School Uniforms

To help create an environment conducive to learning, all students at the Arts and Sciences Preparatory Academy are required to wear uniforms.  This policy is designed to allow students to focus their attention on academics. 

To ensure that the school’s uniform policy has its desired effect, it is important that it be implemented consistently.  School leaders, faculty, and staff will respond immediately to violations of the policy.  First-time offenders that do not comply with the uniform policy will receive a call to their parent.  The second time a student fails to comply with our uniform policy the parent will be called to meet with the Chief Administrative Officer.

The school uniform consists of the following:

Bottoms

Boys wear navy blue long pants.  Girls may wear navy blue long pants or knee-length skirts.  Floor-length skirts, baggy or wide-legged pants and allowing pants to sag are not permitted.  Sweat pants, denim and corduroy pants are not allowed.

Tops

Both girls and boys wear baby blue button-down Oxford shirts. Polo shirts are NOT permitted.  Shirts must be tucked in at all times and clean.  Navy blue cardigan sweaters are permitted.  No sweatshirts or sweatjackets with hoods of any type are permitted!  No jackets of any kind may be worn in the classroom at any time.  Only white short or long sleeved T- shirts may be worn under the shirts.

Shoes

Students are required to wear black or dark color closed-toe shoes without stripes.  The shoelaces must be black or the same color as the shoes.  High-heeled shoes, open-toe sandals, open heeled shoes, and slippers are not permitted.

Socks and Belts

Students may wear navy blue, black or white crew socks without stripes or logos.  Girls may wear white or blue tights without stripes.  All students must wear a belt if there are belt loops on his/her pants or skirt.  Belts must be black or brown with plain standard buckles.  Belts may not have any other types of designs or colors.

Jewelry

Students may not wear anything around their necks. Students are permitted to wear one small pair of simple stud earrings per ear!  Hoop or hanging earrings of any size are not permitted. Nose rings, eyebrow rings, lip rings, tongue rings and belly-button rings are not allowed. One ring per hand is allowed.  One bracelet per wrist is allowed.

Hair/Grooming

Students must keep their hair neat, clean, and out of their eyes. There will be no shoe laces of any color worn in the hair as hair ties.  Students may not wear drastic or unnatural hair colors or styles, e.g., shaved letters, numbers, mohawks, or designs. Only clear nail polish is permitted.  No artificial fingernails are permitted.  CAO has discretion as to what is acceptable.