High School Class Ring?
Q.i got a high school class ring, and i still wear it (class of '90), perhaps because i was very fond of the time i spent in high school (i went to the nc school of science and mathematics, a public magnet boarding school in nc)...in fact, my best friend from hs is still my best friend now. i got a "traditional" sort of one, with my birthstone in it. i once thought i'd lost it and went into a massive panic...even if i didn't wear it, seeing it reminds me of a time when i was young and thought i'd manage to finish my phd in 6 years and gos traight to a faculty position...ahhh, those were the days!
A.I think it depends what style of ring you get. I had two class rings from high school (lost one on the beach in Greece, but anyway)... The first one was very delicate, filigree antique silver with a ruby. (I hate yellow topaz, my birthstone, so I just picked a stone I liked!) It had only a tiny little inscription around the stone with my class year and initials. I would have worn it forever, it was so beautiful. And then it got washed into the Aegean (sniff!). My replacement ring was much more conventional. It was silver with the personalized based-on-your-activities sides of the ring: mine were yearbook and student gov't (yeah, yeah, I know). Green stone, big class year insignia. Wore it until, oh, November of my freshman year of college. Bottom line: If you're going to spend a good deal of money, you might want to get something that doesn't look too much like a typical class ring. I bought the traditional class ring - 14k gold, and I believe it was $55.00 (in '72). I wore it only a few times, but kept it in my jewelry box for years. When my daughter went to the same high school, I gave it to her and she thought it was just too cool to be a freshman with a class ring! I bought a high school class ring - it was the thing to do and it was only 21 bucks. However, I hardly wore it after high school, then lost track of it. A few years ago an old boyfriend who'd been weeding out drawers found it and mailed it to me.I didn't even remember giving it to him. So it lies in a jewelry box as a memento, but I'd never wear it. I never got a college ring because I remembered the fate of the h.s. ring, plus I had better use of my ring fingers planned -- as in engagement ring? Even if you never marry, you'll probably want to wear fine jewelry instead of an academic ring. My advice - save your money.
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