Uniform Dress and General Dress Requirements (1 Peter 3:3-4)

Each student is required to wear uniform clothing to school each day unless otherwise indicated. Approved uniform clothing can be purchased from any department store (Lands End, Target, Old Navy, etc.) and must be free of any logo, graphic, or name brand other that the school logo. Additional shirts and other apparel will be available for purchase throughout the year. Students can wear the “spirit wear” t-shirts on Fridays with a school uniform pant or skirt.  Ripped, torn, and tattered clothing is not permitted, even on free dress days. All clothing must fit (not too baggy and not too tight).

Polos-Students are required to wear a school uniform polo shirt Monday - Thursdays. Oxford shirts do not qualify as polos. This means the polo is logo-free. Acceptable polo colors are white, navy, burgundy, and grey. Students may also wear their GCS polo during the week. GCS requires school polos to be worn on field trips.

Sweatshirts & Fleece Jackets – Only GCS sweatshirts or GCS team jackets will be permitted to be worn during the school day. A collar shirt must be worn underneath sweatshirts.

Cardigan Sweaters: GCS sells a branded longer cardigan sweater for girls.

Spirit Wear- Students may purchase Grace Christian School long or short sleeve t-shirts. The spirit wear t-shirts may be worn only on Fridays with uniform pants or shorts. Following spring break, spirit wear may be worn daily to school with a uniform pant/short/skirt.

Pants & Shorts 
Boys – Boys may wear khaki style or corduroy pants and shorts with no more than four pockets (no cargo pants or shorts). Jeans are not permitted unless otherwise noted. Acceptable colors include shades of khaki, navy, burgundy, and grey.

Girls – Girls may also wear khaki style or corduroy pants, capris, or shorts with no more than four pockets (no cargo pants or shorts). Uniform shorts must be mid-thigh in length. Color jeans/denim pants are not permitted as a part of the uniform. Acceptable colors include shades of khaki, navy, burgundy, and grey. Uniform skirts and dresses are permitted but shorts must be worn underneath. Skorts are also permitted. Skirts, dresses, and skorts must be mid-thigh in length. Skirts and dresses must be solid in color unless purchasing a burgundy plaid uniform skirt from Lands' End. Tights and leggings in burgundy, navy, or grey, may be worn under skirts or dresses.

Shoes & Socks – Students are to wear neat shoes such as dress shoes, athletic shoes or boat shoes to school each day. Shoes must be in conservative colors such as navy, brown, black, or other muted like colors (no solid neon color athletic shoes). Open toe, backless, heels, boots, and flip-flops are not permitted. Socks are to be plain white, black, khaki, grey or navy. Following spring break, seniors are extended the privilege of wearing shoes of their choosing.

Hair – Should a student’s hair become a class distraction or disruption or interfere with the ability for school personnel to see his/her face, a parent will receive a phone call or email requesting the student’s hair to be cut. Hair is expected to be well groomed and of natural color tones. Long hair is not permitted for male students (defined as not touching one’s shirt collar). Shaved heads are not permitted for female students. Ultimately, school administration will be the final authority regarding acceptable hair style, color and cut in keeping with the school’s uniform look policy.

Additional requirements –Facial hair should be neatly groomed. Piercing is limited to ears. Any other piercing must be approved by administrative staff. Boys may not wear pierced jewelry.

Free Dress Days
The last Friday of each month students are welcome to participate in free dress, and throughout the year students may earn a free dress pass for attending a spirit night event.

Free dress clothes may not be ripped, torn, tattered, or too tight. All clothing must fit (not too baggy and not too tight). Sweatpants and flannel pants are permissible; however, students may not wear cartoon or graphic designed pajama pants. If leggings are worn by a female student, a t-shirt must cover the posterior. Free dress shorts must be longer than fingertip length. Clothing must meet general conservative dress requirements. Administration reserves the right to request a student to change if free dress clothing is determined inappropriate for school. Hats may be worn on free-dress days.