Student life Wardlaw-Hartridge School

1 student life

1.1 classes
1.2 school day
1.3 getting school
1.4 homerooms
1.5 dress code
1.6 student organizations

1.6.1 student council
1.6.2 upper school judiciary board
1.6.3 upper school clubs

student life
classes

with 420 students in grades pk-12, class sizes @ wardlaw small, example, upon graduation, class of 2006 had 25 students , class of 2010 graduated 4 more. despite having few students, students still offered opportunity take more rarefied classes despite small enrollment; example, ap physics c: electricity , magnetism has 2 students enrolled of spring 2010.

school day

wardlaw-hartridge s normal school year 165 days (a bit shorter public , parochial schools). lower, middle, , upper schools require students present attendance @ 8:00 am. lower school students dismissed between 2:45 , 3:45 in middle school, students not participating in sports dismissed @ 3:15 pm; participating in sports dismissed @ 4:30 pm. academic day in upper school ends @ 3:16 pm, , athletics run 3:30-6:00 pm.

in 2010-11 school year w-h started on 7-day rotating schedule within upper school. previous year on 6-day rotating schedule while 2 years before on fixed weekly schedule. in 2015-2016, schedule changed rotating weeks , b weeks.

getting school

wardlaw-hartridge day school no on-campus housing boarding students. students commute daily on new jersey; students have lived far lumberton township, new jersey (about 50 miles away) while attending. students licenses may register upper school office drive school , park in designated parking spots, however, seniors allowed leave campus during school hours.

homerooms

lower schoolers spend of time in teacher s classroom. lower school students attend classes called specials, lunch, , gym outside teacher s classroom. each year, student moves new homeroom teacher, , teachers typically teach 1 grade level many years.

middle schoolers move class class, meet daily in homerooms, advisor s classroom. these advisors designated @ beginning of sixth grade , students keep same advisor through middle school career.

upper schoolers congregate each morning before class in school s all-purpose (ap) room morning meeting, , seated advisor. middle school, upper school students appointed advisor advises through entire upper school education. upper school students technically have homeroom, homeroom of designated advisor, students typically spend less 1 hour week in homeroom. each team of advisors overseen class dean, accompanies class freshmen year graduation.

dress code

students @ wardlaw-hartridge required abide developmentally approved dress code. prek , k students may wear casual clothing, lower school, middle school, , upper school each have uniforms.

student organizations
student council

both middle school , upper school have student councils function consult student groups and/or outside agencies on matters of fundraising within respective divisions.

under supervision of middle school head, middle school student council (consisting of executive council , advisory representatives), organizes dances , social activities middle school.

upper school judiciary board

the judiciary board body made of elected student chair, 1 elected student each class of upper school,and 4 faculty members. students commit major disciplinary infractions may referred judiciary board upper school administration. after hearing, judiciary board has closed hearing, , makes recommendation disciplinary action upper school head. student commits major disciplinary infraction entitled judiciary board hearing.

upper school clubs

there many student-run upper-school clubs. clubs academically, athletically, or artistically based. examples include science , math society, model united nations, beacon newspaper, table tennis club, visions literary magazine, tempora et mores yearbook, w-h choral society, , whtv.

whtv (wardlaw-hartridge television) gives students chance create own comedic news segment show rest of school during upper school s morning meeting. students , teachers alike enjoy laughing while watching new episodes of air. club has gone far create short movie in january 2010 under leadership charles pivnichny , gregory lamparello both members of 2010 graduating class. movie spoof on popular james bond movies of 90s. whtv titled movie 000 or double o 0 starring charles kennedy 10 , edited anthony martin 10 . several of more recent whtv productions can viewed here: http://wptest.wizkidweb.com/posts/videos/whtv-videos/episodes/