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The pin graduates keep
The pin is what a graduate has for decades when someone folds the program into a book and a tassel goes back in its box. The graduating class orders a design marked with that year, and every student wears it when they walk. A college or a career academy hands one to each person who finishes a program. A student who is first in the family to finish college may get a pin that says so, and that matters to the people who came for that name. You can use the same design again next year and put the new year on a charm. The mold stays on file for 3 years from the latest order, and each reorder restarts that window.
Soft enamel shows the school’s colors in a classic recessed design, and cloisonné gives a more polished, jewelry-style finish. For a formal look, die struck in gold or antique gold works well. It is all metal, and an antique finish brings out the detail. A year dangler can hang from the pin, and a custom printed card lets the pin be handed over ready to keep.
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School
spirit pin
At a pep rally or a senior parade, the class gives out pins with the animal and a short slogan. Students who turn out to support the school wear them that day. After the crowd leaves, the pin stays on a lanyard.
Icons
by pathway
An academy gives each pathway a distinct pin for that field. The metal finish remains consistent so the pathways belong to one school. Graduates receive the pin at their program ceremony and fasten it at the collar through the afternoon.
Extra
honors pin
An honors breakfast or commencement is where the school marks accomplishments beyond the diploma, such as a first-generation graduate. That student wears a pin naming the accomplishment, and family can see it from the seats. The graduate keeps it after the dinner.
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Classes and programs usually ask similar questions ahead of commencement.
Schools and colleges order these for commencement. A back stamp on the reverse can carry the cohort years. Graduates put them on right before they cross the stage.
The minimum order is 100 pins, and larger quantities bring the price per pin down.
A magnetic back holds the pin without putting a hole in the gown. The magnetic back is an extra.
The mold stays on file for 3 years from the latest order, and each reorder restarts that window. A hanging charm that carries the year is an extra.
The rep sets up a larger order with several programs, and each design needs its own mold and proof.
Yes, nursing programs and hospital residencies can order pins for that event. See nursing pins for that ceremony.
Tell your rep the commencement date up front. Production usually takes 3½-4 weeks after you approve the proof, and the dangler makes production longer. Allow a few days in transit.