School Uniforms

 

2024-2025 Uniform Requirements

 

Lower School Uniform Requirements and Options
 

PreK - Second Grade


Tops

  • Light blue or navy polo shirt (short-sleeve or long-sleeve) with school logo
  • Optional: Navy drop waist jumper over polo

Bottoms

  • Students are expected to wear Solid-color dress pants/bottoms in gray, navy or khaki or uniform skorts/shorts in navy or khaki
  • No cargo or joggers 
  •  Skorts and shorts, along with the navy jumpers, are to be worn free of denim or leggings.  Unpatterned tights in black or navy are acceptable.
  • Suggested for Pre-K and Kindergarten, are pull on/pull off bottoms that encourage bathroom independence.
  • Optional: Students wearing a jumper can wear solid unicolor black or navy tights or leggings underneath. 

Outerwear (inside of the school building)

The following are optional items and are limited to these items only:

  • Navy sweater, Long-sleeve pullover v-neck, sweater vest, or cardigan with school logo. 
  • Warm up jacket in navy, with school logo and white piping
  • Doane branded hoodie or crew neck sweatshirt
  • Headwear may be worn outside but not in academic buildings.  Exceptions will be made for the practice of one’s religion.

Footwear

  • Sneakers: Solid white, black, or gray
  • Solid-color white, black or navy socks
  • ​In inclement weather, rain boots or snow boots are acceptable.  Students should bring along their sneakers to change into once inside the school building.
     
Third - Fifth Grade 


Tops

On non-PE days:

  • Light blue or navy polo shirt (short-sleeve or long-sleeve) with school logo

On PE days: 

  • PE uniform t-shirt with heat transferred logo  with uniform warm up jacket with white piping or...
  • Light blue or navy polo shirt (short-sleeve or long-sleeve) with school logo

Bottoms

On non-PE days:

  • Solid-color uniform dress pants, shorts, or two-pleat skort/skirt in khaki, navy, or gray. No cargo or joggers. 
  • Unpatterned tights in black or navy are acceptable.

On PE days:

  • Uniform warm up pants in navy with white piping 

*Note that if it is a hot day, students can wear the mesh gym uniform shorts under their warm up pants and take off the warm up pants for PE class.  

Outerwear (inside of the school building)

The following are optional items and are limited to these items only:

  • Long-sleeve pullover v-neck, sweater vest, or cardigan with Doane Logo
  • Doane branded hoodie or crew neck sweatshirt
  • Warm up jacket in navy, with school logo and white piping
  • Headwear may be worn outside but not in academic buildings.  Exceptions will be made for the practice of one’s religion.

Footwear

  • Sneakers: Solid white, black, or gray
  • Solid-color white, black or navy socks or tights.
  • No Crocs, Uggs 
  • In inclement weather, rain boots or snow boots are acceptable.  Students should bring along their sneakers to change into once inside the school building.

Vendors for all Lower School Students for pants, shorts & skorts

FlynnO’Hara (All uniform pieces that require a school logo  such as polos, sweaters, vests, cardigans, and PE uniforms can be found here.)
Target Uniform Shop (Shorts, skorts, pants)
Walmart Uniform Shop (Shorts, skorts, pants)
Land’s End Uniform Shop(Polos. Shorts, skorts, pants)
Old Navy Uniform Shop (Shorts, skorts, pants)
Kohls Uniform Shop(Shorts, skorts, pants)
 

Middle and Upper School Uniform Requirements and Options


The base uniform includes the following items:

Blue oxford with a tie OR polo shirt with the Doane logo.

  • Oxford shirts must be tucked in and worn with a tie. Oxfords and bow ties are available through Flynn and O’Hara; ties are available on campus.
  • Doane branded polo shirts are available through Lands End or Flynn and O’Hara.

Dress pants, skirt, or skort.

  • Dress pants in gray, navy or khaki must be worn with a brown or black leather belt. No cargo or jogger pants. 
  • Uniform skirts in navy, gray, khaki or Flynn and O’Hara plaid. Students may wear navy, blue, black or gray tights under their skirts.

Shoes with heels, closed toes, soles, and a solid back. No Crocs, Uggs or other slippers/sandals.

On formal occasions, such as weekly Chapel Services, graduation, and other special, specified events throughout the year, Upper School students must wear a navy blue blazer with school emblem. No other outerwear is permitted on formal occasions. 

Students may elect to wear Doane branded outerwear (school sweater, team jackets, team tops and sweatshirts). Only Doane branded outerwear purchased through Flynn and O’Hara or the Spartan store are permitted to be worn inside. 

Baseball hats and other headwear may be worn outside but not in academic buildings. Exceptions will be made for the practice of one’s religion. 

Vendors

Additional Vendors for pants, skirts & skorts
Please note you are not limited to Lands End or Flynn & O’Hara for khaki, gray, and navy pants, skirts, and skorts. Below you will find links to common shopping choices like Walmart, Target and Old Navy. Please feel free to use the option that best suits your needs.