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Cadfael

(1,342 posts)
Wed May 31, 2023, 05:39 PM May 2023

Gradutate?? SMDH

“ MATTESON, Ill. (CBS) -- A south suburban high school and a graduation wear vendor are apologizing for an embarrassing typo – but some parents say that is not enough.

As CBS 2 reported last week, the graduation stole that students wore as they received their diplomas at Rich Township High School in Matteson read "gradutate" – with an extra T – instead of "graduate."

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More at:

https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/rich-township-typo-graduation-stoles/

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Cadfael

(1,342 posts)
2. Kinda devalues the diploma though
Wed May 31, 2023, 05:47 PM
May 2023

Hilarious that they’re going to photoshop the official graduation photos…..like that will cover it.

Sounds like a story line from a Simpson’s episode.

ShazzieB

(18,670 posts)
6. Yeah, I would be furious if I was a parent of one of those grads.
Wed May 31, 2023, 06:01 PM
May 2023

It's so ridiculous, it almost seems like someone's idea of a really bad prank, but I have a feeling it was an actual error someone made inadvertently. I'm not sure which is worse, tbh!

ShazzieB

(18,670 posts)
7. Replacements for those who want them, I would imagine.
Wed May 31, 2023, 06:04 PM
May 2023

Those things were probably meant to be keepsakes. I think the company that did such shoddy work should either provide replacements or refunds.

rsdsharp

(10,121 posts)
5. My grand daughter graduated last week. When she brought the cap and gown home
Wed May 31, 2023, 06:01 PM
May 2023

before the ceremony, the head piece on the mortarboard fell off. They called the school, and were told they had extras, but that a number of people had the same problem.

Fearing they might run out of spares, my wife utilized her trusty hot glue gun to effectuate repairs. Apparently, the fix was more secure than the spares that were offered.

Journeyman

(15,145 posts)
9. Someone didn't preafrood the art . . .
Wed May 31, 2023, 06:12 PM
May 2023

Typos happen. Mostly their benign, but there's always that instance that will be a true embarrassment.

I put myself through college setting type. Rarely made mistakes but hey, they happened. My favorite, or at least the one that caused the greatest stir, was in an article I set for a community newspaper. The copy was supposed to read that this elderly woman collected antique clocks. That went out to some 80,000 readers.

mucifer

(24,836 posts)
10. Back in 1988 I got a letter from the University of Wisconsin stating I needed to look
Wed May 31, 2023, 06:39 PM
May 2023

at my diploma because some of them had Wisconsin spelled wrong.



Mine was ok tho.

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