they made promises to their gods to pay debts and return borrowed goods for good fortune. This later was passed down to the Romans and now belongs to us in the twentieth century.
Some of the New Year’s resolutions that students have are targeted to help them in their faith, such the one Kingsley Brown has set for herself. Brown has been a follower of the Christian faith for many years and wants to be able to explore it more and by reading the Bible consistently.
“I plan to attend a class weekly with a guided bible to guide me through my path,” Brown explained.
Many students also have New Year’s resolutions that are school-focused, such as earning better grades. Since grades in the second semester are an opportunity to make up for the first semester, students may realize that they need to be more proactive in getting their work done. Brown wants to be able to achieve better grades in the coming year as well.
“I plan on going to the library and attending study sessions during lunch and work to help me to grow academically,” Brown stated.
Although many students have the same New Year’s resolutions, underclassmen and upperclassmen may have different goals based on what they want to do in their upcoming futures such as junior Rafella Pellegrini. Pellegrini has goals of becoming more organized over the next year in preparation for her senior year.
“I get stressed when things are not organized and when I’m stressed I procrastinate and leave everything for the last minute,” Pellegrini stated. “Obviously I can’t do that in college, so I really want to use this year to work on it.”
Other students have more personal goals to improve their well-being or their self-expression. Students can do this by experimenting with their personal style, clothing choices or changing their hair. Pellegrini wants to be able to do this by growing her hair out over this next year.
“I just want to let it grow,” Pellegrini stated. “I feel like if I keep my hair the same it can give me a sense of stability that I can integrate into other parts of my life.”
With the new year upon us, students at Lambert are ready to pursue their goals and start the new year off right. No matter their goals, Lambert hopes that students are able to continue performing well academically and make sure their mindset stays positive for the remainder of the 2025-2026 school year!
