Reverse Decision to Ban Honor Cords and Stoles

Seriously. Might as well go to uniforms. Stupid stupid stupid. I think this is Trump like news so folks listen. Well it worked.

I’m sorry, but I refuse to sign this petition. Good for all those kids who have honestly and legitimately worked hard to achieve a certain standing and level of success at high school. Cords and stoles have no standing anywhere except in public perception, public competition, and perception in oneself. At the end of the day a scarf or a cord doesn’t affect your GPA, it doesn’t affect what school you get into, and it doesn’t affect your life. What matters is learning and hopefully getting grades that allow you to embark on the road to where you want to be in life, whether as a lawyer, a doctor, a writer, an artist, a filmmaker etc. To the person who said ‘Why volunteer 100 hours...?’ You volunteer to do good and contribute to your community, not for public recognition or to get a cord. What’s important is for parents to teach their kids that it’s not the scarfs, cords and accolades that matter in life, it’s about hard work, volunteering, contributing and striving for your best. Parents and students both need to understand the value in that rather than the perceived value of a piece of cloth around your neck. When you submit a resume or apply for a job no one asks about stoles and cords and there’s no form filled that asks for that information. That in itself should tell you something. The system was being abused by adults and young adults who should know better and do better. The school was given no choice, and so they made the best choice they could.

This is nuts

My comments faded away and I couldnt find them so will wrap it up with continue to recognize those that excel. If there are changes that should be considered evaluate them with a discussion group of parents and students.

Hard work deserves a reward and graduating seniors that have worked hard should be allowed to have the recognition for their efforts.

Students deserve to be recognized for their hard work.

Hardworking students deserve the honors!

Please reconsider.

While this petition doesn't explain why the decision was made, I agree with the request to allow student's to wear stole and or honor cords to represent their additional achievements (I believe I'me even seeing some which may acknowledge they are graduation from IHS as exchange students- so displaying their county's colors..) while attending high school. This is a tradition upheld at colleges and universities. The students are responsible for the purchase of their stoles or honor cords.

Please allow students who earned cords/stoles/medals wear them at graduation. Students who worked tirelessly on extra curriculars, AP classes, achieved high GPAs through dedication, did community service should be recognized. When we do not recognize hard work, or conversely reward low achievement, it devalues that achievement. Why work 100 extra volunteer hours when someone who didn’t gets the same reward? In the real world, hard work is recognized in the form of money - higher education, more productivity, higher quality work - all lead to more recognition in the workplace, ie promotions and raises.

Issaquah High School must figure out a way to recognize those students who legitimately have earned cords and stoles. The achievements and honors students work hard for should be celebrated and recognized at graduation.

I myself was not an honor student. Those who were wore their cords that they earned. It did not bother me, or hurt my feelings that they were their cords. What it did do, was show me that achievements are possible of I worked hard. Once graduated, I worked full time, and every company I worked for, I excelled, and worked my way up in my earnings and respect. Some people are never going to be an honor student, that IS ok, it doesn't make then dumb, or less of a contributor and successful.

My son graduated last year and was part of the “all cords for everyone if you feel you deserved it” change. We were very disappointed that his 100 hours of community service equated to someone who felt they wanted to wear one (or a parent who wanted them to wear one). Do not bend to helicopter parents and let them celebrate mediocrity.

I agree that the honor cord tradition should be continued in recognition of exceptional performance.

This is unacceptable!!

This decision to abolish honor cords and adornments at graduation is absolutely wrong. The district needs to step in and reverse this.

As a high achiever myself, the world awards those that work hard. That lesson needs to be reinforced especially at the high school age.

Give credit where it is earned. The real world rewards achievement. High school graduation should too.

The school admin should be ashamed of themselves.

For crying out loud!