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Pants/Skirts/Shorts:
Skirts touch the knee when standing.
Shorts touch the knee.
All bottoms are worn at the waist with no undergarments showing.
Shirts:
Shirts are buttoned all the way up. Students may opt to leave the top two buttons unbuttoned.
Shirts may be worn tucked in or untucked.
A solid white undershirt may be worn, so long as it does not show on the arms or at the bottom of the uniform shirt.
A collared uniform shirt must always be worn under the sweater and fleece garments.
Coats, Sweaters and Hoodies:
Students wear only the authorized fleece and sweater options made available through the school’s boutique or AUS
Athletic team sweatshirts
All other over garments are not acceptable.
Accessories:
Accessories that do not detract from the learning environment are acceptable.
Socks/ Tights/Leggings
Students may wear solid colored black, white, burgundy, grey, or navy tights and socks of the same color scheme.
Footwear:
Students wear shoes that fully support, protect and enclose the foot. This allows students to be active, safe and
comfortable throughout the school day.
Acceptable shoes: Athletic shoes, traditional black or brown school shoes that enclose the foot, sturdy sandal that is
secured to the foot with a back strap.
Unacceptable shoes: flip flops, shoes with wheels, high heels, spiked shoes and Crocs.
Hats/ Hijabs
Hats are recommended to be worn outdoors for sun protection.
Hats may not be worn in the school building.
Female students may wear Hijabs that are solid colored black, white, burgundy, grey, or navy.
Physical Education Uniform
Wearing a P.E. Uniform is mandatory, and students not in uniform will receive an infraction. In the Middle School PE uniform is
not allowed in the regular classrooms, during lunch, or in the morning before class except for when the student has P.E. during
the first block of the day. It is the responsibility of the student to take his/her uniform home at least once a week to be
laundered. MS students may be required to take showers and must change back into their school clothes at the end of P.E. class.
Swimming Attire
The swimming uniform consists of a one piece suit for girls (with the option of shorts) and swim shorts for boys.
Bathing caps and goggles are mandatory for all students.
Special Class Requirements
Some classes will require students to wear special clothing for a variety of reasons. An art class will require students to wear
aprons or smocks at times to keep their uniform clean. The drama class may at times require students to wear costumes
depending upon the class activities. Whatever the case may be, students will receive specific instructions from their teachers
about such requirements. Special dress requirements will always be in line with the AUS uniform purpose statement.
Field Trip Uniform
As a part of the AUS Dress Code, students have specific requirements when participating in a field trip. On most occasions,
unless otherwise communicated by the teacher, students wear formal uniform attire, which includes blazer, dress shirt, tie (for
boys) or bow tie (for girls), uniform pants or skirt.
Non-Uniform and Dress Down Days
Occasionally there may be non-uniform and dress down days where students do not have to wear the uniform to
school. On such days the AUS dress code must be followed. As a general guideline, the non-uniform garments must
cover the same areas covered by the school uniform.
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