The senior tradition of writing a six-word memoir on the giant whiteboard in the Student Center was slightly delayed this year, thanks to COVID restrictions, but on the last day of school prior to winter break, seniors finally got the opportunity to share their six-word memoirs.
Six-word memoirs are a twist on the form that, according to literary lore, Hemingway started when challenged in a bar to write a whole novel in just six words. He did so with this: For sale: baby shoes, never worn.
The six-word constraint forces seniors to figure out the essence of who they are and what matters most, though it can also be an opportunity to share inside jokes or be humorous. A compelling six-word memoir also provokes three more important words from those who receive it: Tell me more.
Click the image below to watch a time lapse of members of the Class of 2021 writing their six-word memoirs on the Student Center wall.
Read the six-word memoirs:
- Failure is the best path to success
- Life would be meaningless without Muzyk
- No matter what, it’s not the end of the world
- Even when you’re scared, live anyways
- “Get busy livin’ or get busy dyin’”
- You could die or live forever, do whatever.
- Temporary pain leads to a lifelong of happiness
- Pain is temporary, swag is forever
- Leave the world better than you found it
- There is no end, only new beginnings
- Old ways don’t open new doors
- Live this great life to the fullest
- Live life to the fullest. Start now.
- Live like there is no tomorrow
- Don’t let life pass you by. Catch it.
- Life’s too short to care what others think
- Life’s a roller coaster. Enjoy it while it lasts
- Whoever said senior year was easy wasn’t trying
- I forgot this was due today
- Wait, we’re doing this today?
- I didn’t know what to write
- Visualize your higher self, then SHOW UP!
- I see dog. I pet dog.
- At least we’re all under the same moon.
- Falling feels just like flying, briefly
- Give back today, receive more tomorrow
- Give what you want to receive
- Be the reason someone believes in good people
- Still waters run deep
- Changes aren’t permanent but change is
- Turn your dreams into goals and goals into reality
- Dream it. Believe it. Do it.
- I’m dead, I’m alive but I’m dead
- Don’t let the flame die out
- Don’t run away, confront your fears
- I’m on the pursuit of happiness
- Every thing happens for a reason
- Be comfortable in the unknown
- It will all make sense one day
- The night is still young
- “Happiness is often a rebound from hard work”
- Always be sure to work hard
- Hard work will always pay off!
- The ceiling is the roof
- The Dan Zone
- Tie your shoes and quit trippin’
- They call me Ranch cause I be dressin'
- Why follow when you can lead
- Time is precious waste it wisely
- Those with faith have no fear
- Your energy is your greatest asset
- Crusin' down the street in my 64
- Everyday above ground is a great day. Remember that
- It’s time for my afternoon nap
- Judge me by my size, do you?
- Good things come in small packages!
- “May be crazy, that don’t make me wrong”
- You’ll never find happiness in comparison
- Brains can only get you so far
- Through adversity we find our better self
- Grow through what you go through
- “After the storm’s when the flowers bloom”
- There are flowers under my thorns
- Never look back always look forward
- Success needs happiness to truly survive
- Don’t let others determine who you are!
- Stop overthinking just do it!
- Embrace opportunities that come your way
- Don’t forget to live shamelessly
- Good things take time. Be patient.
- Regret what you DID not what you DIDN’T
- Better an “oops” than a “what if?”
- Even when I’m wrong. I am RIGHT!
- Everything you fear is going to end
- Are you the VOICE or the ECHO?
- I give this year a “D” for delightful
- But will it matter in 5 years?
- You win some you lose some
- Fight with absolute conviction and passion
- I don’t get mad I get money
- Everything is possible even the Impossible
- 2020? Nah that’s a dipole moment.
- Be happy with the bare minimum
- Remember to celebrate the small victories
- “Cheaters never succeed,” well here I am.
- Listen to the sound of the earth turning
- Someday we will all evaporate together
- Don’t be a tomato, you won’t ever ketchup
- Just because toucan doesn't mean tou-should
- Even in tough times, look ahead
- I do not regret anything, yet…
- Hey, this is a terrible idea, but...
- Saw inception. Or at least I dreamt it.
- It’s the Zoom classes for me
- It really do be like that
