By Diego Hernandez Co-Editor-In-Chief
With the new year of 2021 commencing, students share their predictions on what they hope to experience. Covid-19 has not left the nation, a new president has been inaugurated, as well as school closures and openings are left in consideration to either a worse or better new year. Junior Albanie Laborde-Martin shares her views on what she hopes to result in the year to come.
“As everyone else, I am hoping Covid will finally be put to an end. Whether that be by the vaccine or tighter restrictions, I hope that the public, especially America, starts to change to stop the spread of the virus,” Martin said.
Predictions, or wants, of this new year in a sense are needed to push past the grief of the previous year. 2020 affected countless families and damaged nations worldwide. Junior Kace Schermerhorn states his need for belief.
“I think these things will come true simply because I hope that they do. No one can truly predict when the Coronavirus will be taken care of, it’s just a logical time,” Schemerhorn said.
Time is a factor, in addition to several others or individuals who can affect the outcome of the new year. Junior Alessandra Garrido states her views on who can alter 2021.
“I am unsure as of now who could change the course of our history, however, I believe individually we are capable of changing the course of 2021. As a generation we are going forward into the future,” Garrido said.
2021’s outcome on each individual country will have various results. America as a nation was devastated with high death tolls and things lost, but this year could be an opportunity to turn things around.
“The US; right now, we’re the headline. Our surge in Coronavirus cases as of late as well as the inauguration of a new President puts us at the front of every news article,” Schermerhorn said.
A new year is also a time for new beginnings, for ourselves or the community around us. Some choose to mark these beginnings with goals set in mind.
“I definitely want to become more established in fitness and branch out in my music choices, I also want to save enough so I can improve my style,” Martin said.
Each citizen, whether they be old or young, has hopes in mind of what is to come of 2021. However, we must wait in anticipation to see if our predictions will come true.
“I will walk with a little bit of fear into a year that is hopefully as rewarding as what so far seems already so chaotic. Hopefully with the vaccine we will be able to have a slightly more normal summer, but I think everything will be the closest to normal by December,” Garrido said.
Schermerhorn shares the potential humanity has for this coming year, whether it be good or bad for all.
“I believe individually we are capable of changing the course of 2021. As a generation we are going forward into the future, discovering new skills that have the power to change the course of the human race and I believe that if not this year, then soon we will individually figure out how to make a change in our world,” Schermerhorn said.