High School Graduation Gown Colors

[agzg]

Originally Posted by ASTalumna06

^ Confused. When did I make the comment about online colleges?

Not sure - I quoted it... there was also a photo I quoted but clearly my absence from GC has led me to technological stupidity, as only half of the comments I multi-quoted made it, and only half of my original comment.


Ahhh looks like it was a comment from FSUZeta? Trying to fix now.

[irishpipes]

I went to an all-girls Catholic school. Everyone wore white gowns that were rented - no decorating or individualization allowed. Returning them was part of the requirement to get your real diploma (the diploma case we received at graduation was empty, ensuring proper behavior at graduation.) We were required to wear a dress underneath and hosiery. The dress code enforced til the very end!

NHS members got gold tassels and cords which we got to keep. Everyone got to keep her tassel.

[FSUZeta]

If we had not moved from Tulsa my kids would most likely have continued to attend the school they were attending when we moved. The female graduates wear white floor length dresses(debutante style) and the male graduates wear black tuxedos. They all look amazing.

[BraveMaroon]

Or HS had girls in white, boys in dark green. On top of that, the gowns were so cheap that the girls were required to wear a white dress or white skirt/blouse underneath.

This wasn't a total loss - I took my white dress with me to college and wore it for ritual for another four years.

I graduated college early, and walked only in my departmental ceremony wearing a gray wool dress. black stockings and heels. Which I wore the hell out of to job interviews for the next few years.

[StealthMode]

In both my hs and college graduations, everyone wore a black robe. I've only been to 2 graduations where boys and girls wear different colors. For example, at my cousin's graduation, the boys wore white and the girls wore baby blue, the school's 2 colors. But I don't think it's super common in this area.

Originally Posted by Sen's Revenge

Where did this come from? I think it's dumb. And especially in an age where there are more transgender and genderqueer students, wouldn't it just be simpler to have everybody in one color?

This is the very first time I've ever heard of this happening but I just so happened to come across it after seeing this thread: http://shine.yahoo.com/parenting/hig...192900808.html

And in New Mexico, a transgender student was essentially pushed out of his commencement ceremony by being told he had to wear a white robe, for girls, instead of a black robe, for boys, at the private St. Pius X school. As a result, the student, Damian Garcia, chose to skip it.

[ASTalumna06]

Originally Posted by StealthMode

This is the very first time I've ever heard of this happening but I just so happened to come across it after seeing this thread: http://shine.yahoo.com/parenting/hig...192900808.html

All of the other stories included in this article are just as ridiculous. A feather hanging from your grad cap gets you a $1,000 fine?! Please.

[StealthMode]

Originally Posted by ASTalumna06

All of the other stories included in this article are just as ridiculous. A feather hanging from your grad cap gets you a $1,000 fine?! Please.

I totally agree but tried to refrain from derailing the thread with my rant! lol

[happilyanchored]

Girls at my high school graduated in white, boys in blue. Definitely had to wear a white or nude dress underneath otherwise it would NOT look good.

And then I'm REALLY not looking forward to graduating in bright green in two years. I agree that black should be for college, with maybe a touch of the school colors. Or if it has to be in a school color, pick the one that's more normal. If you had the choice between red and green, why on earth would you pick the bright green!??

[ASTaulove]

I went to a private boarding school that is co-ed and for graduation the girls also wore white dresses but they didn't have to be long. Most girls wore dresses that were knee length, and basically the only rule we had to follow was they needed to be pure white and not off white. The boys wore white pants, a white dress shirt, a red tie, and a navy blazer (our school colors were red and navy). We didn't have caps, and they just gave us a tassel with our diploma.

[sweetongreek]

I also went to a private high school and the girls also wore white dresses (and carried bouquets) for the commencement ceremony. I wore a long, white lace dress and ordered this lovely arrangement of sweet peas and ivy. The boys wore their dress uniforms.