Good Evening, Eagle Nation-
A big part of our identity as Our Lady of Peace Catholic School lies in the way we present ourselves each day at school and throughout our community. Abiding by a standard uniform policy helps us build a stronger sense of community on campus, and teaches our students the importance of representing our school in a clean and consistent manner.
With that in mind, we have reviewed our current uniform policy, and have incorporated a few changes for the upcoming 2021-22 school year that we hope will strengthen our identity as one OLP community, while also having minimal impact on your wallet. To show our investment in this effort, Our Lady of Peace will be providing a new, embroidered quarter-zip sweatshirt to every student (K-8) which can be worn as part of the uniform next year.
Please review the attached infographic, designed to help ensure your student arrives dressed for their day on the first day of school. The key changes have been outlined below for clarity purposes. Please continue to watch for additional resources to be distributed in the coming weeks. Thank you for your cooperation in supporting this important initiative.
Fly High,
Paul Berry, Principal
What are the key changes?
Hooded Sweatshirts: Students will no longer be allowed to wear hooded sweatshirts, jackets or other items on top of their school uniform. The only allowed top layer will be the provided OLP-embroidered quarter-zip sweatshirt, or a solid navy cardigan or pullover sweater.
Jumpers vs. Skirts: Girls in K-3 will have the option to wear a plaid jumper, while only girls in 4-8 will have the option to wear a plaid skirt. (no solid blue skirts or jumpers will be allowed).
Collared Polos: In an effort to strengthen our brand, students will no longer be allowed to wear old uniform shirts or sweatshirts with old versions of our logo embroidered on them. Plain white or light blue shirts only.
Tennis Shoes: All students will be required to wear tennis shoes (that can be tied or fastened at all times). No dress shoes, boots or sandals of any kind will be allowed.
Socks: All students will be required to wear solid white, navy or black socks.
What is remaining the same?
Everything else! Students will still be allowed to wear the same navy pants and shorts they have in previous years. Likewise, the same light blue or white collared polos will remain key staples to our uniform policy. The plaid skirts and jumpers themselves will not change, only who is eligible to wear them.