In the past two years, yoga pants have been a popular trend at GS but recent dress code changes might end this.
   Certain restrictions on this year’s dress code were made on frayed shorts, yoga pants and muscle shirts. Mixed feelings about these new restrictions were made by some students.
   “I don’t see how they’re not school appropriate,” senior Jenna Loskey said. “They’re casual; if I have to sit in class all day I might as well do it comfortably.”
      Though some students tend to favor the thin sweats, others aren’t as keen on the idea of them being worn.
     “These pants are not by any way appropriate,” junior Victoria Shepard said. “It isn’t professional. You should sleep in yoga pants, that’s about it.”
      The restrictions were decided this summer amongst teachers, administrators and even students.
    “Yoga pants are horrible and unflattering,” librarian Mrs. Carrie Vottero said. “I’ll make sure that I’m enforcing the dress code; there is no reason to wear those to school.”
     Students seem to be confused on whether the pants are banned completely or there are certain restrictions.
    “If you wish to wear them to school, you need to have a shirt that covers past your hips,” principal Mr. David Zilli explained. “That’s all we’re asking.”
   Another problem amongst GS students is the shorts; they need to be hemmed only and if cut off they need to reach mid thigh.
   “I think that cutoff shorts should be banned,” Shepard said. “They’re banned because they’re cut with the potential to be short.”
    There is a reason as to why only frayed shorts are banned, and there is no intention of banning hemmed shorts.
   “We usually have the most problem with the cutoff shorts,” Mr. Zilli said. “Because then it shows that they’re cut potentially short.”
   Overall, new changes were added to the dress code. Also, cut off shirts are banned because all garments must be sewn.
   “The dress code is not my top priority, learning is,” Zilli said. “If students were all dressed neatly and no one was learning anything, obviously we would have a problem much larger than what someone decides to wear.”​​

Dress Code Drama

Jessica Bauer