"The Athens Academy Upper School Dress Code, as written by an experienced Senior."

 As a senior looking around and observing the students around campus, the appearance portrayed to others is "sophistication." People at Athens Academy have class with what they wear. The main reason this is, is because of the dress code (to a certain extent.) As an experienced senior, I know all the tricks and know all the people to avoid, in order not to have that awkward conversation with a teacher and having to go home and change. There are certain unspoken rules and acceptances in the Athens Academy dress code where a person can come across "sophisticated" however be, very casual and comfortable at the same time. Here is reedited dress code:

Upper School: Girls 

Tops:

• basically any shirt of the appropriate length (no belly button) 
• if you are going to wear a T-Shirt  (by which the wording would have to be appropriate) or a thin strapped tank top make sure to cover it up with a cardigan when passing a teacher. 
• if you wear a see-through material shirt such as lace than make sure you are wearing a cami underneath.

Bottoms:

• non-athletic casual and dress shorts or skorts, skirts, and dresses all of which should not be any shorter than finger-tip length or people will start talking and teachers will begin noticing and most likely say something . (I think the faculty secretly knows that is not only hard to find a skirt or dress at 2 inches above the knee but that it just does not look good. With that being said a person can usually get away with finger tip length- especially on special dress day) 
• Leggings, jeans, and slacks ( lets be honest there is barely a difference in leggings and skinny jeans other than the material)

Shoes: 

• all shoes except for water shoes
•  i.e shower/beach flip flops or crocs 

Upper School: Boys

Tops:

• Collared or tutleneck shirt that can be un-tucked until you walk from class to class where teachers notice your shirt is not tucked in. 
• sweatshirts or sweaters (at this point boys can start wearing T-Shirts)

Bottoms:

• basically any type of pants other than sweats

Shoes:

• Same as above for girls... don't wear sandals made out of foam 

Hair:

• Shave pretty frequently or you will be given a razor to shave with in the school bathroom.