Uniform Policy
Monday through Thursday, uniforms are required. On chapel days (Wednesday), the uniform is a navy HNES polo shirt or HNES light blue oxford shirt with khaki or HNES plaid bottoms. The 3K, 4K, and 5K girls may also wear the blue and white gingham angel dress purchased from Inka’s S’coolwear to chapel. The red HNES polo shirt (for special field trips) or red HNES t-shirt will be worn on field trips. Other than chapel day, any combination of the approved uniform components may be worn. Fridays will be free-choice day as long as the attire is in compliance with the dress code.
Tops for K3-8th Grade
- Red, navy blue, and white polos and t-shirts with the school logo purchased from approved vendors (J&J and Land’s End) are approved uniform components. These items must be unaltered.
- The HNES navy blue polo – short or long sleeve – or HNES light blue oxford shirt is required for chapel.
- The HNES red polo – short or long sleeve – is required for field trips.
- When both hands are raised above the head, shirts must not expose the stomach or back. No visible undergarments are allowed.
- No excessively tight clothing will be permitted as determined by administrators.
- In colder weather, long-sleeved shirts may be worn under short-sleeved HNES shirts, this will still be considered in uniform if the long-sleeved shirts are in the school colors (red, white, or navy blue) and are a solid color (no stripes or patterns).
- Inside the school, as an additional layer on top of an HNES t-shirt or polo shirt, students may wear an outer layer (e.g. cardigans, sweaters etc.) if it is in the school colors (red, white, or navy blue) and is a solid color.
- Outside the school buildings/on the playground, students may wear any jackets, sweatshirts, or other outer layers that they would like as long as there are no offensive pictures or words on the outerwear. Any outer layer that is not in the school colors (red, white, and navy blue) and a solid color must be removed when the students walk inside the building.
- Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts may wear their uniforms to school on the days that they are meeting.
- For certain school sanctioned events (meetings or off campus activities), school approved t-shirts (for clubs etc.) may be deemed in uniform by the sponsor with permission from school administration.
- For free-choice Friday (or any other day when uniform tops are not required), no tank tops, deep v-neck shirts, spaghetti straps, cropped or bare midriff shirts will be permitted.
- Additional optional uniform tops have been approved and can be found through each uniform vendor.
Bottoms for K3-8th Grade
- Khaki, navy blue, or HNES plaid skirts, pants, shorts, skorts, capris, or jumpers are approved uniform components.
- Bottoms must be khaki or HNES plaid for chapel.
- Shorts, skirts, skorts, and jumpers must be no more than five inches above the knee caps as measured standing up. No bathing suits, cut-offs, bike shorts, nor visible undergarments will be permitted. All shorts must be hemmed.
- Students may wear any style of long pants that they desire as long as they are hemmed, do not have torn edges or holes, and do not drag the ground.
- All uniform bottoms must not have any designs, colored lines, or additional embellishments.
- Khaki or navy bottoms may be purchased from any vendor as long as they are in dress code and meet the above requirements.
- HNES plaid bottoms are purchased through Inka’s S’coolwear.
- Tights may be worn in any of the school colors (red, white, or navy blue). All students will be allowed to wear footless tights. These also must be in the school colors (red, white, or navy blue) and a solid color (no stripes or patterns). Appropriate bottoms (skirt, shorts, skorts etc.), that meet the HNES uniform policy and dress code, must be worn over these tights.
Shoes
- As in previous years, flip-flops are only allowed for the children in grades six, seven, and eight.
- No Heelys are allowed.
- All children should wear suitable shoes (with a back strap) that are safe for P.E. and playground activities.
Web Sites For School Uniform
J & J Enterprises
Land’s End
Preferred School #9001 0748 3
Inka’s S’coolwear
PLEASE NOTE – All HNES uniform shirts must purchased through the above vendors. The school logo will be embroidered by these vendors only on approved uniform items that have been purchased from these same vendors.
