Policy Manual 2023-2024

Graduation Dress • Senior boys may choose to wear Sunday Church Dress or suits of their own. All attire must be approved by the Dean of Boys. • Senior girls must wear a black dress and black shoes for the end-of-year activities/graduation. • The dress must have sleeves, may not be backless, strapless, made of thin material, low cut or have a slit above the knee, and must be at least knee length. (It is acceptable to use a sleeveless dress with a black jacket or black sweater.) All dresses must be approved by the Dean of Girls. • The first time Graduation Dress and shoes are worn is the Sunday prior to Baccalaureate. They are also worn for Baccalaureate, the Academy Awards Assembly, and Graduation. Off-Campus Dress • Students participating in a school-sponsored trip off campus are required to wear School Sports Dress or the appropriate athletic uniform, unless otherwise directed. Personal Appearance • The Administration reserves the right to determine what is appropriate or inappropriate regarding wearing apparel and personal appearance, if not already specifically referenced in this handbook. • Any variance to the dress code must be approved by the appropriate Dean. • Haircuts and hairstyles must avoid extremes. Hairstyles must be neat and clean in appearance. • Male haircuts must be off the shoulder and out of eyes. • Males may not wear head coverings with School Dress. • Males may not wear beads or other hair accessories. Girls may wear appropriate and approved hair accessories. • Males except for Seniors must be clean shaven and may not wear beards, sideburns, or mustaches. Any exception for medical reasons must be approved by the school nurse. Male Seniors may wear well-trimmed beards, mustaches, and sideburns as determined by Administration. • Hats, hoods, and head coverings may not be worn inside any building other than the dormitory. • Students may not pierce their own or others’ ears or any other parts of the anatomy. • Males may not wear earrings or other pierced jewelry while in school or church, when wearing Church Dress, School Dress, or when wearing School Sports Dress. Subject to confiscation. • Girls may wear pierced jewelry only in their ears. If visible in other places, it will be confiscated. • Students may not tattoo themselves or others. • No writing is permitted on arms, legs, etc. • Students may not cut each other’s hair without prior approval of the appropriate Dean.

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