Storing graduation regalia

MereMom
Wed, 23 Jun 2010 17:38:42 +0000

I made a photo albumn for my D as a graduation gift (I am talking a HUNDRED photos from birth thru graduation). In the back of the book is a large flapped envelope where I put the tassel that came with the “gown”, event tickets and programs from senior year, etc. She is taking it with her to school to help when/if she gets homesick.

I put the “good” tassel (with the jeweled “X”), cords and hat in a shadowbox with her 5 varsity letters, bars, patches and other non-medal sports awards (at her school, varsity jackets are not popular and I couldn’t think what else to do with them) so that all that sort of thing is together.

Her senior year swim medals went into a smaller shadowbox. All the other ribbons, medals and trophies go into an archive box in the basement.

The gown goes to the neighbor girls for dress up.

When D finishes school and gets her own place, she will take the boxes, What she does with them will be her choice.