Student Dress Code

- Parents

A student’s appearance and good grooming leads to personal self-respect and effective academic performance. All students will wear the school uniform beginning on the opening day of school.

Students are expected to come to school each day in a state of cleanliness. If at any time an exception to dress code is necessary, the parent must notify the school in writing. Failing to do so will result in an infraction being issued.

Student Dress Code
	Girls	Boys
Pre-K and Kindergarten	Must wear the Holy Cross gym uniform (see below for details)	Must wear the Holy Cross gym uniform (see below for details)
Grades 1 through 4	Holy Cross Plaid jumper Short or long-sleeve white Peter Pan collar blouse Navy crew socks, knee-high socks or navy tights Navy button-down sweater with logo Option of wearing navy blue dress pants or shorts (summer) with their blouse and sweater	Navy dress slacks or shorts (summer) with belt White golf shirt with logo Navy socks (At least one-inch of sock must show above shoe) Navy v-neck sweater or vest with logo (not optional) Students in grades 6-8 can wear the gym sweatshirt in place of the sweater or vest.
Grades 5 through 8	Holy Cross Plaid skirt or skort White golf shirt with Holy Cross logo Navy crew socks, knee-high socks or navy tights Navy v-neck sweater or vest with logo (not optional) Students in grades 6-8 only may wear the gym sweatshirt in place of the sweater or vest Option of wearing navy blue dress pants or shorts (summer) with their blouse and sweater	Navy dress slacks or shorts (summer) with belt White golf shirt with logo Navy socks (At least one-inch of sock must show above shoe) Navy v-neck sweater or vest with logo (not optional) Students in grades 6-8 can wear the gym sweatshirt in place of the sweater or vest.
Shoes for grades 1 through 8	School uniform style non-skid shoes in one of the following dark colors: Blue Brown Black Sperry Blue Fish or Boat Shoe is permitted	School uniform style non-skid shoes in one of the following dark colors: Blue Brown Black Sperry Blue Fish or Boat Shoe is permitted
Holy Cross gym uniform for all grades	Navy fleece plain sweat pants with Holy Cross logo Holy Cross Navy long-sleeve crew sweatshirt with logo Navy plain mesh shorts with Holy Cross logo Holy Cross red T-shirt with logo Sneakers (Velcro or tie) Basketball socks are permitted in white, blue, red, or black. Students are not permitted to wear fluorescent colors or stripped socks. Socks must match.	Navy fleece plain sweat pants with Holy Cross logo Holy Cross Navy long-sleeve crew sweatshirt with logo Navy plain mesh shorts with Holy Cross logo Holy Cross red T-shirt with logo Sneakers (Velcro or tie) Basketball socks are permitted in white, blue, red, or black. Students are not permitted to wear fluorescent colors or stripped socks. Socks must match.

Hairstyle

All hair is to be neat, clean, and well groomed. Hair dye or highlighting and trend cuts are not permitted. Please limit hairstyle extremes to non-school months.

Boys’ hairstyles are to be appropriate to the uniform (no tails, no lines, no extreme differences in length). Boys are not to shave their head underneath a “bowl” type haircut. Boys’ hair in the eyes, excessive curls, over the ears or touching a collar is unacceptable. Hair must be neatly trimmed and facial hair is not allowed.

Girls’ hair ornaments are to be kept simple and plain – no elaborate ribbons, bows, beads, flowers etc. are allowed. JoJo Bows are not permitted. Headbands made of scarves are inappropriate for the uniform.

Jewelry and Make-up

Jewelry is not part of the school uniform. However, girls may wear one pair of post earrings (one earring in each ear). Boys are not permitted to wear earrings.

A small religious medal or cross may be worn on a chain. A watch and one ring per hand are permitted. Bracelets (ankle and wrist), decorative pins and buttons, are not permitted.

Girls may not wear make-up, acrylic, artificial nails or colored nail polish. Washable tattoos are not permitted in school.