evidence should/would be left by
design all the evidence.
this experience?
I am hopeful that students will
where and it is not the worst
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von Ousley
Left, Osiris
the scene.
tective and see what re-

January

2021

Volume 2
	
Issue 4

STEELER Nation News

Mrs. Guth’s Forensic Lab huge hit with students Photo credit: Mr. Fowler and Mrs. Fischer	Below, Chau-

“It’s very fun solving myster-	records a clue. ies, you have to pay attention
to every detail. If you forget one thing, it could really mess up your investigation.” - Khalil Mathews

Mrs. Guth answers SNN

questions:	Above, ninth graders work care-Where did the inspiration for this pro-	fully and methodically to extract ject come from?	evidence from the scene of the Students often say that they hate sci-	crime.

examines
ence or it is too hard, or that they are never going to use this information. I
ways to get them to see science in a
“You get to become a de-
just set out to find more interesting	witnesses, bystanders, victims, and different light. During one of our train-	perpetrators. Then you need to
What would you like for the stu-
dents to take away / learn from
ally happens.” - Jashaun
Lowe
ing sessions for Math and Science at Westminster, we got to participate in a crime scene investigation put on by a
fellow teacher. We all had an amazing	the science field.
understand that science is every-
time and realized that we could incor-	What has the student engage-porate different pieces into our classes.	ment been like?
subject ever. I would love to
inspire students to take another
I am not going to lie, it does take weeks	This is the second year I have worth of preparation. You make up a	created a crime scene however it scenario in your head. Decide what             look at some careers or jobs in	is the first time it was full scale.

January is School Board Appreciation Month:

Thank you FASD School Board

Inside this Issue

Focus on Academics
	2
	
Teacher Spotlight / Exotic Pets
	3
	
2021 Horoscope / Risk Taking
	4
	
Community Connections
	5
	
Winter Athletics
	6
	
SNN Staff / Athletic Awards
	7
	
Resolutions / Holiday photo montage
	8

Did you know that MLK Day is a national day of service? Find out what one district family does annually to honor this day locally, on page 5.

STEELER Nation News Staff Writers Photographers

Pictured from top, left: President, Rev. Terry Harrison, Vice President, Rev. Tiffa-ny Holden, Treasurer, Charles Branca, Ms. Sharon James, Mr. Allen Harrison, Mr. Anthony Retone, Mr. Gary Satter-white II, In Memory of Mr. Lester Robin-son. Not pictured: Mr. Dan Dragicevic

Arianna Blanchard Isaac Husband Jacara Green Jaden Harrison
Anthony Jackson, 10 Jordan Jones Tylajea Karkoska Malachi Shepherd Michelle Stubbs

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Brice and Gary awarded Thiel Scholarship

Family Consumer Sciences

“I would like to thank the judges at Thiel for giving me this opportunity. I’d like to thank my family for always encouraging and supporting me.” - Brice Butler

Photo credit: Mrs. Bolyard

Right, Braylon Harrison (9) and Darwin Dixon (9) make chicken pot pies.

Photo credit: Mrs. Bolyard
Left, Sydney and McKen-zie show off embroidered aprons while cooking.

Seniors, Brice Butler and Gary Satterwhite, pose with full, 4 year scholar-ships to Thiel College. Awards were presented at Linden Pointe, in Her-mitage, PA. Neither student has yet made a formal commitment, but Gary has made a verbal commitment to Duquesne University. Congratulations to both of our scholar athletes and best of luck.

Right, Jacara Green and Harold Hooten prepare chicken pot pies.

Photo credit: Mrs. Bolyard
Eat, Sleep, do Math, Repeat brings subject into laser focus

Photo credit: Mrs. Kladitis
7th and 8th Grade students fundraised almost $900.00 to purchase calculators as well as support extracurricular activi-ties in the middle school, Mrs. Kladitis reported. Proceeds also went to purchasing the T-shirts modeled by students in the photo to the left.

Pictured from left , front row is Zaniya Thomas, Kiara Wilson, Autumn Scarbrough, Kahmia Atwood. Top row from left, Chaurice Ousley, Janiya Daniels, Jordyn Jackson, Juelz Johnson and Kayvon Evans

Students not pictured, yet as-sisted with the fundraiser, are Ty'Erra Hopson, Taleah Johnson, Jaidyn Depuy, Ja'Mauri Jones, Nahla Gains, Amarhii Martino, Zameere Thomas, Jiada Brodie, Lillian Switz, Zoee Mishata

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Photo credit: Jacara Green
Teacher Spotlight: Mrs. Slater By JACARA GREEN

Mrs. Tina Slater is the Health/Physical Edu-	After graduating from college she came cation Teacher. She is a 1991, graduate of Farrell            back to Farrell, and got married. With her hus-High School and was very active in Varsity Sports.            band, she moved to Tennessee and they had their During her career here at Farrell, she played basket-       first daughter, Tamera Slater, then moved back to ball, volleyball, and track. Once she graduated, she         Farrell to continue to teach at Sharon, then again felt the need to come back to her alumni school to          at Farrell. The Slater family then welcomed their teach and has been working here for about 21 years.      second daughter named Tia, who is now 5.
In addition to being a full time teacher at Farrell, she	In her free time she enjoys relaxing at works a part time job at Diversified Family Services.        home with family and playing board games. Some
Mrs. Slater’s unique rapport with
students allows her to connect with
After high school, Mrs. Slater attended	of her favorite board games are Bingo and Gar-Youngstown State University, and majored in Physical bage. Upon retirement, she plans on continuing to Education and minored in Health Education. After	work a part-time job just to keep herself active. freshman year, Slater resigned on her 4 year volley-	She wants to volunteer more and hopefully enjoy ball scholarship because she was disappointed in the	her time as a grandmother.
communicating with us on our level. In
and reach students at their level.
team's performance. She considered transferring to	Parenting is very important to her, one Slippery Rock University because she was not con-          thing that she hopes to convey to her children is necting with students on YSU campus and she missed     the importance of staying close to their family her close friends. Ultimately, she decided to stay at         and refraining from drug and alcohol abuse.
this way, students are more likely to
YSU to play volleyball and to continue on with her	Similar to her relationship with her own children,
is not just the G m Teacher or the
el, and someone who you can always
scholarship.	Mrs. Slater reaches her students by meeting and     listen and follow her advice. Mrs. Slater Interested in owning an EXOTIC PET? Health Teacher.yShe is a great role mod-
BY Tylajea Karkoska		confide in. Firstly, unless explicitly stated, this animal

Forensic Lab Contin-
ued from page 1:
“We got to drop fake
Any pet owner knows that owning a	could be coming from the wild, or from a breeder. pet is no easy task. Different species require	Breeders are notorious for having terrible conditions, different duties. But what about some rather	with the most notorious example being puppy mills.
peculiar tasks, like having to lock the cupboards	And if it were to be stripped from the wild, that ecosys-
the splatter, which informed
throughout the day to prevent Meeko from	tem is missing an element that keeps it in balance. Not	blood and study it based on sneaking another sleeve of crackers to munch on	only that, but transporting these animals is illegal,
us about the speed and direc-
tion, etc.” - Marion Norris
before dinner, or having to shake out your blan-	meaning they have to be smuggled in. Smugglers will ket because Max camouflaged himself again and	do anything it takes to conceal them, even if it brings you don’t want to squish him? Such is the strug-	harm to the animals. Many animals die before arriving
gle of exotic pet owners. Certain pets, such as	at their destination.	The students love it. They are axolotls or fennec foxes, are endangered. Yet, it                         If the animal has not suffered enough on the	engaged, thinking outside the is legal in some places to let people keep them as     journey, their home may only bring more pain. Inexpe-	box, and strategizing the entire pets. This article is here to raise the question	rienced owners may unintentionally hurt their compan-	period.
“Should It Be Legal to Own an Exotic Pet?”.	ions, like forcefully uncurling hedgehogs. The animals	Would you do this project again? Before geting into this, let’s set the	may also bring harm to themselves under certain cir-	Of course, I plan to do more crime
outline of what makes an exotic pet. The line	cumstances, such as parrots, who pluck out their feath-	scenes with different scenarios to between what makes an exotic animal a pet or	ers when stressed, or sugar gliders, who will mutilate	test how much they are learning wild is surprisingly thin. Exotic pets have been	their own bodies out of the stress of neglect and lack of	in class. And it doesn’t hurt that I around for centuries, yet there is no set defini-	attention. Even if their owners are taking care of them	love everything about science and tion or criteria. Though for the sake of this article, properly, things can still go wrong, such as the animals	inventing new material for my we’ll say that in order to qualify for exotic, the	contracting diseases. These diseases can even spread	classes.
animal isn’t domesticated and can’t be found in	to humans if not taken care of.	Anything you’d like to add?
the owner’s local area (though this is not always	Some may argue that by taking these animals	Maybe at some point, I would like the case). Examples include: chameleons, tigers,       out of their homes, we are helping them, but those	to have other teachers participate axolotls, parrots, monkeys, Fennec foxes, Chin-         people fail to realize that humans are the reasons their	in the crime scene. They could be chillas and racoons.                                                          ecosystems are becoming uninhabitable. As the popu-	witnesses that the students
Having an exotic pet seems like a good	lation rises, there is more pollution and deforestation,	would have to interview or the idea to some. You have an animal that not many	both things that cause these creatures to leave their	perpetrator. Last year, I roped other people have. Taking care of a rare pet isn’t	homes.	Mrs. Latzoo in to be the Chief
all sunshine and rainbows, though. Taking into	Inspector and we did a silly News
students.
consideration all the things that happen before	Exotic Animals as 'Pets'. (2019, January 10). Retrieved January	Report together to show to the you get your new best friend, it is actually quite	28, 2021, from https://peta.org/issues/animals-in-
saddening.	entertainment/exotic-animals-pets/

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Next comes Earth signs, they tend
but when you do, watch out.
with their mind rather than their heart.
are deep and intellectual. It is easier for
Year 2021, for the sign Taurus, is your
year to shine bright and loud! This year may
self.
For Gemini, this year people may
You are going to be excelling in many
Leo’s horoscope predictions for the
year of 202: you may be celebrating your love
What does your Zodiac Sign say about you?

BY Arianna Blanchard	to be very insightful and they are actually emo-tional human beings.
they form the natural world, so each is in
ble partners consist of the four element
with Leo and Sagittarius. Next follows comes
turn around for many of the signs. Read on to
will start becoming more accomplished with
on how you proceed in your year.
Each Zodiac sign is categorized in	The year 2021 could be a complete groups that share distinct traits. Together,           find out what is in store for you according to the some way dependent on the other. Compati-     stars!	For the sign Aries this year is going to groups, fire, water, earth, and air. Fire signs       be filled with changes and improvements. You come first because Aries is in the chart along      your school and work life, you will become more the Earth signs, the Zodiac signs in this group      intellectually and financially stable depending are Taurus, Virgo, and Capricorn. The Air
element consists of Gemini, Libra, and Aquar-
pio, and Pisces.
ius. Lastly, are the water signs, Cancer, Scor-	bring you recognition for your innate talents. A The Fire group signs tend to share	message to you is to be your most authentic
characteristics such as passion, creativity,
have a very competitive side to them when it
comes to competing, so be prepared to see
that trait.
being spontaneous, inspired, and they can	recognize something good about you that they may not have noticed before. Many things may seem like there coming out of the blue to you but they may be positive so don´t be held up on
2021.
to be calm people, they are practical and	it. Expect an upcoming change in your year of hard-workers. Earth signs are very down to
stable beings and it tends to be dificult to
see them act out of character when ¨upset¨
earth (pun intended), they seem to be very	ways this year Cancer. You may start becoming romantically involved if not already. You're going to be more independent, (on a good note
what the universe throws your way.
The Air signs are free spirited be-	if you take it that way). Be ready to take on ings, they also have a creative side to them
along with being social and are very analyti-
instead of going full on to help themselves
will allow you to grow. For you to grow you will
cal. Air signs also tend to analyze a situation	life and your career life this year. This year you and others with the emotional weight. Air	may also have a lot of eye opening events that signs aren't very emotional people; they think have to learn your lessons that come with that.
Lastly are Water signs. Water signs
Virgos will experience a lot of growth in many areas, such as personal growth, health,
them, than most, to read a person. They tend happiness, and in love, and friendships, and

My risk taking RESOLUTION and departing wisdom...

By Jordan Jones

lastly, success. Expect to have a busy year, some-thing is going to happen to drive you in a new di-rection of focus. You may experience some chal-lenges, but still luck out in some ways.
Libra, in the year of 2021, you may expe-rience popularity, don't be afraid to express your opinion on some ideas. This year will bring you positive change in many ways such as your financ-es. They are expected to start paying off pssh, whatever that means. Keep up the good work and you'll notice a difference.
For Scorpio this year will be full of new interactions. True colors will be shown throughout this year but it will be your job to stand your ground and to stay strong. You will eventually start having an urge to do something, try not to fight it and maybe an outcome of your choice might hap-pen. This year will be full of growth, ambition, and change. This is your year Scorpio, try not to stress about it.
For Sagittarius the year of 2021 it will be filled with manifestation, luck, karma, and many responsibilities. This year you will evolve but you can't be afraid to make the changes needed to do so. You will be put through many obstacles but throw on a tough face for you have to go through what you will to learn a lesson you're destined to know.
Capricorn's 2021 horoscope predictions are going to be achieving goals that you've been working on or not yet accomplished. This year you should be learning self love, and selfcare. With this you should be able to accomplish success.
Aquarius this year, you are going to experience your own personal growth within. This year you may find yourself trying to reinvest in something you may be thinking about. People may start coming toward you and you will be learning many lessons on top of lessons.
Last but not least is Pisces, year 2021 is going to be full of lessons as well as Aquarius not telling whether good or bad. You will learn who people truly are but be wise about it. People are going to be showing their true colors toward you.

Goals are everything, and the best time to set them is around the New Year. Everyone gets a fresh start in the New Year. This year, I am starting with taking more opportunities and less pro-crastinating. This comes as a great challenge to me, because in most cases both factors set me back from a lot of goals that I want or could be achieving. Most importantly, for me, it is all about risk taking. Risk taking for me generally means to do something outside of my comfort zone.
For myself, I have begun to start my own business. I feel like it was something out of my comfort zone and it was a good decision. So far, the business has flourished, while going through many, inevitable trials and tribulations. February 5th, 2020, was my launch date and the business has been growing ever since. As of

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dream it will never come true. I also have a lot of potential that should not go to waste. If I stay determined, and open to new ideas, my risk taking resolution will work out.
My advice to underclassmen would be to put yourself out there all throughout high school. Unlike me, I was very introverted throughout high school, which made me miss out on many opportunities to see my own worth and develop new skills. As time passed (flew by), a lot of people realized my potential before I did. These outside nudges, helped me to take that one step forward. You will be very surprised by how much you can do, so I say do NOT wait any longer, pursue that interest or learn that new skill today!

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Photo credit: Mrs. Latzoo
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congress, to be a day of service .
world.
Community Connections Shop with a Cop 2020
“It’s a joy to see the faces of the kids when they get to shop for what they want…” ~Farrell Mayor, Kim Doss
By ANTHONY JACKSON

Photo credit: Anthony Jackson
FHS student, Caleb Skiljo, surrounded by Oficer Maricher and City Manager Ben Prescott.

Shop with a Cop started in 2013, with The Farrell Police Depart-ment and The Farrell Recreation Com-mission. This event is funded this year,

as in past years, by donations, according to retired Farrell Police Chief, Riley Smoot. Other communi-ties like Sharon, Hermitage, Sharpsville, Shenango and Greenville do things similar to this event and it's always a success with overwhelmingly positive responses from the city residents and police depart-ments both. Retired Farrell police chief, Riley Smoot, said the purpose for this event was to, “To provide an opportunity for a child to receive a gift for Christmas and to buy for a parent or sibling.”
As a reporter for STEELER Nation News, I attended the December event this year to get a feel for our local response and watch the children pick out the gifts. I could see the smiles on their faces and how happy they were to be a part of this event. Each child had $300 to spend on whatever they wanted, kids chose IPads, toys, clothes, etc.
This event started with Farrell's Recrea-tional leader, Terrence Crumby, who still runs it. Today, they average from 15 - 20 kids per year and

Photo credit: Anthony Jackson

Student, Montique Reddick with Far-rell Police Oficer.

the lucky students that get selected have the time of their lives. Police ofic-ers volunteer to come and help the kids shop and every year there is an oficer for about one or two kids. They also have a lot of city oficials there like Farrell's Mayor Kim Doss, City Manag-er, Ben Prescott, and Farrell Chief of Police, Jon C. Rococi.

Sergeant Gatewood, Melinda Odem and Mayor Kim Doss with student Jamir Odem (left two pictures), Oficer Phillips with Aiden Mailloux, and then with Ms. Brandy Robinson and Chris Robinson (3rd and 4th pictures), Oficer Maricher and Farrell Police Oficer (last photo right).

MlK Jr.Day:	•This day is to be “a day on, not a day off,” which is Did you know?	a national call for citizens to volunteer around the

BY Jacara Green
vision of “Beloved Community”
•The act of serving makes communities stronger, •In 1994, Martin Luther King Holi-	and gets our mind set closer to Martin Luther King's day and Service Act was passed by	•Some acts of service that people do to honor this
This initiative was to be headed by
his different beliefs.
day are tutoring children, helping at community or the Corporation for National and	church centers, and reflecting on Dr.King's life and Community Service.

(n.d.). Retrieved January 26, 2021, from https://www.aascu.org/programs/ADP/MLKDay/

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Biology Teacher, Mrs. Latzoo and her children (Lydia and Ernest, pictured) have celebrated MLK day for the last 5-6 years by either baking and giv-ing out cookies, making phone calls to elderly, shoveling snow for neighbors, or saying thanks to our protective services. This year, they took Hilltop Pizza to the Farrell Fire Department.
What will you do next year?

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Farrell High SchoolWinter Athletics

Photo credit: Jiada Brodie
Above, Lamont and Christian look on as Sian Rain shoots a foul shot.

Boys’ Basketball, back row, from left: Assistant Coach, Mr. Larry Gillespie, Kabron Smith, Omar Stewart, Jaiman Holden, Denzel Driver, Lamont Samuels, Braylon Harri-son, Front from left: Assistant Coach, Mr. Tim Odem, Jhailyn Richardson, Nasir O’Kane, Christian Hartley, Trian Holden, Brice Butler, Julian Scarbrough. Head Coach, right, Mr. Bobby Stewart.

Shooting a free throw (left): Kylon Wilson

Photo credit: Jiada Brodie

Basketball Cheer Squad (from left): Tamera Slater, Mariyana Amos, Jacara Green, Toni Austin and Demaris Crowder. Assistant and Head Coaches (not pictured), Ms. Cassan-dra Verroco and Mrs. Joanne Retone.

Dive in! FHS Swim Team

Girls’ Basketball, back row, from left: Damerra Thomas, Deryah Stewart, Gabrielle King, Jaylie Green, Cyncere Harden-Mann, Makayla Hall, Front, from left: Demariah Burns, Jada Jackson, Jordyne Scott, Sa’mya Moore, Syv-era Parchman, Sanaa Brodie, Assistant Coaches (not pictured), Ms. Jordan Snyder, and Mr. Marsell Holden, and Head Coach (not pictured), Mr. Ed Turosky.

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Top left: Jeremi-ah Butler, Chey-enne Felix, left: Mackenzie Ulan, Not pictured: Landen Felix and Coach: Jaylan Sharper

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me intrigued.
happy and hea thy.
Malachi
How long have you been
months
journalism
complishment: Winning
Favorite FHS memory:
engineering
Stubbs,
How long have you
write about: Things
Favorite book and or
Divergent
Favorite FHS
have any, yikes.)
Comic Con
First Team : Offense
Meet your Steeler Nation News Staff:

Arianna
Blanchard, Michelle

11th
How long have you been 10th
5 months
Favorite topic(s) to
on Newspaper Staff?	been on Newspaper Favorite topic(s) to write Staff? 5 months about: Anything that is
entertaining and keeps	that I have personally

Favorite book and or
experienced or feel
lish
Favorite subject: English     passionately about. movie: movie:¨The Hun-	Favorite subject: Eng-ger Games¨ and book:
movie: movie: All the
Bright Places; Book:
¨Where the Past Begins¨ Extra-curricular and or sports: When the season
Work: I work at Walmart
Upward Bound
starts Track & Field	Extra-curricular and Future plans: Go to col-	or sports: Softball and lege, achieve all of my
memory: the Christ-
mas lock-ins
Future plans: go to
college after high
school (don't really
career goals and future career goals, be overly wealthy, live the life of my dreams, create a better life for myself and my future kin, and to be
Dream trip: Tol Bora Bora Dream trip: Bora Bora and Dubai.

Tylajea

10th
Shepherd, Karkoska, 10th	How long have you been on
on Newspaper Staff? 5
Newspaper Staff? 5 months Favorite topic(s) to write
about: Music and Art Favorite topic(s) to write	Favorite subject: Art

about: Football	Favorite book and or movie:
Favorite subject: Photo-	“Pieces of Why” by K.L. Going Proudest moment or accom-

Favorite book and or mov-
ie: Diary of a Wimpy Kid
and Fast and Furious.
Proudest moment or ac-
plishment: Making a relative-ly good piece my first time working with acrylic paints Extra-curricular and or sports in which you are involved: Youth Arts program at Hope-
States my Freshman year	CAT
ences
Extra-curricular and or	Favorite FHS memory: Baking sports: Football and Bas-	in Family and Consumer Sci-ketball	Future plans: becoming a
when I won states.
for my art
children’s book illustrator and Future plans: to go to col-	opening commissions online lege for football and study     Something you would like to
share: I paint, sing, watch Something you would like anime and write poetry in my to share: a memory about     free time

how I went this haunted        Dream trip: San Diego, purely house with a couple                to see all the cool cosplays at
friends,
Dream trip: to go to L.A.

Anthony Jackson,
10th
How long have you been on Newspa-per Staff? 5 months
Favorite topic(s) to write about: Sports Favorite subject: Photojournalism Favorite book and or movie: The Out-siders
Proudest moment or accomplish-ment: When I won my first state title last year
Extra-curricular and or sports: Football Favorite FHS memory: My time with the Farrell Football Team Future plans: go to college for 4 years and play football Dream trip: Baha-mas

2020 Football Award Winners:

All State:
All Region:
First team: Defense
First team : Defense	Brice Butler (WR) First Team: Offense	Tai’Don Strickland	Gary Satterwhite (DL) Brice Butler                                                                            Tai’Don Strickland (LB)
Anthony Stallworth
Omar Stewarts (LB)
Gary Satterwhite                  Gary Satterwhite (OL)           Anthony D. Jackson (LB) Anthony Stallworth (RB)

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Brice Butler (DB) Kylon Wilson (DB) Second Team : Offense
Omar Stewart (WR) Christian Hartley (QB) Jaimain Holden (OL)

Preston Williams (OL) Second team: Defense Preston Williams (DL) Lamont Samuels (DB)

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JANUARY 2021:
Chapter 1 of 12:Resolutions
every night, or even home cooking more often. It is important to make goals but it is just as important to make them realistic.
By MICHELLE STUBBS
Some of our students here at Farrell have made resolutions that they have been trying to keep up
A very common goal is to lose a	with.
Every year, people make New Year's	large amount of weight in a very short	I asked some of our students and staff resolutions. Most people do not actually keep	amount of time. When you make goals like here at Farrell have made resolutions that they have up with them. The average person who makes	this, you have to sit down and think about     been trying to keep up with. Most students made New Year resolutions typically only lasts a week it. How long does it take the average per-       very broad resolutions; Mrs Kladitis made a resolu-to a month. If you do end up making New Year     son to lose the amount of weight that you     tion to try to be better for herself everyday than she resolutions, make them to where you know	want to? What are you going to do in order was the day before. Ava Golden(7th) made the reso-that they are actually attainable.	to achieve this goal? What things are you       lution to express herself more. Both Demaris Crowd-
The goals that people set for them-	going to give up in order to lose the	er(10th) and Isaac Husband(9th) made the resolu-selves are usually very unrealistic or unattaina-     weight? Also, when you first start, you	tion to stop spending money irrationally. Faith
ble for them. They make some long term goal	have to start off slow. Pick a small amount     Zagoti’s(12th) resolution is to be the best possible thinking that they will achieve it but usually	of weight to start with and go with that.	version of herself. She said, “I just try to do my best don't. People make goals to magically become	Increase over time and eventually, you'll	each day as a person. I believe I'm successful, but stress free, when that is simply not possible.	meet your longtime goal.	sometimes it does fall through. I just try to keep my Any mental issues that you may want to solve                        If you plan on making an attaina- conscience clear.”
take time. You can not just wake up one day	ble New Year resolution, make sure that	Chyna Butler(10th) made two resolutions! and be perfect, it's simply not possible. You	it's well thought out. Realistic goals would     The first is to work on writing her book. Chyna
have to work towards goals like this by taking	be to get a better job, boost your grades,	writes two chapters of her book a day. Her second out the stressful things in your life or learning	drink more water and eat healthier, spend     resolution is to practice her softball skills. She prac-how to manage them.	less money, read more, sleep an extra hour tices softball whenever she has the opportunity to.
PEACE OUT, 2020!
Chyna said, “I try and keep myself motivated be-cause I know that I want to be a writer and I love playing softball, so by doing this it will help me in the future. I feel that by the end of the year I will be
Photo montage: JACARA GREEN	successful in improving these things.”

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