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Coral Reef Sr. HighJanuary 2010Three, Two, One…Happy New Year!It’s time for those resolutions to go intoeffect. You know, the one where youpromise to do better in school by actuallystudying for tests, or to not text so muchthis month so the bill isn’t high.How many times have you actuallystuck to your resolution or even madea resolution? Some people don’t evenremember to make resolutions becausethey don’t think that they are actuallygoing to stick to them, while others makethem consistently in order to achieve agoal.It has been said that New Yearresolutions are not real. In fact, thetradition of making a New Year resolutiongoes back to the early Babylonianswho made promises to return thingslike borrowed farm equipment. Fastforwarding to 2010, our currentresolutions are to do things like being abetter person, or building up the courageto talk to that special guy or girl. It couldeven be forgetting someone, burying yourpast and starting over.“I don’t believe in New Year resolutions6 SUBMERGEOut with the old, in with the newAre New Year’s resolutions a joke, or do Coral Reef students actually keep their promises?RHEA CASSIMIREStaff Writerbecause I know that I’m not going toremember them first of all, and I knowthat I’m probably not going to keepthem,” said Engineering sophomore,Melanie Lipps.Some people don’t see the point in aresolutions because we all know we makepromises to ourselves to do this, that andthe next thing, but we also know that afterthe promise come the words, “maybetomorrow.”“I think that New Year resolutions aregreat because they help people who havetried over and over and over again to meeta certain goal, get it accomplished. Whichis why I try so hard to remember to makea resolution and to stay with it, as a wayof motivation to help me stick with mypromise,” said Legal sophomore, RegineCommissiong.Whether you decide to stick to your planor not, making a resolution can be thejump start you need to have a good year,or turn over a new leaf for yourself. It’snever too late to make a resolution or putit into effect.My New Year’s Resolutions1. Get better grades in math class2. Stop cursing so much3. Spend less time playing video games4. Find time to work out/exercise5. Eat healthier food6. Be nicer to my little sisters and brothers7. Get a job8. Spend less money on clothes9. Help my parents around the house moreoften10. Stop texting while I drive11. Stop spending so much time on Facebook12. Save money for college/my futureFashion keeps moving forward into the new decadeAre you up with this years fashion statements? Make sure to keep up with the newest trends!GABRIELA REYESStaff WriterAs we all know, a new year calls fornew fashion trends. It’s time to saygoodbye to the old and hello to the new.Luckily though, 2010’s fashion trends areworking cooperatively with the pocketsof those who spent money on clothing in2009. There are many ways to look hipin the new decade just by dressing upclothing pieces that were bought last year.The most shocking 2010 fashion trendis the patched jeans. In 2009 we lovedripped jeans, right? Well, hopefully yousaved thosepieces youripped offbecausethey willsurely makeyour pairof jeansgo from2009 to2010 chic.The goodthing isthough, thatthe piecespatched onto the jeansdon’t haveto be thesame coloras the jeans.They couldshade inanywherefrom thedarkest to the lightest shade as long asthey look correctly patched. Therefore,if you didn’t save those old pieces thatyou ripped in the beginning of 2009, youhave nothing to worry about students; justrip another pair of old pants and patch itspieces to the new ones.Even though we might have to updateour ripped jeans just a little bit to bein style this year, luckily for us the bigfashion trend, skinny jeans, is still playinga big part of our clothing trends in 2010.How relieving does it feel to know that allthat money wasted on every color skinnyjeans has not gone to waste!For those of us students though that liketo have a variety of clothing to dress upto school and to everywhere else, slouchybottoms are also in. Yes, these are thosepants that are really fitting at the waistand immensely loose throughout yourlegs. These aren’t often seen since theyPHOTO CREDIT: GABRIELA REYESThe scarves, the boots, and comfty sweaters are the newest trends.are extremely hard to dress up. But, thetrick to fashionably wearing them andnot looking like you’re wearing yourpajamas, is wearing them with a reallyfitting top, and if possible, heels.“I really like these big pants because Idon’t only feel high fashion in them butalso comfortable. It’s as if I were wearingVictoria Secret sweats, except I lookway more chic,” said Stefania Garcia,VPA Junior.There are two 2010 trends thatare undoubtedly some of the mostwanted styles that this new yearbrings, but unfortunately, violatethe dress code here at CoralReef. The very first oneis the very stylish oneshoulder clothingpieces. Thesepieces rangeanywhere fromshirts to dresses.The otherbig statementfashion pieceis really shortshorts. And no,I don’t meanthose that arecut out fromjeans. Theseshort shorts areonly ideal ifworn properly.In order todo this, theyshould be ofleather material or ofvery loose fabric. Theymust be worn with avery edgy top in orderto stay sophisticatedand not cross the“trashy” line.The biggest fashiontrend of this yearis zippers! Zipperseverywhere is allfashion experts wantto see! They’re cool on your jeans,shirts, dresses, t-shirts, even your headpieces. As expected, zippersmake a simple little blackdress go from boring totrendsetting. The onlything to be worriedabout when shopping forzippered-clothing is thefact that a zipper shouldnever take away from thedesign, but only enhanceit. Keep this in mindwhen shoppingto ensure youdon’t commit afashion sin.Remember,any clothingwill look goodas long as itis worn withconfidence.That perhapsis the fashiontrend thatwill foreverremain instyle. Lovehow youfeel in yourclothes andothers willlove howyou look inthem!PHOTO CREDIT:ELIZABETH GONZALEZThis year, expect to see moreform-fitting jeans for guys,as well as hoodies withrolled up sleeves. Comfort iscoming back into style!