As soon as the course schedules were received this year, the students were informed of a change that would affect them all. The 2010-2011 school year would see a dress code unlike any seen before at Trask: No graphics, nothing that comes above the knees, no symbols larger than a sticky note. For some these restrictions mean no self expression.

        “Teachers want students to express themselves and the main way that students these days do this is with their own personal clothing style, the way someone dresses is unique to them,” said sophomore Tamera McLeod.  

        “It is pretty simple and students at our school should be thankful it’s not as strict as it could have been,” said senior Katie Sullivan.

        Some students believe that the dress code is too harsh, while others believe that it is not a “big” deal

        When most schools enact a dress code it is usually uniforms such as khaki pants and a polo. In most cases the polo has to be relevant to the school colors and not have a large label on any part of the shirt. Both Cape Fear Middle and Cape Fear Elementary have a full dress code. It is Khaki pants and polos for the kids at those schools, every day.

        The mainstream of students, however believe the new dress code is a no-go.

        “I think it kind of stinks because the kind of shirts I wore (music/band shirts etc.) were the kind of things that never caused a problem, therefore, I shouldn’t be banned from wearing them. I can understand banning potentially controversial shirts, but the harmless stuff is just stupid,” said junior Greg Falk.

        Band shirts, hunting shirts, sports team shirts, or shirts with labels larger than three inches will not be allowed. In some cases there are students who wear the same type of clothing everyday of the week. Students are no longer allowed to support their favorite MLB team, or their favorite NFL team at school.

        “I think that we should be allowed to wear graphics as long as they aren’t offensive and if they are offensive the school should take care of those problems individually and not punish the whole school,” said senior Lauren Langley.

         Some students now have to spend more time in choosing what he or she wears to school so that they will not get punished. If a student does break the dress code there are many things that could happen. Students can get a detention, a suspension, and a shirt to cover the shirt that broke the rule. So when you are picking out your outfit for school, make sure labels aren’t larger then a sticky note and you will be following Trask dress code.