High school graduation present

[Dashzap]

For those of you with high school seniors about to graduate, are you getting them a present for graduation?

In my family, we got dress watches for high school graduation.

I've asked around and heard everything from a car (!?!) to cash to nothing.

 

[kymom99]

I'm giving my son a party and helping him pay for a trip to Australia. Ill probably get him a couple small things but he knows I'm spending money left and right on him

 

[Party.Of.4-NY>>>FL]

I was informed that rent was due on the 1st of the month upon graduating. So anything above that would be a plus in my book.

 

[dosekies]

My parents helped me pay for a Macbook to bring with me to college.

 

[Westcoastwild]

I got a computer for college as well.

When I have a kid that age, I'd probably offer to buy them a plane ticket for their first solo trip.learned more from travel than I did from that computer.

 

[Southernmiss]

Ds graduates tonight. We'll go out to eat and get him a laptop soon for college

 

[wenrob]

We got her an iPad.

Just an FYI for those giving laptops, if they have scholarships/grants a lot of times a portion can be used for a computer. It's not retroactive though they wouldn't be reimbursed for one given as a gift for graduation.

 

[MillauFr]

Bought my daughter a MacBook

 

[Hikergirl]

We bought my dd a car a few months before graduation because I was not driving her to her college classes.

 

[TwoMisfits]

I have a few years, but our plan is to gift each child their 529 account. We will also gift them either college dorm needs or a laptop and cell (if they will live at home for college).

 

[Our 2 Princesses]

We are giving our dd a party, luggage and paying for her cruise.

 

[missbrooke06]

I got 3 things - a party, a cell phone (it was a flip phone in 2001) and I had asked to quit the job I hated in early May so I could enjoy all the end of year activity, parties, etc. with the promise of getting a job in July (which I did and I worked 32 hours a week and took 15-18 credits each semester) which meant I got some gas money for two months.

 

[MomToOne]

I give all graduates cash. The amount just varies based on relationship. When DD graduates High School next year, I'll be sticking with that approach.

 

[DaisyJ]

We gave our graduate a macbook.

 

[lovesmurfs]

DD's graduating -- we're giving a party, and will give her a laptop closer to when she goes off to college.

My parents gave me a great luggage set -- used it until the insides disintegrated. They're giving luggage to DD for graduation.

 

[ceecee]

We let DD have a trip. So she planned our Disney trip by choosing the hotel, we also surprised her with an Illumination Cruise. We stayed at the Beach Club and had her party (for our FL family) in the solarium. She got a car the month before and a laptop for college.

 

[scrapquitler]

For those of you with high school seniors about to graduate, are you getting them a present for graduation?

In my family, we got dress watches for high school graduation.

I've asked around and heard everything from a car (!?!) to cash to nothing.

When my daughter graduated, we did not give her a gift. We had already started paying all the expenses for the college dorm, room deposit, etc. That was enough of a gift, and she was happy with all that.

 

[kymom99]

I will add, I will be making a photo calendar, photo book, and hopefully having one of those tshirt quilts made. Those are keepsakes that I consider nice graduation gifts

 

[aprilgail]

My daughter got a car (used one) when she was 16- I also got her a MacBook that Christmas so for her graduation she is going on a trip to Disney for a week with 2 friends that are also graduating and I also paid for her plane fare to go to Vermont for a week over the summer to visit a friend of hers and I am paying for her party.

 

[fifthdimensiondweller]

When I graduated my parents got me a laptop and my mom and I went on a trip together.