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Uniform Policy

Dress Code and Uniform Policy

9th Graders

  • Tops: Students must wear solid golden yellow long- or short-sleeved polo-style or golf-style shirts.
    • NO hooded shirts and sweatshirts are permitted on a daily basis.
    • Shirts should come to the waist.
    • Crop tops are NOT permitted.
  • Bottoms: Students must wear solid-colored tan khaki uniform pants, shorts, or a skirt.
    • Cargo pants/shorts are NOT permitted.
    • All pants must be appropriately sized to eliminate any bagging or sagging. Pants/shorts must be worn at the natural waistline. 
    • Skirts, skorts, and shorts must not fall above the knee. 
  • Shoes: Any color, closed-toe, closed-heel, and rubber-soled. Shoe styles include tennis shoes and boots.
    • No shoes with attachments such as “wings,” “stuffed animals,” “flashing or stationary lights,” “bells,” etc.; Flip-flops and slippers are not permitted.

10th Graders

  • Tops: Students must wear solid gray long- or short-sleeved polo-style or golf-style shirts.
    • NO hooded shirts and sweatshirts are permitted on a daily basis.
    • Shirts should come to the waist.
    • Crop tops are NOT permitted.
  • Bottoms: Students must wear solid-colored tan khaki uniform pants, shorts, or a skirt.
    • Cargo pants/shorts are NOT permitted.
    • All pants must be appropriately sized to eliminate any bagging or sagging. Pants/shorts must be worn at the natural waistline. 
    • Skirts, skorts, and shorts must not fall above the knee. 
  • Shoes: Any color, closed-toe, closed-heel, and rubber-soled. Shoe styles include tennis shoes and boots.
    • No shoes with attachments such as “wings,” “stuffed animals,” “flashing or stationary lights,” “bells,” etc.; Flip-flops and slippers are not permitted.

11th Graders

  • Tops: Students must wear solid royal blue long- or short-sleeved polo-style or golf-style shirts.
    • NO hooded shirts and sweatshirts are permitted on a daily basis.
    • Shirts should come to the waist.
    • Crop tops are NOT permitted.
  • Bottoms: Students must wear solid-colored tan khaki uniform pants, shorts, or a skirt.
    • Cargo pants/shorts are NOT permitted.
    • All pants must be appropriately sized to eliminate any bagging or sagging. Pants/shorts must be worn at the natural waistline. 
    • Skirts, skorts, and shorts must not fall above the knee. 
  • Shoes: Any color, closed-toe, closed-heel, and rubber-soled. Shoe styles include tennis shoes and boots.
    • No shoes with attachments such as “wings,” “stuffed animals,” “flashing or stationary lights,” “bells,” etc.; Flip-flops and slippers are not permitted.


12th Graders

  • Tops: Students must wear solid black or white long- or short-sleeved polo-style or golf-style shirts.
    • NO hooded shirts and sweatshirts are permitted on a daily basis.
    • Shirts should come to the waist.
    • Crop tops are NOT permitted.
  • Bottoms: Students must wear solid-colored tan khaki uniform pants, shorts, or a skirt.
    • Cargo pants/shorts are NOT permitted.
    • All pants must be appropriately sized to eliminate any bagging or sagging. Pants/shorts must be worn at the natural waistline. 
    • Skirts, skorts, and shorts must not fall above the knee. 
  • Shoes: Any color, closed-toe, closed-heel, and rubber-soled. Shoe styles include tennis shoes and boots.
    • No shoes with attachments such as “wings,” “stuffed animals,” “flashing or stationary lights,” “bells,” etc.; Flip-flops and slippers are not permitted.


All Students

All students may wear Sweaters and/or vests in the color pertaining to their grade level.

  • Head Coverings: As stated in the PGCPS System-Wide Dress code for Students: “Headdress can be worn indoors for religious or health reasons only.” 
  • Headbands: Non-decorative headbands are allowed; please refrain from headbands that display messages, “cat ears”, flashing or stationary lights, earphones, etc.
  • Scarves covering a student’s head are not allowed and may not be worn as a headband.
  • Sleep bonnets are not allowed.
  • “Do-rags” covering a student’s head are not allowed.
  • Ski masks are NOT permitted.
  • Students are NOT permitted to wear hoods in the building.
  • Wise shirts are permitted with khaki uniform bottoms on Fridays only.

Bookbags

  • All bookbags should be clear/see-through.  Mesh is not permitted.
  • Bookbags should be secured in the locker throughout the school day.

Handbags and Purses

  • Handbags and purses cannot be larger than a Chromebook.

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