The App That Is Taking Over Middle School
VSCO. Every teen knows about it. This photo and video editing app is taking the teenage world by storm, but what is making it so popular?
Top: VSCO Symbol Bottom Left: Ava Swietlikowski holding a Hydroflask Bottom Right: Scrunchie Hair Tie
October 4, 2019
VSCO stands for Visual Supply CO and is a photo and video editing app known for its 100+ filters and its way to make pictures match a certain aesthetic. Users can edit their photos through various filters or can adjust photos using the “toolkit” feature. VSCO is often compared to Instagram and Lightroom, which is also a very popular editing app.
Most people started using VSCO as a simple editing tool. However, now people have started using the platform as their main source of inspiration because it allows them to add unique and interesting filters that can make even the simplest photos look interesting.
People are obsessed with this app because of its way of making pictures look retro and faded. Particularly teens and young women are “hooked on the look” of its trendy appearance. Middle schooler Chloe Lea-Wilson stated, ¨I first learned about VSCO on TikTok. I think it is really popular because people enjoy being trendy and VSCO is very trendy.¨
A big part of why VSCO is so popular is that it is a social media platform, but there are no visible likes or followers. When you share a photo on VSCO, your followers aren’t able to like or even comment. You can see who’s following you, but there’s no follower count you can check, so people won’t get fixated on how many they have.
In a lot of schools now, the “VSCO look” is becoming a popular and trendy appearance. Having items such as Hydroflasks, scrunchie hair ties, shell necklaces, and metal straws can make you a “VSCO girl” (a term generally used to describe a girl who regularly uses the app). This phenomenon has already entered the classroom leaving kids whispering “sksksksk” in class and saying “and I oop” when something surprises them.
“I honestly think that VSCO is so popular because it’s something different and no style has gotten this big as it is and the editing app is truly iconic,” says seventh grader Mikayla Aguayo.
Overall, trends play a major impact in our society today and VSCO is leaving a vivid impression on teens all over the world.

Ava Swietlikowski is 12 years old and currently a seventh grader at McAuliffe Middle School. She dances and competes in Youth American Grand Prix (the...
Couldn’t have said it better myself
I think it’s disrupting class and very annoying
yes avaaaaaa
I agree
And I oop skkskskskskskksksksks
I one hundred percent agree, it is getting SUPER annoying
Yay, go Ava
You are such a great writer!!!!!
I loved your article Ava!
Sksksksksksk and I opppp
It was a great article to read
Yeah it’s honestly just a fad
Article was very well written. Go Ava!
yea to be honest, i feel like this trend is getting annoying and people should stop trying to be something they are not. however i like some of the things that a “vsco girl” would have but i feel like we should all try to be ourselves :)).
I do respect the app and see it as totally fine, but I find the use of the trends such as the phrases annoying when overused.
I couldn’t have explained this better. This is a very well written article.
I think the “vsco girl” trend is kind of wack since people are getting named after an app.
very good writing and i like the topic a lot. and i ooooopppp sksksks
cool article thing it made me “and i oop”
this is awesome ava!!!
I honestly didn’t know that’s where it came from
VSCO and TikTok. (even though i have tiktok myself lol)
I totally agree. Good job.
why is the sksk thing
Good Job !
It is truly becoming a very popular trend and I like how the article covers everything about.
Loved the article it had some amazing and truly iconic trends in it! Keep up the good work girly!
This was a great article and I definitely agree
Great article! I have a friend who uses this app regularly and I could not have described the app then you did.
this is a very good and up to date article! VSCO girls really are taking over i guess. good article
Great to here where VSCO came from
I like how you stated the obvious, then build off of it.
skskskksksksksk and i oop i dropped my hydroflaskskssk
This article gave a lot if information and showed how some people found the app. I like how they gave excess information when stating the phrase “VSCO girls” or “and i oop” and “skskkskskksk”. The description of the app can explain the basics of the app and look which is very helpful to those who have never heard of it.
I am drinking out of a plastic water bottle right now with four plastic straws.
Amazing writing!
Thank you for educating all the adults on campus about this trend. Ava, you did a great job explaining this new concept that is popular among teens!
The app seems fine. It’s just a photo editing software. Then the “sksksksksk” and “and i oop” stuff gets really annoying. I didn’t even find it funny at first. Anyways, great article.
I think the article was really great.
great article, ava! keep up the good work!
Another great article! Thank you for using my quote!:0
You have some serious writing skills!
I feel honored to have my quote in this article. Also the article is really good.
You did such a great job Ava!
This is such a great article, Ava!! You really expressed why everything is happening at our school! Great job!
I really liked the way your article was set up and the way you used direct quotes from people here on the campus. I enjoyed reading and your evidence was used well
I love the interesting topic that you wrote about, Ava. I think that most people refer to the term of a “VSCO girl” instead of using the app, and this shows more people the origin of the term.
This was such a good and interesting article. Great job!
and a oooooooooooop
Great job Ava!
I love how all your stories are really trending; it draws a lot of attention. You’re such a good writer!!!!
The VSCO app is photo editor it has nothing to to with VSCO girls and boys. If you go on the app description it “We are not supporting VSCO, we are just a photo editing software.” There you have it.
I fully agree with everything that you just stated. And I oop! Sksksksksks!
This article was very informative and fun to read
i agree, this has had a major impact on the school and not just our school but many other schools as well
I dont really like the idea of VSCO but its pretty interesting
The amount of people saying ‘sksk and I oop’ at PE has become overwhelming lol.
The article was very good, I liked it a lot