Just about a year ago, a family friend in Michigan was in a panic because she hadn’t yet ordered announcement cards for her soon-to-graduate daughter. Presumably, these are sent out to celebrate the graduating senior and let people know about their college choice … and possibly to act as a low-key “if you’d like to send a graduation present, that’s awesome; here’s our info” reminder. We would have no idea that this was a thing, as this wasn’t something that we did when we graduated high school (we just … graduated, and maybe went out to a nice meal somewhere; grandparents would give a gift ($50? $100?) towards college expenses). But sending out a photo of the graduating senior in cap and gown wasn’t on our radar.
Similarly, because we’ve felt pretty cut off from other families in our high school, so we aren’t sure if there are other standard practices around graduating from high school in 2022. We’ll ask our D to ask her friends for their expectations around graduation, but we’re curious …
If you have a graduating senior, are there customs or standard protocols that you’re planning to follow regarding gifts, special meals, announcement mailers, etc.? Are you expecting to give gifts to your kids’ friends? No doubt etiquette around this is different for lots of folks, but what does it look like for people in your area / at your HS?