Newton County Steam Academy Uniform Dress Code  (Revised 9-20-2021)

Shirts

• Solid navy, red, or white short or long sleeve polo or long sleeve turtleneck. 

• Only the Newton County Theme School emblem or logo is acceptable. No other form of print should be on the outside of clothing. 

• Undergarments including “Under Armor” are prohibited as outer wear. 

Pants, Shorts, Skirts, Skorts, and Jumpers

• Solid tan khaki or navy flat-front or pleated school uniform pants, shorts, skirts, skorts, or jumpers. 

• No cargo or skinny-jean styles, denim or spandex. 

• No oversized clothing, blue jeans or jean style pants. 

• Pants and/or other applicable items must fit at the waist. 

• Shorts, skirts, skorts, and jumpers should be no shorter than 2” above the knee. 

Socks and Tights (standard and footless)

• Socks and tights must be solid navy, red, or white, black or khaki. 

Shoes

• Athletic shoes, of any type or brand, may be any color. 

• All other shoes must be solid white, brown, black, navy, red or gray. 

• No boots, sandals, open-toed shoes, open-backed shoes or flip-flop sandals are allowed. Shoes that light-up or blink, “Heelies” and/or skate shoes are prohibited. 

Belts

• Black or brown belts are encouraged to be worn if uniform bottom has belt loops. 

• Belts are optional for all students; however, if a student tucks in his/her shirt in grades 3-8, a black or brown belt is required. 

Sweaters

• Solid navy, red or white. 

• Sweaters may be cardigan, pullover, v-neck or crew, full or vest. 

Sweatshirts/Hoodies

• Solid navy, red or white. Zipper or pull-over. 

• Only official Newton County Theme School emblems or logos are acceptable. No other form of print is allowed.   

• Hoodies may be worn daily.

• The hood covering may not be worn indoors.

• Any shirt worn under the hoodie must be a school uniform dress-code shirt.

Outerwear

• Solid navy is encouraged, but outerwear is acceptable in any color. 

• Outerwear (jackets, sweaters and coats) may only be worn outside the school building. 

Headwear and Hair Accessories

• No headwear (such as headscarves, hats, bandanas, sweatbands or head wraps) is allowed in the building except for religious or medical reasons, with approval from the school administration. 

• Hair bows, beads, clips or head bands must be red, white, navy, black or clear. 

Spirit Days

• NCTS or NCSA spirit T-shirt or a solid red, navy, or white logo-free T-shirt with jeans, jean shorts, khaki or navy pants or shorts. 

• School Club and School Sports apparel, even in school colors, may only be worn on game/club days and/or spirit days. 

Other uniform sources (non-logo) include Wal-Mart, Target, 

Old Navy, JC Penney, Sears and The Children’s Place. 

All approved embroidered uniform pieces may be found on www.landsend.com 

(Preferred school number 900138371).