Happy New Year--a new year, new goals and resolutions

"A goal not written is just a wish..."

Students returned back to school today after a two week break. They were asked what their 2009 goal or resolution is for the new year and why they had this goal. A goal or resolution could be academic, related to sports, health related...just about anything! Because "a goal not written is just a wish," student goals have been shared below. If you know particular students, help them reach their goal and become better in the new year! We are looking forward to a new year, new self-realizations, and new opportunities!

• Getting into McKinley and enjoying the 8th grade team.--Carlton
• My goal for 2009 is to try to be all that I can be. This is my goal because I know that I can do better than what I have been doing.--Marquis
• One of my goals is to be better to my dog because she is really lonely and really mean.--Briana
• To be better in math and land a fakie flip.--Kephren
• My New Year's resolution is to explore the world because I don't want to stay in one place.--Tyler
• My goal is to be more respectful and helpful towards my family because I've been disrespectful and selfish for a while. Also not to make my siblings cry.--Porschia
• My goal for this year is to be more responsible for things I get and to be respectful to people I don't like.--Ashane
• My goal for 2009 is to get into a good high school, then go to college. This is my goal because that's what everyone should do.--Omar
• My goal is to pass the School Without Walls test and pass the SAT Test. This is my goal because I want to get into high school.--Paris
• To be the best "me" I can be! I love being me.--Capria
• My goal is to be a better friend!--Madison
• One goal that I have for the new year is to stop stressing over the small things in life, but I don't make New Year's resolutions.--DaJuan
• To bring up my grades, learn more, play football.--Phillip
• One goal I have for 2009 is to go to Paul G. High School next ear to play basketball.--Daquan
• My goal for 2009 is to become a step higher in my skateboarding.--Jovan
• My New Year's resolution is to make better grades this year and to be a better person this year.--Shalynn
• I want to do well on my report card.--Jeffrey
• One goal I have for 2009 is to stop procrastinating. This is my goal because I procrastinate too much and I don't get things done because of that.--Carlye
• My New Year's resolution is to get into the high school of my choice. It's my resolution because I went to do it. Be nice to people who I am not nice to.--no name
• I hope to lose 50 by the end of the year. Get into the high school of choice. Control my temper.--Linstrum
• My goal is to get into the high school. I want to graduate. My goal is to make honor roll.--Carleshia
• To get all A's on my 3rd advisory report card. This is my goal because I know I have the potential.--Shanice
• One resolution I have for 2009 is to be more organized. This is my resolution because my messiness is effecting my work.--Terrisha
• My New Year's resolution is not to procrastinate any more. It is because it puts me behind in what I need to do.--Janay
• One of my '09 goals is to finish with B's and go to McKinley Tech.--Gary
• I want to get good grades so I can get into a good high school.--Cavon
• To be able to go to all the activities planned for the 8th grade. To pull my grades up.--Jason
• To pass to the 9th grade because it would be meaningful and is a big part of my life.--Andre
• One goal/resolution I have for the New Year is to score 30 points in one Stuart-Hobson Middle School basketball game.--Malik
• My goal is to bring my grades up. I want to because I want to pass into a good high school.--no name
• My resolution is to get better grades.--Tyrome
• Finish school applications because I need to get into a good high school.--Eugene
• A goal I have for 2009 is to make better grades. This is my goal because I want to graduate.--Jay
• One goal or resolution for 2009 is to get out of school is to get good grades before I get out of school.--Antoin
• My New Year's resolution is to get into the school of my choice. Also when I get to that school, to make one of their teams.--Luke
• I want to be better with time this year.--Lawrence
• My goal this year is to try to get better grades than my last advisory.--Kevin
• My resolution for '09 is to bring my math and English grade up. Also I want to go to church more.--James
• One goal for me is to happily pass the 8th grade and successfully make it to the 9th grade or to my high school.--Dominick
• My resolution for 2009 is to get good grades on my report card. It's my goal becase I need it for my high school and to play basketball.--Travaughn
• My goal is sports. I like to do sports.--Dewight
• One goal I have for 2009 is to stay on top of all of my work so I get into the high school of my choice. I chose this goal because doing this will help keep me not stressed and I will be very excited if I get into a good high school.--Ben
• To get straight A's this year, it's a resolution because my mom will be very happy!--Eric
• My goal is to get into McKinley High School.--Malik R.
• One goal I have for 2009 is to go to the high school of my choice.--Trevor
• My goal is to get good grades through the rest of the school year. This is my goal because I haven't been getting good grades.--Thomas
• My goal for 2009 is to get into Wilson Senior High School. This is my top school selection and will impact me for the next four years.--Aaron
• One goal I have for 2009 is to win my own gold in a track meet. I have this goal because I've won gold medals in relays and things, but I've never won one in my own race.--Kevon
• One goal is going to be to start doing all my work from this point on, and accomplish what I know I'm capable of. This is my goal because I have slipped this year and am skating on thin ice, and moving on with my life this way will benefit me in the future.--Michael
• One goal or resolution I have is to do better in school (get A's and B's). This is my goal because I want to improve my grades and attitude.--Christian
• One goal is to bring up my grade and to go to the high school of my choice and to be in more musicals. This is my goal because it is what I really want.--Dietra
• To have more fun during school breaks and to be less bored.--Jamal
• To go to high school and make good grades for the rest of the school year and make this year fun.--Mikayla
• My goal is to be a scientist. This is my goal because I really like science.--Rodney
• One goal I have for the year 2009 would be to take the most responsibility over my cats because I have been letting my family do all the chores like cleaning poop, giving the food, giving them medicine and other things.--Stephen
• My New Year's resolution is to be a more positive individual.--Autumn
• Stop using profanity and being mean to others.--Sertira
• My goal is to be at least the salutatorian of the 8th grade class.--Teresa
• To do all of MY homework.--Jereese
• My goal for 2009 is to make it in one of the high schools of my choice. Making to to a good high school could help my future in law and hopefully to attend Law School.--Markell
• My New Year's resolution for 2009 is to complete indoor and outdoor track seasons because outdoor is a challenge and I want to be able to challenge myself to complete something I put my mind to.--Jahaan
• My resolution is to be able to attend St. John's College High School for the 2009-2010 school year. It's my goal and resolution for 2009 because it is a wonderful school that has great academics and great athetics and those are the two things I want in a school.--Christopher
• One goal for me is to become more independent. I would like to do this because in 2008 I really didn't think for myself as much as I planned to.--Devin J.
• My New Year's resolution for 2009 is to exercise more and cut fats out of my diet.--Devin M.
• To write neater because sometimes I usually rush through my work to get it done.--William
• To study hard and learn new skateboard tricks because I love skateboarding.--Antonio
• My resolution for 2009 is not to lie anymore. I've realized that lying doesn't help a problem it makes it worse.--Rachel
• My goal/resolution for 2009 is not to wear pajamas more than once every two weeks because for some reason it seems to bother people that I wear pjs to school.--Katie
• My goal/resolution is to not fight with my brother as much. This is my resolution because we always get in trouble so there's not a point.--Liz
• My resolution for 2009 is to bring all of my grades up to at least higher than a D and C. This is my resolution because 9th grade is right aroudn the corner and the only way to get into my dream high school is good grades.--Khilece
• One resolution I have for 2009 is to get at least all As or Bs. This is my goal because it will help me get into a good high school.--Chantell
• One of my resolutions is to stop taking a long period of time to do my homework. I made this resolution because if I have a certain assignment that is due later that week I put off doing it.--Brittany
• To have a better system for completing homework, projects, etc. Also to travel (to Spain).--Kelsea
• My New Year's resolution is to ahve a better schedule for doing my homework because I don't want to save everything for the last minute.--Daley
• My resolution is to become more crafty. This will help me in making my Science Fair and History Day projects more attractive.--Tatiana
• A goal for 2009 is to spend my time wisely.--Taylour
• One goal is to go to Spain this summer. This is my goal becaue I have never been.--Amber
• My New Year's resolution is to lose 7 lbs. and to get good grades.--Francesca
• My goal for 2009 is to get good grades so I can go to a good high school; set my priorities right.--Niiya
• One goal for 2009 is to stop eating as much food because i eat too much food that's not good for me.--Dyani
• To make better grades and have a better attitude.--no name
• My goal is to change my attitude. This is my goal because in the past I had a not so good attitude.--Emonie
• My goal for this year is to pick my grades up because I really want to get in to the high school I want to get into.--Lynnette
• My goal is to work hard to get into Benjamin Banneker High School. This is my first choice goal because I want to get into a good high school that would give me more college credits.--Johvonna
• Get good grades always so my life can be successful.--Tiesha
• To succeed in all my classes and to finish all my work on time and turn it in on time.--Jevana
• My goal is to get good grades, graduate and do well. My goal at home is not to get an attitude when I have to do something or when somebody gets on my nerves. Choose and do wise decisions and get all As is what I want.--Mya
• My goal is to join a cheerleading squad again. Why? Because I want to get back in shpae, and I really miss cheering.--Nia
• My goal is to be the best student, daughter, granddaughter, etc. This is my goal because i don't want people to think I'm mean, I have a loving side.--Diamond
• My goal is to keep participating in sports and to keep doing all of my school work and keep up with my grades.--Destiny
• My goal is to focus on my school work and pay attention and stop playing. This is my goal because really need to step it up.--Radasha
• My goal is to try to be more active like run or walk a mile a day. Be more open to people even though sometimes I felel that I'm up tight. Travel more. Be more on time!--Jophnee
• To strive for the best.--Brikkia
• My goal is to do better work and just do my best and have fun. This is my goal because this is basically what I need to do to succeed.--Michaela
• To take better care of my things so I won't have to hear my mother.--Breana
  
• My goal for this year is to maintain a 4.0 because I want to get into a good school and make this last year wonderful.--Tyquia
• To run a marathon this year--either in the spring or the fall--because I haven't run once since 2006.--Ms. Trenkle