It is graduation season and issues concerning graduation conduct and dress come to the forefront during this time of the year. One particular question is, “Can we decorate our caps? And if not, why?”
Sadly for some Western High School students, decorating your cap for graduation has been an interest but, is not a choice.
Western High School Principal Sue VanRiper says, “Because the tone that we set at Western High School is a formal tone, we get to set the type of graduation we have. While of course we want to provide students with going off with pomp circumstance and tradition, we get to set the parameter of that. So, we choose to have it be a formal ceremony and with that we choose not to have caps be decorated.”
While it is nice that WHS enjoys the tradition of having all students look the same for formality reasons, many students find that not being able to express creativity is stifling.
Madison Whiting a Western High School senior said, “I was really hoping to decorate my cap. I have always been very creative and had something really cool in mind to make me stand out in pictures at graduation. I’m kind of disappointed that I won’t have the opportunity to do so, especially since I had thought up an idea all year long.”
Schools like Northwest and Jackson High find the decorating their caps is a reward of sorts for all they have accomplished in high school. It also has became a tradition in which many students even decorate their caps together in large groups.
“I looked forward to decorating my cap all year. I felt like I was able to throw in my something that reflected my personality in a gym full of people dressed the same. My cap became a keepsake for me and something that I can look back on.” said Kendall Rooney, Northwest High School alumni.
Unfortunately, Western will miss out on this opportunity but, don’t let it ruin your day Western students we can still enjoy graduation despite not being able to have this privilege.
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