Elementary student council shirts need youth sizing, simple designs, and a price point that works for a school with a smaller council budget. The Youth Airlume Cotton Athletic Tee from Bear Grips (Free $23.93, VIP $19.88) is the right blank, and the design approach is "big role on the back, school name on the front." Here is exactly how to do it.
The Youth Airlume Cotton Athletic Tee is the elementary council standard. Sizes run XS through XL in youth sizing. Soft 100% cotton, durable through repeated washes, prints crisply with simple designs. For elementary councils that want a heavier feel, the Youth Moisture-Wicking Performance Tee from Sport-Tek (Free $28.95, VIP $23.88) is the alternative.
Avoid adult sizing on elementary councils. The cut is too long and the necklines are wrong for kids in fourth and fifth grade. Stick with youth blanks.
Younger kids respond to clear, large designs. The proven elementary council layout:
Skip clever slogans. The role and the name are the point. Kids in elementary council are proud of the title and want it visible.
Bear Grips Pro Shops: Custom Apparel for Your Team. No Minimums. Free Shipping.For schools where every council member (officers, class representatives, and student liaisons) wears a single matching shirt, the design is:
Order between 15 and 40 youth tees for a typical elementary council. Each family orders their child's size at checkout. The advisor never collects a single size form.
Youth Airlume VIP base is $19.88. Set retail at $25 to $28 for a margin of $5 to $8 per shirt. For a 25-member elementary council, a single shirt drop nets the council $125 to $200 in pure margin. Use the funds for end-of-year council awards, leadership retreat snacks, or a thank-you gift for the advisor. See council fundraiser revenue math for full numbers.
Open a free council store for your elementary school. Youth sizes, no minimum, US-printed, delivered in about a week.
Start FreeYouth XS, S, M, L, and XL. Most elementary school students fit between youth S and youth L.
Yes. Each council member orders their own shirt with their name and role printed on the back. Pricing per shirt is the same with or without the name customization.
No. Each family orders directly through the council store, pays at checkout, and the shirt ships to the family's home. The advisor never touches the order.
Larger fourth and fifth graders sometimes fit better in an adult small. The same store carries both adult and youth sizes on most cotton tees. The order screen shows both side by side.
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