Cap and gowns

Today at school they were handing out our graduation Cap and Gowns. I was all happy and excited to go and pay and receive mine. I wasnt at School today cuz i went to Present the Colors at the Holiday Inn - Holidome for the Headstart with both the female and the male Color Guards. I was hurrying up both of my Instructors b-cuz I wanted to get to school and get my gown. When i got there i went straight to where the Balfour representatives where at, and I paid for my gown. Then they handed me my gown....I wanted to cry....it was maroon. I am not supposed to graduate in maroon, I'm supposed to graduate in white. I just stood there and i stared at the gown for a while before i actually got it. It was sinking into me that they had done a mistake with my paperwork or something and that i wasnt going to graduate DAP. I was just another Reccomended Texas Scholar in the pool of all the other plp who never did anything but try and make their way through high school. I did not have the pride anymore of saying, "I did it, im not rich, im just a regular middle class girl and i did it." I took the gown and right before I left i asked the representatives:

me: Why is my gown maroon? I'm not supposed to have a maroon gown.
Them: What? are you sure? Are u DAP?
Me: Yes, im supposed to graduate DAP. Was there a mistake? Do i have to go talk to my counselor? What happened?
Them: Youre name wasnt on our DAP list.
Me:What?! are u sure? Can you check it again?
Them: Ok sure, whats your name again?
Me:Olvera, Diana
Them: No mija, youre name isnt on here, ....wait is this you?
Me:Yes
Them: oh ok, the white ones arent in until next week. Take this gown with you, but dont open it. Next week when we come back, bring it back and change it for the white gown, ok?
Me (sigh of relief) Yes sir. Thank you

I was really scared and i really wanted to cry. It might sound stupid, but when you have a family where your brother dropped out of high school, your sister graduated reccomended, and your twin graduated minimum and now u have a brother who is 15 and is expecting a baby, and none of them have done anything significant with their life, you really want to do something to at least bring some pride to your parents. Well thats my way of thinking. I "Scared" my mom about the whole gown thing and she was pissed for a while, hehe, then i told her the truth and she felt much better.