Tattnall County High School (TCHS) Class of 2025 held its Official Class Ring Ceremony this past Monday, August 21, 2023, and many of the juniors who had ordered their class rings this past spring were in attendance to receive their rings. The ceremony was held in the school cafetorium, which included parents and other family members to celebrate the occasion with their student.

The event opened with comments from Rhett Brenner, representative of The Roderick Group and Herff Jones, Inc., of Statesboro, from whom the rings were ordered. TCHS Principal Justin Flowers also welcomed the crowd gathered for the occasion and added that the event was long awaited by the juniors.

The program began with a Welcome by Wilton DeLoach thanking the parents and family for their support, followed by the Ring Heritage, presented by Ella Prince.

The wearing of class rings originated at the United States Military Academy with the Class of 1835 as a reflection of their unity, explained Prince. This custom of school class rings remains today as one of the most widely recognized customs in the world.

The Tradition of Unity was further presented by Yamise Anderson while the Wearing of Rings was given by Kasayah Johnson.

The juniors receiving class rings were then called forward by TCHS Counselor Shaqualia Foreman as Principal Flowers presented the ring to each junior on stage as the student's name was called.

After all juniors had received their rings, while gathered at the table with their family members, the Class Ring Turning Tradition took place. This process involves "turning your Herff Jones class ring once towards your pinkie, and then for that special person who turns last, have them turn your ring one time the other way to lock it."  

The ceremony ended with the juniors showing off their rings to each other and posing for pictures.