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HELP SESSIONS
Help Sessions are intended for just that: to help! Each day, teachers are available for students to
request extra help. If a teacher mandates a help session, and a student does not show up, then the
student is reported for missing an appointment and will be subject to disciplinary action which may
include demerits, assignment to supervised study hall and loss of trips on the weekend for boarding
students. In case of day students, parents will be notified so that arrangements for extra study time can
be made.
REQUIRED HELP SESSIONS (After 6 th
Period, Before Athletics)
Q. How did I get here?
A. I did not turn in my work on time or I am having particular difficulty in that class.
Q. How can I get out?
A. Turn in any overdue work and continue to turn in work regularly until the teacher releases you from
required Help Session. If a student is assigned to required help sessions, this will usually last for at least
half of the grading period and then a student’s status will be reviewed by the teacher to see if they will
be released.
Regarding Homework: All students are expected to complete daily homework assignments for every
class. Should a student arrive in class unprepared for the day’s lesson, he or she will be required to
attend a Help Session with the teacher of that class and will be assigned to supervised Study Hall for at
least half of the current grading period. Help Sessions are held from 2:50 – 3:20 p.m. in the classroom of
teachers holding the session. Students who are absent from School for an extended period, that is for
more than three days, will be placed in Required Help Session until all their academic work is complete.
This period maybe spent working with teachers individually as they complete their assignments.
ITEMS LEFT IN HALLWAYS, WINDOWSILLS, STAIRWELLS AND USE OF LOCKERS
Many students (even though they have a locker) get in a habit of putting their textbooks, composition
books, notebooks, backpacks, and athletic equipment on steps, in windowsills, hallways and stairwells at
Old Main. This creates problems for housekeeping during the day as well as contributes to huge
numbers of misplaced books, assignments and equipment. Items need to be kept in backpacks or
lockers at all times. Any items found lying about will be turned over to the Director of Student Life. If a
student continues to leave items in the common areas, demerits will be assigned and further action may
be taken. We have limited locker space so locker assignments are done on a first come first serve basis.
We ask that student share a locker with one other student in their same grade of their choosing.
Students may not switch lockers without prior permission from the Assistant Director of Student Life.
Boys in Old Main can use the cubbies in the stairwell areas to leave personal items/books during the
academic day.
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