School Dress Code

St. Matthew Catholic School Dress Code

All students (Grades 1-8) must wear the required uniform.
BOYS:
-white shirt (short or long sleeve). No colored shirts under the 
-white shirt, no printing on the shirt worn underneath.
-Dark blue dress pants with belt
-Crew socks, black or blue, no short cut socks
-Sturdy black shoes, laces tied  – no sneakers
-School navy blue tie
-Navy blue school sweater, sweat shirts are not part of the uniform
-Dark blue dress shorts & summer shirt (spring/fall uniform) must have Flynn & O’Hara tag, no substitute (worn from Sept. to Oct. 15 & May, 
June) No substitutes with the spring or fall uniform.  Boys wear sneakers with full white socks, no short cut socks
-Hair may not be below the collar.  No extreme hairstyles, colored or bleached, no long bangs.  Hair must be neat and trimmed.
-No earrings.
-Name pin worn at all times. 
GIRLS: 
-White blouse (short or long sleeve).  No colored shirts under the white blouse, no printing on the shirt worn underneath.
-School jumper of navy blue and white plaid, skirt not rolled, appropriate length.
-No pajama pants worn with uniform.  In cold weather, may wear navy blue sweat pants to school.
-Navy blue knee socks (worn up).  Navy blue tights may be worn in cold weather.
-Navy blue sweater (in cold weather). No sweatshirts may be worn.
-All blue sturdy tie shoes (no sandals, clogs or flip-flops).  All laces must be tied.
-Summer shirt Sept. to Oct. 15th & May/June.
-Dark blue dress shorts (spring uniform with Flynn & O’Hara tag – no substitutes).
-Sneakers with full white socks, no short cut socks.
-No makeup.  This includes nail polish, fake fingernails, nail tips, lipstick, eyeliner, eye shadow, jewelry (other than a religious medal, a watch, and one post earring per earlobe).
-Hair must be worn neatly.  No long bangs.  No bleached or colored hair.  Hair ornaments may be white or navy only.
-Name pin worn at all times 
Physical Education Dress Code 
-Non-marking athletic sneakers that must be securely tied at all times.
-Short white or black socks, no short cut socks.
-Plain red gym shorts, appropriate length, not rolled up or worn below the waist.
-St. Matthew gold gym shirt, tucked into the waistband, no white shirts showing.
-St. Matthew navy blue sweatshirt (sweat suit has two pieces – shirt and pants)  Sweatshirt and sweatpants are the gym winter uniform, worn with the gold shirt and gym shorts.
-No jewelry.  Jewelry is a safety hazard and is not permitted at any time.
-No fashions or fads. 
Dress Down Day Dress Code
 -Clothing that is appropriate for school is to be worn.
-Shirts and pants should not have any printed sayings that would be offensive to the student or to others.  
-No baggy pants or shirts.
-Clothing should fit and student’s stomach must be covered (appropriate length)
-No tank tops or shirts with thin straps.
-No clothes worn inside out.
-No rolled pants, or pajama pants.
-No flip-flops (such as Adidas, Nike, etc.).

-Sneakers and shoes should be tied.