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To ensure prompt class arrival and breakfast, dorms will close at 7:30 a.m. each morning.
During the academic day students are expected to be in the main school building for their classes. In order to ensure greater interaction between the day and resident community, students will spend their free periods and lunch in the main building. They may use the library, free classrooms, the computer rooms, or the Great Hall for study and relaxation as day students do. Day students are not allowed in the dorms at any time.
During the academic day students are expected to be in the main school building for their classes. In order to ensure greater interaction between the day and resident community, students will spend their free periods and lunch in the main building. They may use the library, free classrooms, the computer rooms, or the Great Hall for study and relaxation as day students do. Day students are not allowed in the dorms at any time.
A clean living environment enhances the spirit and the morale of the community. Each evening students will be required to take part in cleaning some area of the dorm as needed. Evening jobs are assigned and monitored by the prefects. Each quarter, students can expect to be assigned to a different evening job. Evening jobs include recycling, sweeping walkways, and vacuuming common areas and hallways.
Family groups are small groups led by a dorm parent. Family groups eat family dinner together and meet occasionally during the dorm meeting time to discuss issues and upcoming events in the dorms. The dorm parent will act as the main contact with each student’s parents and guardian. We encourage parents to call or email dorm parents with concerns or questions and we have translations services available if needed.
Each week students are required to attend a Family Dinner with their family group. This is the one family style, sit-down dinner we have each week. Family dinners allow students time to slow down, converse with friends/family and spend some time relaxing from the hectic week.
Once a month the dinner will be more formal; students are asked to dress up for these meals. The food for these meals is often catered by popular local restaurants. We hope throughout the year to bring a variety of cuisines. In past years, we have had meals from China, Ethiopia, Greece, Korea, Mexico, and Thailand. After the dinner there is often an event that all are expected to attend.
On school nights, Sunday through Thursday, study hall occurs from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Once study hall has started, the dorms will remain quiet for the night. Respecting other students’ needs at this time is important to the community as a whole and we hope all students will assist in the management of quiet times. Proctored quiet study space is available on weeknights and weekends.
During study hall time room doors will remain open. The expectation is that students will be focused on school work during this time. Students may not play computer games, email friends, make phone calls, cook food or do anything else that distracts them or others from their studies. We realize students may be easy to reach during the hours of study hall; please honor the request not to phone during study hours. Phone calls may be disruptive to others. Visitors are not allowed during Study Hall unless permission has been granted by the dorm parent on duty.
The following are descriptions of the three types of study hall:
PROCTORED
New students and students with GPAs of 2.0 and below must attend proctored study hall in the library. Also, any student whose advisor thinks he or she needs a little more structure in his or her academic routine will have to attend proctored study hall.
IN-ROOM
Students with a GPA between 2.0 and 3.5 study in their rooms or a designated study area. They must spend this time focusing their energies on homework and schoolrelated projects. With permission, they may seek help from peers or dorm parents.
HONORS
Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors who have earned a GPA of at least 3.5, have no C’s and have no incompletes during the first semester are eligible for Honors Study Hall for the second semester. Final approval is given by the Dean of Residential Life after consideration of minor discipline issues and consultation with their academic advisors. They have the privilege to manage their own study time. They must still show responsibility in the use of their time and continue to perform at Honors level. If a student receives an Interim report, is behind in work, or misuses the freedoms granted under the Honors system, the privilege will be revoked for a period of time. Honors students can be in the lounges of both dorms but not in the rooms of students who have in-room status or of the opposite sex. They can sign out until 9:30 p.m. but cannot watch TV in the lounges or listen to music loudly in their rooms.
At check-in on weeknights, Sunday through Thursday, all students must be in their respective dorms. This is a time to prepare for bed or quiet time so that students may finish homework assignments. Respecting other students’ needs at this time is important to the community as a whole and we hope all students will assist in the management of quiet times.
Each student must check in with the dorm parent on duty at or before curfew. After a student checks in, he or she may not leave his or her respective dorm until the next morning (6:00 a.m. at the earliest). It is a major dorm rule that students may not be out of the dorms after curfew. Severe consequences will be the result of violating this rule. All visitors who are not staying in the dorms overnight, including OES day students, must leave the dorms at this time.
Freshmen, Sophomores, and Juniors should be in their rooms at 10:30 p.m. on school nights. Seniors may be out of their rooms and in the rooms of others with senior privileges until 11 p.m. An out-of-room violation receives one strike.
Getting enough sleep and being prepared for classes are habits we value. Lights out for all students occurs at 11 p.m. on Sunday through Thursday. Students may request late lights from the dorm parent on duty. Students with late lights will work in the appropriate lounge.
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