Anonymous wrote: My kid is a junior this year, but where I am-they are going to be considered 'graduated' on the official last day of school here.
I'd use that date. And it's not wrong to send announcements, in these circumstances-the kids have lost so much, can't you let them have that? Sheesh.

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Anonymous wrote:Honestly, I have never heard of - much less received - a high school graduation announcement. I assume my family and friends’ children all graduated from high school before starting college but certainly never received an announcement in the mail.

What are you supposed to do if you get one?

Really? I graduated 22 years ago and we had announcements. It’s like an invitation, but you can’t invite everyone to graduation ceremonies. Some may have a party, others do not.

I enjoy them, and especially like when they announce plans for after HS (even if that doesn’t mean college).

It’s rarely an invitation. It’s a graduation announcement saying on x date the person is graduating at x place
(Location) with a specified degree. That’s it. No one needs this information because those invites, already know. Those close to you, not attending, already know. The ONLY reason is to solicit gifts implicitly with each announcement. Who else would you be sending these to but people you know well enough and all those people already know your kids are graduating.

I'll be sending them out to more distant family.

You can shove it.