Dress code. Love it or hate it; everyone has an opinion about it. Last year, Atlantic’s dress code had stricter rules, such as not wearing hats inside, no midriff showing, and no spaghetti straps. This year, AHS has implemented changes in its dress code policy. These changes include letting students wear hats and thinner shoulder straps.
To understand the reasons behind these changes, AHS Activity Director Andy Mitchell, who helped write the updated dress code, shed light on the subject. “Students nowadays have changed, especially from 20 years ago, and hats are just a part of the outfit,” said Mitchell. “Instead of hats being disrespectful, students often wear them for comfort or style.” AHS business teacher agreed with Mitchell on the case of the dress code. She said, “I like the new dress code, I feel as if students used to go out of their way to break the dress code.”
However not everyone agrees with the positive sentiments on the dress code. “I’m not a fan of the new hat rule,” said the Counseling Secretary, Gina Honke. “Honestly, the more clothes, the better.¨ Honke thinks that the new dress code rule is too lenient and that everyone should dress, “modestly, because modest is the new sexy,” Honke said.
Sophomore Ayden Crawley said, “It didn’t affect me because I don’t wear hats.” Although he isn’t affected by the dress code changes, Crawley supports them and thinks it’s for the better. Sophomore Bentley Bruck agreed that the hats are for the better. “I’m glad they allow hats now, it caused a bunch of arguing between teachers and students,” Bruck said, and continued with how, “The changes were needed.”
Despite new changes, the updated dress code stands today. Mitchell said, ¨The new dress code allows [teachers] to focus on other things that have a bigger impact on the school without having to worry about the little things.¨
