{"id":5669,"date":"2020-01-21T12:50:11","date_gmt":"2020-01-21T18:50:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/family.pep.org\/estes\/?p=5669"},"modified":"2025-05-03T22:55:22","modified_gmt":"2025-05-03T22:55:22","slug":"special-notes-for-graduation-guests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/family.pep.org\/estes\/2020\/01\/21\/special-notes-for-graduation-guests\/","title":{"rendered":"Special Notes for Graduation Guests"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t\t\t\n<p>Dear Registered Graduation Guests,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\nare a few notes about this Friday\u2019s graduation ceremony:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>With so many\nfamily members attending a graduation event on a non-visitation day, we tend to\nstress out the Estes Unit staff a bit \u2026 <strong>please bring your most patient, positive selves to\ncheck-in on Friday at 12:30p<\/strong>.&nbsp; The folks there at check-in are just trying\nto do their job.<\/li><li><strong>Dress code matters<\/strong>, so if you don\u2019t want to be sent out on a last-minute\nshopping spree, dress in a way that covers your body \u2026 <ul><li><strong>Men: no shorts\nor muscle shirts (hopefully not an issue in January, but still \u2026)<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><ul><li><strong>Ladies:\n<\/strong>the\nEstes Unit is an all-male prison, and since men are enticed by pretty ladies,<strong>\nplease do NOT wear\ntight-fitting or otherwise revealing clothing<\/strong> \u2013 this is for your loved one\u2019s sake!<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>WHAT IS THE DRESS CODE?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Here is the official answer:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The\ndress code for the event is business professional. Men can wear either a full\nsuit or a sports coat and slacks (tie is optional), and women should dress\nconservatively in nice pants, a blouse that covers what it needs to, and a\nblazer\/jacket. Long skirts or dresses that are at least mid-calf are\npermitted.&nbsp;<strong>No sleeveless tops or anything sheer is\nallowed. Any form of\nclothing where knees are showing&nbsp;when&nbsp;seated&nbsp;is\nprohibited.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Here\nis reality:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We do\nNOT expect anyone to run out and buy a new outfit for this event!&nbsp; Please wear the nicest outfit you can that\ncovers what it needs to cover for this full cap &amp; gown ceremony. Call with\nquestions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We look forward to seeing all registered graduation guests THIS FRIDAY at the Estes Unit!\u00a0 If you have <strong>any questions about graduation \u2013 including dress code, directions from major Texas cities, or a list of what you can\/cannot bring \u2013<\/strong> please check our family site here: <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/family.pep.org\/estes\/graduation\/grad-details\/\">http:\/\/family.pep.org\/estes\/graduation\/grad-details\/<\/a><\/strong> \u2026 but if you cannot find what you are looking for, please let us know so we can clear up any confusion as quickly as possible.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Safe travels, and we&#8217;ll see you at 12:30p this Friday! <\/p>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Registered Graduation Guests, Here are a few notes about this Friday\u2019s graduation ceremony: With so many family members attending a graduation event on a non-visitation day, we tend to stress out the Estes Unit staff a bit \u2026 please bring your most patient, positive selves to check-in on Friday at 12:30p.&nbsp; The folks there [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"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":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5669","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/family.pep.org\/estes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5669","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/family.pep.org\/estes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5669"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/family.pep.org\/estes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5669\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/family.pep.org\/estes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5669"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/family.pep.org\/estes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5669"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/family.pep.org\/estes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5669"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}