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Post by gina on Jun 3, 2019 1:10:05 GMT
I am in NY. I have never heard nor seen a graduation lei.
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Post by dewryce on Jun 3, 2019 1:20:15 GMT
I am in NY. I have never heard nor seen a graduation lei. Same for me in Texas. But they’d go great with the flip-flops some people wear. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 3, 2019 1:25:20 GMT
Just attended one today in Michigan for my nephew. No leis, decorated caps etc. I’ve never heard of leis at grad ceremonies.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Jun 3, 2019 1:27:33 GMT
I haven’t been to a graduation for a long time, so maybe it’s a thing here now and I wouldn’t know. There is a kid graduating in my family this year but we’re going to be out of town when the grad party will be and we’re not going to the graduation either because it’s on a weeknight downtown during rush hour. No thanks.
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Post by padresfan619 on Jun 3, 2019 1:30:14 GMT
I received a graduation lei, I graduated in San Diego in 2006. It isn’t given before you walk, you either drive yourself or get dropped off about an hour or more before the ceremony, the lei is given after the ceremony as a congratulations gift like you would a bouquet of flowers. Once you’re done with the ceremony the school can’t dictate how you look in your graduation garb.
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Post by mom2rjcr on Jun 3, 2019 1:39:57 GMT
My DS graduated high school this year and we saw them wearing leis of money and candy after the ceremony(Denton, TX). My other DS graduated from college last month and we saw them there as well(Austin, TX)
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Post by katlady on Jun 3, 2019 1:43:17 GMT
They are popular in So. Cal. We wear them after the ceremony. My cousins in Hawaii would get so many they almost completely covered their faces.
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Post by gmcwife1 on Jun 3, 2019 1:47:54 GMT
I received a graduation lei, I graduated in San Diego in 2006. It isn’t given before you walk, you either drive yourself or get dropped off about an hour or more before the ceremony, the lei is given after the ceremony as a congratulations gift like you would a bouquet of flowers. Once you’re done with the ceremony the school can’t dictate how you look in your graduation garb. This is the same I saw at dd’s graduation a couple years ago. She also bought leis for a couple of her good friends. But we are near Seattle which is just a mini California anyway. |
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Post by chaosisapony on Jun 3, 2019 2:34:58 GMT
Another Californian here, graduation leis are very common. I graduated in 2002 and my school had a mini fit over how many kids showed up in leis. They also wouldn't let us have any water at our outdoor graduation ceremony and it was 102 degrees. I don't see any kids here decorating their caps even though they have to buy them themselves. I assumed that is prohibited too. I don't think very highly of a lot of the graduation rules.
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Post by prettyprettypaper on Jun 3, 2019 3:06:59 GMT
Well, I live in Hawai'i (born and raised here) so yes, it's actually the norm here, even for preschool graduations. Any special occasion calls for lei ("lei" is both singular and plural, btw). DD is 8 and was in a Taekwondo tournament, so I made candy lei for all the competitors from her TKD school. At graduations, lei are always given at the end of the graduation ceremony. It's not uncommon for the graduate to be adorned in lei all the way up to the eyes with arms extended to carry the excess. Many people give the recipient more than one lei. We have sent lei to the mainland for graduates in the past also.
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Post by *Marjorie* on Jun 3, 2019 5:01:17 GMT
I live in Hawaii. We do give leis for graduation but its after the ceremony. And yes, the leis sometimes covers the kids up to their eyeballs. Lol
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Post by deafpea on Jun 3, 2019 12:18:45 GMT
I'm in Utah and my children's high school has MANY students of Polynesian descent so it's very common to see lei here. The school provides gowns, students buy their caps and are able to keep them. But school rules don't allow caps to be decorated. I saw a lot of students with lei before the ceremony and then they get even more afterward from family/friends.
Merilee
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Post by tiffanyr on Jun 3, 2019 12:20:33 GMT
I’m in DFW and I haven’t seen any. We do go coo coo crazy over Homecoming mums ! Actually, I had a 2019 HS grad this year and there were a few but they were worn after the ceremony. |
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Post by workingclassdog on Jun 3, 2019 15:17:07 GMT
Never heard of it.. (well maybe I have but it was from here on previous years)... so no at our school, but they do decorate their hats. My DD and I had tons of fun doing her hat. When I graduated in 86 we were not even allowed to keep our hats much less do anything fun. blah.
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Post by ladytrisha on Jun 3, 2019 19:11:19 GMT
We had some for my son and his HS graduation.
I'm planning on tossing mad cash at Costco when he finally graduates college - it's been a haul.
He's also part Hawaiian so we may all be wearing them LOL
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Post by azredhead on Jun 3, 2019 19:31:56 GMT
No, but when I was in high school yes that was prodominatly Tongans, Fiji Island boys.  Then my DH's cousin married a Fijin boy here. The youngest daughter just graduated and they do it for the kids.It's filled with things though too besides the traditional flowers. It's also done at other special occasions.So that is more of a cultural thing for them. We usually contribute either with the money or the things to fill them. Now the cousin does them for other (just in the family) that do graduate. Or marriage is another we we see it. Dh was their best man so he has one as well. |
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Post by ~summer~ on Jun 3, 2019 20:36:37 GMT
Yes- very common for high school - everyone wears them and there are lots of different styles though orchid is most common.
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Post by needmysanity on Jun 4, 2019 18:22:40 GMT
Our high school does but only after the ceremony.
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Post by honeyb on Jun 4, 2019 21:34:52 GMT
I'm in Washington, just south of Seattle. Students may not decorate caps, or wear leis for the ceremony, but it is popular to give them after the ceremony as a congratulations. The equivalent of flowers and balloons.
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Post by kelly8875 on Jun 4, 2019 22:38:55 GMT
No. Graduates can only wear school issued robes, hats, collars, and cords. They cannot be altered. So we don’t do the hat decorating thing here, either. Same here, Eastern Iowa. |
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