Do the HS kids wear varsity letter jackets where you are?

[Allison]

Hmm, brand new poster bumps up a zombie thread with a varsity jacket website...

So that is how a 12 year old thread showed up again. A spammer

 

[Cindy's Mom]

Doesn't make the thread any less interesting. Still topical. There's one zombie thread from 10 years ago where OP is asking what to serve at her HS reunion. That's funny.....

 

[Hrhpd]

Back when I was in high school (late 70's/early 80's) varsity jackets were everywhere. Athletes (boys and girls) wore them with pride.

They don't seem to be wearing them these days. I wouldn't have noticed, except a few days ago we actually saw a couple boys from a rival school with theirs on. They were the only ones I've seen in this area in the last 12 - 15 years.

So, what gives? Around here sports are very popular. That makes the absence of letter jackets even odder...to me at least.

Can anyone explain?

oops - got caught by a zombie thread

 

[Boardwalk Jedi]

I still see a lot of them. My kids are pretty active in athletics yet none ever asked for them. The third child was given one for Christmas because she's a pain in the butt about wearing a winter jacket. My intuition was she would wear a varsity jacket and I was correct. They are surprisingly warm.

 

[Floridaman999]

I didn't think they made them anymore. It's been years since I've seen one, or at least recall seeing one.