DRESS CODE 2025-2026
All Kindergarten through Eighth Grade students at Saint John the Baptist Catholic School are expected to wear the school uniform during the school day.
The following rules are in place to ensure we show respect for the school, ourselves, and others through our appearance.
Elementary: (K - 4th Grade): white, navy, and tan
Uniform Shirt – white, navy or tan shirt, with or without SJB logo, with a collar.
In addition students may wear:
Saint John’s sweatshirts – white, navy, or tan with our logo, purchased from our school store
Grey Saint John’s sweatshirts are only allowed through the 2025-26 school year as uniform and after that only as spirit wear, with our logo, purchased from our school store
Sweaters or fleece jackets – white, navy, or tan, with or without SJB logo, with or without a zipper
Other company logos on shirts, sweatshirts, sweaters, or fleece jackets, such as Nike logos, must be small
Pants, Skirts, Skorts, and Jumpers
Plaid #27, navy or khaki colored dress pants , capris, walking shorts, skorts, and skirts.
Joggers in uniform colors are allowed as long as they are made of stretch woven material similar to golf pants/travel pants, not cotton sweatpants material.
No cargo pants or corduroys. Plaid sold by Donald’s Uniform
**Girls must wear cartwheel shorts, or navy or white leggings under skirts and jumpers.
**Leggings & jeggings may not be worn without a skirt or jumper.
**Shorts, skirts, skorts, and jumpers must not come more than 2” above the knee. Families may find that skirts are longer than skorts.
Middle School: (5th - 8th Grade): white, navy, red, black, and gray
Uniform Shirt –white, navy, red, black or gray shirt, with or without SJB logo, with a collar
In addition students may wear:
Saint John’s sweatshirts – white, navy, red, black, or gray, with our logo, purchased from our school store
Sweaters or fleece jackets – white, navy, red, black, or gray, with or without SJB logo, with or without a zipper
Other company logos on shirts, sweatshirts, sweaters, or fleece jackets, such as Nike logos, must be small
Pants, Skirts, Skorts, and Jumpers
Plaid #27, Navy, khaki, gray, or black dress pants , capris, walking shorts, skorts, skirts and jumpers.
Joggers in uniform colors are allowed as long as they are made of stretch woven material similar to golf pants/travel pants, not cotton sweatpants material.
No cargo pants or corduroys. Plaid is sold by Donald’s Uniform
**Girls must wear cartwheel shorts, or black, navy or white leggings under skirts and jumpers.
**Leggings & jeggings may not be worn without a skirt.
**Shorts, skirts, skorts, and jumpers must not come more than 2” above the knee. Families may find that skirts are often longer than skorts.
All Students
Shoes and Socks
Socks must be worn at all times.
Dress shoes and tennis shoes are acceptable.
All shoes must have backs or straps.
Shoes must be clean, safe and in good condition.
Tennis shoes with non-marking soles are required for physical education.
Waterproof boots are expected in snowy or wet weather but are not to be worn in the classroom.
No shoes with wheels are allowed.
Out of Uniform Days
There will be out-of-uniform days for special occasions and recognition.
The following are prohibited: sleeveless shirts; low necklines; clothing with offensive words, phrases or pictures;
exposed midriffs; shorts, skirts and dresses more than 2” above the knee; and flip flops.
Please, no ripped jeans, or leggings & jeggings worn without a skirt. Out-of-uniform passes may not be used on Mass days.
Spirit Wear Days
This year spirit wear days will be every Monday. Students may wear shirts that have the school name on them with uniform bottoms. Spirit wear items can be purchased on our website.
Marathon Shirt Days
Students may wear this year’s Marathon t-shirt each Friday with uniform bottoms before our service marathon.
IF the fundraising goal for Marathon is reached, students will be allowed to continue this for the remainder of the year!
Students Not In Uniform – Enforcement
Students that do not follow the dress code policy as outlined here will be reminded through the following means of enforcement
Enforcement K-4
1st offense: A note will be sent home.
2nd offense: A call will be made to the parents/guardians
3rd offense: Parents/guardians will be called to bring their child a proper uniform.
**Persistent violations will be addressed by the administration.
Enforcement 5-8
Warning: Staff member will speak with student about uniform issue.
1st offense: A note will be sent home.
2nd offense: A call will be made to the parents/guardians
3rd offense: Parents/guardians will be called to bring their child a proper uniform.
**Persistent violations will be addressed by the administration.
Places to Purchase Uniforms
Check out our supply of gently used uniforms on display by back to school night. For new uniform items, may we suggest:
Donald's Uniforms - www.donaldsuniform.com
French Toast Uniforms - www.frenchtoast.com and www.amazon.com
On their website you can see the length of each skirt, shorts, and skort, allowing you to ensure the length is within 2 inches of your child’s knee before purchasing clothing either on their website or on Amazon.
The Children’s Place - www.childrensplace.com/shop/us/home
Kohl’s - https://www.kohls.com/
Old Navy - https://oldnavy.gap.com/
The Gap - https://www.gap.com