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Pagt 14/TRENDS/Monday, Iune 4
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FATHER'S DAY IS JUNE 17TH
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Gifts for your Favorite Graduates
By KRISTEN SHROVE
t's here again. "Pomp and
Circumstance" will echo through Sanford
Stadium as hundreds of students go
through this rite of passage known as
graduation.
Some will be returning for graduate
school, others will enter into the "real world,"
while still others have no idea what to do
next.
Regardless of their future plans, you are
faced with a different dillemma — what sort
of gift should you give the graduate?
When approaching this question consider
how well you know the person.
Trish McMeekin, a senior advertising
major, said, "for my friends here, I plan on
giving small gifts, like jewelry boxes or key
chains. And I'm also going to write personal
letters and cards to people letting them know
what they've meant to me over these four
years."
"College students, I know how it is," Britt
Byrom, a senior accounting major, said. "I'd
rather have my friends there (at graduation)
at this important time in my life."
The majority of gifts are expected to come
from family members.
"My dad has hinted around about a car,"
said Jennifer Spraggins, a lucky senior
advertising and communicative arts major.
"I expect to get money from relatives,
because it's the easiest thing, to give," she
said.
Jan McGown at Foster's Jewlers said,
most of their customers buying for graduates
are looking for "a keepsake, something that
will last."
Watches, signet rings and bracelets have
all been popular gifts. Other gift ideas
include travel and desk clocks, leather and
eelskin wallets and keychains. Engravable
items like picture frames, pewter jewelry
boxes, letter openers and business card
cases also make memorable gifts.
"People like to make a note of the date
and to personalize a gift by engraving it,"
McGown said.
How do you know if you should give a gift
to a graduate? A general rule of thumb is, if
you receive an invitation, you should send
some form of recognition. A card will
ususally suffice from friends and fellow
students.
Mom and Dad may be expected to shell
out a little more cash, but it doesn't go
unappreciated.
"1 would like to get gifts, but they (parents)
have paid for college for four years,"
Spraggins said.
So, when deciding on a gift, think about
how well you know the graduate and what
they mean to you.
The attitude of the graduates is best
summed up by Byrom. "Whatever anyone
gives me is graciously accepted. It's the
thought that counts, not the gift. The gift is
secondary to this time in my life."