The majority of New Year’s resolutions fail. Some have already failed and the year is barely a week old. The same is true for most political movements. But, if both, resolutions and politics are combined, a positive result may be reached.

Woodland’s Student Council has been encouraging students to make positive New Year’s resolutions. Representatives from Student Council went around to advisories before break with a blank list for resolutions. It was anticipated that some students would brush off this opportunity and not choose to write down their resolutions.

Some students feel that setting goals that they will not reach is pointless, but others believe that setting high goals encourages them to set higher standards for themselves and leads them to accomplish more in a year.

Teaching intern, Courtney Ambrose, said, “I think it’s always good to have a goal for yourself; it puts pressure on you to fulfill it.”

However, Ambrose feels that long-term goals may be harder to reach. “It’s just more effective to set smaller goals for yourself with shorter periods of time; you’ll be more likely to fulfill them.”

There are certain year-long resolutions that are pretty universal: losing weight, exercising, eating healthy, quitting smoking, drinking less, and being a nice person all-around.

Others people make resolutions unique to themselves, like breaking a bad habit or fixing a relationship.

Student Council will be taking all the results they get and making them into a display case by the library.

“We want it to be a positive reminder to the students to have goals and pursue them,” said committee leader, Emily Broe.

What do you want out of the new year? Leave your comments and resolutions below.

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