Covenant Academy has a required uniform dress code. Student clothing must be conservative, neat, clean, pressed and properly fitted.

Covenant Academy reserves the right to determine the appropriateness of all clothing worn at school and school functions.

Students who do not follow the guidelines for dress code will be subject to disciplinary action and/or forfeiture of privileges. All decisions rest with the administration

Where to Purchase

• Beginning the 2009–10 school year, all polo shirts must have the Covenant Academy logo and be purchased from Land’s End.
• All plaid garments must be purchased from Land’s End.
• All khaki shorts, pants, skorts, and/or capris must be dark khaki in color, have a flat front and be plain (no embroidery, embellishments, or designs). Approved providers are listed below.

**Mandatory Chapel/Field Trip Outfit(s):

Approved Uniform Provider:

Land’s End
preferred school #9001-2818-2
1-800-469-2222
www.landsend.com/school

Approved Providers for bottoms only:

What To Wear

Students may wear any combination of school approved uniform items on non-chapel days.

Hair

Students will keep their hair neat, clean, well groomed, and in traditional styles and
colors.

• Length in front should not hamper vision.
• The minimum acceptable standard for boy’s haircuts will be as follows:
  • Hair is off the collar in back and off the eyebrows in front, the bottom of the ear is plainly showing, and the sideburns do not extend below the bottom of the ear.
  • No facial hair will be allowed.

Cosmetics

• Girls K-6th are not permitted to wear make-up.
• Neutral tone lip gloss.
• Fingernail polish in traditional tones may be worn.

Jewelry

• Boys may wear watches, necklaces, and finger rings only.
• Girls may wear watches, bracelets, finger rings, pierced earrings (two (2) pair maximum).
• No cartilage earrings may be worn.
• Piercings other than 2 earlobe piercing are not permitted.

Footwear

• All footwear must have an enclosed heel and toe.
• Shoes must be clean and in good repair.
• Sandals and flip-flops are not permitted.
• Dress shoes may be worn any day.
• Regular dress shoes must be either dark brown or black or combination thereof with enclosed heel and toes.
• Boots must be worn under the pant leg.
• Shoes with wheels are not permitted.

• Tennis shoes must be mostly white except on Fridays.

FRIDAY ATTIRE

Friday attire consists of any Covenant Shirt (PE, polo, field day or Covenant T-shirt) and jean/khaki shorts, capris, pants, skirts, or skorts.

• Clothing must fit properly and be of modest length

(No more that 3 inches above the knee)

• Jeans must not be ripped or torn.
• Closed toe shoes with socks

All guidelines related to hats, hair, and jewelry will remain in effect.

P.E. DAY ATTIRE

Students may wear any combination of the following:

• Covenant PE shorts, t-shirt, hoodie or sweatpants.

Miscellaneous Information

Students who are enrolled at Covenant Academy must be in uniform while on campus during the entire school day (8:15 am – 2:45 pm for 1st-6th grade and 8:30-2:35 for Kinder).

• Tattoos are not permitted in any form.
• Hats are not to be worn in the building, but may be worn outside.
• No logos of any kind other than Covenant wear.
• Shorts for either girls or boys should not be form fitting but roomy in the leg and seat.
• Girls should wear shorts under their skirts/jumpers. They cannot extend below the hem of the garment.
• Girls are not permitted to wear pants under their skirts.
• Skirts, skorts and/or jumpers cannot be more than 3 inches above the middle of the knee cap.

• Girls may wear khaki pants on Chapel Days if the temperature is less than 50 degrees.