The New Year has arrived and it is time for a tradition that is centuries old to return: predictions. I asked South High students and teachers what they thought was going to happen in in 2024 and split it into five categories: Politics, Sports, Culture, Weather, and Miscellaneous.
Note: Asterisk (*) indicates a teacher’s prediction.
Politics
*Joe Biden dies
Donald Trump wins the election
Donald Trump loses the election
Donald Trump is convicted
Russo-Ukraine War ends
Irish Reunification
Sports
*USA has the most medals at the Olympics
Pickleball is out – tennis is in
*Bruins will win the Stanley Cup
*Bill Belichick retires (this was written before 1/11/24)
Culture
Gypsy Rose Blanchard stars in a movie
*Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce get engaged
Kanye West drops the album of the year
*Denim-on-denim is in fashion again
*Wicked will premiere and be a complete flop
George Santos creates a fashion line
Weather
*Less than 6 snow days
Exactly 5 snow days
3 delays
Miscellaneous
It’s only up from here
Someone breaks into the gated bathrooms
6 more fights before the year ends
The winner for the most cryptic prediction is: “the next level.” I don’t know what that means at all to be honest.
If you want to send me your own predictions for an updated article, please submit them here. Predictions can be about any topic but should be reasonable and feasible.