JOSTENS

www.jostens.com • Homeschool Division: www.jostens.com/homeschool

Review by Linda K. Foster

Founded in 1987, Jostens is a leading provider of all things relating to school graduation. Since its inception, Jostens has helped build and express educational pride nationally and world wide through its quality yearbooks, class rings, and other graduation products.

Primarily known for graduation products geared towards elementary through high school traditional schools, Jostens also has a comprehensive array of products and services created specifically for students who have been schooled at home. Everything needed to commemorate a child’s homeschool experience, from yearbooks and rings to tassels and diplomas can be found at www.jostens.com. Homeschoolers work equally as hard as public and private schoolers to achieve their educational goals and they should have every opportunity to celebrate those goals. Whether the need is for pre-school, kindergarten, or high school graduation products, Jostens has it covered.

Participating in a graduation ceremony instills a special “school” spirit and builds self-confidence through recognition of educational accomplishments. For parents, especially homeschool parents who have made their child’s education a priority and want to participate in the “payoff”, graduation ceremonies provide the opportunity to recognize their child’s accomplishments through the traditional pomp and circumstance of a ceremony. Not unlike public school parents, homeschool parents have been known to “swell with pride” when their child achieves a milestone in their academic career.

The most visible symbol of a memorable graduation ceremony is the traditional cap and gown and the Jostens caps and gowns are the perfect attire for such a celebratory event. These affordable products come in a variety of vibrant colors and are available in sizes suitable for even the smallest graduate. Accessories such as tassels and sashes are also available to complete the outfit.

Other popular Jostens items are class rings and yearbooks. Homeschoolers can design their own rings by choosing from a wide selection of styles, gemstone, stone cuts, metal and custom engravings. Homeschool groups can preserve the memories of their “school” years in professional yearbooks by Jostens. Groups supply the pictures for Jostens to use n pre-designed layouts or can design and paste up their own pages. The Jostens Homeschool Yearbook Kit includes everything from planning tools, clip art books, instruction manuals and mailing cartons to make the process simple and inexpensive. Groups can design their own cover or can select from one of the Jostens full color cover options that can be personalized with the name of the homeschool group. Since customer service is an important part of the Jostens reputation, the Homeschool Yearbook Representative is a homeschool mom herself with over nine years of experience using Jostens to produce her own support group’s yearbook.

While pomp and circumstance are important, no graduation is complete without that little piece of paper known as the diploma. Jostens offers quality diplomas printed on the finest quality white parchment paper with fine line test and space to add the graduate’s name, family or association name, date, and two signatures. Each diploma is displayed in a padded leatherette cover stamped in gold with “Diploma of Graduation”.

And, finally, Jostens makes it easy to communicate the graduation ceremony to family and friends through an impressive assortment of beautifully crafted announcements and invitations all designed to make the homeschool graduation ceremony a memorable experience.

Through tradition and technology, innovation and partnerships, Jostens continues year after year to create powerful new ways for people to express their pride and mark life’s biggest accomplishments. For years they have been committed to providing quality products for traditional school graduations and are now as committed to assuring that the homeschool graduation experience is equally memorable.

For additional information and to order products for your homeschool graduation, please visit Jostens at www.jostens.com.  L.F.

 

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