NewsUpper School
Students Take Lead in Plans for New Houses
Mar 1, 2000 8:00 AM
By Stefan Eady - Faculty
As Goals 2000 swiftly becomes Accomplishments 2000, the Darlington community is witnessing a rapid transformation, with new systems for student life being announced, planned, and put into motion.
President David Hicks pledged to the Upper School student body Wednesday, Feb. 16, that students would take the lead in developing the specifics of the new house system, the overhaul of day and dormitory student life announced in the last issue of Lakeside Lines. (Next year, the newsletter reported in February, Upper School students and faculty will be divided into six groups called houses, each to be led by a head of house.)
A Perfect House Committee would begin meeting at once, Hicks announced, to develop a new system of rules and regulations; a new set of awards and privileges; a revamped adviser-advisee program; a new program for student activities, inter- and intra-house games, tournaments, and dances; a new student government (to be run by prefects, whose responsibilities, training, and privileges the committee will determine); a timetable and plan of action for assigning faculty and students to the houses; and other programs, including a two-day student orientation and a new program specifically for the support of freshmen.
Hicks announced that the committee would comprise the new heads of house, Director of Residential Life Mike Carswell, and 13 students to be voted on by the student body in a special election, which took place Tuesday, Feb. 22.
One day after the vote, Hicks announced the identities of the 13 students elected by their peers, and also named five of the six heads of house (see sidebar at right and next article).
The Perfect House Committee, to be chaired by new head of South Hall, Reba Barnes, will meet throughout the spring to prepare Darlington and the school community for the 2000-2001 school year.
President David Hicks pledged to the Upper School student body Wednesday, Feb. 16, that students would take the lead in developing the specifics of the new house system, the overhaul of day and dormitory student life announced in the last issue of Lakeside Lines. (Next year, the newsletter reported in February, Upper School students and faculty will be divided into six groups called houses, each to be led by a head of house.)
A Perfect House Committee would begin meeting at once, Hicks announced, to develop a new system of rules and regulations; a new set of awards and privileges; a revamped adviser-advisee program; a new program for student activities, inter- and intra-house games, tournaments, and dances; a new student government (to be run by prefects, whose responsibilities, training, and privileges the committee will determine); a timetable and plan of action for assigning faculty and students to the houses; and other programs, including a two-day student orientation and a new program specifically for the support of freshmen.
Hicks announced that the committee would comprise the new heads of house, Director of Residential Life Mike Carswell, and 13 students to be voted on by the student body in a special election, which took place Tuesday, Feb. 22.
One day after the vote, Hicks announced the identities of the 13 students elected by their peers, and also named five of the six heads of house (see sidebar at right and next article).
The Perfect House Committee, to be chaired by new head of South Hall, Reba Barnes, will meet throughout the spring to prepare Darlington and the school community for the 2000-2001 school year.
