Dress Code for Boys in Grades K-8
Facial Hair: All young men must be clean shaven each day with no sideburns or facial hair.
Hair: Hair must be neatly cut ABOVE the collar and not covering the eyes in any way. Hair must be natural color and over the ears. No hair accessories permitted. No shaved designs.
Shirts: Solid white shirts with short or long sleeves. Shirts must have a collar and buttons and must be tucked inside pants/shorts. Undergarments (white only) should not be visible beyond the sleeve or above the collar.
Pants: Solid navy blue dress pants purchased in the Uniform Departments at stores in the style available at Educational Apparel. Pants must have a button/snap and zipper. No elastic waist (in grades 6-8), corduroy or cargo pants.
Shorts: Solid navy blue walking shorts purchased in the Uniform Department at stores in the style available at Educational Apparel. Short length is to be at least 2 inches below fingertips when arms are extended down the length of the body. Shorts may be worn before October 15 and after April 15.
Belts: Belts must be worn in grades 6 through 8. Solid dress navy, black, or brown belts with a small dress style buckle only. Students in grades 1 through 5 who choose to wear a belt must also follow these same guidelines.
Sweater: Solid navy or white sweater. Shirt collar must be visible. The St. Cecilia logo may be added to the sweater. Educational Apparel sweatshirt or fleece with the school logo may be worn. Hoodies (sweatshirts with hoods) may NOT be worn in school during classes.
Shoes: Solid black dress shoes. Tennis shoes may be any combination of black, white, or gray only. Shoestrings must be entirely white or black and no other colors may be visible on the shoes. All black or white tennis shoes must have a white, black, or gray rubber bottom as long as they are “no skid”. Boots of any kind are not to be worn in school.
Ties: Students are not required to wear ties or bow ties; however, students may choose to wear them. If a student chooses to wear a tie or a bow tie, it must be solid navy, solid black, or our school plaid colors.
Socks: Solid black, navy, or white socks. Logos must be no more than 2 inches in size with no writing or letters of any kind. Logos must be only white or black. Socks must be the length of crew socks (mid-calf). Please no short athletic anklet socks, liners or no shows.
Phys. Ed/Gym Uniforms: Grades K-8 must wear the official St. Cecilia gym uniform purchased through Educational Apparel: blue gym bottoms and gray gym shirts only, no spirit wear. All students in grades K-8 will wear their gym uniforms to school and remain in their gym uniform on gym days. No students will be changing into or out of their gym uniforms during the school day. Gym shorts may be worn prior to October 15 and after April 15 only.
Nails: Short nails. No polish.
Jewelry: For Safety reasons, one religious medal on a chain and a watch that does not beep will be allowed (NO smart watches are permitted). No other jewelry is allowed at school.
Dress Code for Girls in Grades K-8
Jumper: The St. Cecilia uniform jumper is the only jumper that may be worn. It can be purchased at Educational Apparel. Jumper length is to be at least 2 inches below fingertips when arms are extended down the length of the body. Shorts worn under the jumper cannot be visible below the hemline. Solid white shirts with short or long sleeves may be worn under the uniforms. Shirts must have a collar and buttons. In cold weather, girls may wear navy blue leggings under their uniform jumper. Socks must be worn with the leggings and must be the length of crew socks (mid-calf) or knee socks.
Shirts: Solid white shirts with long or short sleeves. Shirts must have a collar and buttons and must be tucked inside pants/shorts/uniform skorts. Undergarments (white or buff only) should not be visible beyond the sleeve of the shirt or above the collar.
Pants: Solid navy blue dress pants purchased in Uniform Departments in the style available at Educational Apparel stores. Pants must have a button/snap and zipper. No elastic waist (grades 6-8), corduroy, cargo pants, skinny pants, jeggings, or leggings. Pants can not be overly stretchy nor form fitting.
Shorts and Skorts: Navy blue shorts and skorts may be worn. Shorts and skort lengths are to be at least 2 inches below fingertips when arms are extended down the length of the body. Shorts may be worn before October 15 and after April 15. Skorts may be worn by girls in Grades K-8 throughout the year.
Belts: Belts must be worn in grades 6-8 if students wear pants or uniform shorts. Solid dress navy, black or brown belts with a small dress style buckle only. Students in grades 1-5 who choose to wear a belt must also follow these same guidelines.
Sweater: Solid navy or white sweater. Shirt collar must be visible. The St. Cecilia logo may be added to the sweater. Education Apparel sweatshirt with our school logo ONLY may be worn.
Shoes: Solid black dress shoes. Tennis shoes may be any combination of black, white or gray only. Shoestrings must be entirely white or black and no other colors may be on the shoes other than gray, white or black. They must have “no skid” soles. Students may not wear boots of any kind during school.
Socks/Tights: Solid navy, black, or white socks or solid navy blue or white tights may be worn with the uniform. Logos must be no more than 2 inches in size with no writing or letters of any kind. Logos must be only white or black. Socks must be the length of crew socks (mid-calf) or knee socks. Please no short athletic anklet socks, liners or no shows. Leggings may NEVER be worn as pants.
Phys. Ed/Gym Uniforms: Grades K-8 must wear the official St. Cecilia gym uniform purchased at Educational Apparel: blue gym bottoms and gray gym shirts only, no spirit wear. All students in grades K-8 will wear their gym uniforms to school and remain in their gym uniform on gym days. No students will be changing into or out of their gym uniforms during the school day. Gym shorts may be worn prior to October 15 and after April 15 only. Gym shorts must be at least 2 inches below fingertips when arms are extended down the length of the body.
Makeup: Only 8th grade girls who wish to wear makeup may wear concealer, light powder, light blush, light coat of brown or black mascara and/or clear lip gloss. NO eyeshadow, eyeliner, eyebrow pencil, lip liner or lipstick.
Nails: Only CLEAR polish may be worn in grades K-8. No artificial nails. If colored nail polish is worn, students will be asked to use nail polish remover in the office.
Hair: Hair must be trimmed and not hanging in the child’s eyes. Only the St. Cecilia uniform plaid scrunchy or plain headband, which can be purchased at Educational Apparel or solid navy blue, black, or white headbands, hair ties, or barrettes may be worn. Hair must be the student’s natural color.
Jewelry: For safety reasons, only small stud earrings, one chain with or without a religious medal, and a watch that does not beep will be permitted. NO Hoop earrings, dangling earrings or other jewelry is permitted. For grades K-7, only one pair of small stud earrings in the earlobe is allowed. For grades 8 only, two pairs of small stud earrings in only the earlobes are allowed.
