School photo day can be so stressful. What to wear? How to style the hair? Smile with teeth or without?
Then when you add in the magic green screen many companies use, apparel options are slashed. A student definitely cannot wear anything with the slightest hue of green or else the upper torso will comically disappear in the final photo.
Having P.E. before school pics means hair usually ends up askew and the picture professionals sometimes don’t fix flyaways or loose strands that show up in the final version.
It’s not often that a student takes a fantastic school photo.
The head and neck are usually positioned funky. Smiles are awkward. Hair is askew. Sometimes even the retakes don’t turn out.
Many companies offer a few versions of the best picture options, while others select just one. The differences between the picture choices can be comical, too.
Fourth grader Jake Arsenault was confronted with the confounding decision of what to wear for his school pictures at Biddeford Intermediate School. His mom Kari jokingly suggested the nine-year-old wear an old Halloween costume they had.
The kicker was that it was a hot dog.
At first, Jake wasn’t thrilled with Kari’s idea. But then his dad Craig chimed in and sweetened the pot.
“Dude, do it. … It’ll be legendary.”
Craig told USA Today that he promised Jake $10 if he wore the costume to school pictures. But if he balked, both of his parents would support his decision no matter what it would be.
When Jake seemed to be on board, Craig and Karie wrote a letter to school officials confirming their approval of their son’s school photo outfit.
“We are aware and OK with Jacob Arsenault’s intention to wear his hot dog costume for school pictures, if possible. Please let this happen!”
Three weeks passed and not a single thought was given to the school picture — that was until his school ID card arrived. And on it was Jake sporting the hot dog Halloween costume.
Craig and Kari were dying of laughter when they saw it.
Craig snapped a pic of the card and posted it to his professional Facebook page. The response was astonishing. He wrote:
“The school let him do it, and I couldn’t be happier.”
Just to be safe, Jake went ahead and took a school pic in regular clothes and that also was used to make a second version of his school ID. When Craig spoke with USA Today, he had only paid Jake $7 out of the $10 he promised him, so the fourth grader is still waiting on the rest of his money.
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