GCA Parent Manual

GEORGIA CUMBERLAND ACADEMY
are kept in a sealed container
are the best to have in dorm
rooms. What they frequently
have are milk and cereal, soda
and chips, candy bars and
ramen noodles. We encourage
no caffeine (including
coffee and energy drinks) or
meat products. The school
does consider having food in
the dorm rooms a privilege.
If students aren’t responsible
with their food and it affects
the cleanliness of their room,
an individual student may
not be allowed to have food
in their room. Some cooking
appliances are not allowed in
either dorm, including toasters,
toaster ovens, hot plates,
coffee makers, or any cooking
appliance that uses hot
oil. Refrigerators and microwaves
are provided in each
dorm room and students may
bring air-fryers, blenders,
ramen cookers, rice cookers,
and crock pots.
Q. What is the schedule
once students are in the
dorms on weeknights and
on weekends? What time is
study time? When can they
be reached in their rooms?
A. Both dorms have a required
dorm chapel soon after 8:00
p.m. every evening from Sunday
to Thursday. Each dorm
has a Strict Study hall where
all students are required to be
in their own rooms unless they
are getting tutoring. Each
dorm also has a Non-strict
study hall, where students
don’t necessarily have to be
in their own rooms, but they
need to communicate with
their R.A. if they want to be in
another student’s room. There
is also a time most evenings
when the dorm store will be
open for purchases of snacks.
Lights out are at 10:00 p.m.,
and students are expected to
be in bed with their cell phones
turned in before lights out.
The Junior and Senior classes
may have a later lights-out
than the underclassmen.On
Friday nights, there is no
study hall, and students have
free time between the end of
vespers and lights out.
In the Boys’ Dorm on Sabbath,
breakfast is later so
they can sleep until 8:30 AM.
‘They are required to go to
Sabbath School at 10:00 AM,
followed by the worship service
at 11:00 AM. There is a
lot of free time in the afternoon,
until Sabbath evening
worship (Eventide), which
starts just before sundown.
There is usually some planned
entertainment on Saturday
nights, and after the planned
activity, the guys usually go
back to the gym or watch a
movie, so lights-out is later
on Saturday night.
In the Boys’ Dorm on Sunday,
breakfast is even later,
and they often sleep until
brunch at 10:00 AM. Town
trips happen on Sunday
mornings, but after that there
is mostly free time until dorm
chapel at 8:05 PM.
In the Girls’ Dorm, study
hall begins 10 minutes after
chapel. Strict study hall lasts
one hour. Non-strict study
hall lasts one hour. Lights
out is at 10:00 PM for underclassmen
and at 10:30 PM for
upperclassmen. If they need
extra lights, the RA contacts
the dean, and they are given
extra time as needed. The
best time to reach your child
in their room is approximately
between 8:40-9:40 PM because
that is strict study hall and is
when they are required to be
in their room.
Q. What is “Military?”
A. Dorm students are
required to keep their
rooms clean. Every day
they must keep their
room tidy. Every weekend
they must scrub
their counters and sinks
to make the whole room
actually clean. Every
home leave, the guys
must have completely
clean rooms, with all
their possessions in perfect
order. This intense
cleaning is referred to
as “Military.”
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