Weird that you have to pay for them, there aren’t many ways to get a cord at our school (3.6+ GPA, Youth In Government, German Honor Society; also NHS gets a burgundy stole instead of a white one) but they’re usually covered by club dues/graduation fees. I would definitely go to graduation though, grandparents and parents eat that stuff up. I also agree with maybe buying the ones that are most important to you. Definitely understand just wanting to get senior year over with and move on to college…