Fluff S/O - High school paraphernalia

I got a high school ring but stopped wearing it after I got a college ring.

High school ring stayed in my jewelry box until DS was getting engaged. I then gave it to him, along with a few other random pieces, to sell for the gold value toward his purchase at the jeweler.

I have my yearbooks. I never had a desire for the jacket. I came across one of my letters last night unpacking some stuff. I lettered in 2 sports every year for all 4 years. I really, really wanted a class ring but my parents said no and I didn't have the funds to buy it for myself.

In my HS, jackets were for athletes only.

I/my parents purchased the Senior ring. I still have mine. I was glad I purchased it. I wore it in HS and at least 1 year in college.

I had all my annuals/yearbook. 2 were burned when our house burned, but I have 2. From time to time I look up a photo--lately when I get an email that a classmate died, if I don't immediately recognize the person I have looked up the photo to refresh my memory.

Now that I am older and know more--I really appreciate the sacrifice my mother made to purchase a yearbook for each of us every year.

Jackets were for sports so that didn’t apply to me. We purchased our rings senior year and my parents bought mine for me. I must have worn it for a couple of years after I graduated because my parents knew (now) DH and I were dating & serious because they spotted my ring on his necklace in a photo I sent them from my New Years celebrations. I think I gave it to my nieces and nephews in a huge lot of dress up items.

I did purchase a yearbook my senior year, but I don’t think I did before that in HS. 

I got a ring when I was a Junior in HS. So did both my kids. My DD wore hers, but DS does not seem to.

I got a lettermans jacket - the boys version had the white leather sleeves, mine was all green (school color). We got letters for playing JV and Varsity (I was on volleyball), and I got a musical symbol for playing in the band for 4 years. My kids did not want a jacket, but my DD would wear mine during homecoming "blast from the past" days, LOL.

I had a ring and didn't wear it much beyond HS, but I think it was emotionally helpful to me. I had found a school that I loved, where I found my niche and belonged - and then we moved right before my senior year. It ended up being a good place for me in a lot of ways. I was able to have my original ring (issued junior year) modified (for free, thank you Josten's!) so that I had the stone from school 1, the name from school 2, and the icons on either side of the stone were the mascots from each school. It was a perfect fit for me, and I think really helped me mentally make that transition. I'm a hugely symbolic person (wouldn't feel like I graduated without walking across a stage, for example, even though I know that has no concrete value).

Didn't qualify for a jacket so a moot point for me, lol. (I did earn academic letters, but they couldn't get issued jackets!) I do have yearbooks from everywhere except 4th grade, where I started a new school at the beginning of the year, moved states (and schools, obvi) halfway through the year, and then went to a different school for 5th grade.

pinklady My DH was the exact opposite. He had no desire to get a class ring, but his mom made him get one. She never finished any formal schooling apart from a medical transcriptionist certificate after high school, so I think it was a big deal for her that her kids both got a Bachelor's and Master's degrees. He always says he's going to pawn the ring for cash. (Spoiler: he hasn't.)

I never got either and had absolutely no desire to do so.