Parents of the High School Class of 2017/College 2021

[robinb]

At my DD's school, Converses are considered a "tennis/running" shoe.

Dress Code for Graduation Ceremony

• X's graduation ceremony is a formal event with specific dress requirements. Students who are not properly dressed will not be allowed to participate.
• All students are expected to wear either a dress shirt with tie and dress pants, dress pants with a blouse, dresses, or skirts with dress blouse under their cap and gown. Dress shoes are expected to be worn with all outfits.
• Denim of any color is not allowed.
• Tennis shoes (including Converse and TOMS) and rubber flip-flops, and other casual sandals are not permitted.
• Nothing is to be worn on the gown except honor or congress cords and school related pins.

Note: Students who may need assistance in obtaining dress clothes for the ceremony should stop in room XXX and talk to YYY, as a variety of dress clothes are available to students.

 

[robinb]

This is from my daughter's graduation a few years ago. Who can tell what they are wearing under there anyway?!?!

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Ummm ... cute sandals!

 

[bethbuchall]

Ummm ... cute sandals!

Thanks...I fixed the link. The only thing you see is footwear, which is something not even specified for this year's graduates at our school. (And not "proper" footwear according to some of the other rules.)

Oh, and she was wearing a beautiful white dress (her choice).

 

[aprilgail]

Yes. The school dictates the outfits.
All girls in white dress or blouse and skirt. White dress shoes. No spiky heels. No decorations on cap or gown. No jewelry that would be "distracting ". Guys in white dress shirt, sleeves down, black dress slacks, black socks, and black dress shoes.
No one out of dress code marches.

wow I would have had to fight that policy- a bit sexist making girls wear skirts or dresses but boys are allowed to wear pants. I would not have went to mine if that was the case because I never ever wore skirts or dresses.
And boy that stinks with no decorating the caps- the kids spend so much time personalizing theirs so it reflects them as a person, I would hate to have it all just be a sea of blue caps all alike.

 

[robinb]

Thanks...I fixed the link. The only thing you see is footwear, which is something not even specified for this year's graduates at our school. (And not "proper" footwear according to some of the other rules.)

Oh, and she was wearing a beautiful white dress (her choice).

The link was OK . I was being sarcastic ... "Who can tell what they are wearing under there anyway?!?!" ... beautiful white sandals of course !

There was some other stuff on the Graduation Information that said that kids could only were used gowns from 2016 because they came from the current provider but not from the previous provider. I assume that it's so they all look alike, but it came off as a bit commercial to me.

 

[aprilgail]

This year our school has gone to the exact same caps/gowns for males and females. Our school was formerly black for boys and white for girls. Now they are all wearing black. At least one other local school has also switch to all the same color gowns--from green and yellow to all green with yellow accents.

I think a lot of schools are doing that- it makes it easier on everyone I think. We have 2 transgender students and certainly easier everyone wearing the same color rather than getting into the "well he has boy parts for he is a boy" argument when they look, act like a girl and associate with being a girl.

 

[bethbuchall]

The link was OK . I was being sarcastic ... "Who can tell what they are wearing under there anyway?!?!" ... beautiful white sandals of course !

There was some other stuff on the Graduation Information that said that kids could only were used gowns from 2016 because they came from the current provider but not from the previous provider. I assume that it's so they all look alike, but it came off as a bit commercial to me.

I understood your intent. My son won't mind wearing a collared shirt, dress pants, and dress shoes, but I would like to see what they would do if challenged. The only thing they didn't specify was the one thing that will definitely show. (But I don't really care what footwear others are wearing anyway.)

Everyone here needs to buy a gown this year because they have switched to the unisex gowns that are different. And they are expensive for what you get in my opinion.

 

[bethbuchall]

I think a lot of schools are doing that- it makes it easier on everyone I think. We have 2 transgender students and certainly easier everyone wearing the same color rather than getting into the "well he has boy parts for he is a boy" argument when they look, act like a girl and associate with being a girl.

It's definitely easier and more inclusive. I think it will actually look nicer with everyone in the same gown, too.

 

[aprilgail]

Everyone here needs to buy a gown this year because they have switched to the unisex gowns that are different. And they are expensive for what you get in my opinion.

Our gowns are "free" if you purchased a class ring- if you didn't they are like 50 bucks.

 

[mamacatnv]

At my DD's school, Converses are considered a "tennis/running" shoe.

In bright blue no less, I am sure someone would take issue - I guess its going to be the Ugly (IMO) Doc Martin maroon boots - the Converse would be so much cuter!

I've no idea what the colors are for Cap/Gowns, the kids get them this week - I do know they cannot decorate the caps

 

[mamacatnv]

wow I would have had to fight that policy- a bit sexist making girls wear skirts or dresses but boys are allowed to wear pants. I would not have went to mine if that was the case because I never ever wore skirts or dresses.
And boy that stinks with no decorating the caps- the kids spend so much time personalizing theirs so it reflects them as a person, I would hate to have it all just be a sea of blue caps all alike.

I so agree with you, if this was a mandate from a public school, I too would have had to make an issue. Pain in the hiney parent, goes out with a bang!
The no decorating caps thing stinks, oh well, somewhere along the way, some stupid kid did something and ruined it for the ages to come

DH and I were talking last night - in 3 weeks we will end what has been a 22 year career as public school parents.

 

[bjscheel]

Our girls are wearing black gowns and the boys purple- DD would rather have had purple- prettier and not like her choir gown. I don't know if there are any rules regarding clothing but I'm sure they want whatever is showing to look dressy.

 

[v.t.]

Everyone wears black gowns at our school. The big controversy at our school is that the girls can't wear their blingy cowboy boots.

 

[Poohforyou]

All student wear a black cap and gown with gold tassel. Students with different honors will have different color cords. My dd will be sporting a few.

Girls can will wear a dress, skirt or dress pants. They can wear sandals but no flip flops or spiked heals. Boys have to wear long pants (no jeans), dress shirt and tie plus shoes and socks (no sneakers).

I don't think it's a big deal and I think parents probably appreciate the school ensuring kids will look nice for dinner after graduation.

 

[robinb]

... and my DD made her decision this afternoon. She's going to be a Badger!

 

[sksjasams]

... and my DD made her decision this afternoon. She's going to be a Badger!

Yay!!! Congratulations!!

 

[bethbuchall]

... and my DD made her decision this afternoon. She's going to be a Badger!

Congratulations!!! How exciting for her to have that decision made!

 

[Mrs. Ciz]

Sure. We thought we could have up to 200 so we planned for that amount. We got the Green Giant Prime Size Bakers since they are supposed to be fairly uniformly sized. There are around a dozen potatoes per 5 pounds so we bought 85 pounds. We probably served 120 potatoes at most though. I washed them, poked them with a fork a couple of times and put them on large cookie sheets. No foil. It took maybe 1.25 hours at 425º or slightly longer with the ovens full. When baked, we transferred them to three roasters on low to keep warm. We had two ovens and I had the first ones in the oven 2.5 hours before the party started. My mom ended up being the one to keep track of when each cookie sheet-full went in but I think the majority were done before the party started.

We had one roaster with tongs at the counter and just moved more into that one as needed. Had a few steak knives right there for people to cut open their potato. Then we had a tub of margarine, bowls of sour cream, diced ham, bacon pieces, crushed Fritos, and shredded cheese; crockpots of broccoli, cheese sauce, and chili. I estimate we used about half a large tub of margarine (28 oz?), 5 pounds of sour cream, 2 pounds of diced ham, 1.5 pounds of shredded cheese, 1.25 large cans of cheese sauce from Sam's, 3 pounds of broccoli, a large crockpot of chili. I don't remember the size of the bacon crumbles we got from Sam's but we used a little more than half. We kept a spare crockpot of cheese sauce heating so that when the first ran out we didn't have to try to heat it up quick from room temp. The broccoli packages could be steamed in the microwave before adding to the crockpot.

It was really pretty easy and self-serve once the potatoes were baked, just kept an eye on toppings that needed refilled.

Now I'm craving a baked potato!

... and my DD made her decision this afternoon. She's going to be a Badger!

Woooooohooooooo!!!!!!! Glad she is happy!

 

[AustinTink]

... and my DD made her decision this afternoon. She's going to be a Badger!

YEAH!!!!! CONGRATS!!!

 

[maxaroni]

Love reading everyone's senior year and where all your young adults are heading for their next journey.

Just chiming in with graduation attire....I graduated from a public high school and we did not graduate with cap and gown. Girls wore long white evening gowns, carrying long stem red roses. Guys wore white dinner jackets, red bouttaineers. After graduation, we were bussed to a country club for a dinner dance. After that, bussed back to the high school. We'd go home and change our clothes, back to the high school for a grad bash at the school...an all night affair. It's still the tradition to this day. Oh, this was not the senior prom as we also had that...which was a dress up dinner dance at a country club or other fancy venue.

My DS24 graduated with cap and gown. Boys shirt & tie, long pants with dress shoes. Girls dress and nice shoes, preferably no heals as the ceremony is on the football field.