School Photos
Bad To The Bone
“One morning two years ago my son had a bad hair day. As a third grade boy, he did not want to remedy this – no matter what I said. I gave up- choosing to pick my battles. Neither one of us remembered that it was Picture Day.”
(submitted by Sarah)
Bandstache
“This my son’s school pic after busting his lip. Poor kid rolled off the bed, hit his night stand, and had to get stitches. Then picture day!”
(submitted by Dennis)
Hat Trick
“The year– 1977. For my 2nd grade class picture, I was determined to wear this hat my Grandmother made for me; after all, it matched the dress my mother picked out for me! This photo is the re-take; when my mom saw the first picture – with the hat – she made me go for a do-over. Needless to say the hat came with that day too. I still stand by my decision.”
(submitted by Shelli)
Summing It Up
“I really don’t know which is worse, the size of the collar, the print of the shirt, the hair, or the glasses. Okay, it’s the glasses.”
(submitted by Dee)
The Permanent
“This is me circa 1996. my best friend got a perm, so I obviously needed one as well. Sometimes perms are a great idea, but picking them out will never be.”
(submitted by Shanna)
Ketchup
“This is my brother Bobby’s class picture back in ’97. The red stuff is ketchup.. don’t ask how it got there.”
(submitted by Elizabeth)
Into The Woods
“In the truest sense of the term, this is an awkward family photo. Circa 1984. Failing to capture the spirit of my role in the North Stafford High School marching band, dad thought it made sense to stage a photo of me in my uniform … in the woods … in a chair that just happened to be there … and without my sax. Instead, it looks like I am the young regent of Sherwood Forest, perhaps its constable, given the bobby hat.”
(submitted by Chris)
Clark Kent
“This is probably the greatest portrait taken during the 1980s. It is of my older brother and he was clearly experimenting which look worked better, glasses or no glasses.”
(submitted by Phil)
