LETTER TO PARENTS 2025-2026
The following items should be purchased over the summer in order for the student to be prepared for school in September.
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.
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 a link that will appear on rosellecatholic.org, under the “For Students/Parents” tab. Please note the deadline! 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. Check the measurements provided on the link (when it is posted), as refunds and exchanges are not permitted.
RC Sweatshirts:
RC sweatshirts/hoodies are available in 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.
Physical Education Uniforms and Locks:
Physical Education uniforms are required for all freshman and sophomores taking the class, and consist of two parts, a tank and shorts. The uniform is to be purchased through the link that is found under the tab “For Students/Parents,” which is on rosellecatholic.org. Please note the deadline!
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 physical education locker. Sophomores who already have RC locks from freshman year do not have to buy the locks again. Payment is made online. This is the ONLY way to purchase the uniform and locks.
The uniform and locks will be distributed in September. The Bookstore has some uniforms available for upperclassmen who need them, but all freshmen and sophomores must buy the uniform and the locks online.
A t-shirt should be worn under the tank. The t-shirt and the required socks and sneakers can be purchased anywhere.
Online Bookstore for 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. 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.
C. 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.
D. Any other supplies (art supplies, calculators, notebooks, etc.) will be announced by the teachers on the first day of school in September.
Summer Reading Books must be read BEFORE September. The list of required books is 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 in early 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 at rosellecatholic.org, under “For Students/Parents” tab; deadline applies
- Shoes, sneakers for physical education, socks, ties = your choice of place of purchase
- Physical Education Uniform and Locks = ordered online at rosellecatholic.org, under “For Students/Parents” tab; deadline applies
- Books = online at https://bnck-12.com/roselle; books must be purchased before school starts; use code 07203
Questions? Email mkschumacher@rosellecatholic.org
Thank you, Mary K. Schumacher