The history of the Graduation Diploma is an interesting one and one that there are quite a few myths or misconceptions about. Read More About Graduation, including Kindergarten Graduation Diplomas and Preschool Graduation Diplomas right here on Graduation Cards Shop!
While "sheepskin" has been intertwined as a word for a diploma, the word "diploma" comes from Greek and Latin for "folded paper" since initially formal governmental then educational documents were rolled or folded. Many believe the use of sheepskin happened hundreds of years ago, in reality, some places still use it. It's called "parchment" and many of the schools in the United States that switched from parchment to paper, did so in the 1950's when the cost and quality of the parchment paper became an issue.
Unique Graduation Diploma and Graduate Etiquette
That's also about the time period the rolling of a diploma was no longer part of the Graduation Etiquette, and the Diploma for Graduation started to be handed out in leather binders. The switch created controversy in some areas, with some upset that they were being given paper instead of the traditional sheepskin parchment. In some towns, letters to the editors of local newspapers decried the switch to paper for all school graduates.
What to do with Graduation Diplomas!
After the Graduation Ceremony has ended and you've enjoyed a perfect party, sent out your thank you cards and are ready to embark on your career, deciding what do with that unique Graduation Diploma is now the big question. If you have office space as opposed to a cubicle set up, you may opt to frame your diploma on a wall. However, it is strongly recommended that you take care with framing. If possible, have your diploma professionally framed and matted, so that if you ever need to remove it, you'll not discover it was stuck to the glass of the frame and is forever ruined.
A good tip is to photocopy several copies of your diploma before you frame it, put one copy in a safety deposit box or fireproof box. That way if you need a copy to send to join a professional organization or as a part of a resume package, you will have it readily available. This way, you are already prepared. Diplomas for Graduation are given for all graduate occasions including Preschool, Kindergarten, 8th Grade, High School, HomeSchool, College and all specialty school graduates.
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With some of the professional copy technology that exists now, you could copy your original Graduation Diploma and either store the original, or hang it in more than one place.