my sophmore brought home the order form last night...Ugh..it will cost about $430. My ds was drooling and very excited. I bought my older ds a ring 5 years ago for the same price really.

Some say high school rings are a waste. The way I see it, you're only young once and this is the time to focus on yourself and not children or a spouse.

what are your thoughts ?

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Wow...we got our daughter her ring about four or five years ago, and I think it was $180. I am not so sure I would be willing to pay over $200. In all honesty, I don't even think my daughter knows where her High School ring is now. She is married and it got replaced a while ago with her engagement ring and wedding band. I still have my class ring, in the bottom drawer of my dresser. I remember I bought it myself and its cost $39! Of course, that was many, many years ago.....

oldest starts high school next year, No I doubt we'll get him a ring, he'd lose it so the $ would be wasted. Now if he was like his dad then yeah probably cause my hubby still, every morning, puts his on. i dont think it has too much "meaning" just that he's so used to wearing it that it's fixed into his morning routine to put it on.

I really dont like jewlry of any kind so i dont wear any at all.

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i brought my son a middle school ring when he was in the 7th grade .lost it, so now i do not have to but a high school ring that was the deal,you kept up with it i will buy you high school ring you lose it you own your own I win i really did not win He wants a letter jacket,football player

I think that they are a waste of money. If my child really wanted one I would pay for half of it and make them work for the other half. Otherwise I would give them the half that I had offered to put towards a car or gas/insurance if they already had a car.

No I think they are a waste too, and he bought his own letterman jacket.

Wow, $430 for a High School ring! I have a sophmore too, so far I have not seen the order forms. I was looking at the rings on the Wal Mart website and they seem alot more responsible in price. Is the 430 dollar ring in 10 or 14k gold? Is that just a basic ring?
We will probably buy our high schooler a ring.

I will probably get my kids one when the time comes. I still have mine in my jewelery box, if it still fit I would probably still wear it.

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The female child, yes. The male child didn't want one.


Go to Walmart, they have great prices. I think you can do it online too.

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I have a son who is a junior and we did not get it. At first he was all excited but then he decided that he would rather have a college ring. He plans on being a lawyer and he said that he wanted a ring from that school.

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Wow! I am amazed at everyone who thinks they are a waste of money. I and my two sisters still have ours and we wear them! My Dad still has his and he graduated in 1958 (or was it 1959???)!

I love my Senior ring. It brings back so many good memories and happy times!

As to the letterman jacket--Our booster club always bought the graduating Sr's letterman jacket (which I still have too--in my cedar chest) Maybe I'm a sentimental sap!

If Sr. rings are what are popular when my boys are in HS then that's what we will do.

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My oldest DD got hers when she graduated in '06 the other two graduate this year, but didn't want them.

I remember when I graduated, 1972, a high school ring was not that expensive, but it meant a great deal.

When my 2 kids, boy and girl, got to that age, we looked over the catalog, saw the high price and they decided they really wouldn't wear it. They would rather spend money on something they wanted more and would use more.
My daughter chose a pearl ring circled with little tiny diamonds that I got on super sale at Macy's for about $100.
My son said he would never wear any jewelry.

It's alot of money and I think should only be purchased if it is not a whim but a very real desire to have long-term memories. It depends on the child.

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My daughter graduates this May and said she didn't want one. Fine with me, since they run an average of over $300. Mine is sitting in my underwear drawer in a box and hubby's was lost when he was dating a girl in High School , she got mad at him and threw it away.

DD did state that she would really like to have a College ring when she graduates with a Degree in Nursing.

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DH still has his, I never got one......I think for us it will depend if the child wants one, and if they are willing to earn some of the money themselves. We still have a few years before we have to worry about it.

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My kids aren't old enough yet, but I still have mine and do wear it occasionally. DH also had a HS ring. When he graduated college I brought his HS school ring into the jewelers and traded it for his college ring. I think they may have used some of the gold in his new ring.

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I think it's a good suggestion to ask the young person to pay for half of it, and it will mean more to them if they do shell out some of their hard earned money. When I went to high school, everyone got one, but they were affordable (around $80). I suppose if their friends aren't getting one, it all of sudden doesn't seem all that appealing.

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DS is a senior this year, they ordered rings in 10th grade. We agreed to pay $200 for any ring but anything over he paid. Total with tax was$215..imagine that. He also has only worn it about 3 times...

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Mine was a total waste, but I think if my kids really wanted one I would probably buy it for them. When I was in school the only reason the guys got one was to give it to their girlfriend.

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My son got his last year and wears it all the time. We went w/ the fake silver (the Jostens rep actually suggested it when we asked about the real silver.) I have my h.s. ring still-it's in my jewelry box. I bring it out every now and again-the kids like to look at it. DH wears his college ring everyday. It's a nice gold one w/ a couple of small diamonds and a hematite stone.

Yes - our children schools have ring ceremonies - I believe that classrings are a big part of the highschool experience- it makes me sad to see these things go to the wayside

My son wanted one but did not want to send a lot of money. He ended up with a really nice ring for $124. He was supposed to pay for it but I ended up getting my daughter Hannah Montana tickets and made a deal with him to pay for his ring. Now when my daughter wants a ring she will pay for it, that is unless there is a special concert my son wants to see.....

Neither one of my kids wanted one ... that was fine with us. If they would have wanted one, I would have tried to make a deal with them, though (money toward a regular ring, etc.). I work in a HS and few kids get rings - it seems like the kids that end their academic career with HS are more likely to buy one.

We have only had one of our kids get old enough to get one so far and we agreed to pay 200.00 and if she wanted one that costed more, then she had to pay the rest.

My DD is a sophmore this year and she got a ring. I was surprised that she wanted one, but she really did. She doesn't ask for very much, maintains an A average and is involved in clubs and activities. She is more than fulfilling our expectations of her, so DH and I decided to fund the entire ring for her. It was around $500. It is white 14k gold, her birthstone, and personalized with one of her sports and one of her activities. She wears it daily so far.

We refused to by the middle school class rings for our boys. We did however by DS a class ring this year (he's in 11th grade). I just felt it was something special to look forward to so I made him wait til his junior year.

DS's was under $200. We didn't get the expensive metals, we chose a cheaper metal. DS is thrilled with his ring.

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My oldest son graduated a couple years ago. He wanted a ring and I told him he would have to pay half, or if he choose one from Wal Mart I would pay the whole thing. He decided he didn't want one. When I was in high school I really wanted my class ring and I also paid half. The only thing is back then (1976) a silver ring was only $36 LOL.

My dd ordered hers in 10th grade and it was delivered the first month of her junior year. I paid over $350 for it. She lost it a year later. Cried about it. But there was a guarentee so we could get the same ring for $100 and we did. Well she found the ring 6 months after the new one came in.. UGH> So I have spent over $450 for it now. She is in her first year of college now. I honestly see her wearing it maybe 1 time a month if that. I feel it was a waste for her.

Yes, I bought my DS one his sophmore year. It is really nice. I paid 210.00 for it and he's really happy with it. Now that he's a senior it seems to mean more knowing he's almost done with school. And I also still have mine. I always loved my class ring.

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my parents got mine at a local jewelry store for about 1/2 of the cost they charge in those flyers they bring home from school. i still have mine, i graduated 17 yrs ago. man that seems like forever!

Check these out, you can get silver for under $50, and lots of different gold designs
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to be honest, i think most high school kids would rather you give them that money to go on a shopping spree at the mall or put towards senior trip than waste it on a ring that they'll never wear.

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Two out of 4 through so far and neither wanted one. I think a college ring means much more. In our HS, the coveted item is the varsity jacket!! and even that is almost $200.

I remember in high school being told that most kids won't even want to wear their HS rings once they're in college.

I still "needed" to buy my HS ring, and 4 years later, my college ring.

The above rang true for me - no preference for the HS ring once I had the college ring. But nobody could talk me out of buying the HS ring, and I'm sure I won't be able to talk my kids out of it either, so I'll just suggest the Walmart ones!

I'm sure the high school rings are very relevant to kids not planning on graduating from college.

My HS class ring came from a local jewelry store and was less than the ones the school was selling and better material/quality. So, check around -- even WalMart sells them, so you can get them for a lot less from someone other than the company the school has contracted with.

I still have my HS & college rings and DH's HS and Eagle Scout rings. They are in my jewelry box. I occasionally wear my college ring, but my HS one is too small and I've never had it resized.

I think the idea of making kids pay 1/2 for their ring is a great idea.

Sarah......mom to Jason & Devin

None of my collegemates got rings that I know of.

I wore my HS ring for forever - probably up until I was in my late 30's. It was gold and simple - didn't look like a big chunky ring at all. I got it my freshman year, as did several of my classmates. We figured we might as well have it to wear all through high school.

Weird - I just looked up ArtCarved, the brand of my ring. They still make a ring almost identical to mine. Mine is gold, not silver. It's actually pretty dainty, which you can't really tell in this photo. They have some very funky contemporary stackable class rings there - who knew?

http://www.artcarved.com/girls/images/Tempo_Anatomy.gif

WOW! I find that statement to be insulting.

My Sr. ring is extremely important to me. I went to college, graduated, etc. But, 5 years after I graduated---The school that I graduated from was consolidated, and there is no more high school there. My ring is a keepsake and reminder of some pretty darn good years. It's also a reminder of something that is gone forever....

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I don't find it insulting at all. I understand what she's saying. For some, such a keepsake represents a pinnacle, and if you consider your high school diploma to be terminal, it is your pinnacle. So you'd want to commemorate it... with a ring, maybe.

Ugh...lost my long post. DS1 is a HS senior and has no interest in his class ring. He goes to a HS that has a tremendous reputation for its HS experience and the brotherhood formed, but DS doesn't feel he needs or wants a ring to commemorate it. I think he feels he's going on to better things. I'm happy to not have to spend money on the ring - I think his year book and some school logo clothing are more important to him.

I agree that the class ring is likely more relevant to kids not going on to college, as devinmom and wowitsdark point out.

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My son showed no interest in obtaining a high school ring, so we opted not to get one.

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I should say that personally, my experience mimics Marilyn's - I am sentimental about my hometown, so my ring means a lot to me. I did go to college, and didn't get a college ring when I graduated. Nobody that I knew did.

I am still very, very close to my college girlfriends, but not so much to my high school friends, so it's funny to me that I do treasure my HS ring as much as I do.

My DS is also a HS Senior. Last year, (Sr Rings are ordered in the Spring of the Jr year here) He wanted a ring, not for the sentimental value but so he could give it to his girl friend. But he opted to wear the ring and not give it to her. It is the only piece of jewelry he owns, except his watch, and he's proud of that huge monster.

I did not order it from the people who came to the school hocking their wears. We actually ordered his ring at Wally world - same quality. The only difference between the $550 price the school had and the $280 price we paid is that he does not have a lifetime warranty against loss or damage.

I understand what you mean and I agree. This does not mean the HS ring means any less to those that will/do have a college ring.

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I personally think they are a waste of money, I didn't buy mine. DH bought his and I have never seen him wear it. I have one still in school and we will probably pay half if she wants one, I think i they want it bad enough they should pay for part of it. My last DD graduated 4 years ago and we went 1/2 with her on the price, the total was $150 we purchased it at KMart, Walmart also sells them and they are nicer than the expensive ones from the companies that solicit the schools and they have a larger selection to choose from and they are cheaper. My middle DD just graduated 4 years ago and never wears her ring, same thing with the letter jacket, she left her letter jacket here at the house when they PCS'd and my 12 year old now wears it. It's so funny how things are so important and they can't live without it, but a year or two later it is so unimportant.

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