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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.” 16
There are several reasons for this. One reason is to make sure that they find all of the things they thought were lost. Another reason is to make sure that the guys are actually cleaning their rooms once a month, and not just stuffing more and more trash into their cabinets every day. We also need to make sure that the exterminator can spray each of the rooms for pests. Cleaning before home leaves gives the students practice having their rooms clean enough for the end-of-the-year check-out. The military check is very strict. There cannot be any food residue even in the empty trash cans, no crumbs of food under the microwave, because any food crumbs can become a feast for mice, roaches, and ants. The consequence of failing a military check is to move everything that the student owns out of the room, clean the room perfectly, and then move back in and put it in the right place. Most freshmen fail at least one military. Most students never fail more than one. Q. How is discipline administered in the dorms? For what type of infractions is discipline given, and what type? A. Girls’ Dorm – They will receive a fine if they do not sign in or out of the dorm or have an unexcused absence to dorm chapel. Your child might receive dorm discipline if they are not in their rooms when study hall begins or at lights out. Most situations are handled by the head dean; in more serious cases she confers with administration. Boys’ Dorm – For some students, discipline happens often, but for most students it’s quite seldom. Students that break guidelines, such as being in the wrong part of the dorm without permission, having a dirty room, or not being in their beds at lightsout, can end up receiving discipline. TOWN TRIPS: Towns trips to Wal-Mart happen almost every Sunday. Students need to sign up early Sunday morning. If a student misses a bus, they may be able to get a ride into town with a staff member on occasion. THE FINAL WEEK OF THE SCHOOL YEAR: Freshmen and sophomore dorm students move out on Wednesday. Remaining dorm students are not allowed to stay off-campus on Friday night of graduation weekend, even with their parents. Juniors and seniors move out by Saturday night following Commencement. JESSICA BURNS, BA Assistant Womens’ Dean (706) 629-4591, ext. 4028 ALBERT HERNANDEZ, BA Assistant Mens’ Dean, (706) 629-4591, ext. 4035 TO KNOW... TO LOVE... TO SERVE... 17
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