One of the best things about having your kids enrolled in private school is the uniforms and dress code. I know the kids don’t see it the same way when they’re young, but even my children have grown to appreciate the convenience and ease of mandate school clothes. There’s no need to stress over school outfits, because everyone is dressed like everyone else… you just grab and go. It saves lots of money every year because they mostly wore what they wore last year. Through the grammar school years we had to account for growth, that has mostly stopped or at least slowed down. I think Steel has worn some of his shirts for all four years of high school.
So it is with a twinge of sadness that we collected all of Steel’s polo and Oxford shirts to donate. They are still in excellent condition and will no doubt last some kid another 4 years of use. I didn’t realize how many he had… This picture only shows the Oxfords… but he also had about 10-15 colored polo shirts as well. Some of these shirts I had purchased and some were hand me downs from graduating team mates.
Oh, if these shirts could talk. They’ve been there for the whole ride. I hope that they enjoy as much success, joy, hard work and fun as they’ve already witnessed.
i think this is unexceptable and wrong cause i feel my child wants to wear his new clothes
Isn’t it nice that we have choices? If you feel that strongly about your child’s wardrobe, then you have the choice NOT to enroll him in a private school where uniforms and a dress code is the rule and is enforced. Sometimes what our children want is not necessarily what is in their best interest. I think that it is our job to decide.
After reading your comment I asked my children how they felt about the uniforms and dress code. Steel said it was good because it made everyone act in a more respectful manner. (Impressive insight for 18 years old…) He also said that he thought the dress shirt and ties on game day were an important part of the WE concept and helped to keep his focus for the games. Sierra said that she liked the convenience, but also the fact that the dress code put everyone on the same level. It virtually eliminated competition among the girls over clothing and style. Sierra also mentioned the Fridays when the football boys wore ties. She loved those days. They all looked so handsome and acted so respectful.