DRESS REGULATIONS

Father Lopez, in an attempt to educate the whole person, establishes a dress

policy for the following reasons:

1. To instill good grooming habits and neatness in appearance.

2. To help establish and maintain a proper academic tone in the school.

3. To reduce superficial competitiveness in dress among students and to

support the dignity of the individual based on character, not appearance.

4. To provide some financial relief to parents.

Policies and Procedures

All uniforms must be purchased through the Father Lopez Catholic High

School approved supplier. The uniform consists of the following items:

• Official Father Lopez khaki shorts or pants. Girls may wear Father

Lopez uniform capris or skorts.

• Official white or green monogrammed uniform shirt. Black uniform

shirts may be worn by seniors only.

• Official mass dress shirt (Boys may wear a tasteful tie with their dress

shirt)

• A plain white, green, or black turtleneck or tee-shirt may be worn as

an undershirt.

The following guidelines apply when wearing the uniform:

• Shorts or pants must be worn at the waist.

• Shirts must be properly sized, not extending below the fingertips or

rising above the beltline.

• Tattoos must not be visible and body piercing will not be allowed.

• Jewelry and make-up must be unpretentious and in good taste.

• Girls may wear no more than two pair of earrings.

• Boys may not wear earrings.

• Hairstyles and hair must be unpretentious and in good taste.

• Boys' hair may not extend below the eyes or below the shirt collar.

• Hair must be a natural color.

• No area of the head may be completely shaved.

• Boys' sideburns may not extend longer than the earlobes.

• Boys must be clean-shaven at all times.

• Full-foot athletic sneakers with closed backs and boat shoes are

acceptable. Ballet shoes or shoes that do not cover the top portion of

the foot are not permitted.

• When shirts are tucked in, a belt, free of any writing or metallic

spikes, must be worn.

Cold Weather Attire

Students need to plan ahead for inclement weather. Official uniform pants,

sweatshirts, and jackets are available. Only Father Lopez cold weather attire

is acceptable. Team and/or club shirts may not be worn as an over shirt except

on Lopez or Spirit days.

Students may not wear sweatpants.

Accessories

Hats, sunglasses, scarves, bandanas, headbands, etc. are not permitted.

They will be confiscated and returned at the discretion of the administration.

Lopez Days

Lopez days will occur every Friday. On Lopez Days students may wear

any shirt displaying an appropriate Lopez logo with their Lopez shorts,

slacks, skorts or capris, and full-foot closed-back sneakers or boat shoes.

Students not dressed appropriately will be issued a detention.

Mass Dress

Mass dress is required for all masses, or other events as designated by the

administration. All students are required to purchase a mass dress shirt. Only

white garments may be worn beneath the mass shirt.

It must be worn with uniform slacks (or skorts for girls). Sneakers, shorts,

capris, and regular uniform tops are not acceptable. Seniors may wear black

dress slacks with their mass shirts.

For girls:  Shirts may be untucked and belts are optional. Tasteful dress

shoes with backs or heels no higher than 2' or boat shoes may

be worn.

For boys:  Shirts must be tucked in and belts must be worn. Tasteful ties

are optional. Dress shoes or boat shoes with socks are required.

School Uniforms may not be altered and must be worn properly.

Dingy, torn, or stained uniform pieces must not be worn. Students

dressed inappropriately or out of uniform will receive a school detention.

A parent may be called to bring the proper clothing to school for any

student in violation of the dress code, especially in inclement weather.

The administration reserves the right to determine whether or not a student

is appropriately dressed.

Dress Code for Extracurricular Activities

Students are expected to dress appropriately to all extracurricular activities.

Clothing should be modest, non-revealing, and in good taste. Girls' shorts

and skirts must extend to the tip of the pinky finger. Bare midriffs are not

acceptable. Suggestive, derogatory, or vulgar print on clothing is unacceptable.

The administration reserves the right to determine appropriateness, to

deny admission to any event, or to require change of the inappropriate attire

before a student may enter any event. Parents will be notified if a student is

denied admission to an event.