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St. Pius X Elementary
Dress Code /Student Appearance
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The Dress Code of St. Pius X School strives to reflect good taste, neatness, cleanliness and Christian modesty while avoiding trends and fads. Students reflect pride in themselves and their school by the way they dress and act. Clothing must be the appropriate length and fit, be in good repair, free from rips, holes and frays. It is expected that parents/guardians will ensure their students attend school in dress code.
To simplify the purchase of school clothes, links are provided on the left side of this page to PS Adfinity , Dennis Uniforms, and Lands’ End where you will find dress-code approved clothing. Creative Design also sells approved spirit-wear. You are not required to purchase clothing from these sites; the links have been provided simply for your convenience.
DRESS CODE:Pants/ Shorts: Must be navy blue, khaki or black dress pants/ shorts with a waistband & zipper. Capri & cargo pants are not permitted. Pants and shorts should be appropriately sized and free of holes, rips & tears and must be worn at the waist. Shorts should be no shorter than 2 inches above the knee.- Shorts may be worn April 1st – September 30th; pants must be worn October 1st – March 31st
Skirts/Jumpers/Skorts: Must be St. Pius X Lloyd plaid (available through Dennis Uniform dennisuniform.com - our school code is PXS) Can be no shorter than 2 inches above the knee and must be worn at the waist. Tights or leggings must be worn underneath from October 1st - March 31st
Belts: are required for students in 3rd through 5th grade and may be any color.
Shirts: Long sleeved or short sleeved polo style with buttons, or turtlenecks, in any solid color; must be collared without any type of ornamentation, pocket, emblem or logo (other than SPX/Xavier).- Girls are allowed to wear WHITE, RED, NAVY BLUE, and HUNTER GREEN colored polo style shirts with the Lloyd uniform plaid. (The colors in the plaid)
- White Oxford cloth shirts or girls’ broadcloth blouses with Peter Pan collars are allowed.
- Short sleeve undershirts are approved; long sleeved undershirts are not to be worn underneath short sleeved school shirts.
- All shirts must be long enough to be tucked in and not rolled.
Sweaters: Must be navy blue, cardigan, sweater vests, crew-neck or v-neck style, with or without the SPX or Xavier Logo.
Sweatshirts: Only uniform approved Navy blue ¼ zip sweatshirts with the school logo can be worn on dress code days. (available through PS Adfinity or Lands’ End) “Spirit wear” style sweatshirts are only allowed on Fridays. Sweatshirts may not be tied around the waist or neck.
Socks: are required in any solid color and must be free from ornamentation and characters. Girls may wear solid color navy blue, red, white or black leggings or tights. Leggings must be close to the leg; they may not stop just under the knee, have wide legs or flare at the ankle.
Shoes: must be closed toe and closed heel. Clogs, Crocs, Heelys, Uggs, or Ugg-style, sandals, slippers, moccasins, boots, beads, sequins, lights etc. are not permitted. Tennis shoes with laces (no slip-ons) are required on PE days and strongly recommended on all other days. Shoes must be tied or Velcro fastened.
SPIRIT DAYSFridays are typically designed as “Spirit Days”, which means that students may wear approved SPX spirit-wear tops with any approved dress down bottom (jeans, khaki style or sweat pants, shorts or skirts of appropriate length). Approved spirit wear items are available through PS Adfinity. Also approved for spirit-wear is any SPX event t-shirt, Xavier camp t-shirt, Xavier sporting team jersey, t-shirt or sweatshirt.
CASUAL DAYSThe last Friday of the month is a casual dress day. Students may wear non-dress code clothing as long as the clothes follow the guidelines.- For Casual & Spirit Days: thin or spaghetti straps, sleeveless, crop shirts, exposed shoulder tops and tank tops are not allowed. No faded, ripped, torn or baggy pants or shorts, and no short shorts or skirts (no more than 2” above the knee) may be worn.
SCHOOL PICTURE DAY / SCHOOL CONCERTSSchool picture day and music concert performances (in the evening – not school day performances) are considered “dress-up” events. Typically, this is described as dress code or better.- Appropriate clothing may include uniform approved pants or shorts (in-season) and a nice shirt
- Skirts & dresses (of the appropriate length) are acceptable for girls
- Thin or spaghetti straps, sleeveless, crop shirts, exposed shoulder tops and tank tops are not allowed – if these styles are worn, a sweater (or something similar) must be worn over top
- Jeans, sweatpants, etc. are not considered dress code or better - no faded, ripped, torn or baggy pants or shorts, and no short shorts or skirts (shorter than 2” above the knee) may be worn.
STUDENT APPEARANCE - AT ALL TIMES (DRESS CODE / SPIRIT DAYS / CASUAL DAYS)- Hair must be well groomed with no bizarre or outlandish hairstyles that cause excessive attention.
- Hair ties, headbands, bows, etc. are allowed and should be tasteful without logos, branding or words.
- Hair cannot be dyed or bleached. There can be no unnatural highlights or feathers.
- No makeup, glitter, or tattoos, permanent or temporary, allowed on any student.
- Only clear fingernail polish allowed for girls.
- Girls may wear small stud earrings only, no hoop or dangling earrings. No earrings allowed on boys.
- Rule of One: no more than 1 bracelet, 1 necklace, 1 pair of earrings.
- Scouts (boys and girls) may wear approved Scout uniforms to school on meeting days.
2020-2021 ADDENDUM - MASKSStudents will be allowed to wear face masks they bring from home. (Sports teams or multi-colored allowed - nothing inappropriate or offensive). The mask must fully cover the nose and mouth and secure under the chin with ties or ear loops. Neck gaiters, open-chin triangle bandanas, costume masks or any other variations are not permitted.
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