Theme ideas list

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Advice

• Cherish Today; Challenge Tomorrow
• Don’t Stop Thinking About Tomorrow
• Food for Thought
• Put Your Best Face Forward

Art & Entertainment

• A Blockbuster Hit
• A New Star on the Horizon
• …and now for something totally different
• Arabian Nights
• Be Not Afraid of Greatness
• Behind the Scenes
• Children of the Corn
• Enlightened
• Exposure
• Fairy Tales & Legends
• Feature Presentation
• Free Your Mind
• How Bizarre
• In Living Color
• Let It Be
• Let’s Go to the Movies
• Life Is a Stage
• Mission I’m Possible
• Mission Impossible
• Much Ado About Nothing
• Now Playing
• Now Showing
• On Broadway
• Our Lives Set to Music
• Picture Perfect
• Play It Again
• Recorded Live
• See You on the Flip Side
• Show Me the Money
• Stars of the Future
• The Inside Story
• The Music Never Ends
• The Wind Beneath Our Wings
• These Are the Days
• Unplugged
• Where Everybody Knows Your Name
• Without a Script

Beginnings

• Emerge
• Emergence
• Here We Go!
• Just Getting Started
• New Beginnings
• Origin
• The Road to a New Beginning

Changes

• A Brighter Path
• A Century of Change
• A Change Would Do You Good
• A Different Word
• A New Direction
• A Surprise in Every Direction
• …and now for something totally different
• Approaching the Horizons
• At the Crossroads
• Branching from the Past
• Break On Through
• Breaking Away
• Breaking New Ground
• Breaking Through
• Building a Legacy
• Changing Direction
• Changing Faces
• Changing Focus
• Come as You Are … Leave Different
• Coming of Age
• Coming Out of Nowhere
• Coming Out of the Rough
• Crossroads
• Crossroads to the New Millennium
• Everything Must Change
• Evolution
• Evolution of a School Year
• Facing Reality
• Facing the Real World
• First to Say Hello … Last to Say Goodbye
• From Here on Out
• Growing Seasons
• In One Year and Out the Other
• In With the New
• Inside Out
• Into Something New
• Living the Change
• Mark a New Trail
• Metamorefocus
• Metamorphoses
• Moving in a Whole New Direction
• Moving On
• Never Before
• New Horizons
• New Stars on the Horizon
• Season of Change
• Seasons
• Shades of Change
• Shifting Gears
• Signs of Change
• Something Different
• Stop the Routine
• Taking the Plunge
• That Was Then, This Is Now
• The Dawn of a New Horizon
• Time for a Change
• Trying Something New
• Turning the Page
• Winds of Change

Choices

• Best of Both Worlds
• Between a Rock and a Hard Place
• Choices
• Choose Your Own…
• Choose Your Own Adventure
• Making Choices
• The Road Not Taken
• Walking Down Separate Paths
• Windows of Opportunity

Colors

• A Touch of Gold
• As Good as Gold
• Back in Black
• Back in Black and Etched in Gold
• Etched in Gold
• Going Platinum
• In the House of Blue
• Moments of Gold
• Our Blood Runs Purple,
• Our Spirit Reflects Gold
• Out of the Blue
• Out with the Old, In with the Blue
• Purple Passion
• Purple Reign
• The Green Book
• The White Album

Construction

• Another Brick in the Wall
• Another Fine Mess
• Applying the Paint
• Building a Better World
• Building a Vision
• Building Blocks
• Building for the Future
• Building the Bridge to the Future
• Caution: At Work
• Controlled Chaos
• Organized Chaos
• Some Assembly Required
• Under Construction

Determination

• Destined to Be…
• Nothing Is Impossible
• On a Mission
• One Way Or Another
• Pressing On
• The Mission
• We Can Make It Anywhere
• You Can’t Stop the Reign

Distance

• A Million Miles from Nowhere
• Beyond the Stars…
• Beyond These Walls
• Distant Horizons
• Just Down the Block
• Worlds Apart

Dreams

• Catch the Dream
• Constructing a Dream
• Designing Our Dream
• Dreaming Into Consciousness
• Follow Your Dreams
• Reaching the Dream
• The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of
• Today’s Dream Is Tomorrow’s Reality

Excellence

• A Splash of Class
• Above & Beyond
• All Eyes on Us
• Aspiring to Excellence
• Be Your Best
• Better Than Ever
• Bona Fide, Certified, Qualified
• Check Us Out!
• Different by Distinction
• Dignity in Disguise
• First Class
• Focused on Success
• Hands Down… We’re Number One
• Image of Excellence
• Leaps and Bounds
• Making It Big
• Mission Accomplished
• Nothing Could Be Finer
• One in a Million
• One Step Beyond
• Right on Target
• Seasoned to Perfection
• Second to None
• Setting the Standard
• Shine
• Shine Like Stars
• Shooting for Excellence
• Shooting for the Stars
• Simply the Best
• Soaring to Success
• Stand the Test, Join the Best
• Strutting Our Stuff
• Super Man!
• Super Stars
• Taking the Lead
• The Joy of Individual Achievement
• The Key to Success
• The Name Says It All…
• Top This
• Totally Unique
• We’re All That and a Lot More
• We’re Number One
• World Class
• Worth Looking Through

Experience

• Hands On!
• Heading Toward the Future
• While Learning From the Past
• Learning Today, Soaring Tomorrow
• Not Just Passing Through
• Old Enough to Know Better
• Open a Box, and Learn New Things!
• Seize the Day
• Study to Show Thyself Approved
• Today’s Learners, Tomorrow’s Leaders
• With These Hands
• Working
• Worth Repeating

Faith & Religion

• A Walk Through His Creation
• Angels Among Us…
• Approved By God
• Believe
• Developing Faith
• I Believe and I Achieve
• In God’s Eyes We All Sparkle
• In His Greatest Adventure Ever
• In His Hands
• Let Your Light Shine Before Men
• Lord of Lord, King of Kings
• Making a Difference for Christ
• On Fire for Christ
• Sowing Saintly Seeds
• This Little Light of Mine
• To Every Season

Freedom

• Captive Independence
• Declaration of Independence
• Flying Free
• On Our Own
• Where the Freedom to Learn Prevails

Identity

• A Dash of Culture
• A Face in the Crowd
• A Style All Our Own
• Against the Grain
• All the Same But Totally Different
• Attitude Is Everything
• Beat of a Different Drum
• Being Ourselves
• Beneath the Surface
• Beyond Definition
• Beyond Words
• Breaking the Mold
• Come As You Are
• Different as Night and Day
• Diversity
• Don’t Judge a Book by Its Cover
• Elements of Character
• Faces in the Crowd
• Falling Into Place
• Find Your Place in the World
• Generation West
• Generation X
• Identity
• In a Class of Our Own
• In a World of Our Own
• Individuality
• Just Be
• Just Our Nature
• More or Less the Same
• Not Just Another Number
• Our Diverse Empire
• Stand Out…Fit In…
• Stand Up Stand Out
• The Power of One
• Uniquely Different
• United Yet Unique

Impressions

• Impression of Now
• Impressions
• Lasting Impressions
• Leaving a Lasting Impression
• Leaving a Mark
• Making a Lasting Impression
• Making a Statement
• Making An Impression
• One Last Impression

Improvement

• Movin’ On Up
• Nowhere But Up
• Perfecting Our Image
• Reaching for Success
• Shaping Up
• Stepping Up
• Taking It to a Higher Level
• Things Are Looking Up

Life

• Cruisin’ at the Speed of Life
• Gonna Live Forever
• Life As We Know It
• Life in the City
• Life in the Fast Lane
• Life in the Middle
• Life in the Town
• Life Is
• Life Is a Journey
• Life Is a Stage
• Life’s an Open Road
• Living on the Edge
• Living the Dream
• Living the Illusion
• The Game of Life
• The Structure of Life
• We Just Live Here

Limits

• Exceeding the Limit
• No Limits
• Pushing the Boundaries
• The Sky’s the Limit Mascots
• 9 Lives
• A Lion’s Tale
• A Roar-In
• A Tale of the Devil
• Bear Facts
• Bull’s Eye View
• Bulldog Review
• Dawg Days
• Day in Knight Out
• Eagles…Fighting the Obstacles
• Fly Like an Eagle
• Got Chargers?
• Home of the Panthers
• In the Mind of an Antler
• Jaguar Tracks
• Knight-ed
• Knights’ Stars, Shine Forever…an Everlasting Legend
• Lights, Cameras, Dragon!
• Lil Hounds on the Move
• Once a Stang Always a Stang
• Once Acquainted with These Knights
• Outta the Dog House
• Paw Prints
• Pawsome Memories
• Pirate Pride
• Rhythm of the Knights
• Stars of the Knight
• The Divine Right of Kingsmen
• The Dog Ate My Homework
• The Sting Buzz On
• The Tiger Tale
• Through the Eyes of a Knight
• Through the Eyes of an Eagle
• Tiger Pride
• Tiger Tales
• Where Eagles Soar
• Wildcats’ Den

Memories

• A Year to Remember
• A Year Worth Remembering
• All the Memories
• I’ll Be Missing You
• Looking Back Over the Years
• Looking Forward to Looking Back
• Making Memories
• Mementos
• Memories
• Memories in Motion
• Memories Take Flight
• Oh, the Places We’ve Been!
• Reflections
• Reflections on Perfection
• Remember Us This Way
• Server of Memories
• Something to Remember
• Something to Talk About
• Sweet Memories
• The Memory Remains
• Thoughts, Smiles & Memories
• Today’s Dreams, Tomorrow’s Memories
• Unlock the Memories
• We’ll Never Forget It, Confusing As It Was
• What’s Remembered Is Up to You
• You In Review

Miscellaneous

• 3rd Dimension
• Comments from the Crowd
• Everything Under the Stars
• Fast Track
• Fearless
• Footprints
• Footsteps
• Guiding Us Through the Years
• Hand Prints
• In Search of…
• In the Path of the Storm
• Once Again…Like Never Before
• Our Year in Words and Pictures
• Passages
• Pillars
• Quietly Making Noise
• Scratching the Surface
• Shades of Pride
• Steppin’ Out
• This Is Our Story
• Thoughts
• Unlocking a Legacy
• We Wrote the Book
• We’re Always Using Our Heads

Patriotic

• Declaration of Independence
• Defender of the Republic
• We the People…

Perspectives

• A Bird’s Eye View
• A Closer Look
• A New Look
• A Second Glance
• A View from Within
• Any Way You Look at It
• At a Glance
• From Our Point of View
• In Vision
• Into Focus
• Looking into Our Eyes
• Our Last Look
• Our Visions for Success
• Perspectives
• Photo Finish
• Taking a Closer Look
• The Way We See It
• Through Our Eyes Only
• Through the Looking Glass
• Viewpoints
• Visions of a New Year
• With Pride in Our Eyes
• With Stars in Your Eyes

Places

• A Place to Learn, Love, Laugh and Live
• A Place Where We Love to Learn & Learn to Love
• On the Boulevard
• Somewhere
• Somewhere in the Middle of Nowhere
• This Must Be the Place
• Welcome to Somewhere

Popular Sayings

• After All Is Said and Done
• And Furthermore…
• Ask Anyone
• Confidential…For Your Eyes Only
• Enter at Your Own Risk
• For the Count
• For the Record
• Get the Picture
• Going Through the Motions
• Going to Extremes
• Guess You Had to Be There
• I Don’t Wanna Grow Up!
• In the Eye of the Beholder
• It Could Only Happen Here
• It Doesn’t Make Any Sense
• It Takes All Kinds
• It’s a Matter of Pride
• It’s All Good
• Just Do It!
• Just Kickin’ It
• Last One Out…Hit the Lights
• Luck of the Draw
• Make Your Point
• Making the Connection
• More Than Meets the Eye
• More Than Words
• Moving Right Along
• Never Say Never
• No Need to Explain
• Now Hear This
• Now We’re Cookin’
• Out with a Bang!
• Out with the Old, In with the New
• Same Difference
• Seeing Is Believing
• So Much to Say…
• Some Things Never Change
• Sticky Situation
• Take Note
• Think About It!
• To Whom It May Concern
• Up to Speed
• We Get the Point
• You Had to Be There

Puzzles

• A Piece of the Puzzle
• Making the Pieces Fit
• Piece by Piece
• Pieces of a Dream
• Pieces of the Past
• Pieces of You
• Piecing It All Together
• Putting It All Together
• Putting the Pieces Together

Questions

• Are We There Yet?
• Can You Believe It?
• I Went to Northeast, What Happened to You?
• Need We Say More?
• So What Else Is New?
• What Did You Expect?
• What’s the Point?
• Where Do We Go from Here?
• Who Cares?

Stages

• Embark, Search, Endure, and Become
• Every Single Step
• Everything in Stages
• One Day at a Time
• One Step at a Time
• One Step Closer

Survival

• Live Through This
• Survival Guide
• Surviving the Game
• The Hunted
• The Pursuit

Technology

• Electric Learners
• On Line
• “School Name” On Line
• www.spartans.com
• Get Wired!

The End

• All Good Things Must Come to an End
• Anything But… The End
• As This Day Ends
• Exodus
• It’s Not Over; It’s Just the Beginning
• On a Closing Note
• One Last Time Around
• The End Is the Beginning
• The End of an Era
• The End of the Beginning
• From Beginning to End

The Unexpected

• And They Said It Couldn’t Be Done
• And You Thought This Would Never Happen
• Expect the Unexpected
• Full of Surprises
• Just When You Least Expect It!
• Out of the Ordinary
• Universal Amazement
• Unlocking the Magic

The Unknown

• Into the Unknown
• Piercing the Darkness
• Uncharted Territory

The Wild Side

• A Different Kind of Wild
• A Little Too Wild
• A Walk on the Wild Side
• Can’t Tame the Wild
• In an Uproar
• It’s a Jungle in Here
• Jungle of Dreams
• Let’s Get Crazy
• One Adventure after Another
• Out of Hand
• Simply Wild
• Strange Days
• Welcome to the Jungle
• Wild and Crazy
• Xtreme

Time

• 1000 Years in the Making
• 101 Years and Still Making Tracks
• 11.5 Seconds
• A Flash from the Past
• A Glimpse of the Past
• A Maze of Time
• A Mirror in Time
• A Time to Remember
• A Wrinkle in Time
• A Year in Rewind
• All in Good Time
• Back to the Future
• Backing into the Future
• Between Now and Forever…
• Dawn til Dusk
• Drifting into the Future
• Every Second Counts
• Everyday & Forever
• Forging the Future
• Forward in Reverse
• From Day One
• Frozen in Time
• Funny How Time Flies
• Good Times
• Good Times & Bad Times
• Ignite the Future
• In the Blink of an Eye
• It’s About Time
• It’s All About Time
• Key to the Future
• Now and Forever
• Now and Then
• One Hundred Forty One Days
• One Moment in Time
• Only a Moment Ago…
• Our Moment in Time
• Our Time Is Now
• Our Time to Shine
• Our Times Our Tales
• Passing in Review
• Signs of Our Times
• Signs of the Times
• So Many Hours in a Day
• Soaring Through the Times
• Stepping into the Future
• Tenax Propositi: Time with a Purpose
• The Future Is Now
• The Time Is Now
• Til the End of Time
• Time after Time
• Time for a Change
• Time Marches On
• Time Together
• To Infinity and Beyond
• Trails to the Future
• Uncovering the Past
• Unlocking the Past
• Wait Just a Second
• Wave of the Future
• Where Forever Begins
• Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

Traditions

• A Not-So-Traditional Year
• A Twist on Tradition
• An Addition to Traditions
• Breaking Tradition
• Building Tradition
• Building on Tradition
• Holding on to Tradition
• New Additions, Old Traditions
• Redefining Tradition
• Tradition Updated
• Traditional Tracks
• Traditions
• Traditions in Transition
• Tying Tradition