Academy Girls' Dress Code - Maranatha Baptist Academy

Athletic Dress
Appropriate for sports participation and Fitness Center Gym.

Acceptable

Athletic pants, loose fitting pants or blue jeans, or knee length, loose-fitting shorts
Loose fitting shirts
Athletic dress should not be worn in Old Main, the Dining Complex, or the library

Casual Dress
Appropriate for on- or off-campus activities and athletic events

Acceptable

Class Dress
Required for a school day

Acceptable

Loose-fitting dresses and skirts including denim
Non-casual or casual shoes/sandals
Loose-fitting modest tops
Hoodies or sweatshirts may be MBA promotional items or have branding smaller than a hand

Announced Cold Days

Acceptable

Semiformal and Formal Dress

For banquets, plays, concerts, recitals, and when announced

Acceptable

General Guidelines Clothing

Hemlines and slits must come to the top of the knee at all times
All clothing must be loose fitting
Necklines may not be lower than 3 fingers-width from the collarbone in front and 5 fingers-width from the base of the neck in back
Sleeveless garments are not permitted
Tops must be long enough to cover all skin at all times
Clothing of sheer or revealing material may be worn only when the garment underneath conforms to normal dress guidelines
Clothing should not be ripped, patched, torn, or inappropriately faded
Leggings and tights are to be solid neutral or dark color
Hair is to be cut in a feminine style and should be a natural color
Tattoos, body piercing, and body branding are not permitted
A maximum of three earrings may be worn in each ear: two earrings in each lobe and one cartilage piercing in each ear

Note: Due to the blatant endorsement of nudity, promiscuity, and immoral lifestyle of

Abercrombie and Fitch and Hollister Co. – as evidenced by their catalog and general advertising – the

Academy deems it necessary and appropriate to ban any clothing that bears their name, trademarks, or

other visible evidence of association with Abercrombie & Fitch and Hollister Co.