Uniform History
The first uniform was checked tops with half centimetre white and brown check boxes and chocolate pants till 1983. In 1984 it was cream coloured shirt and chocolate pants. During 1985 it changed to a lighter shade of chocolate shirt and chocolate pants with black shoes. On Mondays the uniform was white tops, white pants and white shoes.
Since the start of the school the tie had been brown. In the 1980s, the tie design changed to half centimetre coloured stripes of cream and chocolate.
The girls wear shirt and skirt till VII standard and Salwar Kameez from VIII standard. For boys its half pant and shirt till VII standard and full pants from VIII standard. The school provides belts with the school logo and four coloured (blue, green, red and yellow) groupings or houses. Wearing them was mandatory till 1986. The school uniform, badge, tie, belt and shoes were mandatory and were inspected when the students were returning from prayer to classroom. The lady teachers wore a green saree on Mondays.
Read more about this topic: St. John's Matriculation Higher Secondary School Alwarthirunagar
Famous quotes containing the words uniform and/or history:
“Odors from decaying food wafting through the air when the door is opened, colorful mold growing between a wet gym uniform and the damp carpet underneath, and the complete supply of bath towels scattered throughout the bedroom can become wonderful opportunities to help your teenager learn once again that the art of living in a community requires compromise, negotiation, and consensus.”
—Barbara Coloroso (20th century)
“American time has stretched around the world. It has become the dominant tempo of modern history, especially of the history of Europe.”
—Harold Rosenberg (1906–1978)