Since our yearbook does not include senior quotes, we asked members of the Class of 2026 to share what their senior quote would have been. From words of wisdom and favorite lyrics to personal mottos and memories, these quotes reflect the unique personalities, experiences, and hopes of our graduating seniors.

Jadalynn Akridge: “Fairytales can come true. You gotta make ’em happen, it all depends on you.”

Liliana Ajdari: “chase purpose not validation”

Nathan Ali: “and make it double!”

Ivy Anderson: “We need never be hopeless, because we can never be irreparably broken.” — John Green

Maria Arias Diaz: “The thing about new beginnings, is that they require something else to end.” — Blair Waldorf

Giselle Ayon: “You should stop focusing all of that negative blocking the positive.” — SZA

Olivia Bagares: “Face yourself, the process that shapes you, makes you, lets you cross. Without it, you wouldn’t dare, you wouldn’t improve, you wouldn’t move. It disgusts you, it will always be a part of you, it sickens you, they scarred you, your mistakes. And that’s okay. On those scars you will walk. Just don’t let yourself consume you.” (adapted from Grace, ROBLOX game)

Brangi Bonilla: “my only motto in life is don’t loseeeee.” — The Night Is Still Young by Nicki Minaj

Jesse Breault: “The rewards of tolerance are treachery and betrayal.”

Katherine Cordero: “Prepare for trouble!”

Alisa Cruz: “…and I don’t know who I’m going to be in six months, but I know I am going to like her.”

Sophia Diaz: “Life is a sculpture that you cast as you make mistakes and learn from them.” — BTS

Gabriella Fabre-Rolon: “People change, things go wrong, just remember life goes on.” — Mac Miller

Jamie Fuentes: “Never forget the memories you have in high school because time flies by fast. Then you realize you are on your last year. Enjoy your good high school memories.”

Luana García: “Las cosas siempre cambian, el mundo cambia, la gente cambia, todo cambia, excepto… lo bueno.” — Benito

Sasha Gonzalez: “People have thrown dirt on my name, others have given flowers. It’s all a garden to me.” — Barbara Howard

Maricela Gomez: “It is good to love many things, for therein lies true strength, and whosoever loves much performs much, and can accomplish much, and what is done in love is well done.” — Vincent van Gogh

Armina Grigoryan: “You must always have faith in people. Most importantly, you must always have faith in yourself.” — Elle Woods

Jan Michael Guaman: “I want to be the best, out of the rest, I put it on my chest. I want to fly in private jets, I want to ball like I’m a Net. Where I’m from was the dollars not the M’s, and soon I’ll be touching M’s, so don’t underestimate, because soon I’ll be the best.”

Dylan Gumnani: “Loyalty is a two-way street. If I’m getting it from you, you’re getting it from me.”

Edra Hasanaj: “Somehow, through every anxious moment, I ended up exactly where I was meant to be—with love and real friends.”

Valarie Henao: “If I was the moon, would you still look for the stars?”

Raquel-Taylor Lora: “Let everything happen to you. Beauty and terror. Just keep going, no feeling is final.” — Rainer Maria Rilke

Jaliyah Lopez: “never thought I’d walk away with so much joy but so much pain.” — Hannah Montana

Valery Lopez-Moreno: “A jack of all trades is a master of none, but oftentimes better than a master of one.”

Jillian Macedo: “Only if you promise me to shine forever.”

Musab Mahmoud: “Not trying and laziness is the slow death of your potential.”

Axel Neely: “See you next summer 🥹”

Charliean Perez: “Good Luck Charlie <3”

Maisum Raza: “Move in silence — let your results make the noise.”

Amyerlin Rodríguez: “Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.” — Dr. Seuss

Sophia Saavedra: “My parents named me Sophia, because I’m always the 1st.”

Amaya Silva: “If you really want something, you don’t stop for anyone or anything until you get it.” — Blair Waldorf

Chris Taveras: “If you spend your time chasing butterflies, they’ll just fly away; if you spend your time building a beautiful garden, they’ll come flying in.”

Johanna Vargas: “finally some doors will close, but here’s to open windows.” — Mariah the Scientist