Senior packets are too expensive | hollywood high school
Senior packets are too expensive | hollywood high school
Seniors face a deadline of today to pay their $50 down payment on their Senior Packets. The Crimson Chronicle finds the prices for the senior packages to be unaffordable to some students.
A Senior Packet includes all the items and perks that seniors participate in. There are four price plans ranging from $190-$550, raising questions about how much one truly gets with each package.
The amount of items and perks one gets goes up according to the price. The cheapest plan is called “the Tony” and is set at $190. This includes a t-shirt, a cap & gown, and the graduation ceremony at the Hollywood Bowl.
The most expensive plan, “the Oscar,” comes with additional things such as a senior breakfast, senior lanyard, yearbook, aloha luncheon, panorama picture, senior class hoodie, and one prom ticket. All for the hefty price of $550.
This raises yet another question: why should students have to pay for their own graduation at a free public school? We feel it neglects the four years of hard work seniors put into graduating to begin with.
Some may say the price is set reasonably, considering that the graduation is occurring at the Hollywood Bowl- one of Hollywood’s many iconic structures, and having custom clothing made for the class. But the price continues to rise each year, leaving seniors with additional stress of coming up with the money each year.
There is a no refund policy and there will be no available plans after Feb. 10.
The Senior Cabinet has proposed fundraising ideas, but have been denied. For every idea, there are restrictions. For instance, Christmas grams were proposed but shot down because candy is unhealthy and the sale of unhealthy food is not allowed by the district. An idea for a game day on the field for seniors was denied because it would interfere with PE classes. Other ideas went nowhere.
We feel the school should cover the cost of graduation, perhaps by seeking business sponsors or help from the alumni association. Otherwise, the school should allow the Senior Cabinet more freedom to fundraise.
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