THE DRESS CODE

DRESS AND APPEARANCE
The lifestyle we encourage at Fayetteville Christian School is reflected in our dress code. Cleanliness, neatness, appropriateness, attractiveness, and modesty are important guiding factors. Because it is often difficult to find school appropriate clothing, students are required to wear school uniform clothing. Cooperation in adhering to the regulations is a matter of personal integrity. It is the parent's responsibility to ensure their child is appropriately dressed. Final judgment rests with the teachers and administration.

DRESS CODE
The Lands' End School Uniform Catalog is the catalog FCS promotes for heavy outer wear only. School uniform bottoms may be purchased from department stores with uniform sections or the FCS school store. The Lands' End Preferred School number: #9000-5440-4.

Shirts—All polo, oxford shirts, or sweatshirts must be purchased through the FCS store and have our logo on them. Available colors for polos are: Royal , Navy, Black, White, Light Blue, Red, Hunter , Maize (light yellow), Burgundy, Pink. Available colors for boy oxfords are: white,and light blue. Available colors for girl oxfords are: white, pink, yellow and light blue. Elementary students may also wear FCS logo t-shirts Monday-Thursday, and/or any FCS spirit t-shirt on Friday. Please see Land's End catalog for sample of these colors. Elementary students may wear FCS t-shirts as well.

Pants/Capris/Cargos/Shorts— Chino, corduroy, or twill school uniform pants available through Lands' End or local stores. Shorts/Cargos must not be more than 3' above the knee. Hip huggers, slim fit pants, pants made out of denim, lycra blend or polyester blend material, are not allowed. Available colors for pants are: khaki, navy, gray and black. Pants must be neatly hemmed with no slits. Boys may not sag pants.

Belts and shirts— Boys must wear a belt; no extreme styles or buckles are allowed. Girls must wear a belt if their pants, skirt, or shorts have belt loops. All students must tuck in their shirts as soon as students arrive on campus each morning until the end of the school day.

Shoes—Most type of shoes are allowed. Non-scuffing athletic shoes should be worn for PE. Due to safety issues, elementary students must wear shoes with a back strap.

Leg wear— Plain knee-highs are allowed. The only leggings that are dress code compliant are the full solid color leggings of the tights or panty hose type. Feetless, ankle, or calf length leggings are not dress code.

Skirts, skorts, and shorts—should be no more than 3" from the top of the kneecap. Chino, corduroy, or twill school uniform skirts, skorts, and shorts available through Lands' End or local stores. Available colors for skirts, skorts, and shorts are khaki, navy, black or hunter/classic navy plaid (as seen in the Lands' End catalog). If a piece of clothing is too tight or too short, parents will be called to bring new pants. If the parent is unable to come, we will sell the student a pair of uniform pants or shorts from the school store.

Jumpers—Elementary girls are able to wear one piece solid jumpers. They should be no more than 3" from the top of the kneecap and are available through Lands' End or local stores. Available colors are khaki, navy, black or hunter/classic navy plaid (as seen in the Lands' End catalog).

Coats and Sweaters- Uniform sweater vests or sweaters with the FCS logo from Lands End may be worn. (As seen in the Lands' End catalog) FCS sweatshirts purchased from the school with the FCS logo may be worn. Only zip up or button up coats with school logo purchased from Lands End or Warrior store may be worn inside the buildings. Bulky, oversized winter coats are not allowed to be worn on campus during the school hours of 8:00 to 3:00. They must be hung up on the hooks in the hallway or put in the student's locker.

Accessories—Heavy excessive jewelry may not be worn. No body piercing or tattoos. Girls may wear no more than two earrings per ear. Hair and Make-Up—Make-up should be natural and modest. Elementary students may not wear make-up. Black nail polish, heavy eye liner and eye shadows are not allowed. Boy's hair may not touch the top of their shoulder. No unnatural hair colors are allowed.

Bathing suits – On school field trips involving swimming activities, modest one piece swimsuits for girls are allowed.

Dress Code Violation – A dollar will be deducted from the student's lunch account for each dress code violation.

Spirit Dress - Spirit Dress is jeans and a school spirit shirt. Jeans should not have holes, be oversized, baggy or too tight. School spirit shirts can be a FCS team t-shirt or homecoming shirt. Team uniforms cannot be worn to school.

SPIRIT DRESS
1. Students wear official FCS t-shirts from Camp Dixie, senior shirts, Homecoming, FCS sports teams, etc. They may not make their own shirts or write Fayetteville Christian on a shirt to qualify as a spirit shirt.
2. They may not wear the actual team jersey or uniforms.
3. Students may purchase a t-shirt from the school store or wear a polo shirt.
4. They may wear jeans, jean shorts or jean capris or regular uniform pants. None of the aforementioned should have holes or be oversized, baggy, or have painting or graphic designs. Jeans should not be skin tight or have the appearance of leggings. They may not wear gym shorts, warm up pants, or any other style of pants. Students who fail to follow these guidelines will have to change. Parents will be called to bring new pants. If the parent is unable to come, we will sell the student a pair of uniform pants or shorts from the school store.