'67 Day' Marks 67th Day Of School Year In Wantagh

WANTAGH, NY. — Monday may have been Dec. 15, but for sixth grade teachers in the Wantagh school district, it was the 67th day of the school year, an occasion celebrated by "six-seven" themed lesson plans at four separate stations.

Six-seven, often stylized as "67," was named Dictionary.com's "Word of the year" for 2025, with the lexicon site citing dramatic rise in searches for the word over the summer months.

"What does 67 mean? Well…it’s complicated. Some say it means 'so-so,' or 'maybe this, maybe that,' especially when paired with its signature hand gesture where both palms face up and move alternately up and down," dictionary.com's explanation of the word reads. "Some youngsters, sensing an opportunity to reliably frustrate their elders, will use it to stand in for a reply to just about any question. ('Hello, darling child, how was school today?' '67!') A perfectly timed 67 signals that you’re part of an in-group."

While the exact meaning of "six-seven" is still out for debate, "six-seven day" at Wantagh meant a custom lesson plan in English, Social Studies and other subjects. For English class, students were asked where they saw themselves in "six-seven" years, or in 67 — this time meaning sixty seven — years, writing an essay on the topic. In math, students were tasked with solving equations that involved the numbers — you guessed it — six and seven. Social studies teachers used the day to teach about Hammurabic Code, asking students to write 67 new laws for the school. Finally, at the science station on 67 day, students were tasked with making memes based on cells and some of their parts in a nod to the internet culture that birthed the "67" craze.

“It’s a social media trend that’s silly and fun,” sixth grade science teacher Grace Hostetter said, “so we decided to embrace it and use it as a way for students to memorize content while also having a good time.”