“It’s got to be ‘hypocritical’ because it just sounds amazing.”

— Tucker Prescher, eighth-grader

“I like the name ‘Archibald’ because it’s fun to say.”

— Lydia Miller, ninth-grader

“Probably ‘armageddon,’ and the one reason why is because it sounds mysterious, but really it just means the end of the world.”

— Brock Morrison, ninth-grader

“‘Djibouti,’ because there’s a country in Africa called Djibouti and its capital is Djibouti. I’ve always wanted to go to Djibouti, Djibouti.”

— Joseph Topp, ninth-grader

“‘Tiddlywinks.’ I have no idea what it means, but it sounds funny.”

— Forrest Neibarger, ninth-grader

“One of my favorite words is ‘unorthodox’ because it sounds really cool and is just another way to say weird.”

— Abby Olker, eighth-grader