Middle and High School

Heritage Christian School seeks to achieve two purposes with our Uniform Standard of Dress; modesty and neatness. As a Christian school, it is important that our students dress in a way that meets our mission to glorify God. Standards for appearance can be a means of building character and distinction in the lives of our students. While aspects of our standard of dress are derived from biblical principles, others are a reflection of choice by Heritage Christian School. We seek to train students to have high standards of dress that do not cause them to distract from the school day, thus we desire our students to be modest and neat in their attire. It is also important to recognize that parents, as the primary educators of their children, play a key role in this area of standard of dress. It is incumbent upon parents to guide and supervise their young people in the selection of appropriate clothing. Accordingly, the dress code is intended to make known in as clear a way as possible the position and guidelines of Heritage Christian School.

Standard of Dress Code Requirements:

1. Students must be in compliance with the Standard of Dress prior to entering the school and continue until the end of the school day.
2. All clothing must be properly sized, modest and unrevealing in cut, fit, and texture.
3. Modesty is expected at all times at any school event or function.
4. The Standard of Dress is for all school days unless special dress is approved by the administration.
5. All apparel must be purchased from the approved school vendors, as described below.

The following base outfit is required: Shirts

1. Must be traditional polo or oxford style with long or short sleeves.
2. Must be a solid color.
3. Must have a collar and buttons. No more than two buttons may be left unbuttoned. A layer underneath is required for girls.

Pants, Capris, Skirts, and Shorts

1. Must be Chino, Cargo or Khaki style only.
2. Must be tan, beige, navy blue, gray, black
3. Skirts should be modest in length. A parental guideline for modest skirts is that the bottom of the skirt shall be no shorter than six inches from the floor when kneeling. Please check this at home in your selection of appropriate clothing.

Other Requirements

1. Optional outer layers such as sweaters, cardigans, fleece and vests must be purchased from the approved items list created by the school from the selected vendors.
2. HCS and College sweatshirts, crew neck or hooded, may be worn over the collared base polo or oxford.
3. Footwear (shoes or sandals) must be worn and be neat and clean. No flip flops.
4. No head coverings are to be worn in the building.
5. Make up and accessories are to be neat and simple.
6. Males must be clean shaven
7. Visible tattoos and body piercings (other than earrings for girls) are not permitted.
8. Hair is to be clean, neat, well-kept and of modest length (for boys). Hair should not draw undue attention, and extreme styles are not permitted. Hair can only be colored a natural color.
9. Any clothing or personal appearance that tends to draw undue attention to the individual is not acceptable.
10. For the occasional School Spirit Jeans Day, a relaxed loose fit, boot cut jean only may be worn.

Intermediate School Standard of Dress

Heritage Christian School seeks to achieve two purposes with our Standard of Dress; modesty and neatness. As a Christian school, it is important that our students dress in a way that meets our mission to glorify God. Standards for appearance can be a means of building character and distinction in the lives of our students. While aspects of our standard of dress are derived from biblical principles, others are a reflection of choice by Heritage Christian School. We seek to train students to have high standards of dress that do not cause them to distract from the school day, thus we desire our students to be modest and neat in their attire. It is also important to recognize that parents, as the primary educators of their children, play a key role in this area of standard of dress. It is incumbent upon parents to guide and supervise their young people in the selection of appropriate clothing. Accordingly, the dress code is intended to make known in as clear a way as possible the position and guidelines of Heritage Christian School.

Standard of Dress Requirements:

1. Students must be in compliance with the Standard of Dress prior to entering the school and continue until the end of the school day.
2. All clothing must be properly sized, modest and unrevealing in cut, fit, and texture.
3. Modesty is expected at all times at any school event or function.
4. The Standard of Dress is for all school days unless special dress is approved by the administration.
5. Skirts and shorts must be purchased from the approved school vendor list.

The following base outfit is required: Shirts

1. Must be traditional polo or oxford style with long or short sleeves.
2. Must be a solid color.
3. Must have a collar and buttons. No more than two buttons may be left unbuttoned

Pants, Capris, Skirts, and Shorts

1. Must be Chino, Cargo or Khaki style only.
2. Must be tan, beige, navy blue, gray, black
3. Skirts should be modest in length. A parental guideline for modest skirts is that the bottom of the skirt shall be no shorter than six inches from the floor when kneeling. Please check this at home in your selection of appropriate clothing.
4. Girls are to wear shorts under skirts during gym class or while using playground equipment.

Other Requirements

1. Optional outer layers such as sweaters, cardigans, fleece and vests must be a solid color.
2. HCS and College sweatshirts, crew neck or hooded, may be worn over the collared base polo or oxford.
3. Footwear (shoes or sandals) must be worn and be neat and clean. No flip flops.
4. No head coverings are to be worn in the building.
5. Make up and accessories are to be neat and simple.
6. Hair is to be clean, neat, well-kept and of modest length (for boys). Hair should Not draw undue attention, and extreme styles are not permitted. Hair can only be colored a natural color.
7. Any clothing or personal appearance that tends to draw undue attention to the individual is not acceptable.
8. For the occasional School Spirit Jeans Day, a relaxed loose fit, boot cut jean only may be worn.

Elementary School Standard of Dress

Heritage Christian School seeks to meet our mission of glorifying God through our Standard of Dress. At all times, we try to honor the Lord in our appearance by keeping a high standard that requires modesty, neatness, and cleanliness. We reserve the right to determine if a garment is inappropriate

General Guidelines for Girls and Boys (Prep K – 4)

• General Guidelines for Girls and Boys (Prep K – 4)
• Girls’ and Boys’ clothing should be properly sized.
• Girls’ and Boys’ clothing should completely cover undergarments and necessary parts of the body at all times including while sitting, standing, and bending over.
• Keep jewelry to a minimum. Jewelry will be removed from the child if it distracts from learning. Only girls may wear earrings.
• Platform shoes and flip flops are not allowed. Sandals are allowable during appropriate weather.
• Hats of any kind are to be worn outside only.
• Hair is to be clean, neat, well-kept and of modest length (for boys). Hair should not draw undue attention, and extreme styles are not permitted. Hair can only be colored a natural color.

TOPS

Acceptable Styles:

• Collared or Crew necks (plain or tasteful designs)
• Sweaters and Sweatshirts
• Tops with brand name logos (unless offensive)
• Tops with name of college teams or professional teams (no pictures)
• Tank tops with wide straps

Unacceptable Styles:

• Long, oversized T shirts
• Tank tops with spaghetti straps
• Thin, plain white T shirts
• Shirts promoting one athlete
• Shirts promoting music groups
• Shirts with media advertising
• Shirts with offensive words or pictures

PANTS/SKIRTS/DRESSES

Acceptable Styles:

• Denim in good repair; not heavily faded or torn
• Slacks
• Neat sweatpants
• Long, modest shorts during the months of August, September, April, May, June
• Capri pants
• Girls’ skirts and dresses must be modest in length. This standard is in place even when girls are wearing leggings.
• Sundresses may be worn with or without a shirt through third grade. Fourth grade girls should wear a shirt under the sundress.
• Girls are to wear shorts under skirts or dresses during gym class or while using playground equipment.