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• UNIFORM KITS: OFFICIAL; FALL AND SPRING; WINTER/YEAR-ROUND


• WHAT MAY NOT BE WORN DURING SCHOOL HOURS


• PIERCINGS AND HAIR STYLES


• PURCHASING INFORMATION

Required Official Uniform Kit:  For formal school events such as Charter Day and Graduation (for daily wear see the headings below.)

1. Plaid kilt or 4-pleated skirt
2. White short or long-sleeved monogrammed, Oxford cloth, button down front shirt
3. Red-crested sweater
4. Solid-colored black or dark brown low-heeled fully-enclosed shoes
5. Black knee socks

Fall and Spring Uniform Kit: 1st and 3rd Trimesters only

1. Blue cord kilt or 4-pleated skirt
2. Monogrammed uniform shirt: white or navy
3. Crested sweater or fleece: red or black
4. Approved shoes:
5. • Sandals: in black, brown, tan, blue or white. All sandals must have a strap around the back.
   • Shoes: fully enclosed in a solid black, dark brown, tan, blue or white (please see full shoe description below for more specifics)
     
     
   • Crocs: may be worn if the heel strap is worn behind the ankle. Colors above apply.
   • No flip flops, shower shoes, beachwear.
   • No boots of any kind.
   • No slippers, house shoes, or moccasins.
   • Shoes with sequins, beads, stitching or any other form of ornamentation are not permitted
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7. White, black, red, green or blue knee socks or footed tights. (purchased from Rose Uniforms, Flynn O’Hara or the ANC Bookroom)
8. Tights or nylons that are nude or skin-toned. They should be plain and devoid of pattern.

Winter Uniform/Year-round: Required 2nd Trimester; optional 1st and 3rd trimesters

1. Plaid kilt or 4-pleated skirt or 28” khaki skirt
2. Khaki monogrammed pants from Rose Uniforms or Lands’ End
3. Monogrammed uniform shirt: white or navy
4. Crested sweater or fleece: black or red
5. Black, red and grey ANC hooded sweatshirts may be worn on Fridays throughout the year.
6. Honor Society vests may be worn at any time over an approved uniform shirt.
7. White, black, red, green or blue knee socks or footed tights (these can be purchased from Rose Uniforms, Flynn and O’Hara or the ANC Bookroom)
8. Leggings may be worn as an extra layer; they need to be the same color as the socks worn over top of them and must meet the socks worn. The leggings need to be form-fitting like tights, not loose and baggy like sweat pants.
9. Tights and socks need to solid colored.  Patterns are acceptable, but should subtle rather than extreme.  If they are of a color other than skin tone, they must be opaque.  If socks are worn over the tights, they must be the same color.
10. Acceptable colors for socks (only the colors below) and tights (other than skin tone) are: White, black, red, green or blue. (Socks and tights can be purchased from Rose Uniforms, Flynn and O’Hara or the ANC Bookroom)
11. Approved shoes and boots
12. • Shoes: Fully enclosed shoes in a solid shade of black or dark brown only.(again, see below)
    • Ugg boots: or a similar style boot, fully enclosed in black, tan or dark brown only
    • Boots: sensible, low heeled, solid single color in black or dark brown. They may lace up the front
    • Athletic Shoes: may be worn with pants only. Solid colored black, brown or white. Must be fully enclosed
    • Snow Boots may not be worn in school. The student needs to bring a different pair of shoes or boots that are on the approved list
    • All shoes and boots with beads, stitching or any other form of ornamentation are not permitted

Notes:

• Students who receive three or more dress code violations will receive detention.  Warnings will be given after the second violation when possible to alert the student to the potential for detention. 
• Kilts and skirts must be no shorter that the top of the knee cap. You may have to buy a larger size kilt and move the buttons to get the required length.
• All banded-bottom and over-blouse shirts may be worn over kilts, skirts or slacks
• Shirts with tails are to be worn tucked in.
• Only plain, white shirts are allowed under uniform shirts for layering.  Under-layers should not show below the bottom of the uniform shirt (i.e. at the waist).
• Sweaters are to be worn over monogrammed shirts.
• Shirts may be layered but no long-sleeved shirt may be worn under a short-sleeved shirt
• Permissions:  any exception to or departure from the uniform for a specific reason may be requested.  Permission must be requested from the dress code manager AT LEAST 24 HOURS IN ADVANCE.  This includes team, club, or play shirts, college or other sweatshirts, and any other specialized attire.
• SHOES:  Finding approved shoes has occasionally been problematic.  The intent is to have solid-colored, non-distracting shoes.  They should not be overly ornamented nor too high in the heel.  They should be appropriate for wearing in the adult working world or out in public.  Hence no flip-flops, shower shoes, beachwear, or slippers.  This year, we will also accept shoes that are two-toned, as long as both colors are within the approved color choices of black, brown, tan, white, or blue (for spring and fall).  During the winter term, we revert to black or brown only, but will accept white soles or simple trim.

What may not be worn during class hours: The following items of clothing may not be worn during the class day from 7:55 am until 3:05 pm or 1:36 pm, Friday. This includes breaks and after lunch. (Need to check times here)

• Sweatshirts and sweatpants except during physical education classes. Exception: ANC hoodies on Fridays throughout the year
• Sandals in science labs
• Skirts over pants
• Jackets, coats, vests, scarves, hats or caps inside school buildings. Please hang them in your locker when you come to school.
• Clothing deemed too snug or too revealing
• Worn, dirty, ripped, torn, wrinkled or frayed clothing
• No sheer knee socks; all socks/knee highs should be opaque.

Piercings

In the interests of health and safety, piercing must be limited to the ears. No facial or body piercing; no visible piercing (other than the ears); no audible piercing. If a piercing is seen (or heard, in the case of tongue piercing) in a location other than the ears, the student will be asked to remove it. Further consequences may result in the case of repeated infractions or defiance at the Principal’s discretion.

Hair styles

• Hair must be a naturally found color. 
• No distracting hairstyles may be worn.

The Principal reserves the right to adjust specific items of the dress code and special standards as necessary and warranted to maintain order, the sphere and environment conducive to education and the principles of the Academy.  Repeated clothing violations will result in disciplinary consequences.

Purchasing information for Girls School Clothing

• DO NOT PURCHASE any piece of clothing that is TOO SNUG or TOO SHORT; You will have to replace it. Form-fitting clothes are NOT acceptable at school nor at school sponsored events.
• FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE: There are two ways to purchase dress code items.
• • 1. From our vendors’ stores
  • 2. At our vendors’ websites on the Internet

The following items may be purchased from the ANC Bookroom:

Vendors’

• socks
• tights
• kilt pins
• crested fleece zip-up
• black spandex shorts that may be worn under kilts and skirts, but must not be visible

Suggestions:

• It is highly recommended that you put your name in all uniform items!
• A student may need two or more of the required plaid or 4-kick skirts and four or more tops.
• Please contact the Principal for possible options if you have sensitivity to synthetic or blended fabrics.

Vendor information: Most items are available from both vendors. Pants and crested fleece from Rose only.

• Flynn and O’Hara School Uniforms  (6 miles from Bryn Athyn)
  
  

  10905 Dutton Road, Philadelphia, PA 19154   

  Phone: 800-441-4122  Fax: 215-637-6392

  or use their web site: www.flynnohara.com

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• Rose Uniforms  (3 miles from Bryn Athyn)
  
  

  2132 Moreland Road Willow Grove, PA 19090.

  Phone: 800-527-4689   Fax: 888-241-7618

  or use their web site: www.roseuniforms.com

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• Lands’ End:
  
  

  LandsEnd.com/school

Information on purchasing from Land's End:

• If you want to view our (full) dress code, you can do so by entering our preferred school number “900097981” into an orange box in mid-screen. The entire listing of our approved items supplied by Land’s End will be displayed (and is listed below).
• You can also order any item from this list from their website.  You need the item description rather than an item number since item numbers vary by sizing.  You will need our preferred school number (as above) to complete the order.

• Sweaters:

  • Drifter button-front cardigan sweater (red)
  • Drifter V-neck sweater (red)

  Each must have the crest:  Logo 0458576K

  Shirts:

  • Interlock performance polo (white, true navy, or classic navy)
  • Mesh performance polo (white, true navy, or classic navy)
  • Long or short sleeved oxford shirt (white)

  Each must have the circle logo: Logo 0454369k

  Pants:

  • Flare Leg Chino Pants (khaki)

  Also must have the circle logo:  Logo 0454369k

  (Land’s End does not carry any of our skirts.)