Dress Code for MHMS

Kindergarten – Fifth Grade

2007 - 08

 

 

Boys and Girls 

 

Only Vendors used for MHMS

French toast:    www.frenchtoast.com (sold at Target, Kohls, and Sears)

Lands’ End:     www.Landsend.com/school (sold at Sears)

Larose (in Nashville)  Only navy and khaki pants may be purchased from this vendor.

 

 

Belts

All students except kindergarten students are required to wear a belt daily with pants that have belt loops.  Only black, blue, and brown belts may be worn.

No metal, sparkles, or jewels should be on belts except for a plain, metal buckle

 

Shoes

  • The following styles and colors may be worn.

Black, navy, and brown lace up or loafer style slip-ons

Black, grey, navy or white tennis shoes – any may have white trim

Saddle oxfords in black/white, brown/white or navy/white

Black, navy, or brown strapped “Mary Janes”

  • All gym(tennis) shoes must have white or black shoe strings
  • No sandals, backless shoes, or boots of any kind may be worn
  • No flashing lights or characters on shoes

 

Socks and Tights

  • Socks or tights are required
  • Colors:  Navy, tan, or white only
  • No nylons, only tights

 

Sweaters

  • Colors:  Solid colors only

White, light blue, yellow, or navy

  • Style:  Crew neck

V-neck

Cardigan style

Vests

 

  • No cable knit, fleece, or sweatshirts

 

  • No tunic length sweaters.

 

  • All sweaters must be worn over collared shirts.

 

 

 

 

Outerwear

There are no dress code standards for coats worn to school.  Students will be required to put coats away and will not be allowed to wear them during the day except during recess.

 

Miscellaneous

§         No extreme hair color or hairstyles.

§         Hair length must be worn to allow eyes to be seen at all times, not just when hair is momentarily swept back

 

Required for All Students

Each student needs a white shirt embroidered with the Merrol Hyde Magnet School crest.   These can be ordered from Lands’ End or the school.  You make take purchased shirts to Concept One in Gallatin (452-2900).  This needs to be a CRESTED SHIRT, not just one with the school name monogrammed on it.

 

Each student will also need one navy crewneck long sleeved sweater with the crest.  Crested sweaters may be ordered from Lands’ End. You may also take purchased sweaters to Concept One in Gallatin to be embroidered.

 

Girls

 

Accessories

 

  • Only solid color hair bows and ribbons that match the shirt colors
  • Headbands and scrunchies should also be solid colors that match shirt or pant colors
  • Barrettes – Solid colors only and brass or silver with no jewels or sparkles
  • No large hair clips
  • Earrings – Must be post only.  No dangle or hoop style
  • Nail polish – natural or light colors only.  No black or bold colors such as green,  blue or purple.  This will be at the teachers’ discretion. 
  • No excessive jewelry.  This will at the teachers’ discretion.

 

Skirts, Skorts, Pants, Shorts, and Jumpers that follow the following guidelines may be purchased from Lands’ End or French Toast School Catalogs. All pants, skorts, skirts, and shorts should snap, button, or hook at the waist level.

 

  • Colors: Navy or Khaki

 

  • Plaid:  The only plaid used is Blue/Gold from the French Toast catalog for skirts and jumpers.

 

  • Uniform style with flat or pleated front and belt loops (except for elastic style for younger students)

 

  • No rivets, metal accessories, cargo pockets, patch pockets, top stitched inner pockets, or blue jean style topstitching on seams.  Twin Buckle Tab Jumper from French Toast is acceptable as well as crop pants from Lands’ End.

 

  • All cuffs and hems must be closed with no slits on sides with the exception of the crop pants available from Lands’ End.

 

  • All jumpers, shorts, skirts, and skorts may be no shorter than three inches from the bend of the back of the knee.

 

  • No corduroy

 

  • No overalls or carpenter pants

 

  • No pants that sag or drag

 

  • All pants and shorts must be hemmed.  They may not be rolled up.

 

Crop pants in navy or khaki may be purchased from Lands’ End only.

 

Navy and Khaki pants may be purchased from Larose if they meet the above guidelines.

 

 

Shirts that follow the following guidelines may be purchased from Lands’ End or French Toast School Catalogs. No shirts will be available from Larose.

 

  • Colors:  Solid white, navy, light yellow or light blue with the exception of the Peter Pan white collared shirt with navy trim available from French Toast.

 

  • Styles:  Polo style knits with long or short sleeves (no ¾ length sleeves)

                  Oxford cloth shirt with long or short sleeves (no ¾ length sleeves)

                  Uniform style blouses with Peter Pan collar with long or short sleeves (no

                            ¾  length sleeves)

                   Turtle neck or mock turtle neck shirts are acceptable (no ¾ length                 

                              sleeves)

 

  • No writing, emblems, or metal accessories on shirts.

 

  • All shirts must have collars.

 

  • Any undershirt or t-shirt worn under uniform shirts must be white or the color of the uniform shirt.  There should be no writing on the undershirt that can be read through the uniform shirt.

 

Boys

 

Pants and shorts that follow the following guidelines may be purchased from Lands’ End or French Toast School Catalogs.

 

  • Colors:  Navy or Khaki

 

  • Style:  Uniform style with pleats or flat front and belt loops (except for elastic style for younger students) All pants and shorts should snap, button, or hook at the waist level.

 

  • No rivets, metal accessories, cargo pockets, patch pockets, top stitched inner pockets, or blue jean style topstitching on seams.

 

  • All cuffs and hems must be closed with no slits on sides

 

  • No corduroy

 

  • No overalls or carpenter pants

 

  • No pants that sag or drag

 

  • All pants and shorts must be hemmed.  They may not be rolled up.

 

 

Navy and Khaki pants may be purchased from Larose if they meet the above guidelines.

 

 

Shirts that follow the following guidelines may be purchased from Lands’ End or French Toast School Catalogs. No shirts will be available from Larose.

 

  • Colors:  solid white, navy, light yellow or light blue

 

  • Style:  Polo style knits with long or short sleeves
  • Oxford cloth shirt with long or short sleeves
  • Turtle neck or mock turtle neck shirts are acceptable

 

  • No writing, emblems, or metal accessories on shirts.

 

  • All shirts must have collars.

 

  • Any undershirt or t-shirt worn under uniform shirts must be white or the color of the uniform shirt.  There should be no writing on the undershirt that can be read through the uniform shirt.