Class of 2024 Red Blazer Ceremony

The 182 members of the Class of 2024 received their red blazers in an annual ceremony that took place in The Quad on Aug. 30.

Throughout Baylor’s history, students at various times have worn jackets or blazers as part of a uniform for the school.  This tradition took many forms during the military days.  After the school discontinued the military program in 1971, students continued to wear a variety of similar blazers - some of these were red, some were navy, some were grey.  At one point, all students began wearing red blazers before the tradition faded away.

The Class of 2014 revived the tradition during a dress code committee.  The goal was to have something distinctive that showed pride in their school.  "After much debate and discussion, we decided to bring back red blazers, but only for seniors," said Shaw Wilson '84, assistant head of school.