Imagine it’s early August, and you need to get folders and notebooks for school, but what colors will you choose for each subject? Students often use color-coordinated supplies to help better organize their classes. In this article, we will explore the colors that some Osbourn High School students use.

The question has been around forever: Is English blue or yellow? Is math red or purple? But first, let’s focus on what the students currently have. Henna Exley, a freshman, states, “Right now, for biology I have green, for math I have blue, for social studies I have teal, and for English I have yellow.”  While freshman Elisa Alvrenga says, “I have green for science, yellow for history, blue for math, of course, and red for English.”

Although Elisa was happy with her choices, Henna, however, would have liked a change, as she mentions, “I would’ve liked my English to be blue and my math to be red instead.” But why, you ask? Exley explained, “I like math being red because to me, math is very studious. English, blue, because I think it’s very professional. I like teal with social studies, as it reminds me of the ocean, and we’re currently doing world history, you know, all over the world. And for biology green because it’s a life science.”

On the other hand, Elisa explains her reasoning by saying, “Personal experiences connect what colors I use. For example, green for science, because when I think of science, I think of plants, which are green. Yellow is history because I think history is boring, and yellow seemed basic to me. And blue is math because it’s my favorite subject, and blue and white are my favorite colors, but I mean, who has a white folder? Finally, red for English, as it reminds me of writing and publishing books.”

While organizing by color is important, some students may not require color-coded supplies for each subject. For example, Jacquelyn Figueroa declares, “All of my folders are black except for my English, which is blue.” This is quite similar to what Aaliyah Sancahe says, “My English is pink and my other folders are red.” Both of them have multiple folders of the same color, which is rather uncommon.

Although the question usually would start a debate, freshman Jonathan Jarret says, “Ok, I have yellow biology, orange for math, white for AP human, and green for English.” This is a really unique color scheme, but Jonathan explained, “I just choose whatever I feel like taking at the time.”

So, it turns out each and every one of the Osbourn High School students has a unique individual opinion on how to organize each subject.

But what colors are your folders? Do you side with Elisa? Jaquelyn? Tell us in the comments!