By Cole Manor Heathy Comet reporters | Editor’s note: Healthy Comet reporters recently interviewed Cole Manor staff members about their healthy New Year’s resolutions. A New Year’s resolution is a promise people make for themselves about something they want to do in the year ahead. Read the teachers’ promises below. Their comments have been lightly edited for clarity. 

Mrs. Piskai, first-grade teacher: I am going to stop using screens before bed to calm my mind and get a better night’s sleep. 

Mrs. Custer, special education teacher: My personal goal is to exercise more in the new year. I’m aiming to go to the gym more than twice per week, up to four times if possible. 

Mr. Brown, second-grade teacher: I want to stop snacking when I wake up in the middle of the night. 

Mrs. White, paraprofessional: My New Year’s resolution for sleeping is to listen to my body and respond when it tells me that I need to rest. 

Mrs. Habari, ESL teacher: My resolution is to exercise in the morning.

Mrs. Cleary, school nurse: I am planning to do one hour of physical activity six days per week. Mrs. Madera, fourth-grade teacher: During the week, I would like to be in bed by 9 p.m. and away from screens and work. 

Mrs. Sharpe, gifted teacher: My New Year’s Resolution is to get at least six hours of uninterrupted sleep at night, to eat more healthily, and to exercise three times per week. 

Mrs. Smull, third-grade teacher: I would like to sleep through the night without waking in the middle. 

Mrs. Armour, librarian: I want to try to get outside for at least 15 minutes a day throughout the winter, even though it’s cold.

Illustration by Emily, East Norriton M.S., 2023–24.