Leaving school is a milestone moment in the life of any teen on the cusp of adulthood.
That sense of possibility is traditionally captured with a yearbook photograph and an accompanying message - parting words to the friends and classmates with whom you've shared your formative years.
But it's also a golden opportunity to have one last laugh, and these students chose to make the most of it.
In addition to some fashion missteps and very ill-advised hairstyles, these snaps reveal comedy messages ranging from groan-inducing gags to Paris Hilton quotes.
Plenty of other high school students will sympathise with Alexander Faur's plight
Never under-estimate a woman simply because of the colour of her hair - it gets on her pet peeves
Some high school students' parting words in their yearbook are more amusing than others
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Very few students can claim to have made it through their school days without a hair disaster
Gregory decided to test his luck and ask whether he could simply put anything and have it appear in the yearbook
This high school student was taken literally when she said she didn't want to leave a message
Lots of students took the opportunity to have a bit of fun with their message to classmates
One man jokingly pretended to be the 'Nigerian price' behind the notorious email scams
Is Alixandra Garcia an archetypal high school 'mean girl'? Apparently so
John and Ian planned their yearbook photos perfectly - with two accompanying messages spelling out the phrase 'best buddies'
Student Joanna Clark looked to socialite and heiress Paris Hilton for her yearbook inspiration
Joe McDonald decided to make fun of his surname before anyone else could
Jireh used the information he learned in his science class to win over peers with his message
Witty Hugh Vo knows well that education isn't as important as having big biceps
Amanda Cook clearly has her post high school future all planned out
This student wanted to make it clear that he's not vegetarian for ethical reasons
Perhaps this teenager decided to leave school ahead of his graduation ceremony
Kylie came to the same conclusion that we all did about high school: that it isn't at all like High School Musical
Jacob took advice from his mother and decided to quote her directly in his school's yearbook
Katia Perez gets honest about her hopes for the future in her yearbook message
Michael decided to address his school directly, and cheekily thanked his teachers 'for nothing'
Two homeroom teachers decided to have a little fun with their yearbook photos one year
The content of some students' yearbook messages was on the bizarre side
Bradley, along with his collection of brooding photos, revealed his favourite song
Amanda Taggart clearly didn't learn anything about modesty at high school
This student knew that to get ahead in life others would have to fail - and he was OK with that
Some stormtroopers appear to have taken over the science department at this high school
Alex decided to test the yearbook committee with his message and it apparently worked
There is quite the difference between Alexander's message and Joseph's yearbook quote
These students definitely didn't seem to agree with one another on the length of a lifetime
Brandon decided to make sure his yearbook photograph stood out among his fellow teachers' snaps
A young woman had a bit of a nightmare when her yearbook photograph revealed an inadvertently rude message on her top
Sean used his quote to make fun of the classmate featured alongside him in the yearbook
Morgan decided to use her single status as a funny yearbook message for her peers to enjoy
Another student made a joke out of her surname before her classmates could have a go
Nicholas Edmond is one of the few people who does not 'bow down' before Queen Bey
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