After about two months of waiting, the sophomore class received their class rings during lunch on Tuesday, Dec. 9. This years sophomore class had a plethora of options including the new ShadowCast option, which let the metal portion of the ring appear black, and the Stackable rings, which allowed students to customize three separate bands.

Out of the 93 students who ordered rings from Jostens, sophomore Spencer Butterfield chose one of the classic options with a few of his own quirks.

“It has my graduation year, 2017, on one side with a Jaguar,” Butterfield said. “The other side says ‘Butters’ since that’s my nickname on the soccer team, and [has] a soccer goal and soccer ball.”

Butterfield, being one of the students who received a ring on Tuesday, had a special reason behind his order.

“Almost everyone in my family has one, even my grandparents,” Butterfield said. “Its kind of a big deal to follow the tradition and add one to the family line.”

Only about 25% of the sophomores this year purchased from Jostens, but according to sophomore Harman Kaur some students still purchased rings.

“I know that a lot of people are [ordering] their rings from other places than Jostens,” Kaur said.

There were a few students, however, who had their rings delayed, including Kaur.

“I was told there was some sort of delay in the process,” Kaur said. “I think it’s because I got the Stackable style, so there was more stuff to do for [my rings].”

Although the number of orders through Jostens in dwindling, the tradition is still present and important in the sophomore grade.

“There really isn’t any other physical object, short of your diploma, that will remind you of high school in the future,” Butterfield said. “It’s an awesome personalized memento that you can [relate to] your high school memories.”