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The tradition of our uniform promotes cooperation, positive behavior and appearance standards for the benefit of the entire school community. The school quartered-shield is an important emblem that reflects the values and many elements of Nouvel Catholic Central. Consistently displayed, our uniform affirms our school culture, history and identity. -
Dress Code Overview
Daily School Attire
Traditional Oxford-style shirts may be worn daily with no logo required. Students may choose casual attire polo, crewneck or 1/4-zip pullover for the 2022-23 school year. Embroidered uniform options and designated plaid kilt are provided by Flynn O’Hara and The Work Wear Store.
Please note, for the 2023-24 school year and beyond, polos, crewnecks and 1/4-zip pullovers must have the embroidered Nouvel school shield (emblem shown). This is a symbol which every Panther should know, understand, and cherish with pride and affection.
EXCEPTION: solid, plain polo shirts without any embroidered logos will be permitted for the first semester of 2022-23 to allow for extended screenprinting.
Monday-Thursday Dress Code
Acceptable:- Oxford Button-down Shirt (white), long or short sleeved, no logo required
- Polo Shirt (white, gray, royal blue) embroidered with school shield or other school approved/athletics logo for 2022-23 only
- Knit Sweater, Vest, Cardigan (white, gray, royal blue, navy) with collared shirt beneath, no logo required
- Crewneck, ¼-zip pullovers, with collared shirt beneath, embroidered with school shield or other school approved/athletics logo for 2022-23 only
- Dress Pants, Capri-style, or Shorts (navy blue or tan)
- Skirt, kilt-style (solid gray, solid navy, designated gray plaid) - Young women displaying a skirt with length shorter than 4" above the middle of knee (unrolled and unaltered) will forfeit skirt option and will wear uniform pant/shorts for the remainder of the semester
Unacceptable:- Skorts
- Team/club/organization/class t-shirts/sweatshirts
- Hooded sweatshirts
- Full length zip-up sweatshirts
- Coats/Jackets
- Mascot and spirit logo apparel (reserved for spirit day)
Friday Spirit Day- Students are allowed to wear team/club/class t-shirts/sweatshirts/hooded sweatshirts/1/4-zip pullovers
- Approved Nouvel mascot and spirit logo apparel
- Approved uniform bottoms (pants/shorts/capris)
- Jeans without rips/tears/excessive distressing
Other things to note:- Shorts and skirts/kilts may be worn year round.
- No items may be torn or ripped.
- Hair must be clean and neat for all students. Young men must be clean-shaven with hair above collar, not in eyes or over ears.
- No extreme hair colors or styles.
- No visible tattoos.
- No visible body piercing other than traditional ear lobe (female students only). Eyebrow, lip, nose, tongue, ear gauges, plugs are not permitted.
- Students may wear non-distracting necklaces. Permitted necklaces include, faith based, cross or religious medallion.
- No athletic sandals, flip-flops or open-toed shoes.
- Creation, infringement, distortion or variation of logos is prohibited.
Jean Days
Some jean days are free while others may have a donation to support efforts approved by school leadership. Jeans must be free of rips or holes. Leggings of any variety are not permitted.
Relaxed, Dress-Down Days
These often occur during final exam time. Students are allowed to wear athletic pants (sweats, not yoga pants or leggings), gym shorts that are appropriate in length and fit, and T-shirts.
As partners in education, it is the responsibility of the parent to ensure that all uniform items purchased fit the student in accordance with the norms of neatness and modesty as defined by the church and school.
Please note, for the 2023-24 school year and beyond, polos, crewnecks and 1/4-zip pullovers must have the embroidered Nouvel school shield (emblem shown). This is a symbol which every Panther should know, understand, and cherish with pride and affection.