2025 was quite the year. This year was full of new memes and phrases that flooded into the lives of many and could be heard around the halls of Powell High School. 

A lot of the students found it funny, using it every day. It would often take over their vocabulary. This left a lot of the teachers confused, believing 67 meant something bad. 

“I thought 6-7 was something inappropriate,” Spanish teacher Brandon Preator said. “Everyone was laughing, it was like an inside joke that I wasn’t part of.” 

Even though a majority of the people repeating these corny memes were teens, a lot of them agreed and thought that the memes should be left behind and never spoken of again. 

“In my AP English class, we had a list of sayings that were banned for us,” junior Maddie Valdez said. “My group chose to do a presentation on ‘lock in,’ so I guess I agree that it shouldn’t be said ever again.”

Some students agree that most of the memes are funny. But some students, like junior Ava Brewer, say that they will never be erased. 

Although some students have completely stopped saying these memes and phrases, to this day, some still use terms in their daily vocabulary. 

“I like to use 6-7 to annoy my parents,” junior Caydee Eden said. “It’s not even funny anymore, to be honest. Making my parents mad is what gets me going.” 

Some students complained about their parents, saying that their parents are using these popular phrases more than they are themselves. 

“My parents love 2025 terms, which is weird,” junior Leah Graham said. “ They will always say 6-7, and it throws me off a little because they don’t know how to use slang like we do.” 

While some students say that it is annoying and weird hearing their parents say all of these eccentric sayings, others might say the opposite. Even saying that, they joke around with their parents.

“Neither of my parents are online much, so it’s fun to expose them to these funny sayings and teach them how to use them correctly,” junior Rowan Borcher said. “And we all just kind of make fun of them together.” 

So, although 2025 was just another year to remember, it had many impacts on the students’ vocabulary. There will always be a little piece of 2025 at PHS.