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Senior Superlatives?

meghans30meghans30 member
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I'm a HS teacher and the seniors are voting on nicest eyes, most attractive, nicest car etc. to be posted with pictures in the yearbook. Am I the only one who thinks that this is not necessary? Maybe it's because I was never one of the cool kids in HS and can sympathize with the kid who has to stare a the "most attractive" knowing they weren't chosen. Seems like something better could be put in place.
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  • DandRDandR

    and everyone should get a trophy, even if they don't graduate.

    I don't know.....its one of those "life isn't fair" things....

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  • meghans30meghans30 member
    imageDandR:

    and everyone should get a trophy, even if they don't graduate.

    I don't know.....its one of those "life isn't fair" things....

    Maybe I'm just too sensitive due to all the bullying workshops I've had to attend...  

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  • mommydalemommydale

    I think most schools do this now, I know I opted out of voting because I saw no point in it.  I don't see how its fair to anyone.  It's got to hurt the other students and the whole thing is just ridiculous.

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  • stacynikkistacynikki member
    I always loved them in Year Books!  Maybe I'm biased because I was the editor for our Senior Section for our senior year book and enjoyed doing that section. 
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  • CleoKittyCleoKitty member
    Our school didn't do them. Guess that was a good thing, because I suspect that mine probably would've been "Most likely to get pregnant while still a teenager," LOL.
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  • BubblyToesBubblyToes member

    I think it's fun. 

    And I didn't get one.   But that's probably because I'm so awesome I would have fit in more than one category.  LOL

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  • DandRDandR

    AND thinking back to mine..I don't remember many being about physical features or whatever...more like "most likely to be president" "most likely to drive a sports car" "most likely to become a doctor"

    Maybe if there were more that were based character than physical qualities it wouldn't be so harsh???  Could you suggest something like that???

     

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  • CleoKittyCleoKitty member
    Okay, so clue me in: does EVERYONE get a superlative next to their name in the yearbook, or just a few people?
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  • DandRDandR

    imageCleoKitty:
    Okay, so clue me in: does EVERYONE get a superlative next to their name in the yearbook, or just a few people?

    For ours, they sent around a "ballot" with catagories, and you'd fill in the name...and that was a section of the year book.

    So, no, not everyone got one. They all were nice ones that you would be flattered to be voted for.  There were 600 seniors in my class, and maybe 20 superlatives....so it wasn't like you were the ONLY one not to be picked if you weren't picked.

    They weren't "prettiest" or "nicest eyes" though...

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  • DandelionMomDandelionMom
    I can see why that would bother people.  I've never really thought about it though.  Our school did them at the senior dinner dance instead of in the yearbook. 
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  • MayorMcCheese000MayorMcCheese000 member

    I always thought they were fun. I graduated in a class of like 300 and there were maybe 10 categories, so there were A LOT of people who didn't get one - it was no biggie.

     

    Did you get to have senior quotes by your name?

    Mine was:

    "Would you exchange a walk on part in a war for a lead role in a cage?"

    Yes I quoted a Pink Floyd song, I was that deep.

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  • minnasmommyminnasmommy member
    imageDandR:

    and everyone should get a trophy, even if they don't graduate.

    I don't know.....its one of those "life isn't fair" things....

     

    this exactly.  we had it for my senior year and that was 20 years ago.  

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  • emiliemadisonemiliemadison member
    Life ain't fair. And besides, unless there are only 20 kids in the senior class and 17 "superlatives", its not like they're singling out the three awkward kids. There's going to be a huuuuuge percentage of the class isnt going to be named for anything.
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  • belle204belle204 member
    I was voted Most Likely to Succeed. It's all a bunch of bs.
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  • goodheartedmommygoodheartedmommy member
    imageMayorMcCheese000:

    I always thought they were fun. I graduated in a class of like 300 and there were maybe 10 categories, so there were A LOT of people who didn't get one - it was no biggie.

     

    Did you get to have senior quotes by your name?

    Mine was:

    "Would you exchange a walk on part in a war for a lead role in a cage?"

    Yes I quoted a Pink Floyd song, I was that deep.

    That's one of my favorite songs ever! Yeah, I'm STILL that deep. 

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