As of 2019, the gowns for graduation are now red with a white ‘collar’ for both male and female students. The quality is completely different, and the principal (from what was heard at the school board meeting yesterday) made this decision with only the guidance of the student government, who did a micro scale poll (results were 51/49 with only 162 views), and a completely different new option than the one that was actually chosen. They made this decision without giving the rest of the student body a chance to truly state how they felt about it. We want to change it back to the traditional red for those who feel they are male, and white for those who feel they are female gowns, and keep a tradition going at PME that has been around for years

THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HAS BEEN GIVING INPUT ON THE SITUATION. YOU GUYS ARE THE ONES MAKING THIS HAPPEN.

Potential SOLUTION *THIS HAS BEEN ADDED TO OFFER A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM AT HAND. IF YOU DISAGREE, WRITE A COMMENT AND LET ME KNOW*
This should not even be a topic about gender. Instead of changing it for everyone, allow those who feel they do not conform to the traditional method of males and females to simply pick a color. If others want to carry on the tradition, they make that decision when choosing the colored gowns. This way, no one will feel singled out, and everyone will be satisfied. We can keep the red and the white, and the number of red to white will not drastically change, so the presentation of the overall ceremony will still be a beautiful, memorable moment.

SIGNING ON TO THIS PETITION DOES NOT MEAN YOU HAVE TO AGREE WITH THE SOLUTION: IT IS ONE OF MANY OPTIONS THAT CAN BE IMPLEMENTED. SIGNING ON MEANS YOU AGREE WITH CHANGING THE GOWNS BACK TO THEIR TRADITIONAL COLORS: RED AND WHITE.