By Claudia Loucks
Geneseo Current
Resolutions are from senior students at Geneseo High School, in Ali (Stern) Litton’s Family and Consumer Science and Managing Lifestyle classes. (Not in alphabetical order).
Continued from Part 1 that published yesterday.
Anthony Carter – “My New Year’s resolution this year is to save money so I can later buy an apartment, a new car, food, gas, and bills I’ll have to pay. I also want to be more supportive to others and be friendlier.”
Jordan Thomas – “For the new year, my resolution is to get better at time management, as I have a very busy week between school, sports, work, and hanging out with friends. To get all the things I need to get done and do all the things I want to do, I have to be able to keep my activities in order.”
Addi Snodgrass – “As a senior, my New Year’s resolution is to take on new challenges and push myself to try unfamiliar or intimidating things. With college just around the corner, I’ll be entering a new environment and meeting new people, which means I’ll need to adapt and push myself to try things that feel unfamiliar or daunting. By embracing these opportunities for growth, I’m setting myself up for success as I transition to college life.”
Logan VanDeWoestyne – “My New Year’s resolution is to practice my college theatre auditions. I have a few auditions for schools coming up in January and February that I want to focus on and perfect in order to make it into their programs. One of my other New Year’s resolutions is to find a better job and get better hours to get paid because I do not work enough.”
Lillliana Balluff – “As someone whose dream career is to be a language translator, my New Year’s Resolution is to continue improving my Spanish. I will make it a goal to have at least one conversation in Spanish whether it’s an in-person conversation or over the internet. It’s necessary to talk in Spanish frequently in order to become fluent, so I’ll put in the effort to achieve this goal.”
Kaylee Floming – “My New Year’s resolution is to focus more on myself and less on others. I want to focus more on myself to better my health going into my last semester of senior year. I will accomplish this by spending time doing things that I enjoy and setting aside time designated for me.”
Katie VanDeWoestyne – “My New Year’s resolution is to step out of my comfort zone. As I go to college I want to feel okay about being in different environments, and exploring new things.”
Hayden Veryzer – “My New Year’s Resolution is to improve my study habits by creating a regular study schedule and stay focused on school to better my learning. This will help me prepare and develop the necessary skills needed in college to earn my degree.”
Eric States – “For my New Year’s Resolutions I would like to work on a few things, the first being my organization skills. With finishing high school and becoming more independent I will need to organize and manage my time better and all that stems from organizing. The second resolution is to manage my finances better, along with heading off to college I will need to take charge of my money and how I am spending it. Along wit these very useful skills to work on in the New Year, my last resolution is to enjoy my last high school year. Being the top dog for the last time I will focus on attending school activities and spending time with my friends.”
Avery Kennedy – “My New Year’s Resolution is to save more money. Saving money will help me build better financial habits for my future. My first step to this will be budgeting.”
Gwenivere Erickson – “My resolution for 2025 is to continue learning about what’s interesting to me and breaking from the stringent curriculum I’ve been put through since I was 6. I don’t want to lose my interest in learning after high school. Instead, I want to reassess what’s important to me. Nothing against the average school curriculum, but I’m bored and losing my own sense of creativity. Here’s to a year of building my own curriculum.”
Emilia Schmitt - “My New Year’s Resolution for the coming year is to finalize college admission and apply to more scholarships. I’ve already been accepted into Culver-Stockton College, but I’ve yet to complete my acceptance to start finding my dormitory and roommate search. Furthermore, I’ve already applied to some scholarships but there are no limitations on how many I could try for. In my last semester of senior year these are the goals that I’m shooting to complete in the time that I have before graduation.”
Katelynn McMahill – “My New Year’s resolution is to become more involved in social media. Although every teenager is assumed to be addicted to social media, it is something that I never felt connected to. With the built-in aversion, I never took the time to think of the benefits that I am now in need of when entering college. In entering this next stage in my life I need to be more involved to not only find new friends in college, but I also need to find a suitable roommate. My older sister and many others have found amazing roommates through Instagram and other networks. I hope to have the same luck and meet someone I can befriend in preparation for college!”
Dru Curcuru – “My New Year’s resolution is to stop eating out, stay caught up on homework, and read more books.”
Elizabeth Carlin – “My New Year’s resolution is to spend less money and gas on getting fast food, snacks, coffee drinks, etc. This is my New Year’s resolution because I spend a lot of my money on useless things that aren’t good for my health or worth buying all the time in the long run. When I need money for bigger and better items I don’t have the funds to pay for it.”