Tara's Spinning Graduation Cap

We all attended Tara's graduation from Panther Creek High School last night.

Seth had come over earlier in the day, and had helped Tara deconstruct her graduation cap and install a spinning motor, battery pack and switch.





Adam was the first in our family to manufacture one of these spinning hats in 2000 at Cary High School. Seth continued the tradition at Green Hope High School in 2004. And now with Seth's help, Tara has gone on to do the same at Panther Creek High School in 2010.

Our high schools only give diploma covers during the ceremony, and the kids pick up their diplomas afterwards backstage. All the schools threaten dire consequences to students beforehand to dissuade them from doing anything disruptive during graduation.

As Tara walked up onto the stage, she flipped the switch, and her cap started spinning. She shook hands with the principal, and he told her, through his clenched teeth, "We will be holding your diploma for this" and she said to him, "Yes, I know." and took the diploma cover and wore her spinning hat back to her seat.

With Adam and Seth, they both just had to go in to the school later to get their diploma. I foresee nothing different this time (I'm keeping my fingers crossed.)





Here is the contraption inside the cap.