School Class Rings

[k7baixo]

I don’t have mine but I do have my father’s circa 1950. His means more than mine so that’s ok!

[Patrolman]

High school was not a fun time in my life. The last thing I wanted as a reminder was a class ring. Oh, and no yearbooks, either.

[City Guy997S]

Originally Posted by gentlearts

None of my kids bought them, and I’ve never seen anyone ever wear their high school ring. In my opinion, it’s just a racket.

I didn't get one..........parents said if you want it, you buy it so I didn't.

I'd guess they are less and less popular as I haven't noticed younger kids wearing them

[FortWingate]

If you go to the Josten's website, you will see high school class rings are now $250 to $400. When I graduated from high school back in the mid-70s, I think they were around $90. I did not want one (and besides, that was more than a quarter's tuition at the in-state university).

[Ringo1]

I wore my Senior class ring for exactly one year. My son absolutely refused one and said he would never wear it. He did have a varsity jacket though and that cost money. At least he got good use out of that one for a couple years!

[trinity1111]

Lost mine within three months of getting it.

[strawflower]

I know that Jostens came to my kids' school, because I saw the order forms shoved in the bottom of their backpacks, but my children were not interested (hence the shoving of the forms!) and said that it wasn't a "thing" to get a class ring.

[Labonte18]

$250 to $400? Whew. as in that's a relief.

I think mine back in '91 was around $200. I was expecting it to be much worse considering the price of gold has at least trebled since then.

[Zenstyle]

I, too, am surprised that class rings are still a *thing.*
At my school, Terryberry was the company that did them. I don’t remember the cost, but my otherwise frugal parents shelled out for a ring for each of us kids.
Mine now resides in a drawer, two sizes too small and bent from going through the washing machine more than once

[Cdarocks]

The rep will come to the school, so you don't need to worry about the appropriate time - they know what it is.

Of note, I didn't get a school ring. Instead my parents bought me a lovely sapphire and diamond ring. I wore it for years until my teenage daughter started wearing it. We gave her a beautiful ring for her 16th birthday and she returned mine to me. I still wear it on my right hand and she wears hers (she is 22 now). I think we got our son a really nice watch instead of a ring. I don't know anyone who wears their class ring. My husband's is in a box somewhere.