LETTER TO PARENTS 2026-2027
• Welcome to Roselle Catholic! Starting a new school year means being prepared for classes and school rules.
• Please read each section below carefully. Please order the basic uniform of slacks/skirts/shirts/optional sweater and fleece from FlynnO’Hara Uniform Company. Students must wear the uniform beginning with the first half day of school.
• Please order the required physical education uniform, locks and optional polos and sweatshirts from the link, which will close in early August. If you don’t place your order before the link closes, you’ll have to wait until school starts to buy the items at the Bookstore in school.
• Please order the required books from the website link when you receive the class schedule in the summer. Books should be purchased and in hand by the first full day of school in September.
Below is a guide and links for all of the required RC items:
School Uniform:
The required components of the school uniform must be purchased from FlynnO’Hara. This is the only place from which the RC pants and skirts can be ordered. FlynnO’Hara also offers options of an RC fleece sweatshirt, a sweater vest and a cardigan, but those pieces are not mandatory. Please note that stretch-material pants are not allowed. Only FlynnO’Hara uniform pants are acceptable. Click here to go to FlynnO’Hara’s website.
The required socks (solid color knee socks for girls; dress socks for boys); formal shoes in black or brown (NO sneakers, foam shoes, boots, work boots, UGGs, slippers, etc. are allowed); ties of your choice; and button-down shirts/blouses (long- or short-sleeve, in blue or white) can be purchased from anywhere.
Please note that students are given demerits for being out of uniform, and that those demerits result in detentions.
Polo Shirts:
Roselle Catholic polo shirts are optional; students can wear the shirt/blouse (and tie, for boys) all year, if they choose. The polo shirts can be worn instead of the shirt and the tie during the Autumn and the Spring. Administration announces when students must change to the shirt and tie.
The polo shirts are available in green and white. They must be purchased through this link. Please note the deadline of August 5th! When the order arrives, students will be called down to the Bookstore. If any extra shirts are available, they can be purchased at the in-school Bookstore (located across from the front doors), but availability is not guaranteed. Please note that they are full-cut, men/unisex sized and not slim-fit. Check the measurements provided on the website, as refunds and exchanges are not permitted.
Physical Education Uniforms and Locks:
Physical Education uniforms are required for all freshmen and sophomores taking the class, and consist of two parts, a tank and shorts. The uniform is to be purchased through this link. Please note the deadline of August 5th! An appropriate basic t-shirt of any kind should be worn under the tank top.
At the same time that the physical education order is placed, locks must be ordered. Students must have an RC lock for their regular locker and an RC lock for their phys ed locker. Sophomores who already have RC locks from freshman year do not have to buy the locks again.
The uniform will be distributed in September during the first full week of school. The Bookstore has some uniforms available for upperclassmen who need them, but all freshmen and sophomores must buy the uniform and the locks online. The locks will be given out during the first half day of school.
A t-shirt should be worn under the tank. The t-shirt and the required socks and sneakers can be purchased anywhere.
RC Sweatshirts:
RC sweatshirts/hoodies are optional and available at the in-school Bookstore, which is open before and after school. At the Administration’s discretion, they can be worn over the RC required uniform. However, the uniform must always be worn underneath. Additionally, only official RC sweatshirts may be worn. These sweatshirts are sold in person before and after school on a first-come, first-served basis.
Online Bookstore for Required Books: PLEASE READ CAREFULLY!
A. When students receive their schedules for September, they will also receive a list of required books. These books should be purchased online here. Please note that there IS a required student id code needed to purchase books from https://bnck-12.com/roselle. That code is 07203.
B. The list of books is also found here
C. Please note: Only the classes that require that students purchase books will be listed on the online bookstore website. Also, “CP” means “College Preparatory” and is the standard class.
D. Please note: No used books are allowed. Also, no digital books are allowed. For some English classes, the teacher will allow online novels, but all vocabulary books, grammar books, the history book (for Honors Freshmen), religion books and Spanish and French
books must be print books (no digital books). Students are always allowed to borrow novels from a local library, too. Do NOT buy any books from another site: specifically, students who do not have the required edition of the vocabulary book will receive zeroes for their work. There are several versions of each vocabulary book, and the online bookstore sells the one that is required by RC.
E. Any other supplies (art supplies, calculators, notebooks, etc.) will be announced by the teachers on the first day of school in September. State textbooks will be given out at school.
Summer Reading Books must be read BEFORE September. The list of required books is here which can also be located on rosellecatholic.org under the “For Students/Parents” tab. The books can be borrowed from a library or purchased at a store of your choice. Tests are administered the first full week of September.
In sum:
- Uniform = FlynnO'Hara = purchased online or in person at store; required shirt, shoes, socks are bought at a store of your choice
- Polos = optional = ordered online here; August 5th deadline applies
- Shoes, sneakers for physical education, socks, ties = your choice of place of purchase
- Physical Education Uniform and Locks = ordered online here; August 5th deadline applies
- Books = online at https://bnck-12.com/roselle; books must be purchased before school starts; use code 07203 from the link above
Questions? Email mkschumacher@rosellecatholic.org
Thank you, Mary K. Schumacher