Your Life in Six Words Contest

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