Dear St. Rose Families,
I hope this email finds you all well and that you all have been having a great summer!
With the school year approaching faster than most of us realize, I wanted to be sure to communicate the small changes that have been made to our uniform policy for the 2019-20 school year in addition to providing some information on the current Lands' End summer sale.
As many of you have already heard, there is a new St. Rose logo which we are beginning to implement this year on our uniforms. This new logo will be gradually phased in over several years, so students who are returning are not required to purchase all new uniforms (If you want to, you certainly can!). To go with our new logo, there are also some new items available in our Lands' End School Store as well as new uniform policies that students must familiarize themselves with. Uniforms are an area that our administration and faculty will be focusing on this year. Changes have been made to our Student Handbook, and students who habitually flaunt or fail to adhere to our uniform policies will face different consequences than in years past. Consequences for violating the uniform policy will be shared in the near future when the 2019-20 Student Handbook is made available.
Below is a brief summary of some of our new uniform policies, as well as new items available for the upcoming year:
- All students, male and female, are now required to wear solid brown or black colored boat shoes as a part of their school uniform. Two variations of this style shoe are available for purchase in our Lands' End School Store, but you may purchase any brand provided that it is a boat shoe. Please use the shoes available in the Lands' End School Store as your guide if you prefer to purchase them elsewhere.
- Ladies' skirts/skorts may not measure more than three inches above the top of the kneecap. Please do not have skirts/skorts altered beyond these parameters.
- Due to popular demand from our female students, we have added Lands' End's "Stretch Pencil Pants" in both Khaki and Navy as an alternative to skirts and skorts. These may be worn all year.
Lands' End is currently running a sale until August 6th, so now is the perfect time to stock up for the upcoming year...nearly all school uniform items are up to 30% off with free logo embroidery! Don't forget, all of your Lands' End uniform items carry a lifetime guarantee. If at any time you are unhappy with how your uniform is holding up, you can contact their customer service and they will arrange for an exchange or refund. Sales are also periodically available at the Sperry Outlet located in Neptune at the Jersey Shore Premium Outlets.
If at any time you have questions about our uniforms, new uniform policies, or anything at all please do not hesitate to contact me.
Yours in Education,
Dennis Carey
Vice-Principal of Student Affairs & Athletics