You’re walking to the stage and waiting for your name to be called. You’re feeling nervous, but excited at the same time, and then you finally walk through the giant ring on the stage and pose for your picture. You are now officially an upperclassman, and you are celebrating with your friends and family. This is what the ring ceremony consists of and it can be the best part of your junior year.

Designs & Costs

Class rings are a symbol of who you are, and you get to pick what designs you want on them. Those designs will determine the amount of money you are going to spend. “My ring is silver and the pride side has the photography logo, and on the other side I got the school mascot. My stone is the color blue. I am spending $400 on it,” said Isaias Sierra, who likes taking pictures.

“My ring’s pride side has the honors club logo, and on the other side I got the class of 2018. My stone is the color blue and my metal is silver. I spent around $600 on it,” said Sally Calderon, who is in interact.

Some students decided to go all out for their rings. “Mine costs $1,350 because it is the dominion style. It’s gold, and my stone is purple with diamonds around it. One of my pride sides has a soccer player with the ball and a net, and on the other side I got the traditional school mascot,” said athlete Karla Sierra.

“My ring costs $800 because I got it in gold, and on one side I got the Beta logo, and on the other side I got swimming and water polo. I got the pink stone with the medical symbol inside of it,” said swimmer Valentina Molina, who is also in the medical skills program.

Feelings for the Ceremony

   This year’s ring ceremony will take place on January 25, 2017, at 7 p.m. in the auditorium of the school, said junior class treasurer Britney Alpizar.

As the ring ceremony approaches, students are feeling all types of emotions. Tommy Collins says that having his mom at the ceremony is going to make it really special for him, and all he wants to do is make her proud.

“I’m really excited for the ring ceremony because it represents to me how I made it through the past 3 years of high school,” said Katheryn Gallo.

Mingli Yactayo didn’t even get a ring. “I actually care more about my college ring than my high school ring,” she said.

Ready for your Ring?

1. When is this year’s ring ceremony?    a.) January 10    b.) January 30    c. January 25

2. Who has the most expensive ring?    a.) Karla Sierra   b.) Valentina Molina   c. Tommy Collins

3. Who didn’t get a ring?    a.) Sally Calderon   b.) Katheryn Gallo   c. Mingli Yactayo

Should You Get a Ring or Not?

Juniors have to make the decision on whether or not they want to get their class ring. Senior Albert Villalobos, who has his junior ring, said that it can be a memorable experience. Senior Anthony Ruiz said that getting his ring was the best choice he made and suggests that this year’s juniors should get their rings as well. “I think that other juniors should get their ring because it’s nice to look back at their high school years,” said 11^th grader Ruth Canovas.

However, not everyone has the same thoughts. “If you need money for something else, it’ll be better if you waste it on that, than on a ring,” said junior Kelly Garcia. Similarly, for junior Jussibel Cabrera, the rings cost too much money.