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Elementary School Kids Share New Year’s Wishes

Browne Elementary

New Year’s wishes for students in Donna Langeman’s first-grade class at Browne Elementary:

Bobby Arnold: I wish that my dog in heaven is okay.

Evan Little: My holiday wish is my aunt’s boyfriend got attacked by a bear and I hope he is all right.

Cody Cannady: I wish it would get hotter! Ryan Graham: I hope that my cat will have more kittens.

Cory Hooper: My holiday wish is that all the people who survived in all the wars could come to the USA.

Il’ya Yurkin: I wish my cat would come back.

Marissa Ward: I wish that my neighbor would get better because she slammed the door on her finger.

Katie Lyon: I wish that kittens everywhere are okay and the dogs too.

Briana Berry: I hope that the babies everywhere are safe and they have a good home. Andrew Hogan: I wish that the world was better.

Jessica Hart: My next door neighbor fell down the stairs and I wish he would get better.

Jessica Wandersee: I hope all the cats and dogs can have a home and I hope my Grandma won’t be sad because my Grandpa died.

David Doremire: I hope I turn 7 years old. Carletta Thompson: I wish it would snow a whole bunch.

Tony Castanzo: I wish that I can learn to write better.

Zach Hewitt: I wish people would think about the true meaning of Christmas.

Mandy Hansen: I hope I learn to be a good reader.

Jesse Rapoza: I hope all the kids stay happy.

Jessica Christianson: I want to get good at drawing.

Coleen Maloney: My holiday wish is that Dalmatians could have a home and I hope my Dad is not sad because his Mom died.

Michael Ronnie: I wish it would snow a lot. Jay Bowman: I wish I could score in hockey.

MacKenzie Mason: I hope I can be a really good reader.

Johnna Mathews: I wish we still had snack time at school.

Erik Storm: I wish I would get to swim more.

David Weber: I wish that I would grow bigger.

Garfield Elementary

New Year’s wishes for students in Debbie Oakley’s sixth grade class at Garfield Elementary:

Mollie Lozeau: My New Year’s wish is to have a nice stepfather.

Steven Hall: My New Year’s wish is to get my grandma in California to visit.

Kayla Lesene: My New Year’s wish is that I get to see my brother and sister from Illinois this summer.

Rusann Gow: My New Year’s wish is that I could meet my stepsisters, my brother-in-law and my niece.

Alex Cooper: My New Year’s wish is that I can get first place in the 1600 meter dash in track this year.

Jeff Beal: My New Year’s wish is that I could go back to Florida to visit.

Jennifer Callick: My New Year’s wish would be to see my Dad and his side of the family more often.

Richard Turner: My New Year’s wish is to make the hockey team this Christmas.

Rick Eckel: My New Year’s wish is that I could see my cousins that I haven’t seen in awhile.

Coleby Richards: My New Year’s wish is that I can turn my work in on time.

Rachel Lang: My New Year’s wish is to meet my niece, my nephew, my brother and my two sisters that live in California, and see my brother in Portland.

Morgan Filibeck: My New Year’s wish is to visit Rhode Island for a year.

Avery Doutre: My New Year’s wish is to see my Dad more.

Sha’noel Jones: My New Year’s wish is to see my Grandma in Ohio again.

Cristina Brown: My New Year’s wish would be to see my best friends Jessica and Derrick in Coeur d’Alene and Athol, Idaho.

Morgan Lucas: My New Year’s wish is that I make the school basketball team.

Stacy Sanchez: My New Year’s wish is that I could meet my real Dad and see if I have any more brothers and sisters.

Tyrone Gardipee: My New Year’s wish would be to move to Great Falls, Montana.

Jordan Woods: My New Year’s wish is to be able to see my Dad more often.

Ryan Troglia: My New Year’s wish is to be able to play on the basketball team at Garfield.

Jake Brackney: My New Year’s wish to move back to Selah.

Regal Elementary

New Year’s wishes for students in Vicki Merrill’s fourth grade class at Regal Elementary:

David Hedge: that the world could be a clean and healthy place.

Robert Baumgarden: for my family to help other people.

Michael Stoddard: to help my neighbor out more.

Sarah Belcourt: for the families in Romania to have homes.

Brian Bohlman: to see my real dad.

Amber Criswell: to share what I have with others.

Maiyer Thor: to see my family in Asia.

Will Curryer: for gangs to be eliminated.

Timothy Evenson: for peace in the world and not to have war.

Jackie Everitt: to see my environment clean.

Robert Glatzmaier: for people to quit smoking and taking drugs.

Tom Redd: that animals not become extinct.

Travis Sanders: to have cars run by air.

Nadia Germanovich: to see my friends in Russia.

Karina Schuerman: for the community to help clean up the mess from the ice storm.

Devin Steen: for stray animals to get good homes.

Paul Swanson: for less arguing between kids and parents.

Rany Vann: to spend more time with my friends and family.

Savanna Vann: for people to stop polluting.

Sarah Wells: to find a cure for cancer and Alzheimer’s disease.

Allison Wiks: that everybody gets a great future.

Olga Petrov: for my family to be happy.

Adam Winkfield: for people to plant new trees for the world.

Chee Yang: to see my dad in Thailand.

Brentwood Elementary

New Year’s wishes for students in Darlene Claassen’s second-grade class at Brentwood Elementary:

Amanda ToomaJon: What I would like for the New Year is a nicer brother and a baby sister and a new dog.

Alisha Harrison: My wish for the New Year is a billion dollars and 99 cents and four hamsters, four birds, another dog and cat, and six more brothers and sisters.

Cody Parsons: I wish that everybody had a nice house to live in with a swimming pool and a diving board.

Clarissa Brown: I want to turn eight, go into third grade, learn new things, read new books, write new books, learn new games and learn how to spell hard words.

Kelli Valentine: I wish that we will have a good year and I hope that everybody had a good Christmas and that everything will be perfect.

Amanda Dunn: I wish I could be a princess and have whatever I want and live in a palace. I wish I lived in Candyland.

Kelsey Vaughn: I wish that I could have a new cat in the New Year and that my dad will like it.

Ashley Dotson: I wish that I could be Dominique Moceanu in 1997 in Florida. I wish that I could be in Level 5 in gymnastics.

Nathan Kadel: In 1997 I wish that everybody has enough food and clothes and money.

Amanda Brennan: In 1997 I wish my dad gets a job in Spokane, not in Oregon.

Mike Silver: For the New Year I wish for more snow.

Kallie Huss: For the New Year I wish that everybody would not be so crabby and that we would do more fun stuff.

Perry Querna: In 1997 I want to move back to Seattle and that my brother will be nicer to me.

Jessica Lallier: My New Year’s wish is that poor people did not have to live outside in the cold. And I wish that we could have Christmas two times a year.

Danny Guarino: I wish that everyone has a good New Year.

Matt Gilette: I wish everybody would be happy.

Nick Wood: For the New Year I want to be in third grade and have a new teacher.

Breanna Speicher: I wish my family would be at my house on New Year’s Day and that we would all have a good time.

Emma Van Dyke: I wish that we do not have to give my dog away when we move in spring.

Kyle Pippinger: I want to go to Disneyland in 1997.

Teale Johnson: I want everybody to be happy in 1997.

Rachel Conlon: I wish that in 1997 I would have $10,000,000 and most of all have love.

Mitchell Williams: I wish that the world will be much safer in the New Year.

Alex Fisher: I wish that the snow will clear up by February.

Riley Stephenson: My wish for the New Year is to make friends.