St. Teresa School Uniform Policy
To promote discipline and to foster school pride, students are expected to be in full uniform each school day with the exception of special "theme" days. Please obtain a copy of the Student Handbook to get complete details of St. Teresa of Avila School Dress Code. Uniforms must be purchased through through Dennis Uniforms. Dennis uniforms pays our school an 8 percent commission on all uniform sales! Clothing purchased from other vendors will not be considered compliant with the school's standards.
All uniform clothing must be purchased from Dennis Uniform only. Clothing purchased from other vendors will not be considered compliant with the school’s standards.
The principal reserves the right to enforce and interpret the uniform policy as necessary.
Free Dress or Theme Days and School Dances:
- All hair, jewelry, and make-up rules still apply unless specifically stated otherwise.
- No crop tops, tank tops, spaghetti straps, or bare midriffs
- No hats or bandanas (outside wear only)
- No clothing with inappropriate or vulgar sayings or symbols
- No open-toed shoes
- For Dress-Up Days: Girls may wear skirts, dresses, or nice slacks; boys may wear collared shirts, and slacks. No open-toed shoes, shorts, tee-shirts, or sweats.
- No cut-offs, holes, frayed hems, or seams
- Underwear must not be visible above or below pants, shorts, or skirts
Jewelry
All grades: No body piercings or tattoos Ladies K-8: One wristwatch, small post-style earrings only one per ear (no dangle earrings), one small ring total, small religious style necklace. Gentlemen K-8: One wristwatch, one small ring total, small religious style necklace, NO earrings of any kind.
Make-up
All grades: No make-up, including fingernail polish, eye-shadow, blush, eyeliner, mascara and lipstick. Lip gloss must be clear and applied only in the privacy of the restroom.
Hair
Hair styles should be in good taste and kept clean. Gentlemen’s hair should never touch the collar in the back and never cover the eyes in front. Hair should be kept trimmed around the ears. No dyed, painted, spiked, or fad hairstyles including shavings or tails are permitted.