Loup City Elementary School
“Finding the Groove”
Principal’s Message to Parents & Guardians
April 10th, 2026
LCES Families,
Dear Parents and Guardians,
As we continue Finding the Groove in our school year, we are grateful for your partnership in helping our students stay focused, confident, and ready to learn each day. Together, we are Empowering Continual Success by reinforcing expectations that support a positive and productive learning environment.
With warmer weather arriving, we are seeing shifts in how students are dressing for school. This is a great opportunity to revisit our school dress code guidelines with your child. Our goal is to ensure that all students are dressed in a way that is comfortable, appropriate, and conducive to learning.
As part of Finding the Groove, we want students to feel confident in themselves while also respecting the shared learning environment. Please help your child choose clothing that aligns with school expectations—this includes appropriate length of shorts, shirts with straps, and clothing that provides adequate coverage. By staying in rhythm with these guidelines, we can keep the focus on learning and Empowering Continual Success for all students.
On a related note, our Lost and Found is quickly filling up—especially with sweatshirts and jackets that students no longer need during warmer afternoons. As we Find the Groove of transitioning seasons, it’s easy for these items to be left behind.
We encourage you to talk with your child about checking the Lost and Found if they are missing any items. Labeling clothing with your child’s name is also a simple way to help lost items find their way back home. Any unclaimed items will be donated, as they are each month,, so we want to make every effort to reconnect belongings with their owners.
Thank you for your continued involvement and support. Together, we are making Loup City Elementary a place where students thrive, grow, and succeed every day! If you ever need to contact me, don’t hesitate to do so at paul.barker@lcpublic.org or through the main office at 308-745-0603.
Warm regards,
Mr. Paul Barker, M.Ed
Principal, Loup City Elementary School
“Finding the Groove” – One Step at a Time
LCPS Dress Code Standards:
Students must come to school dressed in clean, neat, and appropriate clothing to conform to educational standards. Students should come dressed for appropriate weather conditions.
Students are prohibited from wearing the following attire:
Clothing displaying indecent, suggestive or profane writing, pictures or slogans
Clothing that advertises or displays alcohol, tobacco or any illegal substance
Caps, hats, bandanas, or any other head coverings during the school day.
Bare feet (some type of footwear must be worn)
Short-shorts, biker shorts, or cutoffs that are not of an appropriate length. (past finger-tip)
Hairstyles which distract from the learning process or the health and safety for either the student or others.
Any clothing that could cause damage to others or school property
Shirts, blouses, or other clothing worn unbuttoned, unzipped, or otherwise purposely unfastened.
Costumes and/or those clothes intended only for leisure, entertaining or special occasions
Bare "midriff" (belly button) styles, see-through and low cut blouses, halters, tank tops or thin-strapped tops (spaghetti straps).
Pants and shorts worn below the waist so as to expose undergarments
Chains hanging or attached to pants or shorts.
Coats during school hours unless the student has permission from a faculty member.
Blankets are not considered an appropriate clothing item.
Clothing with tears or holes that expose underclothes.
Pajamas unless used for dress up days.
Students who violate dress code guidelines will be required to correct the violation by changing into something appropriate at school or returning home to change. A detention or suspension may be given to make up the time away from school. Repeated dress code violations may result in more severe consequences. Administrators may also make other determinations about clothing deemed inappropriate for school.