{"id":10263,"date":"2026-06-24T20:25:26","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T20:25:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/family.pep.org\/estes\/?p=10263"},"modified":"2026-06-24T20:25:29","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T20:25:29","slug":"estes-summer-2026-graduation-update-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/family.pep.org\/estes\/2026\/06\/24\/estes-summer-2026-graduation-update-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Estes Summer 2026 Graduation Update #3"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dear PEP Graduation Guests,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The guys are SO excited! Here are a few last-minute 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 in Venus, TX<\/strong>\u00a0\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 2 minutes before your\u00a0<strong>assigned check-in time<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Parking info<\/strong>: guest parking is on the left-hand side of the Estes parking lot.<\/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<\/strong>: no shorts or muscle shirts; also no shirts with advertising on them, please.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ladies<\/strong>: the Estes Unit is an all-male prison, and since men are enticed by pretty ladies, please do NOT wear revealing clothing \u2013 this is for your loved one\u2019s sake! If you wear something that shows too much (leg, belly, cleavage or booty), you may be given a large, unattractive smock you\u2019ll have to wear throughout the event (including pictures). Please don\u2019t make that choice.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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 (including no wallets, quarters or cell phones)<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 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>.&nbsp;<\/strong>If your question isn\u2019t covered on that \u201ccheat sheet,\u201d please let me know so we can clear things up as quickly as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>IF YOU KNOW YOU WON\u2019T MAKE IT, please let me know ASAP<\/strong>&nbsp;if you haven\u2019t told me already (so we don\u2019t wait for you in that hot parking lot).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thanks so much for making the trip \u2013 drive safely and I\u2019ll see you on Friday!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Blessings,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Laura<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear PEP Graduation Guests, The guys are SO excited! Here are a few last-minute 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 (including no wallets, quarters or cell phones)&nbsp;\u2013 please check here first:&nbsp;https:\/\/family.pep.org\/estes\/graduation-2\/grad-details\/.&nbsp;If your question isn\u2019t [&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":[46,47],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10263","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-essm26-class-updates","category-essm26-grad"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/family.pep.org\/estes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10263","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=10263"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/family.pep.org\/estes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10263\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/family.pep.org\/estes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10263"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/family.pep.org\/estes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10263"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/family.pep.org\/estes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10263"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}