Students discuss superlative nomination

Sam Klein
Print/Podcast Editor

Holmes graphic — Senior Holmes Hansen claps during superlative announcements during the Winter Sports Assembly on Friday, Jan. 27. Photo by Keianne Ross

“Rizz,” short for “charisma,” is a new way to talk about flirting, according to The Urban Dictionary.

The Echo Yearbook sent out a survey where students could nominate their peers for different superlatives such as “most likely to have their own talk show,” and this year the superlatives included a ‘best rizz’ category.

This means that students could nominate their peers who they felt were best at flirting. The nominees were all seniors such as Ben Kane, Beckett Mitchell, Holmes Hansen, Simon Greenblatt and Chloe Randazzo.
Nominations can be done by anyone, and in some cases, friends got together to mess with their other friends.

“I got nominated by [seniors] Beckett Mitchell and Jack Matteotti. [They were] the only two people who put me,” Kane said.

People have different opinions on how the vote should’ve gone. Mitchell continued to support his nominee even after the vote through humor.

“Although I do think I’ve cemented my legacy as rizzly bear at WGHS, the true crown belongs to Ben Kane. His ability to obtain women through his unique rizz is something I admire,” Mitchell said.

Randazzo was the only woman to be nominated for the superlative.

“[It] definitely was a good feeling that I’m the only woman nominated… Maybe not deserved but I think it’s a great feeling [to be nominated],” Randazzo said.

Hansen ended up winning in a vote amongst the school that was sent out by the yearbook.

“It was the people’s decision. I don’t know. It was the people’s decision, but I’m honored,” Hansen said.
The nominees explain how they obtained the honor of being nominated for the superlative.

“You just gotta be friendly. You just have to be nice to people and be friendly,” Hansen explained.

“I think just being nice and confident is the way to go,” Mitchell said. “Additionally I think mewing has a huge impact on one’s rizz.”

Mewing is when someone places their tongue on the roof of their mouth to further define their jawline.

Overall students said what was most important was just being friendly and talking to everyone in a kind and respectful way. They also noted being funny is a good way to go about rizz.