Senior Favorites • Senior Superlatives • Senior Bests No matter what you call them, they are VERY popular. Some advisers and yearbook staffs were never sure about them. Were they too much of a popularity contest, or were they just something fun that graduates could look back and laugh about at their reunions? And what about the ones that were derogatory? Plus, what about seniors who get left out of the loop? All that aside, we still get a HUGE number of requests each year for new categories that schools can use in their own books.

We like to come through for you, and we found a school in Washington State that has solved just about every problem concerning Senior Favorites giving us one of the best lists ever. How did they do it? They give all seniors a chance to create their very own favorites. Then, they list every single one of them on one double-page spread (that’s it in the center). Holy Names Academy, an all-girls school in Seattle, has been doing this for three years now and it is wildly popular. No one feels left out. No one feels like their “favorite” is an insult because they created it themselves. It’s a win-win-win for everyone involved, including you and me. Me, because I don’t have

to search through hundreds of yearbooks to find 158 new senior favorites for you, and you because if you choose not to follow their example and let everyone at your school create their own favorites, you now have 154 ideas to use on your pages. 1. Most likely to embarrass herself.2. Most likely to wear a down jacket all year-round. 3. Most likely to be drawing at any given time. 4. Most likely to travel the world. 5. Most likely to be called the wrong name at our

20- year high school reunion. 6. Most likely to insult you and apologize immediately

afterward. 7. Most likely to be employee of the month at the

(name of local fast food joint). 8. Most likely to fall in love with a zombie. 9. Most likely to take a million photos of her dog.

10. Most likely to be dressed for an Arctic winter. 11. Most likely to be the next Kate Spade. 12. Most likely to be in a lab experiment gone horribly

wrong. 13. Most likely to blast past you in a white Prius. 14. Most likely to move to Australia in the next four

years. 15. Most likely not to wear a dress...ever. 16. Most likely to insult you affectionately. 17. Most likely to create and star in a spin-off of “The

Office.” 18. Most likely to parallel park perfectly. 19. Most likely to be listening to Christmas music

year-round. 20. Most likely to be at a nail salon. 21. Most likely to know every word to every rap song. 22. Most likely to cry over an animated movie. 23. Most likely to become a teacher.

24. Most likely to eat nothing but oatmeal for 30 years.

25. Most likely to sleep through an earthquake. 26. Most likely to have watched every episode of

“How I Met Your Mother” 10 times. 27. Most likely to laugh at her own jokes before

anyone else does. 28. Most likely to talk back to cat-caller. 29. Most likely to wear a dress on a sweats day.30. Most likely to be wearing lululemon. 31. Most likely to be confused about pop culture.32. Most likely to start a conversation about horses. 33. Most likely to wear pre-wrap 24/7. 34. Most likely to cook you tofu but tell you it’s chicken. 35. Most likely to have a sock tan in the winter. 36. Most likely to be a Broadway star. 37. Most likely to overthink everything, including her

own superlative. 38. Most likely to own a rabbit farm. 39. Most likely to move to New Zealand with a pet

goat.40. Most likely to get the new Jordans before Michael

Jordan. 41. Most likely to date a cowboy. 42. Most likely to be the first person in the school

building in the morning.

43. Most likely to come home on a random day with 25 rescue dogs.

44. Most likely to have a harmonica in her purse. 45. Most likely to be wearing navy and/or stripes. 46. Most likely to walk up to the fourth floor to take a

picture of the sunrise. 47. Most likely to be asked “you live where?” 48. Most likely to wing life... and eyeliner. 49. Most likely to go to the beach during winter. 50. Most likely to have their mom make their lunch

in college. 51. Most likely to win the lottery and lose the ticket. 52. Most likely to clean your room for you. 53. Most likely to be a crazy dog lady. 54. Most likely to start the revolution. 55. Most likely to adopt 100 cats. 56. Most likely to wear Crocs to her wedding. 57. Most likely to adopt a black cat.

58. Most likely to be caught sleeping in class. 59. Most likely to be called into the Dean’s office. 60. Most likely to choose a college based on its

sports teams. 61. Most likely to wear a sweatshirt to school

every day. 62. Most likely to attend a “Stranger Things” party. 63. Most likely to get to school at 7:59. 64. Most likely to listen to heavy metal, 90’s hip-hop

and reggaeton all at the same time. 65. Most likely to be the loudest. 66. Most likely to work herself to death. 67. Most likely to harmonize with a fire alarm. 68. Most likely to turn bright red when called on by

a teacher. 69. Most likely to make someone else come up with

her superlative. 70. Most likely to be an Olympic Swimmer. 71. Most likely to have sent you a passive aggres-

sive email. 72. Most likely to spend all her money on music and

breakfast sandwiches.73. Most likely to be riding a horse. 74. Most likely to be found in (particular administra-

tor’s)office. 75. Most likely to marry a Latin American drag queen. 76. Most likely to be found singing with Danica. 77. Most likely to refer to the Seahawks whenever

she can. 78. Most likely to be a hand model. 79. Most Lithuanian.80. Most likely to crack a phone screen. 81. Most likely to live within a 3-mile radius of a

Nordstrom. 82. Most likely to be seen driving the cross country

team around. 83. Most likely to be a precious cutie. 84. Most likely to be asked if she plays basketball

and say “no.” 85. Most likely to be the person most likely to not

have a most likely to, and then realize that that in itself is a most likely to.

86. Most likely to save the bees. 87. Most likely to own everything Hello Kitty. 88. Most likely to be a superhero. 89. Most likely to dress up on a sweats day. 90. Most likely to be Googling pictures of food during

class. 91. Most likely to trip up the stairs because of her

fuzzy socks. 92. Most likely to take a nap during the school day. 93. Most likely to wear Dr. Martens every day for the

rest of her life. 94. Most likely to be living in her parents’ basement

in 10 years. 95. Most likely to be wearing her Adidas bench coat

everywhere she goes. 96. Most likely to break an awkward silence with an

even more awkward comment. 97. Most likely to be late to her own wedding. 98. Most likely to be laughing at her own joke. 99. Most likely to wear sweatpants to her wedding. 100. Most likely to make a Quizlet for everything. 101. Most likely to get a parking ticket. 102. Most likely to be drinking coffee. 103. Most likely to be happy about rainy weather.

104. Most likely to cry during a happy movie. 105. Most likely to stop and talk to 20 different people

on her way down the hallway. 106. Most likely to permanently lose her voice from

singing too much. 107. Most likely to be a contestant on “Jeopardy.” 108. Most likely to be distracted by a guitar. 109. Most likely to come back to our school just to

bother (a particular teacher). 110. Most likely to order off the kids menu. 111. Most likely to be asked “Meghan...who?”. 112. Most likely to be wearing teal. 113. Most likely to burst into song at any given

moment. 114. Most likely to own a herd of goats. 115. Most likely to write a song in a minor key. 116. Most likely to ask someone else for a ride. 117. Most likely to always be at Nordstrom. 118. Most likely to be eating fried chicken. 119. Most likely to hold your hand. 120. Most likely to smuggle melons into a theater. 121. Most likely to never respond to your text. 122. Most likely to get caught watching soccer in class. 123. Most likely to end up on (particular teacher’s)

version of “What Not to Wear.” 124. Most likely to fall asleep during class. 125. Most likely to own the most pairs of running shoes. 126. Most likely to get a sunburn in the rain. 127. Most likely to talk to you in an accent. 128. Most likely to own a thrift shop. 129. Most likely to wear a puffy jacket, even when it is

warm outside. 130. Most likely to not care about superlatives. 131. Most likely to be eating pho. 132. Most likely to be caught swearing in class. 133. Most likely to sleep through every class. 134. Most likely to wear black. 135. Most likely to have more cats than kids. 136. Most likely to have 10 cats and still claim that she

is not a cat person. 137. Most likely to park outside the lines. 138. Most likely to carry a packet of salt. 139. Most likely to have a cat named Chuck Norris. 140. Most likely to be your shoulder to cry on and be

there with a hug. 141. Most likely to get sun burnt in December. 142. Most likely to be given the AUX. 143. Most likely to be watching “Tasty Videos.” 144. Most likely to say the wrong thing at the wrong time. 145. Most likely to be square dancing with Dolly Parton

at the CMAs. 146. Most likely to join a neighborhood watch. 147. Most likely to marry a football player. 148. Most likely to be late to graduation. 149. Most likely to be found making a lot of noise

with Mia. 150. Most likely to hand-embroider her own clothes. 151. Most likely to move to Texas and marry a cowboy152. Most likely to summon crows. 153. Most likely to be found in the gym with Chipotle. 154. Most likely to run for food. 155. Most likely to treat her dog like a child. 156. Most likely to be talking about “Hamilton.” 157. Most likely to wear Patagonia every day of the week. 158. Most likely to call Africa a country.

The 2016 Senior Favorites you asked for!We know it ’s hard to believe, but the biggest request we get at this time of the year is, “Can you give us some new Senior Favorite ideas?”So, we started looking at all kinds of yearbooks from all over and here is this year’s list for your enjoyment and idea generation. These are all from 2016 yearbooks from around the country. We included two designs that we liked as well.

We do want to mention one trend that we saw that we really loved—the localization of senior favorites. For instance, instead of saying “Most likely to cause a traffic jam,” one school said, “Most Likely to cause a traffic jam on (a specific road near their school.)”

Most likely to get a perfect SAT scoreMost likely to go proMost likely to become the Mayor of (your town)Most likely to perform at the (your local music festival)

Most likely to be found fishing at (your local fishing hole name)

Biggest beach bumMost school spiritMost likely to change the worldMost changed since Freshman yearMost likely to be on Comedy CentralMost inseparable friendsBiggest teacher’s petClass chatterboxMost likely to be late to graduationBiggest flirtMost likely to become a millionaireMost likely to be brought home to meet MomMost contagious laughMost sarcasticMost romanticMost charmingMost likely to become CEO of (local company)Most likely to survive a zombie apocalypse Most addicted to electronicsMost likely to teach at (your school)Best facial hairMost likely to rule the worldShould have been siblingsMost likely to be on The VoiceMost likely to host Saturday Night LiveMost likely to swim against the currentMost likely to join the Peace CorpsMost likely to be on Broadway

Most likely to be Twitter-verifiedMost likely to win a GrammyWorst case of SenioritisBiggest foodieBiggest hipsterMost likely to travel the worldBiggest perfectionist Biggest Starbucks addictStill stuck in elementary schoolCouple that never was but should have beenMost likely to be the next EinsteinMost likely to be distracted while drivingMost likely to be on the next season of The Bachelor or

The Bachelorette Most likely to join the Dark SideMost likely to have their own reality TV showMost likely to have a pet buffaloMost likely to get lost in IkeaMost likely to quote a movie while watching that

same movieMost likely to go broke from eating off-campusMost likely to need a ride…anywhereMost likely to brighten your dayBest person to be stranded on a desert island withMost likely to be late to their own weddingMost likely to win The Hunger GamesMost likely to cause a traffic jam on (name of a local

road or highway)

Most likely to win a Nobel Prize

Most patrioticThe next PicassoThe life of the partyKing and queen of

selfiesBiggest gossipsMr. and Mrs. Saturday

NightMost accident proneMost likely to be on

ESPN…in the blooper reel

Most likely to be a fashionista

Best strutMost likely to host a

talk showMost likely to fly a

drone with a Go-Pro on it

Most likely to get in trouble for being too noisy

Happiest seniorBiggest teacher’s pet

This fun design that took some work at the photo-taking stage, is from the 2016 Legend yearbook at Wando High School in Mt. Pleasant, SC. The staff did some fun things with the photos and the costumes and we think it ’s a cool take on their favorite seniors.

We really like the simplicity of this senior favorite design from the University Prep High School 2016 Prowler in Victorville, CA. The staff let the “favorites” do their moves in the photos and then, using numbers, did a great job of identifying them in an easy-to-read format.

SENIOR FAVES– A LOT HAS CHANGEDAs we looked through 2014 yearbooks for one of our most requested idea topics (Senior Superlatives), we noticed a big change that has been slowly coming in the way yearbook staffs are handling senior favor-ites. In the past, it was almost al-ways a popularity contest voted on by the entire senior class, and it always seemed as if the same people showed up that you saw throughout the yearbook.

In today’s yearbooks, we are thrilled to note that the trend seems to be going away from the popular kids to a truly popu-list movement where anyone and everyone is a senior favorite. A couple of schools (highlighted on these pages) went so far as to make sure that everyone in their senior class got a senior favorite mention. And those that didn’t go that far had a lot of other choices that were outside the norm.

What about you? How will your staff handle this truly fun senior tradition? Take some inspiration from what you see here and try to be as inclusive as you can.

St. Mark’s School of Dallas, TX, doesn’t have a HUGE number of seniors, so they could give everyone their very own superlative.

Whitney High School in Rocklin, CA, not only gave everyone in the senior class their own favorite, they also let them create them themselves.

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Going to a more traditional approach but still having fun with it, Westlake HS in Austin, TX, included quotes and truly different categories.

Not interested in traditional or all-inclusive, the staff at Bryant HS in Bryant, AR, devoted entire pages to the REAL accomplish-ments of some seniors.

Whitewater HS in Fayetteville, GA had quotes, big pics, small pics and additional runners-up featured in their superlatives.

We love the whole idea of “Make up your own senior favorite” as seen in the East Bakersfield HS (Bakersfield, CA) 2014 yearbook.

The most traditional we could find in the books we were perusing was Byrd HS from Shreveport, LA. Maybe tradi-tional, but still very fun!

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