• Shirts must be either black, royal blue, gold, or white

• Shirts may be long or short-sleeve

• All shirts must have a collar

• Tops may have a logo/monogram, but it should be no bigger than a standard deck of playing cards

• Sweaters, sweatshirts/hoodies may be worn but must be black, white, gold, or royal blue to be worn in the building. Students must always wear a uniform collared shirt underneath.

• Any official HCA sweatshirt/hoodie/jacket is permitted.

• Polo-type dresses (with collar) may be permitted in white, black, royal blue, and gold.

• Pants/shorts must be black or khaki

• Athletic pants/shorts are permitted if they meet coverage requirements

• Leggings are appropriate bottoms if the student’s uniform shirt/ approved sweatshirt is long enough to cover to midthigh.

• Skirts/skorts/dresses must be black, khaki, or the special HCA plaid available exclusively from French Toast. Check out our website for French Toast ordering information!

• Dresses must have a collar; for jumpers, a collared shirt must be worn underneath.

Jackets:

• Any color jacket may be worn; however, all jackets must be unzipped in the building.

• Students must ALWAYS wear a uniform collared shirt underneath.

Headwear:

• No sunglasses, hats, or hoods are allowed in the building unless permitted by administration for religious, medical, or other applicable reasons.

Rips/Tears:

• Uniform clothing should be free of rips/tears.

• On Fridays, ripped jeans are permitted if they follow coverage guidelines.

Friday Spirit Days:

• Every Friday, students may wear bottoms of their choice with an HCA t-shirt or uniform shirt.

• Blankets, sleep pants, and slippers are not allowed unless it is a special dress day.

Tights:

• May only be worn under uniform bottoms unless it is free dress and in that case: they must be worn with a longer top (dress, tunic, sweater, sweatshirt, etc.) must be worn and reach mid-thight.

• Any color is permitted

• No fishnet-type tights may be worn

Shoes:

• Any color is permitted

• No bedroom slippers/shoes

• No shoes with wheels or very high heels (stilettos, etc.)

Coverage Requirements:

• Clothing must cover areas from one armpit across to the other armpit

• The length of shorts, skirts, dresses, must be mid-thigh length.

• On days where different shirt options are allowed (free dress, picture day, etc.) shoulder straps should be at least 1" wide.

• Rips/tears should be lower than 3" length on the upper thighs. If above this length leggings or other material must be worn under.