Soledad Lee
Social Media/Graphics Editor
TikTok account “Webster_interviews” has videos of student interviews, where the students have been asked controversial questions sparking conversation.
Questions range from, “How tall are you?” to “Kiss, Marry, Kill,” to “Who is the hottest person at Webster Groves High School?”
Senior Kyzer Strawbridge began the account, after seeing the popularity of school interview accounts on his TikTok, “for you page,” where he saw the opportunity to make one.
The account has gotten a widespread reaction from the students and has added another interesting aspect to being a Webster student.
Strawbridge reflected on how those reactions have changed overtime.
“When I made the first video, people were surprised that I was doing it, cause they saw it on their “for you page” too, so they were giggling about it,” Strawbridge said.
Now when Strawbridge approaches someone with his headphones out, they already know where the interaction is going to go.
“People know when I’m about to interview them cause they see me walking up with the headphones, and they get a little nervous, cause they know what’s about to happen,” Strawbridge said.
The account has held up its popularity and even grown.
His first video posted on Feb. 2, earned 278 likes, 9 comments, 52 shares and 5k views. More recently, a video posted on Aug. 31, received 1745 likes, 29 comments, 87 shares and 24.4k views.
“My favorite part is looking at the comments, the comments are really funny. Especially when they hype up some of the responses,” Strawbridge said.
Strawbridge’s videos regularly get over 2k views each time he posts.
Strawbridge runs the account by himself and enjoys it that way, especially with managing his time and posting at his own pace.
“I can go on my own time. Recently I’ve been posting these TikTok’s far away from each other, and I feel like if I had to do it with another person, I would get heckled at to do it more frequently,” Strawbridge said.
The questions are created by Strawbridge himself and friends. Leaving the interviews as a collaborative experience with someone else filming as well.
“I come up with them or I see them on my TikTok, but, recently Mia Willis (senior) has been helping me come up with my questions, she came up with the best friends list and she came up with another one that I’m gonna do next,” Strawbridge said.
Strawbridge clarified that this account is completely for fun and his and others enjoyment.
“The account is completely for fun. Just for fun, no bullying,” Strawbridge said.
As a senior, Strawbridge hopes the account keeps going after he leaves, and is open to suggestions of who should take over next.
“If you have any suggestions, of who should take it over when I graduate, let me know,” Strawbridge said.
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Soledad Lee – Social Media/Graphics EditorThis will be Soledad Lee’s first year on ECHO Staff. She also made several contributions while taking journalism class her sophomore year. |
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