Style
Not Just Jewelry
story by Ben Shryock photos by Baya Burgess
Special meanings behind what we wear
sr. Nirali Patel Can you tell me a little bit about the charm bracelet? It’s from my sister. It was my birthday gift when I was 16. She started adding charms to it, so whenever something important happens in my life we add a charm to it. Why is it special to you? It’s just a reminder of significant events
that happened in my life. I have four charms: one for family, one for my sister, something with my birthstone on it and then a sweet 16 charm. Do you plan to keep adding on to it? Yeah. When I graduate, I will probably add another charm to it or something.
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sr. Kyra Martin
Where did you get your anklet? I got it from my friend Jenna. She took a trip to South Africa and brought it back to me.
Where did you get your ring? My mom asked my neighbor to make a ring which has the coordinates engraved on it for my birthday Why is it special to you? These coordinates are from my hometown in New Zealand. So after about one or two years of living in the United States, my mom was like, “Oh, I can get you a ring to remind you of your hometown.”
Do you ever take it off? When I first got it, I took it off, on and off, but then since she moved, I’ve basically kept it on the whole time.
I might get another ring with the coordinates of Lawrence, Kansas on it later, but I don’t know when. How long have you had it? Two or three years.
fr. Perry Bonner Can you tell me about your bracelet? It stands for ‘what would Jesus do?’ and my friend got it for me. We have a youth group and we all bought them, and it kinda represents our religion and what we believe. It’s just a daily reminder, and it’s also a conversation starter for anyone who wants to join Christ or
wants to be introduced to God. For me, it kinda just [represents] my religion and what I believe. So it’s special, because it’s just meaningful. How long have you had it? I got it like a month ago, it’s kinda just a new thing.
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