One of the many privileges you get as a senior is picking a senior quote to be written by your photo in the yearbook. Though this is meant to be a privilege that students get to do, some students see this as a stressful task that they are forced to do.
Seniors have a fall deadline for when they have to submit their quote by. Because of that, the students are only a month or two into their senior year when they have to have their quote picked out. This is definitely a stressor for some students especially if they are indecisive. Senior Maggie Graczyk elaborated on this and said how a lot of other students were in the same boat as her. “It felt kind of rushed trying to decide my senior quote since we don’t have that much time to think about it at the beginning of the school year and it was kind of low on my priorities as there are a lot of other things going on in senior year,” Graczyk said.
Relating to Graczyk, senior Shale Hornig agrees that this process can be stressful. As many do, Hornig wanted to choose a quote with purpose rather than opting for something basic or chiché. “[Choosing my senior quote was] really more stressful than you would think. I wanted my quote to be memorable and meaningful but I was really worried about picking a quote that I would regret in a few months,” Hornig said.
It felt kind of rushed trying to decide my senior quote since we don’t have that much time to think about it at the beginning of the school year and it was kind of low on my priorities as there are a lot of other things going on in senior year
— Maggie Graczyk
Others however have a bit of an easier time deciding on their quote. “It was hard at the beginning [but then] I tried to apply stuff that embodied me and this quote then kind of just came naturally to me,” senior Steven Sibri Pina said.
It’s a way bigger process than most would assume. A yearbook is something you keep forever, especially senior year. It’s important to make the most out of your senior quote. “If I had to describe the process in one word, I would choose intellectual. That might seem strange but you honestly do have to think deeply about what quote you really want to represent your time in highschool and also like moving forward into the next chapter of your life,” Graczyk said.
Finally, Sibri Pina has a piece of advice for next year’s seniors. “I’d say to find something that applies to you and make the quote funny, but at the same time make a quote that represents you,” Sibri Pina said.