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The change in dress code policy greatly reduces the demand for oxford shirts and blouses.  Accordingly, ScholarWear has reduced its offerings of styles and fit.  This year ScholarWear will be depleting our current stock of Short Sleeve Oxfords and Husky Short Sleeve and Long Sleeve Shirts and Sailor Blouses.

The products stocked this year will be Girls Long Sleeve Penny Oxford Blouses and Boys Long Sleeve Shirts.  

If you see that we have no stock in your size in the short sleeve oxfords or the husky oxfords, please order the Girls Penny Long Sleeve Blouse or the Boys Long Sleeve Oxford Shirt.  

CRESTS:  Challenger is updating some items that may have different crests.  Little garments may have little crests and bigger garments may have bigger crests.  Some design changes have been made on the newer crests and "old" crests are still going to be sold until the stock has been depleted.  

PANT & SHORT CRESTS:  The new charcoal heather pants and shorts do not have a Challenger Crest.  

Please do not ask for a specific fabric, or crest as we are in the midst of a transition and some sizes have stock of some fabrics and crests and other sizes have stock of the other fabric and crest.  There may never be any in stock this year of a "newer" style or crest as we may have enough current stock to fulfill orders for the entire year.  

If we do not have the item in the fabric choice you ordered, we may fill your order with a similar item rather than not send you an item you need for school.  We work to fill orders with the fabric requested but we have had cases where the item ordered on-line at was sold within a few minutes to a customer in the store and it was the last one in stock.    

Challenger Uniform Policy for the 2019/20 school year can be found here:

"This fall, Challenger will begin the process of updating a few uniform items. To facilitate the transition, students may wear current uniforms and continue to dress according to the 2018–2019 uniform policy during the 2019–20 school year. New items, which will be available in late summer or early fall through ScholarWear.com, may also be worn, but students will not be required to completely transition to updated uniforms until fall 2020."

Many updated items are in stock.  Some items are out of stock due to the back to school season.  

 "This fall, Challenger will begin the process of updating a few uniform items. To facilitate the transition, students may wear current uniforms and continue to dress according to the 2018–2019 uniform policy during the 2019–20 school year. New items, which will be available in late summer or early fall through ScholarWear.com, may also be worn, but students will not be required to completely transition to updated uniforms until fall 2020."

During the 2019/20 school year, the twill Dark Navy, Light Grey and Preschool Charcoal color of ScholarWear pants and shorts are acceptable for boys and girls.  The twill pants and shorts in Dark Navy, Light Grey and Preschool Charcoal are discontinuing colors.  These colors are dress code approved during the entire 2019/20 school year.  In the fall of 2020 (August) students will be required to wear the NEW Charcoal Heather color in pants and shorts.  Students will not be required to wear updated uniform items until fall (August) of 2020.  

Preschool Specific Answers:

• The 2018- 2019 dress code is a current Uniform policy.  All 2018/19 uniform items will be wearable in 2019/20. Students will not be required to wear updated items until fall (August) of 2020.

• "Preschoolers must wear uniforms on Standard and Special Function Days.  Preschoolers may wear their uniforms on other days of the week, if they wish.  Attire should be clean and practical for very active play."  

• During the 2019/20 school year, the twill Charcoal color of ScholarWear pants and shorts are acceptable for boys and girls.  The twill pants and shorts in Dark Navy, Light Grey and Preschool Charcoal are discontinuing colors.  These colors are dress code approved during the entire 2019/20 school year.  In the fall of 2020 (August) students will be required to wear the NEW Charcoal Heather color in pants and shorts.  
  

• Belts are not required for preschool boys and girls and shirts do not need to be tucked in currently.  The pants and shorts may be worn by small Kindergarten and Elementary Students who are required to wear belts and tuck in their shirts.  ScholarWear photos may show preschool age children with their shirts tucked in and wearing belts.  

• The shirts should be sized appropriately so they could be tucked in.  Sized appropriately, the polos are not worn so large that they hang over the thighs.  Shirts should hang so the tails of the shirts end in the bottom area.  Short sleeves should not hang past the elbow.  If the shirt is so large that tucking it in would be a mass of fabric in the pants and uncomfortable, then it is too large for the child.

• Girls:  The plaid skirt is required as Full Dress in the fall of 2020 for Special Function Days. During the 2019/20 school year, preschool-prek girls may wear uniform skirts or uniform shorts on Special Function Days as specified in the 2018/19 code.   Standard Uniform Days are Monday and Tuesday.  "The Challenger School uniform for preschool and elementary students must be purchased from the ScholarWear uniform company.  Visit  www.ScholarWear.com to view photos and place orders."  "If they match those supplied by ScholarWear, socks, leggings, and belts may be purchased from alternative sources."  

• Boys:  The boys Charcoal Heather pant is required as Full Dress in the fall of 2020 for Special Function Days.  During the 2019/20 school year preschool-prek boys may wear uniform  pants or shorts on Special Function Days as specified in the 2018/19 code. The color of the ScholarWear Full dress uniform pant for Preschool and PreK students is Charcoal (it is a Dark Gray).  "The Challenger School uniform for preschool and elementary students must be purchased from the ScholarWear uniform company.  Visit  www.ScholarWear.com to view photos and place orders."  "If they match those supplied by ScholarWear, socks, leggings, and belts may be purchased from alternative sources."  

• Preschool children are allowed to wear Challenger uniform sweaters in the classroom on Standard Dress days if desired for warmth.  Other items of outerwear will be hung up in the classroom. 

• Preschool children may wear their preschool uniform or even matching jumpers on free dress days.  Some parents prefer to have their children wear uniform items each day they attend school.  Some find it to be less confusing to their children to put on their Challenger uniform on both Tuesday and Thursday, (if they attend Tuesdays and Thursdays).  This is not discouraged.  We do make clear, if a parent desires to buy other items such as the jumper (so they can match their sister) or the oxford shirt (so they can match their brother) etc, that such items are not allowed on Standard dress days (Monday and Tuesday) or for Special Function Days for programs.  All Challenger uniform items are allowed on Wednesday through Friday."

• Skirts:  "Girls are encouraged to wear black bike shorts under skirts.  Pants may not be worn under skirts." 

• "Shoes must be safe and practical for active play."  Scholarwear now has small sizes of reinforced Leather Mary Jane shoes for the girls and and Boys shoes with reinforced toes and hook and loop for little hands.  "Wheeled shoes flip-flops, light-up shoes, sandals, Uggs-style boots, etc. and shoes with open toes or heels are not permitted.  Snow boots are to be worn only outside."  

• Socks:  "Solid black, navy, grey, white, or burgundy socks must be worn.  Girls may choose tights, knee-highs, anklets, or leggings with socks."

• Policy:  The 2018- 2019 dress code is a current Uniform policy.  All 2018/19 uniform items will be wearable in 2019/20. Students will not be required to wear 2020 items until fall (August) of 2020.

• Ties: Sailor ties or Oxford ties or Penny ties are allowed on standard days for K-8th grade girls and the Full Dress Uniform code requires a tie worn with the oxford shirt by the  5th - 8th grade girls on Special Function days. The 2018/19 code has sailor and oxford ties listed as Full Dress items. The K-4th girls may wear the Oxford tie or Penny Tie with their oxford shirts or the sailor tie may be worn with their sailor blouses.  We recommend that the Oxford Tie or the Penny Tie be worn with the Oxford shirt on the 5th - 8th grade girls.

• Pants and Shorts: Girls K-8th may wear the ScholarWear pants and ScholarWear shorts on Standard days.  During the 2019/20 school year, the twill Dark Navy, Light Grey and Preschool Charcoal (DGY) color of ScholarWear pants and shorts are acceptable for boys and girls.  The twill pants and shorts in Dark Navy, Light Grey and Preschool Charcoal (DGY) are discontinuing colors.  These colors are dress code approved during the entire 2019/20 school year.  In the fall of 2020 students will be required to wear the NEW Charcoal Heather color in pants and shorts.  

• Jumpers:  Girls Kindergarten-4th grade may wear a Challenger Jumper or a culotte or skirt on Standard Days and Special Function Days during 2019/20.  The jumper may be worn by K-4th grade girls with a polo underneath on Standard Days. We suggest that girls who would rather wear skirts, turn their jumpers into skirts by easily taking the top off of their jumpers. 

• During the 2019/20 school year, all Challenger plaid items are acceptable for K-8th girls.  The jumper and culotte are discontinuing items.  These items are dress code approved during the entire 2019/20 school year.  In the fall of 2020 girls will be required to wear a plaid skirt.
  

• Long sleeve T-shirts or turtlenecks may not be worn outside of the short sleeve oxford or polo shirts.  They may be worn under a long sleeve shirt as needed for warmth or due to polyester sensitivities. 

• Sailor Shirt: The sailor shirt may be worn by K-8th grade girls with ScholarWear skirts, culottes,  pants or shorts if an embroidered Challenger sweater, vest or pullover is worn with it.  Logic: The Challenger Crest is required and the sailor shirt alone is not embroidered with the Challenger Crest.

• Polo Shirt:  The polo shirt or the oxford shirts may be worn by K-8th grade girls on Standard Uniform Days.

• Standards:  Items that are not up to Challenger dress policy standards (too small, too large, too dirty or with holes, and uniform clothing items not purchased from ScholarWear) are to be Cited by Challenger Personnel and new items purchased.  K-8th program rehearsals, Photo Days and Special Function Days should include proper fitting, clean, and in good condition cardigans, ties, jumpers, culottes or skirts, Sailor or Oxford shirts and dress code shoes and socks before Challenger allows the child to participate or compete. 

• Policy:  Preschool - 8th grade full dress and optional dress pants and shorts, jumpers and skirts and shirts are to be uniform items purchased from ScholarWear.  They are “uniform” items. This is not just for the items worn on special function days.  Standard Days require the Challenger School uniform and on those days there are additional optional Challenger uniform items that may be worn.  Please re-read the dress code before you purchase "similar" uniform items.  "The Challenger School uniform for preschool and elementary students must be purchased from the ScholarWear uniform company."  "Visit www.ScholarWear.com to view photos and place orders.  If they match those supplied by ScholarWear, socks leggings and belts may be purchased from alternative sources.  

• Shoes:  Pre-8th grade dress code shoes do not need to be purchased from ScholarWear.  ScholarWear sells small sizes of durable leather black Mary Jane shoes with hook and loop straps and reinforced toes. Solid colored shoes  are recommended.  The required colors are white, black, brown, gray or navy.  Brightly colored shoelaces, shoes with lights, characters and neon soles are not recommended footwear.

• Socks:  Pre--8th grade socks and tights are to be solid white, black, grey, navy or burgundy.  Polka dots and other patterns, lace on leggings or white or black stripes are not appropriate.  Items such as bike shorts, leggings and socks purchased from other places are to match those supplied by ScholarWear.  Socks are to rise at least above the ankles for both boys and girls.  Girls may choose tights, knee-highs, anklets, or leggings with socks.

• Patches:  Patches are not allowed on the outside of the knees.  You may add patches to the inside of the knees if you wish. 

• During the 2019/20 school year, all Burgundy ScholarWear Sweaters are acceptable for boys and girls.  The Burgundy Sweaters are discontinuing items.  These sweaters are dress code approved during the entire 2019/20 school year.  In the fall of 2020 (August) girls will be required to wear the Updated Dark Maroon color and the boys will be required to wear the Updated Black color of sweater. 
  

• Sweaters:  K - 8th grade girls may wear any of the Burgundy or Updated Dark Maroon sweaters whether the Vest, Long Sleeve Pullover or the Cardigan.   Special Function Days require girls to wear a cardigan sweater and a tie. 

• Code: The 2018- 2019 dress code is a current Uniform policy.  All 2018/19 uniform items will be wearable in 2019/20. Students will not be required to wear 2020 items until fall (August) of 2020.

• During the 2019/20 school year, the twill Dark Navy and Light Grey and PreSchool Charcoal colors of ScholarWear pants and shorts are acceptable for boys and girls.  The twill pants and shorts in Dark Navy, Light Grey and Preschool Charcoal (DGY) are discontinuing colors.  These colors are dress code approved during the entire 2019/20 school year.  In the fall of 2020 (August) students will be required to wear the Updated Charcoal Heather color in pants and shorts.  
  

• Ties:  Oxford ties are allowed on standard days for K-8th grade boys and the Full Dress Uniform code requires a tie worn with the oxford shirt on the boys on Special Function days.   Any Oxford tie purchased from ScholarWear is acceptable in the 2019/2020 school year.

• Shorts: Boys may wear their ScholarWear shorts year round except for special function days. We recommend to parents that they purchase a pair of ScholarWear pants as they will need them for special function days.

• Shirts:  Oxford shirts or Polo Shirts may be worn M-F on Standard Days.  Oxford shirts (Short Sleeve  or Long Sleeve) and ties are required on Special Function Days.   Long sleeve T-shirts or turtlenecks may not be worn outside of the short sleeve oxford or polo shirts.  They may be worn under a long sleeve shirt as needed for warmth or due to polyester sensitivities.

• Standards:  Items that are not up to Challenger dress policy standards (too small, too large, too dirty or with holes, and uniform clothing items not purchased from ScholarWear) are to be cited and new items purchased.  K-8th program rehearsals, Photo Days and Special Function Days should include proper fitting, clean, and in good condition cardigans, ties, Oxford shirts and dress code shoes and socks before Challenger allows the child to participate or compete. 

• Challenger Uniform Items: Preschool - 8th grade full dress and optional dress pants and shorts, jumpers and skirts and shirts are to be uniform items purchased from ScholarWear.  They are “uniform” items. This is not just for the items worn on special function days.  Standard Days require the Challenger School uniform and on those days there are additional optional Challenger uniform items that may be worn.  Please re-read the dress code before you purchase "similar" uniform items.  "The Challenger School uniform for preschool and elementary students must be purchased from the ScholarWear uniform company."  "Visit www.ScholarWear.com to view photos and place orders.  If they match those supplied by ScholarWear, socks leggings and belts may be purchased from alternative sources.  

• Shoes: Pre-8th grade dress code shoes do not need to be purchased from ScholarWear.  ScholarWear sells small sizes of durable leather black Mary Jane shoes with hook and loop straps and reinforced toes. Solid colored shoes  are recommended.  The required colors are white, black, brown, gray or navy.  Brightly colored shoelaces, shoes with lights, characters and neon soles are not recommended footwear.

• Socks:  Pre--8th grade socks and tights are to be solid white, black, grey, navy or burgundy.  Polka dots and other patterns, lace on leggings or white or black stripes are not appropriate.  Items such as bike shorts, leggings and socks purchased from other places are to match those supplied by ScholarWear.  Socks are to rise at least above the ankles for both boys and girls.

• Patches:  Patches are not allowed on the outside of the knees.  They may be added to the inside of the pants.  ScholarWear has increased the size of our patches on our new stock of pants.  This should reduce the holes we have noticed on the edge of the knees due to children crawling around in the pants.  

• Sweaters:  K - 8th grade boys may wear any of the burgundy or black sweater types whether Vest, Long Sleeve Pullover or the Cardigan.   Special Function Days require that boys wear a Cardigan or Pullover Sweater and a ScholarWear tie and ScholarWear pants. 

• During the 2019/20 school year, all Burgundy or Black sweaters are acceptable for boys.  The Burgundy Cardigan, Pullovers and Vests are discontinuing items.  The Burgundy color is dress code approved during the entire 2019/20 school year.  In the fall of 2020 (August) girls will be required to wear the Updated Dark Maroon color in Cardigans and Vests and the boys will be required to wear the Updated Black color in Pullovers and Vests.
  

Closed until December.  Notice will be sent by email letting you know when the fit line is reopening.  

ScholarWear and Challenger have been working on something new for Challenger families in the Las Vegas area to make your uniform selection easier.  It's the new fit line at the Challenger Summerlin campus!  You can find it at the top of the stairs in the auditorium.  

Please do not expect to be able to take items home.  We will assist in making your selections and sizes and can teach you how to place your order on your phone or send an email with items in your cart so you can place your order from your home.  

Find your perfect fit

At the Summerlin Campus Fit Line we have updated items in nearly every size to try on and find your perfect fit.  Then you can place your order online by phone or on your computer at home and we'll ship it to you from our Salt Lake warehouse (usually 3-7 business days).  

Please be aware that this is a Fit Line where we can assist you in finding your sizes and choosing your items.  We can help you place your orders on-line or send a you an email with your choices that you can use to place your order later with your account.  This is not a location where you can purchase your items and take them home.

CLOSED Friday August 30, 2019 Due to illness.  

Fit line will be closed after August 30th.  We will post notice here and send emails when the fit line will re-open.  We plan to have the fit line open again in December during Christmas programs after school.  

Yes.  All account information is kept private.  Your account will help simplify your shopping experience and allow us to contact you with sales information.

We accept cash and credit cards (Amex, Discover, MasterCard and Visa) and Apple Pay.

We do not accept checks. 

Our shipping and handling costs are easy to calculate. For most orders, shipping will be $7.95 for the first item, and between 25 and 95 cents for each additional item in that order. Bulkier items may count as 2 items for shipping and handling purposes. We usually use USPS priority mail and UPS ground shipping and provide tracking numbers via email.

Please check the tracking information with USPS. If has been "delivered," please talk to either your personal USPS delivery person or locaL USPS post office to figure out how to retrieve it. Often a package has been left in a parcel locker or in a safer "hidden area."

Unfortunately, once a package leaves our store there is nothing we can do to on our end as far as retrieving the package.

Usually!!  Orders must be placed by  1pm MST, Tuesday-Friday.

Please call the store 801-565-9327 as soon as you place your online order, and we process the additional charge (beginning at $25). The week before school starts is very busy in the store, but we will do our best to meet your needs.

ScholarWear Hours

Tues - Thurs 11AM-7PM MST

Friday & Saturday 11AM-5PM MST

ReturnsYou may return most regularly priced items* for a refund within 30 days of the delivery date.  We recommend using insured USPS or UPS service to return your items.  Items returned must be unworn, unwashed and unaltered with original tags attached and a receipt/packing slip. Items without original tags attached are non-refundable.  Returns may also be made in person at a ScholarWear store. *Only regularly priced items may be refunded.   ShippingTo return your product, you should mail your product to: ScholarWear, 9937 S. 500 W., Sandy UT 84070, United States.   Please include a return slip; it can be found on the FAQ, or if you ordered on-line, a return slip was included in your shipment.  If you are shipping an item over $75, you should consider using a trackable shipping service or purchasing shipping insurance.  We do not guarantee that we will receive your returned item.  Merchandise presented with original receipt/packing slip will be issued a refund in the manner of the original transaction.  Refunds for credit card purchases will be applied to the card.If you would like a different item,  place a new order for the new item.  You will be responsible for paying for your own shipping costs for returning your item. Shipping costs are non-refundable.  Late or missing refunds: If you haven’t received a refund yet, allow 5 processing days, then check your bank account again.  There is often some processing time before a refund is posted.If you’ve done all of this and you still have not received your refund yet, please contact us at info@scholarwear.com.

Each of our garments is guaranteed against manufacturer's defects when they are returned within 30 days from the date of purchase.  Use and care practices vary by customer so we do not guarantee against buttons falling off, hems falling down, holes in the knee area or bicycle chain area, or elbows, nor a strap or handle breaking after 30 days, or shrinkage. We do not guarantee replacements for wear and tear. We do not guarantee our uniforms for a year. You may return a defective item, within 30 days of the day you received it, for a refund. Upon our receipt of the defective item, and confirmation of the defect, (our employees are experienced at telling what is wear and tear and what is a manufacturers defect), we will reimburse you for the cost you incurred to ship it back to us and refund your purchase price.

Scholarwear does not replace sweaters or other items of clothing that have been worn and torn or ripped or snagged creating holes. ScholarWear does not replace items that have a thread or two that need to be snipped off.  A pair of scissors and a couple of snips will keep the thread from unravelling more.  Some buttons may come off when children pull on them as normal wear and tear. As detailed in our return policy, we will replace an item that has a manufacturer's defect. There is a time limit (30 days) for reporting and returning an item with a manufacturers defect. Damage from wear and tear, even if it occurs during the first week of school, is not a manufacturers defect. The best thing to do is look over the item purchased closely before wearing it. If there is a button missing before it is worn, or a seam that is poorly sewn or a zipper that won't zip, please return the item for replacement or repair before removing the tags.  If you remove a tag by pulling the tag off and a hole is torn in the sock or other item,  it is not a manufacturers defect.  Please use scissors to snip the plastic tabs that attach to the clothing.  

If the garment has been worn, and it is brought to the store within 30 days from the purchase, the employees at ScholarWear can use their judgement to determine if the problem was caused by wear and tear or not. If an item looks used and worn, the problem was most likely caused by the child, not by the manufacturer, and we recommend that the parent repair the item or have it repaired. A hem on a skirt that comes loose calls for a needle and thread and a few quick stitches to secure the hem so the problem will not continue around the rest of the skirt It is not appropriate to ask for a new skirt because a hem was snagged on a shoe or a chair. We do have buttons available for minimal cost if you lose a button and a small needle and thread may be used to repairs loose hems.

If a sweater comes back looking like it was only worn a few times and a hole is under the arm pit where the seams meet, it probably was caused by the manufacturer not finishing the seam properly and may be replaced by ScholarWear. The decision is up to the ScholarWear employee and their experience with what is typically caused by wear and tear and what may be a manufacturer's defect. We are not trying to sell faulty merchandise, but we will not replace items that a child has worn and torn or items that have been improperly cared for. Since the items are the same from year to year there have been occasions where parents have brought items from previous years asking for replacements only to find that the item was really an old item confused with the newer purchases made that year. There can be confusion with items that belonged to an older sibling or friend's sweater mixed in with the clothing from the newer purchases. Since there are no serial numbers on each item, it is up to the employee's judgment in issuing replacements even if the parent thinks the item is newly purchased. Keep in mind that if an item is heavily worn it may not be exactly the same item you recently purchased and listed on the receipt.

Some problems are caused by improper care. It is the parent's responsibility to read and follow the manufacturer's care instructions. For example, there was an item brought to ScholarWear that the parent thought that there was some problem with the material. It was wrinkled and bumpy and the parent asked for a replacement. We found that the item had been washed or dried in extreme heat and we were able to repair it by some careful steam pressing.  It is not ScholarWear's policy to repair items that have been damaged by the customer.  The item was returned to the parent looking like new.  Following the fabric care tips is the parent's responsibility as is pressing care. Some children are tougher on clothing compared to others and they may ruin an item of clothing after only a month. Some parents realize this and take precautions by adding fabric patches, on the inside, before the knees are torn or tightening buttons when they become loose. Some children wear our clothing for the entire year and the items still look great with no holes in the knees. We do not guarantee the items will last an entire year.

I attended a school event, where a child was wearing a sweater with holes in both elbows. I wondered that the child was allowed to participate since the uniform was not in good condition.  I was concerned that the sweater had appeared to have worn out and that it was allowed to be worn during a special function event or even any school day. The dress code states that "all uniform items must be clean, in good condition and worn as specified". I asked my child about the sweater and was told that the child had cut the holes into the elbows with scissors.   A piece of a uniform that is no longer up to the Challenger Uniform Code is not to be worn to school and should be replaced before it is needed at an assembly.  Some children are harder on their uniforms than others. We can not guarantee the items will last an entire year

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Yes, occasionally.  It all depends on your care of the garments. Here are a few tips to minimize the need to iron.

Leaving items in the dryer overnight will cause them to wrinkle and they will not be ready to wear in the morning. Over-stuffing the washer and dryer can also cause wrinkling.  Drying on hot will cause the loss of your pant crease and pleats. 

ScholarWear has chosen an excellent oxford shirt. You will notice the smooth collars and front button placket. I have not found the need to press the sailor shirts, oxfords, or the polo shirts with proper washing and drying care. 

Washing or drying your garments in temperatures that are too hot in the washer or dryer will remove the factory press treatment.  Commercial washers and dryers often are set on much too high of temperatures causing shiny pants and sweaters and the loss of the pants creases and the pleats.  

Skirts, and jumpers - if you put them in a hot dryer pleats will not last.    Jumpers and skirts need occasional pressing with the iron on the low steam setting.  Some parents use a special plastic sheet while pressing the plaids or pants so they can use the higher steam settings without melting the fabric. Some parents wash the plaid items in cold and hang them to drip dry so their pleats stay wonderfully crisp.  

Pants will need pressing on the crease occasionally to look their best.

Our little boys pants have many sizes equipped with tough knee reinforcement.  Obviously, boys will be boys, and some boys like to slide, crawl, and spend a lot of time on their knees. In fact, we met one boy who boasted to us that he'd worn through 12 pair pants.  We asked him what he did at recess and he described a game he plays with his friends where they run and then see how far they can slide, on their knees, on the cement.

 Clearly, we cannot guarantee that the knees of our pants will not tear, but we are providing reinforced knees. The built-in knee patches help keep small outside tears from developing into full holes. If the pants are occasionally washed in hot and warm water and dried on hot, the patches may start to pull apart from the pant. If this occurs we suggest you reverse the pant and re-apply using a hot iron. You should place a pressing cloth or a thin towel over the patch before ironing otherwise you will scorch the pants. Knee patches may be reinforced with additional patches inside the pants.

If you know that your child tears through his knees in the same place each time, we suggest that you put an extra knee patch in the underside of that area before he wears the pants. This precaution may help keep a tear from developing.

Yes, as needed. These skirts are made of high quality material which often last for several years of wear.  They will need to be pressed on occasion in order to maintain Challenger's standard of "good condition".  Our online pressing demonstration is our way of helping our customers learn how to press their pleats and be ready for their full dress days and their next special function or program, so their child looks pleasing every day.  With proper care of the uniforms you may be amazed at how little effort is required to keep your child's uniforms looking their best.  It is important to meet the Challenger dress code standards which say that "all uniform items must be clean, in good condition and worn as specified".

One recommendation is to take the pleated skirts out of the washer never putting them in the dryer but instead hanging them to dry overnight to maintain beautiful pleats. Another alternative is to dry in the delicate cycle and remove the item before it is completely dry and with the fingers patting the pleats into place and hang to dry the rest of the way.

In our experience, home ironing the skirts with a low steam setting on the iron, a few times a year and before pictures and school programs has been great for maintaining crisp pleats all year.  A good home pressing can maintain pleats for 2 or 3 months when washed and dried correctly.  A hot dryer can loosen the pleats and you will need to re-press them. Be careful since the plaid items are polyester and can melt under a very hot iron.  A pressing cloth (plastic) will help make the crease crisp and set.   See our Fabric Care Tips below for detailed care instructions on each type of item.

Washing or drying your garments in temperatures that are too hot in the washer or dryer will remove the factory press treatment.  Commercial washers and dryers often are set on much too high of temperatures causing shiny pants and sweaters and the loss of the pants creases and the pleats.  

If you do not wish to press the uniforms yourself, please take the uniforms every few months to a dry cleaner who will press the uniform for a small charge. 

ScholarWear uses high quality uniform fabric to ensure resilience and color retention. However, they may fade or discolor more rapidly depending upon how you care for them. 

Zip up the garments and turn them inside out when washing and drying.  

We do not recommend washing garments in hot water or drying on hot. Follow the manufacturer's instructions. The knits stay colored for years if cared for properly as well. (sorted by color, cold wash, warm dry, no bleach). The white shirts are dyed white, and chlorine bleach will turn them yellow or gray.  Again, we highly recommend turning sweaters and knit shirts inside out before laundering to reduce snagging and pilling.   

Dry cleaning is not needed for general care. Pressing with an iron set on a low steam setting is recommended on pleated items every couple of months to sharpen the pleats.

One recommendation is to take the pleated jumpers and skirts out of the washer and never putting them in the dryer but instead hanging them to dry overnight to maintain beautiful pleats. Another alternative is to dry in the delicate cycle and remove the item before it is completely dry and with the fingers patting the pleats into place and hang to dry the rest of the way.  In my experience, ironing the jumpers with a steam setting on the iron, a few times a year before pictures and school programs has been great for maintaining crisp pleats all year. Be careful since the plaid items are polyester and can melt under a hot iron. A hot dryer can also loosen the pleats.

Please note, your girls will look better for school programs and assemblies if you take a few minutes to steam press the pleats the night before a special function. I see girls wearing old jumpers at the end of the year that look new because someone took the time to press the skirt the night before.  I also see girls that look like the skirt has not been ironed all year. A little care in ironing once every couple of months can keep the jumpers and skirts looking like new all year. I find that ironing with a steam iron with the temperature hot but not too hot will keep nice pleats for many washes.

We do not guarantee the ties against breakage.  

Some children break their ties and others do not.  

If your child repeatedly breaks his/her ties by pulling on the fabric rather than the clasp, please show him/her how to pull them apart at the clasp.  If the threads holding the clasp have ripped due to pulling on the fabric, fix it by stitching back and forth across where the thread broke.  

We do not guarantee a replacement. 

The ScholarWear stores have replacement buttons for the skirts, and sweaters as well as for the oxford shirts and collars for a small charge. 

The Jumper is still a K-4 Full Dress uniform item for 2019/20.  Skirts are not required Pre-8th until Fall of 2020 (August). 

Challenger currently allows the ScholarWear knife pleat skirt.  If you have girls who still fit their jumpers in the waist and hips, you may wish to take the top portion off of the jumper and make it into a skirt.

The waistband of the jumpers is designed by the manufacturers to be a growth feature. The intent is for the top to be easily unpicked from the waistband so it can be raised or lowered and re-sewn to fit girls with different torso lengths. This feature also allows the jumper to be turned easily into a skirt. 

Turn inside out and wash in cold or warm water (gentle setting for machine wash).  Wash only with other 100% polyester garments.  Line dry (many parents hang jumpers on hangers after each wash to drip dry and pleats stay beautifully crisp) or dry in dryer on tumble dry on low-medium setting remove promptly.  Use a warm iron only if needed.   Pressing recommended on pleated items every couple of months to sharpen the pleats if you wish for a crisper look.

The biggest tip we can give you to keep your pleats crisp is: DO NOT wash in hot water and please DO NOT dry items in a very hot dryer.  The pleats will fall out and you will need to steam iron them back in or take the item to a dry cleaner for pressing.   The second biggest tip is:  REMOVE skirts promptly from the washer and hang after washing. If drying in a dryer, remove skirts promptly from the dryer and hang them up.  The third biggest tip is:  make certain the garments are hung up on hangers after wearing. 

Ironing.  We realize everyone cannot remove items promptly from the dryer. We all have other things to do besides wait for garments to finish drying.  If you find all your pleats have poofed out from a too hot dryer or you find a crumpled skirt in the back seat of your car you may need to press those pleats.  If you do wish to refresh the pleats at home set your iron on steam on the lowest steam setting and use steam while setting the pleats. If the iron is too hot it will stick on the fabric and melt the fabric!  Watch our PRESS THOSE PLEATS video if you are unfamiliar with pressing pleats. Arrange the pleats in their proper place, always keep the iron moving slowly so the fabric does not melt.  If you are not sure if your iron is too hot, place a dishtowel, or other ironing cloth, (can be a plastic ironing cloth) between the iron and the uniform. Wait for the pleats to cool before moving to the next section of pleats and fold the pleats into place.  Iron next section and cool.  Process takes less than ten minutes and pleats look lovely.  A quick ironing of the pleats is great for refreshing crisp pleats for full dress days, picture days, school programs and award assemblies or special function days.

(yes these do shrink)

For best result make a knit only load.  Separate white from dark colors.  Turn inside out and machine wash in cold water.  Line dry or tumble dry on low setting.  Use non-chlorine bleach for whites and light colors ONLY,  do not use on dark colors.  Do not use liquid fabric softeners.

ScholarWear Tips:

Nubbies on polos sweaters and pants:   Zip or button your garment and turn it inside out before washing and drying.  Uniform items washed or dried in the same load as your families towels or other fuzzy items will gather pills from the fuzzy items.  Don't put towels or fuzzy items in the loads with your uniforms.  

Pills or nubbies on polo shirts can be removed with a fabric comb that can be brushed across the shirt. Usually pilling is found on the tummy area from rubbing up against items that snag the shirts.  You can use the fabric comb while the shirt is on the child.  Pull the shirt tight over the tummy and rub the fabric comb over the shirt where it is nubby.  Fabric combs can be found at fabric stores.

(no significant shrinkage unless washed or dried in excessive heat)

Turn inside out and wash in cold or warm water.  Wash only with other sweaters in like colors. Tumble dry on low setting; remove promptly.  Wash dark colors separately.  Do Not Bleach.

ScholarWear Tips: 

Nubbies on polos sweaters and pants:   Zip or button your garment and turn it inside out before washing and drying.  Uniform items washed or dried in the same load as your families towels or other fuzzy items will gather pills from the fuzzy items.  Don't put towels or fuzzy items in the loads with your uniforms.  

(no significant shrinkage) 

Turn inside out and machine wash in cold water.  Tumble dry on low setting; remove promptly.  Do Not Bleach.  Again the best tip we can give is to fold the pants with the crease and hang by the bottoms of the pants on a pant hanger after wearing or drying.  The creases are durable but they will not hold up well to excessive heat. Iron if necessary. Plastic pressing cloths with a steam iron will help re-set a crisp crease.

ScholarWear Tip:

Nubbies on polos sweaters and pants:   Zip or button your garment and turn it inside out before washing and drying.  Uniform items washed or dried in the same load as your families towels or other fuzzy items will gather pills from the fuzzy items.  Don't put towels or fuzzy items in the loads with your uniforms.  

Turn inside out and machine wash in cold water with like colors.  Wash only with other fleece items.  Use powdered detergent only.  Tumble dry on low setting or lay the garment flat to dry.  Do not bleach.  Do not use liquid fabric softeners.  This will ruin the fleece.

Nubbies on polos sweaters and pants:   Zip or button your garment and turn it inside out before washing and drying.  Uniform items washed or dried in the same load as your families towels or other fuzzy items will gather pills from the fuzzy items.  Don't put towels or fuzzy items in the loads with your uniforms.  

Use a fabric comb or lint remover to remove fuzz and hair from the jackets. Don't leave jackets on carpet and floors where animals roam.

Please use the size charts for deciding what size to buy in the Charcoal items.

Measure!  Don't guess!  First, measure your child's waist. Look at the sizing charts, choose the size which is at least 1" larger than your actual measurement. Don't forget your child will have to tuck in a shirt or blouse, and may be wearing a T-shirt or camisole under their knits, sailors or oxfords. Allow for clothing to shrink normally based on the fabric content and to be a slightly loose or oversized in the fall, as your child will most likely grow. :)  And please keep in mind that children's abdominal measurements can vary significantly depending upon whether or not they have eaten recently.

Please use the Preschool size charts for deciding what size to buy in the Preschool skirts.

We carry an extensive line of sizes for grades K-8.  While some providers will carry standard even sizes (4, 6, 8, 10...), we also carry many odd sizes and slim, half and husky sizes to ensure the best possible fit. A common area of confusion is in the half sizing of the girls clothing. A half size is not a size in between two sizes but actually is more of a husky size.  For example, if a child need a waist size of a size 8 jumper but a size 6 fits her length, we find a better fit with the 6.5 jumper.

The same is true for the husky pants sizes. For example, the size 6 pants have an inseam of 20" and a waist of 22" and if you have a child who is the height of a size six but needs a 24 or 25” waist we would recommend the size 25" waist husky pants which have a 20" inseam. The pants and shorts also have elastic at the waist which helps with the fit.

Measure!  Don't guess!  First, measure your child's waist.  Measure her hips too, if she’s a girl. Look at the sizing charts, choose the size which is at least 1" larger than your actual measurement. Don't forget your child will have to tuck in a shirt or blouse, and may be wearing a T-shirt or camisole under their knits, sailors or oxfords. Allow for clothing to shrink normally based on the fabric content and to be a slightly loose or oversized in the fall, as they will most likely grow as the year goes on. And please keep in mind that children's abdominal measurements can vary significantly depending upon whether or not they have eaten recently.

Oxford Ties:  Students wearing sizes 3, 4, or 5 may wear the 12" tie. Those wearing sizes 6 or 7 usually fit the size 13" tie. Youth wearing  10 & 12  pants can usually wear the 15" tie (some girls torsos are shorter). Tall young men or girls in sizes  14 or 16 and up, normally need the self-tied tie in 54-56" or the 17” tie.  All men's sizes need the 54-56" self-tied tie.

GIRLS: The Sailor cross-over tie is the appropriate tie to wear with the Middy/Sailor shirt worn with the jumpers. For larger Sailor shirts we have limited quantities of the Self Tie Sailor tie that can be tied in a square knot.  

The Penny Oxford Tie is to be worn with the girls oxford shirts.  During the 2019/20 transition year, girls may wear the Oxford ties worn in previous years.  There are two sizes of girls Penny Ties.  The Small size has a smaller neck which is needed to fit size 4-10 Penny Oxford Shirts. The Regular size Penny size fits sizes 10-Adult.