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Registration Information & Forms

Monday, August 30: Core Leaders Arrive

10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Registration for Core Leaders, Wickersham Common Room
12:00–1:00 p.m. Lunch, Dairy Barn Dining Room
1:00–4:00 p.m. Core Leadership training, Dairy Barn Dining Room
5:00–6:00 p.m. Cookout, Poolside
6:30–8:00 p.m. Core Leadership training, location TBA
8:00–10:00 p.m. Unpack and move in to dorms
10:00  p.m. Dorm activities
10:30 p.m. Lights out

Tuesday, August 31:  Core Leader and RA Training

Core Leader and RA Training continue.

8:00–9:00 a.m. Breakfast, Dairy Barn Dining Room
9:00–11:30 p.m. Core Leader training, Dairy Barn Dining Room  
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.  Registration for Admission Prefects, Wickersham Common Room
12:00–1:00 p.m. Lunch, Dairy Barn Dining Room
1:00–4:00 p.m. Core Leader & Admission Prefects orientation planning, Dairy Barn Dining Room
5:00–6:00 p.m.  Dinner, Dairy Barn Dining Room
6:30–8:30 p.m. Dorm Teams & Admission Prefects meet, locations TBA
8:30–10:00 p.m. Free time
10:00 p.m. In dorms
10:30 p.m.  Lights out

Thursday, September 2: New-Student Registration

8:00–9:00 a.m. Breakfast, Dairy Barn Dining Room
9:00–11:00 a.m.  Student Leaders prepare for new-student arrival, Dean of Students’ Office
11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.  New-student registration, Wickersham Common Room
12:00–1:30 p.m.  Lunch, lawn between Wickersham & Dairy Cottage
3:30–4:30 p.m. Parent and student welcome, Tannery
4:30–5:30 p.m. Head of School’s Reception for new students, parents, faculty, and student leaders, Whittaker House
5:30 p.m.   Parents depart
5:30–6:30 p.m. Picnic for new students, faculty, and advisors, lawn in front of Dairy Barn
7:00–8:30 p.m.   New-student orientation, Tannery
9:00–10:00 p.m.  Dorm meetings; day students may spend the night
10:30 p.m. Lights out

New-Student Orientation

New Students

8:00–9:00 a.m.  Breakfast, Dairy Barn Dining Room
9:00 a.m. Morning meeting, all faculty and students, advisor seating, Dairy Barn Dining Room 
9:30–10:00 a.m.  Big Sibs tour new students to their classrooms
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Sense of Place and small-group tours, Bethards
12:00–1:00 p.m. Lunch, Dairy Barn Dining Room
1:00–3:00 p.m. Orientation continues

Returning Students

11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. Registration, Wickersham Common Room
12:00–1:30 p.m.  Lunch, Dairy Barn Dining Room
12:00–2:00 p.m. Storage room open, Wickersham 5^th floor
3:00 p.m. Parents depart

All Students

3:00–5:00 p.m. Dorm socials
5:30–6:30 p.m. All-school, sit-down dinner; seating by advisee groups, Dairy Barn Dining Room
6:30 p.m. All-school meeting, Theater
7:00–9:00 p.m. All-school fun
9:00–10:00 p.m. Dorm meetings; day students depart
11:00 p.m. Lights out

8:00–8:40 a.m. Breakfast, Dairy Barn Dining Room
8:45–9:05 a.m. A block
9:10–9:30 a.m.   B block
9:35–9:55 a.m. Morning meeting, Bethards
10:00–10:20 a.m. C block
10:25–10:45 a.m. D block
10:50–11:10 a.m. E block
11:15–11:35 a.m. F block
11:40 a.m.–12:00 p.m.  G block
12:00–12:45 p.m. Lunch, Dairy Barn Dining Room
12:45–1:30 pm. Athletics and HTW sign-up, Dairy Barn Dining Room
2:00–4:00 p.m. Athletics practice/informational meetings, locations TBA
5:30–6:30 p.m.  Dinner, Dairy Barn Dining Room 
7:30–9:00 p.m. Orientation activities & dorm events, behind Joline Arts Center
9:00–10:00 p.m. All-school bonfire with snacks, behind the pool
10:00 p.m. Check-in for all students
11:30 p.m. Lights out for all students

Sunday, September 5: Weekend Activities

10:30–12:00 p.m. Brunch, Dairy Barn Dining Room Senior Brunch, Whittaker House
1:00–4:30 p.m. Weekend activities: hiking/outdoor ed, pickup soccer; day students are invited to participate in activities through
7:30 check-in
5:30–6:30 p.m. Dinner, Dairy Barn Dining Room
7:25 p.m.  Check-in for all students; day students depart after signing out
7:30–9:30 p.m. Study Hall in dorms
10:30 p.m.  Lights out for all students

Click here for registration letters from:

Simon Holzapfel, Director of Studies, and Marjie Needham, Dean of Students

Crysta Ryan, Head School Nurse

Douglas Anzalone, Director of  Business Operations