Uniforms

Appearance: Students must present a clean, modest, and neat appearance at all times. All clothing must be appropriately sized and worn correctly. Pants/shorts/skirts must be worn at the waist, shirts must be buttoned and tucked in, shoes must be tied or fastened, clothing must be worn right-side- out, etc. Clothing shall not be excessively worn or have holes.

Footwear: Shoes for students should be in neutral or coordinating colors. Shoes should be conservative in style. Students must wear shoes that are not distracting (no lights, charms, or characters). Closed toed and closed heel shoes only. Heels or soles may not be higher than 2 inches. No boots (with the exception of snow boots when required).

Underclothing: Other than long sleeve plain white or navy blue plain t-shirts worn under uniform shirts for added warmth, underclothing should not be visible. Girls are encouraged to wear shorts under skirts and jumpers. Shorts, knit leggings or pants that show underneath these articles of clothing are not allowed.

Hemlines: Skirts, skorts, shorts shall be no shorter than 2 inches above the kneecap.

Jewelry: Jewelry or hair accessories should be appropriate to wear at school and are not a distraction.  All jewelry, if worn, must not be a distraction to the educational environment of the class or school. Sunglasses should not be worn inside the school building.

Hair: Hair must be kept neat, have a combed appearance, and be appropriate for school. Irregular coloring of hair or outlandish hairstyles are inappropriate. Hair coloring and outlandish hairstyle parameters will be left to the discretion of the Director.

Cosmetics: Any makeup worn should be appropriate for school and not a distraction.

Head coverings: No hats of any kind, including baseball caps, may be worn inside the school building. Head coverings of a religious nature (e.g. yarmulke, hijab, etc.) are permitted.

Accessories:

• Belts: Black or brown belts worn in all belt loops must be worn by students in grades 3-6 (optional for grades K-2)
• Socks: Navy, Khaki, or White
• Shoes: Neutral or coordinating colors, no distracting styles

Outerwear: All sweaters, vests, hoodies, and zip up jackets must be worn with a uniform shirt underneath. For extra warmth during the school day, students may wear the OCS hoodie or OCS sweatshirt (available for order from the school), a plain navy zip up sweatshirt,  or a solid navy or white sweater.  No writing or logos should be visible on any classroom outerwear other than the OCS hoodie or OCS sweatshirt. Hoods on jackets may not be worn while in the school.

Girls K-6

• navy or khaki twill uniform pant, uniform shorts, or uniform capri – no jeggings , “pull on” style pants, or pants with visible back pockets or cargo pockets
• navy , khaki, or classic plaid (blue and gold) uniform style skirt,  uniform style skort or uniform style jumper of appropriate length -no visible logo
• navy, white, light yellow (not gold) or light blue long or short sleeve polo uniform style shirt with no visible logos

Boys K-6

• navy or khaki twill uniform pant or shorts – no “pull on” style pants, joggers, or pants with visible back pockets or cargo pockets
• navy, white, light yellow (not gold), or light blue long or short sleeve polo with no visible logos

Enforcement: When necessary, OCS will implement the following discipline policy;

1. First infraction: verbal warning

2. Second infraction: e-mail or “oops” form sent home

3. Each subsequent infraction: the student will be sent to the office to call home and request the parent to bring the appropriate clothing to remedy the violation.