Jostens Reflection

My experience with Jostens renaissance program started in ninth grade when I signed up for the yearbook class. In yearbook, the other students and I were able to express the school’s creativity, spirit, and love for each other. The yearbook staff was able to work together with Jostens to create memories and experiences. I enjoyed using the Jostens Renaissance Program because it is a great representation of the schools culture and community. Everyone in the school district has witnessed and experienced the products and materials that Jostens provides for its consumers. The yearbook is a reflection of the culture of the school, and how the students interact with one another, build, and shape their school’s community. The yearbook is a tool that
people use to reflect back on their memories from high school. When asked older people if they still obtained their yearbook from many years ago, they reply with a definite yes. They still use their yearbooks to share and show younger generations the culture and community of their high school experience. Yearbook pictures, signatures, and written passages all show the bonded community that each high school has within its student body. Many different high schools in many different areas, rural and urban, have different expressions of community. A rural high school might use the Jostens program to express community beautification projects like tree planting or building rehabilitations. Urban high schools can show the students community participation through their yearbook also. These particular high schools in the city, can have pages in the yearbook that show community contributions like homeless shelter volunteering and pollution control activities. Jostens has provided students, parents, and prospective families with insight on how much the students participate in the community. Jostens also provides juniors in high school with access to class rings.
These rings can express personal interests and hobbies. The rings that juniors can purchased are a monumental step in a high school student’s life. This piece of jewelry is a symbol to everyone in the community that the students have accomplished their goals and have come one step closer to graduation. Rings and other jewelry that Jostens provides for its costumers express the culture of the high school by flaunting its student’s accomplishments. After the purchasing of the ring, seniors have the opportunity to buy cap and gowns from Jostens. This is also a big step for a high school senior because it is a visual confirmation that graduation is just around the corner. Cap and Gowns show that the school itself is a united community that congratulates its students on their accomplishments. Jostens also has graduation invitations and other senior pride merchandise available for interested high school seniors and juniors. The merchandise is a definite expression of community because it can be personalized and sent out to other cultures and communities. This allows other cultures to see and experience the seniors’ particular culture. I have personally benefited from Jostens Renaissance’s products and expressions of culture and community, by purchasing a class ring, senior merchandise, and a graduation cap and gown set. This program has provided me and my family with great opportunities to show my accomplishments while in high
school.