Think your locker is “just a locker”? Nope. It’s your personality with a door on it. Students all have differences when it comes to their lockers. Some keep their locker clean, others, not so much. Some people don’t even use their lockers or they use someone else’s. All these things tend to show the personalities of these people. This is what your locker says about you.
1. Clean Locker
Survey results show that 20 percent of 20 students said that they keep their lockers clean. Among these students is junior Morgan Collins. “I keep my locker clean so I can find things easier and get in and out of my locker quicker,” Collins said.
Having a clean locker allows students to see everything that their locker contains, making it a simpler task to stop at their locker. Students with clean lockers are often clean in other areas of their life too. Collins said, “Yes, keeping my locker clean reflects me and my personality because I like being clean and I don’t like people who are unorganized.”
Some words that may describe students with clean lockers are organized, tidy, prepared, disciplined and structured. “One word to describe myself is responsible,” Collins said.
2. Messy Locker
In a survey of 20 students, 20 percent said that their locker is messy. Freshman Jaelyn Forino happens to be one of the 20 percent. Forino said, “My locker is messy because I just don’t have the time to keep it clean or clean it.”
Students with messy lockers most likely don’t like spending a lot of time at their lockers. They just want to get in and out of their locker as quickly as possible. Having a messy or unorganized locker may mean that these students are messy or unorganized outside of school as well. “I feel like my locker reflects me and my personality because I’m unorganized all of the time,” Forino said.
A few characteristics of students with messy lockers could be disorganized, cluttered, rushed, random or scattered. Forino said, “Chaotic is one word to describe myself.”
3. Empty Locker
Survey results show that 45 percent of 20 students said that their locker is empty or that they don’t use their locker. Avery Leigh is among the 45 percent. Leigh said, “I don’t use my locker because it is on 600 which is out of the way of all of my classes.”
Not using a locker could result in two things. Either the person doesn’t have a lot of things, so they don’t need their locker, or they do have a lot of things but are very responsible and organized without having to use their locker.
Words that may be used to describe someone with an empty locker include simple, low-maintenance, minimalist and practical. “One word I would use to describe myself is organized,” Leigh said.
4. Shared Locker
In a survey of 20 students, 15 percent said that they use someone else’s locker. One student who fits this category is sophomore Jaylin Sullivan. “I don’t use my own locker because I don’t know my combination, and it is just easier to share with my sister,” Sullivan said.
Students who use someone else’s locker usually just find it quicker and easier. Their own lockers might just be out of their way, but they still need somewhere to store their things. Sullivan said, “Yes, I think this reflects me and my personality because I like to share things with others and be efficient. Using my sister’s locker makes my everyday routine faster.
People who share lockers may be described as trusting, dependent, efficient and clever. “One word I would use to describe myself is smart,” Sullivan said.
Whether your locker is spotless, stuffed, borrowed or barely used, it tells your story. Which story are you?
