BY: RACHEL CALLAHAN
Senior year is the year of decisions; 12th graders ask themselves many important questions, one of them being: what superlative applies to me? On Thursday October 15th, the long anticipated superlative ballots were passed out to seniors so they could make their nominations. After those ballots are counted seniors will vote for who will ultimately get to represent each superlative in the yearbook.
“I feel that superlatives are a really fun way to be involved and get in the yearbook,” Senior Joey Loffredo said.
This year the yearbook will feature 20 different superlatives varying from ones based on physical features to personality traits and talent. Getting up before 7 am doesn’t leave a lot of time to get ready, but those who manage to look their best can be nominated for superlatives such as Nicest Eyes, Best Smile, Best Hair, Best Dressed, Cutest Couple and Forever Young.The superlatives based on personality are Most Likely to Succeed, Most Changed, Friendliest, Most Outgoing, Best Laugh, and Most School Spirited. Students of all interests can fit into one of the talent based categories including Most Artistic, Most Athletic, Most Entertaining, Musically Talented, and Most Dramatic.One boy and one girl were selected for each category with the exception of Most Inseparable where two of each gender are nominated.
Members of the Student Government Association are the people who make decision on what the superlatives are going to be. There are few differences from the categories that were selected for last year. Most Likely to be Mistaken as a Freshman has been reworded to Forever Young.The superlatives have been fluctuating for the past few years but since they were received well last year the categories remained the same. While the superlatives themselves have not changed the people representing them will because only seniors participate in the nominations and voting.
“There were so many categories it was hard coming up with one boy and one girl for all of them,” Senior Brianna Cooper said.
Beforehand, some students attempted to campaign for their superlative of choice. Typically the nomination should go the first person that comes to mind but the class of 2016 went the extra mile to get their name out there. Superlative hopefuls took to popular social media sites including Twitter and Instagram to campaign others even wrote on teachers boards. Students campaigning wasn’t the only controversy surrounding the nominations for Senior Superlatives; many feel that it serves as nothing more than a popularity contest and is not a necessary part of the yearbook.
“I really hate how people promote themselves for senior superlatives” Senior Christina Musumeci said. “You nominate the first person you think of, not who can get the most Instagram likes.”
