School Uniforms

Uniform Dress Code 

Dressing uniformly develops a sense of community and pride, encourages school spirit and helps set Catholic school students apart from other schools. It also helps us honor the Christian teaching that all people are the same in the eyes of God.

Students are expected to be in full dress-code compliance upon entrance to the school building each day. The administration has the sole authority to determine when the dress code does not meet the school’s expectations. In these instances, administrators may request that the parent/guardian bring appropriate clothing to the school so that the student may change, or the student may be sent home with the parent/guardian to change into appropriate attire. The student will remain out of class until he/she is in conformity to the code and will be issued an absence for any missed class.

Standard Uniform Policy: All Students

• ID’s: All students are to wear their school issued ID as part of the uniform dress code. This also applies to Dress Down Days. The ID must be displayed on the school issued lanyard and worn around the neck at all times. Any pins or other ornamentation should be school or academic in nature and should not be offensive or political in nature. Students will be issued 5 demerit points for every temporary ID issued by the main office. On the 3rd temporary ID, a detention will be issued to the student.
• Shoes: 

Permitted:

• Closed-toe, closed-heel shoes or sneakers only.
• The back of the shoe or sneaker must fully cover the heel and extend to the ankle.
• Shoes and sneakers must be solid black, brown, or tan, with the sole matching the color of the shoe.
• All-white sneakers and all-black are permitted.

Not Permitted:

• Sneakers, other than all white or all black
• Crocs
• Tasman UGGs
• Yeezys
• Hey Dudes
• Open-toe shoes
• Backless or clog-style shoes
• Sandals
• Flip-flops
• Boots of any kind

• Earrings/Piercings: Appropriate earrings, maximum 2 per ear/ stud or hoop (not to exceed ½ inch in diameter) may be worn in school. Other facial piercings, including but not limited to nose piercings, gages or extreme facial ornamentation is not permitted. If a new piercing is deemed inappropriate by the school administration, the student will be asked to remove it before returning to school, regardless of healing time. 

• Hairstyle: Hairstyles are expected to be neat and clean. Hair must be a natural color.
• Polo Shirts: All polo shirts must be fully tucked in at all times during the school day, unless otherwise designated by the administration for a specific dress-down event.
• Belts: All students wearing pants are required to wear a solid black or brown belt. Belts must be worn properly through all belt loops and secured at the waist.
• Skirt Length: Uniform skirts and dress-down skirts, dresses, and skorts must be no shorter than fingertip length when the student is standing upright with arms fully extended at their sides. Skirts that do not meet this requirement are not permitted.

Out of respect and integrity for the uniform of STAHS, we ask that the uniform not be altered in any way with the exception of alterations done for proper fitting.

See below for Uniform Approved Apparel by Grade

On Dress Down Days, students should keep in mind that they are still required to be appropriately dressed for the school environment and as representatives of STAHS. Any student wearing inappropriate attire will be required to call home to have their parent/guardian bring clothes that conform to the code. The student will remain out of class until he/she is in conformity to the code and will be issued an absence for any missed classes.

Spirit Days/ Dress Down Attire:

All students must wear ankle length pants. Shirts or blouses must have sleeves. 

Permitted:

• St. Thomas Aquinas spirit wear (t-shirts, sweatshirts, quarter-zips, hoodies, and jerseys)
• Jeans in good condition (no rips, tears, fraying, holes, or patches)
• Athletic pants or joggers that are solid-colored grey, black or red  and in good condition
• Sneakers or other closed-toe shoes
• STA authorized pajama style pants, sold in the STA Bookstore

The following items are NOT permitted:

• Students must be in above permitted attire for school spirit days.
• Shorts, non-uniform skirts, or non-STA branded pajama-style pants (including flannel pajama pants) are not permitted.

• No ripped, distressed or patched jeans.
• No leggings.
• No footwear that is considered unsafe, including but not limited to: open back shoes, flip flops and slippers.
• No revealing clothing, including but not limited to: midriff showing shirts, tank tops, strapless shirts, clothing which reveals undergarments.
• No clothing which promotes/endorses/advertises alcohol, drugs, tobacco products, gang affiliation, or political stances.
• No clothing which displays biased, prejudicial, and/or profane language
• No hats, inappropriate headbands, do-rags, bandanas, sunglasses.
• No ripped or fishnet stockings.

Physical Education uniforms are worn by students and may be purchased through the Bookstore. Sneakers and athletic socks must be worn as part of the uniform.

FlynnO'Hara offers a variety of optional, approved uniform accessories for girls on the St. Thomas Aquinas online ordering page. Available items include spandex shorts (to be worn underneath the kilt), opaque tights, crew socks, belts, and approved hair accessories. These accessories are available for students in all grade levels and are completely optional. They are not required as part of the school uniform.

All items below that were previously grandfathered in for the 2025-2026 school year, that are no longer permitted uniform items, include:

Not permitted:

• Crew Neck Sweatshirts 
• Embroidered Crest Flynn O'Hara Polos (Red, Black or White)

• Questions on uniform ordering with Flynn O'Hara , please contact info@stahs.net
• Questions on Bookstore items and hours, contact Ms. Morro.
• For all questions on dress codes please contact Mr. Robert Turco , Vice-Principal.