Your Life in Six Words Contest
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The six-word-memoir theme has spawned a fleet of books, including I Can't Keep My Own Secrets: Six-Word Memoirs By Teens Famous and Obscure. For this contest, Overlake Middle School students wrote their own six-word memoirs, focusing on their lives overall or something that has had a significant impact on their lives. Winners were chosen by faculty/staff votes.
Winners 2020
1st Place
I found happiness here at Overlake.
–Phoebe, 5th, Gold
2nd Place Tie
I already lost my jacket again.
–Amir, 6th, Gold
Graduating means going to school again.
–Siyona, 7th, Gold
3rd Place
One drop in a vast ocean.
–Avery, 6th, Gold