Decades passed with trends fading and returning. Nostalgic items for the 2025 graduating class have changed, according to the 2028 freshmen. Slime, fidget spinners, Minecraft, and Slither.io have transformed into LuLulemon, Stanley’s and block blast.

     How do these trends start? It begins with one person that spreads throughout social media, such as the ‘USC speak your mind ice bucket challenge’ that originated from South Carolina in 2014. Throughout the past four years there has been an uprising of camouflage, Uggs, and TikTok dances in West Albany High School. 

     Freshman Sydney Boshart remarks on what has continued to trend from middle school to high school.

     “LuLuLemon [and] Stanley is definitely [a] big one,” said Boshart.

     The recent resurgence of the ‘90s street style has filled Sophomore Wyatt Sullivan’s closet with hand-me-downs from his dad and sister.

     “That’s why it’s oversized. I get a lot of my ideas from my sister; she gives me clothes, and it’s really nice,” Sullivan said.  

     Not every student keeps up with the current trends. Junior Jaysen Koerntgen enjoyed playing the video game Fortnite when it was first released in 2017. Now, he is against what it has become as it has updated to add new maps, skins, and upgrades.

     “I would like to play it, but the game has changed a lot from when it was actually good,” Koerntgen said, “I just don’t like to play it because I think it’s very childish.”

     Overall, trends instead of disappearing have cycled back, such as ‘90s music, baggy jeans, and Minecraft.