October Newspaper

How t o have a Successful School Year!!
By: Laura Greb
Being successful can be looked upon in m any different w ays. Being successful
m eans t hat a person accom plished t he goals t hat he or she set for him self or
herself. Set t ing m any goals and w orking hard is being successful every day. In
order t o have success,st udent s have t o be m ot ivat ed and have t hat drive t o go out
of t he w ay t o reach t heir goals. Goals can also be accom plished by t aking advice
from ot her people and learning from som ebody else?s m ist akes. Too m any people
allow ot hers t o define success for t hem , w hich is t he result of w hy so m any people
fail t o achieve success for t hem selves. In order for st udent s t o have success in
school, t hey have t o creat e healt hy habit s t o follow every day. St udent s also
should be at t ent ive t o t heir school w ork and m anage t heir t im e w isely. Here are
som e helpful hint s t o follow along t he pat h of success.
1. St udent s can have a successful school school year by creat ing healt hy habit s.
One healt hy habit is t o have a good m orning rout ine. When st udent s goes t o bed
at night , t hey should be get t ing 8 t o 10 hours of sleep each night . As m iddle school
st udent s, w e t end t o st ay up lat e because w e are busy on our phones a lot of
t im es. To avoid st aying up lat e, st udent s could charge t heir phone at night aw ay
from t heir bed or even out of t heir bedroom .
Anot her healt hy habit is t o eat a healt hy breakfast . Most people do not eat
anyt hing for breakfast and t hen t hey are t ired t he rest of t he day because t heir
body does not have energy.
Also anot her healt hy habit t hat m ost people do not t hink of is alw ays t hinking
posit ively. If som eone is never happy, t hen t hey are not going t o enjoy school at all.
A lot of people t hink t hat school is not t he m ost excit ing t hing in t he w orld, but if
st udent s have a posit ive at t it ude about it , t hen t he school year w ill be m uch m ore
enjoyable.
2. St udent s can have a successful school year by being at t ent ive t o t heir school
w ork.
To be at t ent ive m eans t hat one pays close at t ent ion t o som et hing or is alert . A
st udent can be at t ent ive t o t heir school in m any different w ays. One can be
at t ent ive in school by paying at t ent ion in t heir classes and t aking good not es t o
help t hem st udy. Being at t ent ive in class also m eans part icipat ing in classes by
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