Senior School Welcome Packet

We are excited to welcome everyone – including returning students and incoming freshmen – back to campus at the end of the month for another fantastic school year. 

We want to ensure that your family also has the information you may need about daily life here at SSA and what to expect during the first week and beyond.

Opening Days

Reminders & Forms

School Logistics

Dress Standards

The Shady Side Academy dress code upholds standards of dress that reflect the fundamental purpose and ethos of the Academy. The dress code establishes an environment conducive to the enterprise of learning while allowing for individual self-expression bound by the Shady Side’s Guiding Principles of honesty, kindness, responsibility, respect, and safety. 

The Academy has four different dress codes (Daily, Formal, Bulldog Dress-Down, and Dress-Down), each reflecting the nature of the particular endeavor. In general, students’ clothing and general appearance should allow for full and comfortable participation in all school activities and a full range of motion - including bending, sitting, and walking up stairs - without the need for frequent readjustment. 

Boarding