According to INSERT, Over 88 percent of Americans fail their yearly resolutions.

New Year’s resolutions are a huge part of the New Year for many Americans and people all throughout the world. But do people really follow through with them? According to History.com, the top five goals for Americans at the start of the New Year are to lose weight, get organized, spend less, save more, stay fit and healthy, and quit smoking. At first, many believe these goals are very attainable, but then find they are in fact difficult to stay with.

The students and teachers at Fossil Ridge High School have similar outlooks on New Year’s resolutions. FRHS sophomore Calvin Baer said his New Year’s resolution is not to be fat. However, he also said this is the first year he’s had a resolution. “They have never worked for me because I never follow through with them,” said Baer.

Sophomore Timmy Ehlers doesn’t typically make resolutions, but his mom stepped in this year. “My mom made one for me, and it was to be nice to my sisters,” said Ehlers. “As a matter of fact I’ve already broken it.”

There’s seems to be a growing trend among people: no one can ever follow through with their New Year’s resolutions. Still, there are some people who do stand by their resolutions. FRHS counselor and career center instructor Mrs. Campbell said she has the same goals every year for the seniors she works with. “Every year I have the resolution to help seniors find the right pathway to college and a good career,” said Campbell.

She has a couple more personal goals that she would like to stay with throughout the New Year, including going outside more, running and hiking. “I don’t think it will be too tough,” she said. “I really just love the outdoors.”