I didn't buy one.

Why buy one? You know you'll just give it to some girl some day and when you break up she'll keep it and you're out the $$$.

I had a ring ceremony. I still wear my ring.

I'm still wondering what the point of a ring ceremony is. I mean, we're only juniors and why is it so ceremonial?

My school doesn't have ring ceremonies as far as I know...

I had a high school ring and a all-state track ring.

 

Only one of them was cool. Can you guess which?

When I went to Coral Springs High School we had a ring ceremony but I didnt get a ring, I got my ring when I was at Wellington High School!

I wanted to get a ring from where I graduated from :thumbup I am not sure if Wellington had a ceremony though.. I wasnt there

 

I have not wore my ring once :lol

Bleh, who needs a HS ring

Had one, but I didn't buy a ring because I'd never wear it.

Had one, but I didn't buy a ring because I'd never wear it.

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That's what I thought. I liked the idea, but a yearbook (for the same price) seemed like the better purchase.

had one back in the day.

 

 

 

bought my ring.

 

 

 

wear it only for special occassions now.

 

 

sweet ring, too bad i destroyed my stone and the replacment doesnt have the 'character' of the old one.

 

had a ring ceremony, kinda a tradition thing. good times, great memories.

Interesting Read on Ring Ceremony

This site interesting if you're bored.

No ring ceremony, but I got a HS ring.

I bought my ring in Sophomore Year, but we had no ceremony. I still wear it.

yes and i bought the cheapest one. figured why not.

 

i hated the f***ing ceremony though. i was sick all day and my parents still made me go. that was complete bulls***. i only wear it now on certain occasions.

 

my friend gave his to this girl he started dating a couple of months after. it turned out that she was ho and made out (and probably f***ed) with his neighbor. the man ended up visiting her one day and when she was in the bathroom went through her s***, found it and then broke it off with her after she came out.

 

didnt want to be out of $200 because of some ho. good times. good times.

Our ring ceremony is the 13th. Guess who has to make a speech.

Yes, we had the ceremony while we were seniors because of the dropout rate of our school. I can understand people not wearing high school rings, but graduating from my school means alot to me and everyone whose heard of the school so I wore the ring, all up until I broke it. But I'm gonna get it fixed.

We didn't have a ring ceremony, but there were rings that you can buy. I didn't buy one though because I know I wouldn't wear one.

Our ring ceremony is the 13th. Guess who has to make a speech.

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YOU!

We didn't have a ring ceremony, but there were rings that you can buy. I didn't buy one though because I know I wouldn't wear one.

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Exactly. I don't even wear watches (or Marlins' replica rings for that matter) and rings are a lot easier to lose than yearbooks.

It must be fate that this week's Christian Science Monitor has an article on the subject.

 

Today's class rings blend something old, something new

 

By Mary Beth McCauley | Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor

 

While they may have found Pearl Jam in their stockings and Jewel under the tree, the first gift of the season for many teenagers this year was real bling: their high school class rings. Fitted up and ordered back in the fall, class rings typically arrive just in time for holiday wearing.

In this demographic, where a ring is as likely to adorn a toe or an eyebrow as a finger, shared tradition still holds appeal. "About one-third of all high school students purchase class rings," says Rich Stoebe, of Jostens, a major supplier to high schools. This is down from a high of about 50 percent in the late 1960's.

 

 

 

But don't try to identify someone's alma mater from the look of his ring. "When I went to high school back in the mid '60's, all the boys got one style and all the girls got one style.

 

"Now each ring is individually crafted," says Michael Williams of Herff Jones, another industry leader. As options for customizing abound, schools no longer have this unique look, and class rings are less about the class and more about its individual members.

 

Multiple options on today's rings

 

Today a ring may be shiny or antiqued, peridot or tourmaline, faceted or smooth with a crest instead, or even a diamond. It can proclaim your nickname or that of your true love, your religious persuasion, your interest in cosmetology, your love for the Confederate flag, your billiards acumen, your fondness for calf roping, your Latin prowess. All that and - oh - also your year of graduation.

 

To Sarah Durkin, of Cresco, Pa., a senior at Pocono Mountain East High School, that's a little sad. "Even if we just all had the same color stone, then it'd be more like a class." Still, she has managed to cobble together her own balance of individuality and school spirit, choosing a ruby, which represents both her birthstone and her school color, and a soccer ball for the side, allowing room as well for the school mascot, a cardinal.

 

But her classmate, and senior class president, Allen Ghaida decided not to get a ring at all. "I can't stand jewelry," he explains. "I have a yearbook. That's all I need." He can't see himself wasting money on a ring tied to high school.

 

And the money can be considerable. Ranging from about $60 for something in a nonprecious metal and with little customizing, to well over $1,000 if you include the diamonds, the average high school ring runs about $250 and is of 10K gold, Jostens' Stoebe says.

 

Some students, however, let others worry about prices. Sarah Durkin sheepishly admits that she has "no idea" how much her ring cost. "My mom handed me the check and said 'Here. Hand this in.' "

 

Ring salespeople still typically call on schools and measure students personally, but their on-line designing and ordering services are increasingly popular. And with printable strips to aid in sizing, discounters like Wal-mart are also getting into the act via the Internet.

 

A measure of school spirit?

 

At Pocono Mountain East High School, about half the students opt for rings, says student government association adviser Jerry Lastowski. "They take it very seriously." His district has been flooded with newcomers in recent years - including families fleeing New York City after 9/11 - and these new students are not as likely to buy rings. "The meaning of Pocono Mountain is not the same for them as it is for the ones who went from K through 12."

 

But forgoing class rings does not imply lack of school spirit, says Byron Goldstein, spokesperson for Abington High School, in suburban Philadelphia, where rings are not popular. In generations past, "The class ring may have been the first piece of jewelry worn, especially for a guy," he says. But today "a lot of jewelry is already being worn."

 

Now, he sees school pride displayed on T-shirts, sweatshirts, license plates, and caps.

 

Schools hoping to interject meaning into a carton full of rings bearing camera club crests, yin/yang symbols and "BoBo" engravings often do so through a ceremony. These are especially popular in private schools, as a way of launching upcoming seniors into school leadership, but they are now gaining ground in some public schools as well. Ranging from casual to solemn, ring ceremonies typically include readings and music important to the school, and background on the symbolism and tradition embodied in the ring.

 

"We wanted to do something a little more special than just having the students picking them up in the hall between classes," says Mr. Lastowski, of Pocono Mountain East's decision eight years ago to begin an annual ring ceremony.

 

This fall, Sarah Durkin enjoyed watching the class behind hers get their rings. "My friends came up and said 'turn it.' It was kind of special," she said referring to the custom of twisting a classmate's ring on his or her finger, a practice whose ultimate meaning and precise rules vary from school to school. "The turning signifies your class year, but no one really follows how many times you have it turned. Everyone turns it in the same direction, and then the last person turns it in the opposite direction to 'lock' it."

 

Like high school itself, "locking it" is a memory having more to do with the "who" than the "what." Durkin explains, "I picked my best friend to lock mine. And I locked hers for her."

Screw that, the only say we got on our ring was if we wanted it black/gold or gold/gold, and if we wanted our initials or our full name.

My ring is black and silver (school colors) and has a ruby with the school mascot (Triton) on the side and the honors shield on the other. My name is also in the ring.

Yes, we had the ceremony while we were seniors because of the dropout rate of our school. I can understand people not wearing high school rings, but graduating from my school means alot to me and everyone whose heard of the school so I wore the ring, all up until I broke it. But I'm gonna get it fixed.

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What school was/is that?

Have a ring, got it late sophomore year I guess...haven't worn it in maybe 3-4 years tho.