This photo is of my white drill team boots and hat, the more “tortilla-size” hat that was harder to keep on than the smaller “bucket-hat”. In some Texas high schools there is an option to be on the drill team, a dance team that performs at football half-time in the fall and dance competitions in the spring.
I carted these around for years during several moves, which in hindsight is ridiculous because drill team ended up being a difficult experience for me and not one I remembered fondly.
Years later when I moved back to the area I asked the high school if they were still using the same style of hat and boots and fortunately they were so I was able to donate them to the school to have on-hand as extras. The body outfit had changed significantly but the hats and boots were the same. I’d already donated my pom poms away years before. That was a ton of plastic fluff I didn’t want to deal with.
TIP: Rehome things as soon as you can since styles, uniforms, etc. can change and change quickly.
TIP: Take photos. I never looked at these again after I took the photo except to make this post.
FACT: I do not regret donating them at all and in fact regret moving them around so much.
RELATED: I also still had my high school cap and gown and donated that back to the high school as well. I could write another post and may on how wasteful graduation ceremony outfits are – those should all be rented or issued out and kept on site. Unless you have an advanced university degree where you may wear your robes again, it’s so wasteful!
EXCEPTION: If you think you’re going to go into that sport or hobby as a profession, it may be helpful to keep your items. My friend who went to the same school kept her hat and boots and was able to use them during practice when she became a Rangerette. So that saved her money in the long run to have extras for the rigorous training as a Rangerette. Once you’ve moved on though, let them go asap.
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