On a recent Thursday morning, on the 67th day of school, OVS students cringed and cheered
as their teachers celebrated the day by wearing various forms of “6-7” swag.
The celebration day was a riff on the internet slang “6-7” term, which has become incredibly popular among teens this year.
Throughout the school year, students have bounced their hands up and down — palms up as if weighing items — in keeping with nonsensical “6-7” joke, which has no fixed meaning and seems to be aimed at annoying adults.
The high school’s Administrative Assistant, Ashley Kocijan, got the idea of an Upper Campus celebration after watching an Instagram reel of another school doing it. She said she thought the “6-7 Day” was a good way to connect teachers and students, and have a little fun before going into final exams.
“The goal was to bring spirit to the community and just have a fun day and to make you guys cringe,” Mrs. Kocijan said.
Faculty went all in.
Spanish teacher Steve Risser wore a t-shirt that said SEIS SIETE. Dean of Student Life Leland Fulton wore a shirt that reminded students that Yellowstone National Park had 67 different speices of mammals. AP Calculus teacher Nicholas O’Brien challenged students to do math on “6-7 Day,” wearing a shirt that read: Do The Math — (9×7) +4.
School Counselor Robert Brunelle came up with the idea to create a spin off the song, “The Fresh Prince of Bel Air,” but about 6-7 Day.
Only 30 minutes before his performance, he quickly jotted down lyrics and performed with English teacher Brad Weidlich and Outdoor Education Coordinator Zach Byars.
“We made students cringe, but we weren’t scared and said ‘were celebrating 6-7, and we don’t care,’ ” Mr. Brunelle said.
Some students cheered and some booed; regardless, this day brought a connection between at least 6 or 7 students.