{"id":10207,"date":"2026-02-19T00:28:30","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T00:28:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/family.pep.org\/estes\/?p=10207"},"modified":"2026-02-19T00:28:33","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T00:28:33","slug":"estes-winter-2026-graduation-update-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/family.pep.org\/estes\/2026\/02\/19\/estes-winter-2026-graduation-update-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Estes Winter 2026 Graduation Update #3"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Dear PEP Graduation Guests,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are a few notes about Friday\u2019s ceremony:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Estes Unit address is\u00a0<strong>1100 FM 1807\u00a0<\/strong>in<strong>\u00a0Venus, TX\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 please eat lunch and use the facilities prior to your arrival.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Remember to bring your most patient, positive self to check-in on Friday<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 the security staff is just doing their job. Also, please don\u2019t stand in line more than 5 minutes before your assigned check-in time<strong>.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Parking info<\/strong>: guest parking is on the\u00a0<strong>left-hand side<\/strong>\u00a0of the Estes parking lot.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Dress code matters<\/strong>, so if you don\u2019t want to be sent out on a last-minute shopping spree,\u00a0<strong>leave the flipflops and short skirts at home<\/strong>\u00a0and dress in a way that covers your body:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Men: no shorts or muscle shirts;\u00a0<\/strong>also no shirts with advertising on them, please.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ladies:\u00a0<\/strong>the Estes Unit is an all-male prison, and since men are enticed by pretty ladies,<strong>\u00a0please\u00a0do\u00a0<u>NOT<\/u>\u00a0wear revealing clothing<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 this is for your loved one\u2019s sake!\u00a0<em>If you wear something that shows too much leg or cleavage,<\/em>\u00a0<strong><em>you may be given a large, unattractive smock<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0you\u2019ll have to wear throughout the event (including pictures). Please don\u2019t make that choice.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>EVERYONE:<\/strong>\u00a0if you\u2019d prefer to wear a face mask, you may\u00a0\u2013 please bring your own mask if that\u2019s what you decide is best for you and your health.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have&nbsp;<strong>any questions about graduation \u2013 including dress code, directions from major Texas cities, or a list of what you can\/cannot bring&nbsp;(including no wallets, quarters or cell phones)&nbsp;\u2013<\/strong>&nbsp;please check here first:&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/family.pep.org\/estes\/graduation-2\/grad-details\/\">https:\/\/family.pep.org\/estes\/graduation-2\/grad-details\/<\/a><\/strong>. If your question is not covered on that \u201ccheat sheet,\u201d please let me know so we can clear things up as quickly as possible.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>IF YOU KNOW YOU WON\u2019T MAKE IT,<\/strong>&nbsp;please let me know ASAP if you haven\u2019t told me already.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks so much \u2013 drive safely and I\u2019ll see you on Friday!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Blessings,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Laura<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear PEP Graduation Guests, Here are a few notes about Friday\u2019s ceremony: If you have&nbsp;any questions about graduation \u2013 including dress code, directions from major Texas cities, or a list of what you can\/cannot bring&nbsp;(including no wallets, quarters or cell phones)&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;please check here first:&nbsp;https:\/\/family.pep.org\/estes\/graduation-2\/grad-details\/. If your question is not covered on that \u201ccheat sheet,\u201d please [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[44],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10207","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-eswn26-grad"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/family.pep.org\/estes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10207","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/family.pep.org\/estes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/family.pep.org\/estes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/family.pep.org\/estes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/family.pep.org\/estes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10207"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/family.pep.org\/estes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10207\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/family.pep.org\/estes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10207"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/family.pep.org\/estes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10207"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/family.pep.org\/estes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10207"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}