Personalised USB Sticks Make Great School Leaving Gifts

Whether you are leaving primary school to join the "big" school or leaving secondary school to start life at university it is going to be emotional in case you are leaving behind friends you have formed a powerful bond with over the years you have been together.

It is often as hard on the teachers, in smaller schools where they may have taught the same class of children for several years. The last day will often finish in tears for the teachers as they dismiss their class for the last time & inevitably it will be a roller coaster of emotional highs & lows for the scholars as the reality of the "last day" sinks in. No matter how hard nosed you are or how much you persuade yourself it doesn't matter the last day at school will put you through the emotional mixer.

With the rise of social networking applications like Facebook, Bebo & Twitter it is now much simpler than it was to keep in contact together together together along with your school friends as you move on to a new school or to start a new life outside of school but, it is also lovely to be able to celebrate your time at the school with some type of tangible gift.

Some universities, schools & classes have latched onto the idea of personalised USB flash drives as the ideal leaving or graduation gift. The flash drives can be printed or engraved with the school crest or name & details of the "Class of 2011" or anything that is appropriate. They may even be individually engraved with each student's name!

The clever bit (but it needs someone to manage it) is to collect lots of photographs & video clips (school journeys, school plays, concerts etc.) of the class together with the class register, sports achievements, school awards etc. & get all of this pre-loaded onto the USB flash drives before they are given out.

As much everyone has a PC these days, personalised USB flash drives crammed full with "memories" of the lovely times at school are a great idea. They are not that costly either & the lead-time to get them produced is only around 7-10 days (but permit a tiny more time in the event you need a name engraved or printed on each).

So, in the event you are looking for a leaving gift with a difference then you may need to think about personalised USB flash drives.