DAILY DRESS CODE – excerpt from the MGCS Student Handbook
The guiding principles for school apparel and personal appearance are modesty, appropriateness and neatness, as well as an alignment with the student’s biblical identity in Christ. The MGCS dress code is designed to create an atmosphere that is both conducive to sound educational practices and reflective of modesty and consideration of others.
Girl’s Dress Code
Tops:
- Kindergarten through 5th grade girls may wear white, navy blue, dark green or burgundy short or long sleeved classic collared polo shirts with buttons without a logo. 6th- 8th graders may wear any solid color shirt or long sleeved classic collared polo shirt without a logo. Polo shirts may not be form fitting.
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Sweaters and sweatshirts (plain without a logo, no writing, etc.) are permitted in navy blue, dark green, burgundy, black, gray, white, light blue or pink.
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MGCS sweatshirts (sold by MGCS) are approved for classroom wear.
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Turtlenecks or t-shirts in white or the color shirt they are wearing are approved for under the uniform top.
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MGCS official T-shirts may be worn on Spirit Wear Friday or on chapel days with approved bottoms.
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Students may have any color/style outer coat, but it may not be worn in the classroom.
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Uniforms should conceal the midriff area.
Bottoms:
- Kindergarten through 5th grade girls may wear pants, shorts, skorts, jumpers, and Capris in navy blue or khaki . They must be traditional in cut and style and not tight-fitting. No skinny type, sweatpants, athletic, corduroy, leggings, or velour fabrics are allowed.
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K-5th graders may wear solid white or navy tights or leggings under shorts, skirts, or skorts.
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Shorts for all Middle School students must have at least a 7” inseam.
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All students’ shorts may not be rolled, and only khaki and navy colors are allowed. No jean shorts. Here are some examples of affordable, appropriate shorts at Old Navy and Walmart. (Note: The Old Navy stock photo shows the shorts rolled, but MGCS requires they be unrolled.)
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Middle school students may not wear skirts or skorts during the school day. Skirts of appropriate length may be worn for after school formal activities.
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In addition to existing approved uniform bottoms, students in all grades may wear blue jeans any day of the week. Jeans may not have holes, rips or be cut off, and they must have an appropriate fit and not be too tight.
Footwear: Dress, casual, tennis shoes or sandals are allowed but no flip-flops. All shoes must have a heel strap. No shoes with wheels. Sneakers/tennis shoes are to be worn for P.E.
Socks: Any socks, as long as they are not offensive, are permitted.
Hair: Should be clean and neat at all times, with no distracting colors or styles.
Jewelry: No pierced body jewelry, beside small earrings, may be worn due to safety issues.
Make up: Should be subtle and not distracting.
Boy’s Dress Code
Tops:
- Kindergarten through 5th grade boys may wear white, navy blue, dark green or burgundy short or long sleeved classic collared polo shirt with buttons without a logo. 6th-8th graders may wear any solid color shirt or long sleeved classic collared polo shirt without a logo.
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Sweaters and sweatshirts (plain without a logo, no writing, etc.) are permitted in navy blue, dark green, burgundy, black, gray, white, light blue or pink.
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MGCS sweatshirts (sold by MGCS) are approved for classroom wear.
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Turtlenecks or t-shirts in white or the color shirt they are wearing are approved for under the uniform top.
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MGCS official T-shirts may be worn on Spirit Wear Friday or chapel days with approved bottoms.
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Students may have any color/style outer coat but it may not be worn in the classroom.
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Uniforms should conceal the midriff area.
Bottoms:
- Pants or shorts in navy blue or khaki are permitted. Cargo type shorts are permitted. They should fit appropriately and not be too tight or saggy. Pants should be the long, classic style khaki type pants. No denim, athletic, corduroy or sweatpants are allowed.
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Shorts for middle school students must have at least a 7” inseam. Shorts may not be rolled, and only khaki and navy colors are allowed. No jean shorts.
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In addition to existing approved uniform bottoms, students in all grades may wear blue jeans any day of the week. Jeans may not have holes, rips or be cut off, and they must have an appropriate fit and not be too tight.
Footwear: Dress, casual, tennis shoes or sandals are allowed but no flip-flops. All shoes must have a heel strap. No shoes with wheels.
Socks: Any socks, as long as they are not offensive, are permitted.
Hair: Should be clean and neat at all times, with no distracting colors or styles. Hair must not be below the eyebrows unless it is pulled back and must be kept back away from the face. All young men must be clean-shaven with hair no longer than collar length.
Jewelry: No boys may have earrings or body jewelry
WEDNESDAYS, FRIDAYS, CASUAL DAYS, and SPIRIT DAYS DRESS CODE
– excerpt from the MGCS Student Handbook
All Wednesdays – Students may wear their MGCS 40th Anniversary t-shirt with dress code-approved bottoms.
All Fridays – Students may wear any MGCS t-shirt or MGCS Spirit Wear shirt, along with dress code bottoms.
Casual Days – The FIRST FRIDAY of each month is designated as Casual Dress Day. During casual dress day, students should abide by the following guidelines:
Pants and Shorts – Students may wear jeans or any color pants or shorts of appropriate length and fit. Students may NOT wear spandex pants, cotton stretch pants, sweat pants, or other athletic pants with an elastic waistband. All pants should be worn at or near the waist as intended. No athletic shorts or other shorts with an elastic waistband are allowed. If wearing shorts, they must have at least a 7” inseam. They may not be rolled.
Shirts/Tops – Casual dress may include T-shirts. T-shirts must be in good condition and not have any inappropriate words, artwork, or “groups” featured on them whose work is contrary to the philosophy of MGCS. Tank, midriff, halter, low-cut, tight-fitting, see-through, form-fitting or cropped tops are not allowed.
Spirit Days – Throughout the year you will hear about special Spirit Dress Days, for example: Green and White Day and Dress Like You’re 100 Years old. Casual Day guidelines – while sticking to the theme of the day – will apply.
MGCS SPIRIT WEAR
We look forward to welcoming you all back on August 18
Get ready to come back to school in style with some new MGCS spirit wear!
Several times a year we take orders for your MGCS Warrior. Look out for announcements about order times.
Contact Allison Kyff at akyff@mgcs.org to find out the next time items will be available to purchase.