During high school, everyone looks forward to getting his or her class ring. Once they get it, they wear it while they are in high school, and then think it is not cool to wear it after graduating. I, on the other hand, will cherish mine forever.

Toward the end of my sophomore year in high school, my class was able to order our rings. I remember that the best part of ordered them was being able to customize it however desired. I knew that the ring would be something I would keep for the rest of my life, and would later look at it and be able to bring to mind the many bits and pieces of my high school years. With that in mind I sat down and went through the booklet handed out by the company making our rings page by page searching for the...