Benjamin Carson High School students’ uniforms used to consist of white button downs and a large variety of nursing scrubs, but the 2016-2017 school year changed all that when the staff came up with a new addition: blue polo shirts.
Ben Carson now has blue polo shirts with a white imprint of the school's logo. The change was very exciting for most students.
“I feel like this is a very comfortable polo compared to the fabric of button downs and scrubs. I also like the color because black and white is so basic and plain,” said junior Rashanna Massey.
Other students also agreed that this is a better choice to wear and was a great idea. “I really like the color and how we get to wear polos, but I would like to see new colors soon, probably,” junior Asia Mixon said.
Kristen Maher, the Dean of Instruction and also one of the creators of the polo, feels the polo shirts are convenient for students and also the school because there are fewer uniform problems.
“There are less dress-code issues to talk to students about which I believe is a positive thing," said Maher.
One of the staff members, Dean of Culture Gwendolyn Mia, came from a school with the same idea of school polo shirts. The new uniform was her idea.
"I feel like it’s better to see the nice blue color when I walk past rooms instead of just plain black and white.” Maher said.
The polo shirts have had an effect on multiple aspects of the school.
“I feel like it’s a better relationship between the students and the teachers because I know that teachers would get frustrated constantly telling students about their dress code, but they also wanted to follow the rules. So, I feel that it’s an improved relationship because we can focus more on learning and less on dress code," said Maher.
