St. John Vianney Catholic School Dress Code 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR

You are not required to obtain uniforms from any particular store or vendor.

All Students Ages & Stages (Pre K) – Grade 8:

Pants/Slacks:

Color: Solid Navy or Solid Khaki for All Grades Style: Traditional dress pant/slack, full length to the ankle. Pants must fit and be worn at the waist. Belts are preferred. NOT ACCEPTABLE: Holes in clothing, tight fitting, form-fitting, low-rise, excessively long denim, fleece or knits (sweatpant material), hip-hugger, painter, designs or logos. No pockets or zippers allowed on the leg panels.

Shorts/Skorts/Capris: May be worn August through October and April through June. Ages & Stages-Grade 3 may wear skorts all year, with solid color tights or leggings (in uniform colors or black) when weather is cooler. Colors: Navy/Red Plaid* (skorts and scooters); Solid navy or solid khaki (all grades) Style: Walking shorts/Bermudas close to the knee. Pants may not be tight. No holes in clothing. Out of respect for our place of worship, shorts and capris are not acceptable attire for church. Students may change after Mass if they choose.

Skirts/Jumpers/Dresses: Colors: Navy/Red Plaid* (all grades); Solid Navy or solid khaki (all grades). Dresses may be worn in dress code shirt colors. Style: Full, A-line, pleated; length should be to the top of the knee. Solid color only leggings can be worn under skirts or jumpers; must be plain and to the ankle.Legging colors must be dress code colors or black.

Shirts/Blouses: No logos except SJV logo Solid Colors: navy blue, red, white, pastel pink, pastel blue Style: dress shirt or blouse, traditional golf-style/polo shirt. Long or short sleeves, sleeve length must be close to the middle of the arm, must have collar. Must be to the neck and lower than the waist. Shirts must be tucked in at all times, not rolled. NOT ACCEPTABLE: Holes in clothing; other shades of blue, red or pink; any logos other than SJV; decorations or designs; ribbed knits; mock collars; short or tight fitting; shirts without collars; sleeveless or capped sleeves; camisole tops; wrinkled-look or denim. Undershirts must be dress code colors with no printing.

Sweaters: Solid Colors: navy blue, red, or white. Styles: Cardigan, V-neck, crew neck, or classic V-neck sweater vests; to be worn over dress code shirts. NOT ACCEPTABLE: Holes in sweaters, tight or baggy sweaters; length between hip and knee; thermal underwear look or fleece; designs, logos, or decorations; hoods; attached collars or cuffs.

Sweatshirts/Fleece: Only red, white, or navy crew-neck, dress-code, SJV sweatshirts and SJV fleece vests may be worn in class. Hooded SJV sweatshirts may be worn in school on Tuesdays only throughout the year,taking the weather into consideration. A dress code shirt must be worn under the sweatshirts and vests. Hoods must remain down while in the school building. Socks: Socks are mandatory. Knee socks and tights must be solid, dress code colors.

Shoes: Tennis shoes are recommended; casual dress shoes are acceptable. Laces are to be tied appropriately on the top at all times. NOT ACCEPTABLE: Boots, sandals, crocs, open-toe or open-back shoes; platform shoes or heels higher than one inch; flip-flops or shoes with wheels; moccasins or slippers.

Makeup: Must not be noticeable. No eye-makeup. Light foundation is acceptable. Chapstick may be used when necessary. NOT ACCEPTABLE: Face glitter or stickers, lip gloss, fake fingernails, dark polish.

Jewelry: To be kept to a minimum (small neck chain is acceptable). Earrings should be single, not larger than the earlobe and contained on the earlobe. Should not be distracting (like making noise). NOT ACCEPTABLE: Hoop earrings, dangle earrings, body piercing other than the bottom of the earlobe, tattoos, more than 1-2 bracelets/chains, sweatbands, bandanas, hair scarves, gator masks.

Hair: Hair is to be kept clean, combed and neatly trimmed. Hair must be natural color; may include subtle highlights. Young men are to be clean-shaven.

Physical Education Class: Tennis or soft-soled shoes are required. For safety, all shoes must be tied on top, have Velcro, Y-ties, or tight elastic. No slip-on shoes. Pants or shorts must be worn under skirts/jumpers.

Recess: Clothes must be appropriate for active play and the weather. Tennis shoes are recommended for recess. Winter coats, snow pants, hats, mittens and snow boots are required for applicable recesses for students in Pre-K through fifth grade.

Casual Days: Jeans or denims may be worn on announced Casual Days. T-shirts/sweatshirts may only have logos appropriate for school. Walking shorts are acceptable during shorts season as long as they are close to the knee. Dresses or skirts may be worn (with shorts underneath), but must be to the knee. Capri pants in non-dress code colors are acceptable. Dress-code apparel is always acceptable. Dress-code shoe rules still apply on casual days. Fashion boots (not outdoor boots) may be worn on casual days. NOT ACCEPTABLE: Pants with holes or fraying; sweatpants, pajamas, tight pants, or athletic shorts/pants; camouflage of any color. Tight, short, sleeveless, camisole, or capped sleeved shirts may never be worn. All tops must be to the neck and lower than the waist.

Spirit Wear Day: Students may wear SJV, St. Pius, or Powers Catholic tops. It will be announced if jeans are acceptable on a particular Spirit Wear Day. School dress code apparel is always acceptable.The school administration reserves the right to determine what is acceptable apparel. Students may be asked to change into more appropriate clothing that we have available in our school clothes closet, or to call home.

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