What do you wear to your kid’s (public) HS graduation?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow! People no longer dress nice to attend graduation?

Please tell me nobody is in jeans or t-shirts.

Have you ever been to a public HS graduation?

DP. It kind of sounds like *you've* never been to a public HS graduation. People dress nicely. No one is in jeans and t-shirts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow! People no longer dress nice to attend graduation?

Please tell me nobody is in jeans or t-shirts.

Have you ever been to a public HS graduation?

DP. It kind of sounds like *you've* never been to a public HS graduation. People dress nicely. No one is in jeans and t-shirts.

Maybe that’s the case at the Langley HS graduation. At normal high school graduations, people wear all kinds of things.

[Anonymous]

Public graduations aren't any different than privates. So weird to think they are.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I simple skirt and shirt is fine. Make sure your kid looks good. It's about your graduate, not about you.

Obviously. But we got an email reminding kids that it’s a formal event and it occurred to me I should put some thought into what I wear.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wow! People no longer dress nice to attend graduation?

Please tell me nobody is in jeans or t-shirts.

I teach at a title I high school and for the families at my school, this is likely the first generation of their family to graduate high school. Their child getting that diploma is the entire reason they came to the US and left their home country. They dress in GOWNS and come loaded with flowers, it is a truly beautiful thing to see.

Then there’s the wealthy McLean moms wearing jeans and “nice sneakers” with a work top lol

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kids were outdoors and HOT! I wore a sleeveless dress, sunscreen and should have brought some waters. I had to go early to get a good seat.

This was me also at BCC last year.

[Anonymous]

I've had four graduates since 2013, and each child's graduation was held at different venues. I wore a dress/work attire to each.

My oldest son's graduation was very casual, and I was alarmed at how the attendees dressed (shorts, halter tops, jeans etc). My daughter went to private school so her graduation was held in a church and attendees dressed accordingly. My third son's graduation was at Constitution Hall, and attendees were mostly dressed in work/church attire. Sadly, my youngest graduated during the pandemic so there was no ceremony.

As much as I like fashion, I agree with the other comments that the focus should be 100% on the graduate. I am a person who will buy a new outfit at the the drop of a hat. However, for their graduations, I pulled something out of the closet.

[Anonymous]

Whatever you feel like been seen in framed in your house.

[Anonymous]

Our school did it indoors with AC, so an office appropriate dress and pumps.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
I teach at a title I high school and for the families at my school, this is likely the first generation of their family to graduate high school. Their child getting that diploma is the entire reason they came to the US and left their home country. They dress in GOWNS and come loaded with flowers, it is a truly beautiful thing to see.

That's really lovely.

[Anonymous]

Our large public is outside on the field and we sit in the bleachers, I will be wearing shorts and bringing water - it is early in the am.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow! People no longer dress nice to attend graduation?

Please tell me nobody is in jeans or t-shirts.

I teach at a title I high school and for the families at my school, this is likely the first generation of their family to graduate high school. Their child getting that diploma is the entire reason they came to the US and left their home country. They dress in GOWNS and come loaded with flowers, it is a truly beautiful thing to see.

Then there’s the wealthy McLean moms wearing jeans and “nice sneakers” with a work top lol

Yep, you should see how dressed up the first gen immigrant families are at the graduations for the selective nyc high schools. Many of them dress like they would for a wedding in their home country. For them, this is their American dream.

[Anonymous]

I wear a shirtdress but I love wearing them in general.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow! People no longer dress nice to attend graduation?

Please tell me nobody is in jeans or t-shirts.

I teach at a title I high school and for the families at my school, this is likely the first generation of their family to graduate high school. Their child getting that diploma is the entire reason they came to the US and left their home country. They dress in GOWNS and come loaded with flowers, it is a truly beautiful thing to see.

Then there’s the wealthy McLean moms wearing jeans and “nice sneakers” with a work top lol

How do you know what McLean moms wear?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow! People no longer dress nice to attend graduation?

Please tell me nobody is in jeans or t-shirts.

I teach at a title I high school and for the families at my school, this is likely the first generation of their family to graduate high school. Their child getting that diploma is the entire reason they came to the US and left their home country. They dress in GOWNS and come loaded with flowers, it is a truly beautiful thing to see.

Then there’s the wealthy McLean moms wearing jeans and “nice sneakers” with a work top lol

Yep, you should see how dressed up the first gen immigrant families are at the graduations for the selective nyc high schools. Many of them dress like they would for a wedding in their home country. For them, this is their American dream.

To be fair, though, Stuy's graduation is at Carnegie Hall (or at least has been for years). No one is wearing shorts to that.