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Judi W.
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Username: Judiwein
Post Number: 30
Registered: 7-2005
| | Posted on Monday, April 3, 2006 - 3:28 pm: | 
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What to 8th grade boys typically wear on graduation day at SOMS? I'm trying to plan ahead and foresee a potential problem. My son's fine attire is changing from one pair of jeans to another.
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HOMMELL
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Username: Hommell
Post Number: 93
Registered: 11-2005
| | Posted on Monday, April 3, 2006 - 3:56 pm: |
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Think Gatsby... |
sac
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Username: Sac
Post Number: 3318
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Monday, April 3, 2006 - 6:52 pm: |
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I saw some boys in jeans and a few in suits last year at my daughter's MMS graduation. However, the majority were in between - slacks plus a button down or nice polo-type shirt. The 8th grade version of business casual, I suppose. |
soresident
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Username: Soresident
Post Number: 366
Registered: 10-2001
| | Posted on Monday, April 3, 2006 - 7:20 pm: |
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I think (my child graduated there 3 years ago) there was some sort of dress code: maybe no jeans and no sneakers? In any event, since you never know when boys will shoot up you can't plan on getting him pants till a week before anyway. It is incredibly hot inside the gym where graduation is held, so plan on something sleeveless for yourself (and a battery operated and/or handheld fan as well)! |
happyman
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Username: Happyman
Post Number: 442
Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Monday, April 3, 2006 - 7:29 pm: |
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khakis with shirt & tie or Izodish shirt. The tough part is convincing them to wear shoes (loafers,etc), not sneakers! Good luck. |
BGS
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Username: Bgs
Post Number: 853
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 4, 2006 - 1:28 pm: |
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Judi W. - while you did not ask I will offer this to you...this is a great time to turn this graduation into a teaching tool for later in life...
There are some occasions that require us to not wear our every day clothes. This is one of them. Going to religious observances is another, as are weddings, funerals and dinner in a nice restaurant to name a few. A friend had this issue with her son and she basically had to sit down and explain this to him. Graduating from middle school is a first step of many that are on the horizon...jeans, sneakers etc are not appropriate for the occasion.
Hope you do not mind my two cents...but I think that every opportunity is a chance to learn something.
Happy Graduation!
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Judi W.
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Username: Judiwein
Post Number: 31
Registered: 7-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 4, 2006 - 3:25 pm: |
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Thanks all - and Bgs, I'm happy to hear your two cents and do agree. My son is the master of compromise - so if I say shirt and tie, he'll compromise with Izod shirt; dress pants will become dockers and dress shoes will become loafers. Just needed to know where to begin the negotiation. My older son needs to buy his first real suit (rather than jacket and pants), so we'll take a family trip and pick up these rites of passage. I'm not sure if this is harder on me or them! |
BGS
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Username: Bgs
Post Number: 855
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 4, 2006 - 3:38 pm: |
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Judi-I have girls and they could not wait to "dress up"...hose, heels the whole 9 yards...how different from boys!!!
Take a deep breath! This is the first of may rites of passage for you too!!!!
;-)
BGS |
Tom Reingold
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Username: Noglider
Post Number: 13406
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 4, 2006 - 3:50 pm: |
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Good for you, Judi. Maybe he thinks loafers are formal because they're fancier than the sneakers he likes, but it's a start. Be sure everyone in his family tells him how fantastic he looks once he's as dressed up as he's going to be. That's what my family did every time I dressed up as a kid. It worked. I am conditioned to believe I look good whenever I'm dressed up, whether I do or not.
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ess
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Username: Ess
Post Number: 1620
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 4, 2006 - 4:35 pm: |
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Loafers would be appropriate, I think.
BGS, I agree with you. There is certain attire that is appropriate for certain occasions, and jeans and sneakers would not fit the bill for any graduation ceremony.
There are some adults who do not fully grasp this concept. As a matter of fact, someone very close to me had a heck of a time convincing her fiance at the time that a tuxedo is appropriate attire for their wedding (and before anyone chimes in on this one, suffice it to say that the time of day, location, bride's attire, etc., etc., would warrant a tuxedo).
But I digress.
Get your son started on appropriate attire at this age, and it should be way easier down the road. |
naborly
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Username: Naborly
Post Number: 394
Registered: 7-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 4, 2006 - 11:54 pm: |
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Don't forget -- It will be hotter than blazes in there! |
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