Dress Code Tower Hill’s dress code is connected to the School’s mission that prepares students from diverse backgrounds for full and creative engagement with a dynamic world. The dress code is written to facilitate students’ self-expression within the bounds of propriety and seriousness of purpose. All clothing should be appropriate to a learning environment, clean, in good repair, and should fit appropriately.
School Dress During The Academic Day
Dress code is required during the academic day, in all areas of the school. Dress code is also required during formal gatherings, which include special programs and as announced. Dress will be specified for all off-campus travel. The following dress is always appropriate: 1. Polo, blouse, or buttoned-down collared shirt, tucked in; and 2. Skirt, dress, shorts, or slacks; and 3. Dress shoes, sneakers, or sandals, other than athletic or flip flop style. Waterproof shoes/ boots are also permitted during inclimate weather. Other athletic attire (beyond sneakers) should not be worn during the academic day, and jeans and t-shirts are not permitted during the academic day or formal gatherings. Hats should not be worn indoors, except for religious head coverings. Our dress code is gender neutral. Any student can wear any of the items permitted in the above dress code.
Dress Down Days
Tower Hill spirit wear is always appropriate if properly sized and in good repair. In addition, students may wear jeans, sweatpants, athletic pants, opaque leggings and yoga pants (without cut-outs), sweatshirts, t-shirts, untucked shirts, and flip-flops and athletic sandals (if appropriate to a student’s daily activities). All other dress code rules, including fit, writing, and logo rules, remain in effect.
Dress Code Detail
More detail regarding the School’s specific policies regarding dress are outlined below. In circumstances in which questions arise, faculty and administration will work with students to determine the appropriateness of an individual garment for school. Final decisions regarding the appropriateness of a student’s dress rest with the school’s administration. Parents and students are urged to contact their specific divisional office if they have questions regarding this information before garments are worn. Shirts/Dresses/ Tops: • Dress shirts, turtlenecks, collarless dress shirts, or polo shirts with a naturally turned collar are permissible, as are collared and collarless dresses. • Shirts and dresses should not be low cut; no v-neck or deep scoop neck. • All logos and images, other than the Tower Hill logo, are to be smaller than two inches. • There should be no writing on shirts, except on logos or on Tower Hill shirts. • Clothes with images that are inappropriate or derogatory are not permissible. • Collared shirts must be tucked in all the way around at all times. • Shirts must be buttoned to the second buttonhole from the top. • T-shirts are only permitted when worn under appropriate clothing, except in LS where shortsleeved T-shirts may be worn. • Undergarments should not be visible except for undershirts at the collar. • Sleeveless tops must have a strap width of at least one inch; halter tops, spaghetti straps (including on dresses), tube tops, backless shirts, crop tops, and strapless shirts are not permitted.
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