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    • Saki Tomita ‘25 dashes to the finish line at a track meet.

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Hilltop Hopes: Students’ New Year’s Resolutions

Abby Rakotomavo ’26 Features Editor and Veena Scholand ’26 Assistant Features Editor
With 2025 quickly approaching, students are setting goals to work toward in the new year. While some, like Logan Matthews ’25, view them as an opportunity for “self improvement [and] embracing the finite nature of life,” others are more cynical about making resolutions. According to Henry Weinstein ’26, New Years’ resolutions are “an arbitrary idea that humans created that the turn of the year should be the time to actually get your act together.” On the other hand, Olive Snow ’30 believes, “Every year is another chance to try again.”
With 2025 quickly approaching, students are setting goals to work toward in the new year. While some, like Logan Matthews ’25, view them as an opportunity for “self improvement [and] embracing the finite nature of life,” others are more cynical about making resolutions. According to Henry Weinstein ’26, New Years’ resolutions are “an arbitrary idea that humans created that the turn of the year should be the time to actually get your act together.” On the other hand, Olive Snow ’30 believes, “Every year is another chance to try again.” 

Here are a few Hopkins students’ resolutions:

“Run a marathon” — Logan Matthews ’25
Reason: “I should’ve done it by now. I will likely never be in the shape I am in right now again, and I want to make the most of it while it lasts.”

“Eat healthier and lose weight” — Olive Snow ’30
Reason: “Because I am diabetic and I want to be more careful with my body so that I am healthy.”

“Stop swearing and start eating healthy” — Sophia Contreras ’28
Reason: “Religious and health reasons” 

“I want to be more productive” — Ella Rinaldi ’26
Reason: “I want to feel like I’m caught up in class. I think that will help me be less stressed” 

“To not puke in track practice” — Henry Weinstein ’26
Reason: “Puking too many times in track practice”

“Don’t fail out of Hopkins” — Roya Gendron ’29

“To exercise more” — Juliette Watson ’30
Reason: “I want to get in better shape for future sports seasons”

“To not procrastinate doing work” — Kenley Cox ’28
Reason: “Procrastinating is an issue I need to fix, and it would also help with homework” 

“To get straight A’s” — Teyanna Williams ’27
Reason: “Having two B+’s”

“To get jacked and straight A’s” — Ozzie Pitkin ’29

“I want to get good grades” — Julius Cafiso ’27
Reason: “the midterm grades and comments”


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