How To Write Your Senior Quote + Ideas (2024)

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What Is A Senior Caption?

A senior caption is a quote that you choose for your final yearbook photo. This will be your final parting remark to your school and all of the students and faculty that will be getting a copy of the book. It is intended to be a summary of your high school experience. I know what you may be thinking, how the heck am I supposed to sum up 4 years of experiences into a few short sentences that are small enough to fit under my yearbook picture? That’s all part of the challenge! And a challenge it certainly is. There are many ways you can go about it, so let’s get into it!

How To Write A Senior Caption

A senior caption is meant to be a summary of your high school experience. I understand that shortening the last 4 years into a few measly sentences is no small task, but it is absolutely doable! To get started, you need to decide on what kind of quote you are going for. Are you wanting something deep? Or something funny? Perhaps you’d like to use a famous quote instead of your own words. Once you’ve got an idea of what kind of caption you’re going to be doing, the fun begins.

First Step:Brainstorm. Reflect on your time at high school. Some questions to consider are:

What was your biggest takeaway?

What was most important to you during this time?

What was the biggest thing you’ve learned?

How has your experience affected you?

How would you describe your high school experience?

After you’ve answered these, you’ll have a good idea of what your high school experience was like. You can use the themes you discover here going forward.

Second Step:Getting inspired.You can do this by reading the examples of possible senior captions below. Reading senior captions of the past is a wonderful way to get inspiration for the one in your present. There are loads you can find on the internet, but the list below has the cream of the crop, if you will. You can either skip the last step and use one of these, or you can use them as the basis of your own unique quote. The choice is up to you, check them out.

Last Step: Writing.The only thing left for you to do is to get writing. This is the step of trial and error. Write, re-write, and revise until you have the senior quote that perfectly displays who you are. You got this!

Deep Senior Captions

“One person’s craziness is another person’s reality.” –Tim Burton
“You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.” –Abraham Lincoln
“It is absolutely still possible to make a difference.” –Michelle Obama
“My days here felt intensely important, oh what a facade youth is”
“I refuse to sum up all I’ve learned here in one small space.”
“Life teaches you a new lesson every day if you are attentive enough in the class of life.” –Invajy
“Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome while trying to succeed.” Booker T. Washington

Funny Senior Captions

“It’s Hard Being A Single Mother, Especially When You Have No Children And Are A Teenage Male”- Zachary Chastain
“I’m a senior, but I stay fresh man.”–Martin Alvarado
“The roof is not my son, but I will raise it.”- Anonymous
“See kids? I told you I was sexy in high school.”- Anonymous
“Remember that true beauty comes from within – within bottles, compacts, and lipstick tubes.” –Jeffree Star
“I am not a vegetarian because I love animals; I am a vegetarian because I hate plants.” –Unknown
“I don’t always graduate, but when I do, it’s barely.” – Unknown
“After 4 years, I’m still dumb…thanks for nothing.” – Unknown
“Yes, that is my actual last name.” – Christopher Gaylord
“Just give me my diploma and pronounce my name correctly.” –Anonymous

Famous Senior Captions

“No matter what happens in life, be good to people. Being good to people is a wonderful legacy to leave behind.” –Taylor Swift
“Don’t feel stupid if you don’t like what everyone else pretends to love.” – Emma Watson
“Failure is a great teacher and, if you are open to it, every mistake has a lesson to offer.”- Oprah Winfrey
“Being realistic is the most commonly traveled road to mediocrity.” –Will Smith
“That clock you hear is the sound of your own heart. Sink your teeth into this life, and don’t get let go.”
–Lin-Manuel Miranda
“Your imagination is your preview of life’s coming attractions.”
– Albert Einstein
“It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.”
–E. E. Cummings
“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.”
– Dr. Seuss
“You can, you should, and if you’re brave enough to start, you will.” –Stephen King
“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” –Ralph Waldo Emerson
“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” –Eleanor Roosevelt
“Never to suffer would never to have been blessed.” –Edgar Allan Poe

So there you have it. I hope this article helped you feel a little more prepared to write a senior caption of your own. This is such a fun time of your life, so feel it. Be in the moment. Laugh with your friends. This is one chapter in your life coming to a close, and as sad as it might feel there is something even better waiting for you around the corner. So congratulations, you awesome little grad!

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